Strikeforce-Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko Vs Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva

[plunderblunder]

i honestly see overeem taking it all

[bdreason]

Fedor is too quick for Silva.

The AA fight is more interesting. I think AA will win... but you never know with his glass jaw.

[Skywalker]

is this the tourny?

why isnt the belt on the line BOOOO

[ErhnamDjinn]

Originally Posted by bdreason

Fedor is too quick for Silva.

The AA fight is more interesting. I think AA will win... but you never know with his glass jaw.

And Kharatinov is a good boxer, I think he was even a olympic alternate, conditioning is the only issue I think.

[ErhnamDjinn]

Originally Posted by Skywalker

is this the tourny?

why isnt the belt on the line BOOOO

the belt holder is Alistair Overeem, Im not sure what happens if Alistair loses to Werdum, or if this is a separate belt

[Jackass18]

The HW belt is not on the line, but I think there will be a GP belt. The winner faces Overeem unless Overeem wins. I think the HW belt is on the line if Overeem makes the finals.

[Jackass18]

Here:

Today, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker clarified many of the questions that needed to be addressed.

First up, Alistair Overeem's title will not be on the line in the tournament. And while there were some suggestions that every fight in the tournament would be contested as five-round affairs, instead, that will only happen in the grand prix finals, when a newly created Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix title will be on the line.

"All quarterfinal and semifinal matches will be scheduled for three, five-minute rounds," Coker said. "The tournament final will be five, five-minute rounds for the Strikeforce world grand prix championship."

The grand prix champion would then get first crack at Overeem. Of course, if the Dutchman cleans house in the eight-man bracket, he's imply add another belt to his already impressive trophy case.

Strikeforce's heavyweight grand prix, featuring such luminaries as Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, former UFC champions Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett, PRIDE great Fedor Emelianenko and others, kicks off on Feb. 12 at "Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Silva," which takes place at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J.

With the heavyweight grand prix set up as an eight-man, multi-night, single-elimination tournament, draws could prove problematic along the way. In order to address that, Coker said a fourth judge will be on hand in each fight to determine which fighter will advance from the tie (similar to the "must win" format used by World Victory Road's Sengoku promotion).

"If any fight results in a draw, an independent fourth judge will determine who advances or who wins based on the fighter's overall performance in the fight," Coker said. "We will have a fourth judge on hand scoring the fight independently of the three that we normally have."

[gigantes]

Originally Posted by kaiteng

...We've seen that Fedor has always been beatable even before his first legit loss, but nobody before Werdum could finish him off and all ended up losing. Well, everybody now saw his first loss. Things might change.

fedor indeed has his weaknesses, but that post was about the most naive way i've ever heard someone sum them up.

sounds like you've watched half-a-dozen MMA fights, tops...

having said that, i do worry about fedor getting past overeem. i mean, the dutchman has turned into an absolute badass, the last couple of years...

[deion2123]

Originally Posted by gigantes

fedor indeed has his weaknesses, but that post was about the most naive way i've ever heard someone sum them up.

sounds like you've watched half-a-dozen MMA fights, tops...

having said that, i do worry about fedor getting past overeem. i mean, the dutchman has turned into an absolute badass, the last couple of years...

with the help of steroids

[Brujesino]

Andrei Arvlowski interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vsiY..._order&list=UL

All 8 Fighters in the tourney in a single shot.Announcers sucks ass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Trtp..._order&list=UL

[Brujesino]

What the stage will look like for tommorows pride entrance

[ErhnamDjinn]

Originally Posted by deion2123

with the help of steroids

which ofcourse is unproven, and you do know he has fought in the states and didnt test positive, yet there are UFC fighters like Chael Sonnen and now recently unconfirmed reports of Thiago Silva failing the piss test

[ErhnamDjinn]

here we go guys, Im so anxious for this fight, I want fedor to blast Silva so he can prove his detractors wrong.

[vinsane01]

Im really excited for this event. Im rooting for fedor ofcourse.. even though IMO he has a weak nickname. "The last emperor" really? Well i admit i dont know the background/reason why he is called that way. Does it have something to do with him being from russia or something? Anyway if fedor wins the tournament that could sum up his career. He will definitely go up in the p2p ranking list, maybe enter the top 3 or 4. He could retire afterward and be remembered as the best HW for a long time.

[kaiteng]

Originally Posted by vinsane01

Im really excited for this event. Im rooting for fedor ofcourse.. even though IMO he has a weak nickname. "The last emperor" really? Well i admit i dont know the background/reason why he is called that way. Does it have something to do with him being from russia or something? Anyway if fedor wins the tournament that could sum up his career. He will definitely go up in the p2p ranking list, maybe enter the top 3 or 4. He could retire afterward and be remembered as the best HW for a long time.

Fedor was the last Pride FC, the best MMA company in the world back then, Heavyweight champion.