After "Greatest fight in Strikeforce history," Scott Coker wants Fedor and Henderson to stay in the promotion
Posted on August 1, 2011, 01:11 PM by Joey Santosus
"If you look at that (Dan Henderson vs. Fedor Emelianenko) fight, I think it stands right up there. If you look back at the history of Strikeforce, which is relatively a newer company, I think the ones that stand out in my mind are, in our early days, Frank Shamrock fighting Cung Le - that was an unbelievable match-up. And Nick Diaz fighting Paul Daley this year - unbelievable fight. And (on Saturday), I think this one probably tops those two. So arguably one of the best fights in the history of our company... As far as fighting in Strikeforce, I hope we have them both (Fedor and Henderson) back. - For more from Scott Coker, visit MMAFighting.com
When Fedor Emelianenko vs. Dan Henderson was initially announced, many took an "I'll believe it when I see it stance." After all, the two veterans, who have competed simultaneously for more than a decade, were yet to cross paths. Both fighters honed their skills under the Rings banner before going on to capture Championships while fighting in the Japanese powerhouse promotion PRIDE. Even so, the elite mixed martial artists, separated by one or more weight divisions throughout their storied careers, never found themselves standing across from one another, be it in a ring or the cage. But, when it was revealed that the legends had, in fact, put pen to paper, the bout quickly became one of the most anticipated in recent memory.
Unlike so many that came before it, however, the main event in Hoffman Estates, Illinois did not disappoint. Just as expected, Henderson and Emelianenko took center cage and laid it all on the line. Each fighter took huge punches to land even bigger ones and when the dust finally settled it was Hendo who remained upright. While the match-up will undoubtedly be remembered for years to come as a classic, what do you think LowKick'ers? Was Saturday's headlining bout truly the greatest in Strikeforce's short history?
Photo: Scott Hirano
Comments
No way was that fight better than Diaz/Daley. Awesome fight, but not the greatest.
Agreed. Hendo/Fedor was back and forth, but not as back and forth as Diaz/Daley was!
I agree Daley/Diaz was prolly the best SF fight I have ever seen n top 5 best rounds in MMA history imo but that doesn't mean Hendo/Fedor wasn't good, that was a crazy fight n u gotta give it up to Fedor n Hendo they always deliver
Ya definitely agree Gomi/Diaz is prolly my top 5 fav MMA fights of all time....great to watch two of my fav fighters put on such a great show
It was an awesome fight , thats 4 sure, I also really enjoyed Fedor vs Rogers because of all the hype and it was a great finish.
It was a good fight. Maybe not the best, but very good. Like it or not, but Fedor still delivers excellent fights, he jumps right into any of his fights. The UFC has more talents, more stars, more shows, but the SF makes better quality fights.
It was a great fight, comeback fights always are, like the Barry vs Kongo fight, Diaz vs Daley, Smith vs Sell, Gomi vs Diaz and there are plenty more. There's something awesome about seeing a fighter come back from almost certain defeat to pull off the victory, there will be plenty more to come too i'm sure.........: )
That fight could have gone either way. As soon as Fedor had dan hurt and jumped on him, i thought it was going to be over any second. Dan scrambled beautifully and landed the shot out of no where. You always get with the shots you don't see, and it happened with Fedor. It just shows that a clean punch is always more devastating than a powerful one.
Dan is the man! I hated to see Fedor got KO, but Dan is just the man! He did everything right!
NOT ANYMORE THEY JUST CUT FEDOR and Dan.