Quick Quote: Antonio Silva says he'll be looking to strike with Fedor Emelianenko
Posted on February 3, 2011, 09:59 AM by Anton GurevichSpeaking at the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix press conference of you noted that Werdum exposed some holes in Fedor's game. Does it mean that you will be looking to take the fight to the ground?
Werdum just showed how to do it. In some fights Fedor fought well on the ground, as it was with the "Minotauro" Nogueira and many others. Some fighters had the opportunity to defeat him on the ground, but they couldn't do it. This is one of the possible ways to defeat him, but there's also the one I'm going to use. I'm preparing for a stand-up fight. I'm in good shape, unlike in the fight against Arlovski. In the fight against Arlovski I had a gameplan of fighting on the ground, but instead, it was a three-round striking contest. But, as I already told you, Werdum demonstrated his techniques of jiu-jitsu, but it takes a lot of effort to get there. I want to use the opportunity to finish Fedor with strikes and then with ground and pound. - Full Interview at ValeTudo.ru
Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva and Fedor Emelianenko will square off next weekend on February 12th at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The fight will open the highly-anticipated Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament in an all-Heavyweight fight card. It will also be Fedor Emelianenko's first fight since the shocking defeat against Fabricio Werdum back in June, which cut the Russian's incredible undefeated run during the last decade. Antonio Silva is currently 15-2 in his Mixed Martial Arts career, winning 10 of his fights via a Knockout.
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Big Foot's either gonna eat an overhand, or get armbarred, this is Fedor's return. He has a statement to make !!
yes much like henderson finished Babalu sobral easily , Fedor will do the same to Big foot silva
i couldnt of said that any other way!
He got stopped by Eric Pele on the feet, so I think Fedor will KO him.
For Big Foot's sake, I hope this is some kind of mind game. Fedor hits a lot harder that Mike Kyle. If Big Foot get's the fight to the ground I give him a shot but standing he will get mauled. Either way, I agree with Jamie; arm bar or KO.
Im looking more forward to this than the ufc card....fedor is just a legend.
Big Foot has a good chin, it would be very hard for Fedor to knock him out, plus Silva is much bigger and has a long reach. But Fedor is faster, more explosive and much more experienced. He can just quickly outpunch Silva just like he did it with Tim Silvia. Anyway, it should be a good fight. Can't wait!
I think that any guy of Silva's size, has a possibility to knock out anyone. However, the technique and speed would be a huge decisive factor. I will cheer for Fedor, but anything can happen in a fight. Would be great to see Fedor vs Overeem in the final.
Fedor and Overeem cant meet in the finals, they are slated to fight in the next round if they both win.
They had mentioned if someone gets injured, they have the option to put a loser of one of these fights back in as a replacement. What if something crazy like Fedor and Barnett make it to the finals but Barnett is injured. They could put Overeem back in against Fedor, make it for the GP belt and the HW belt since the finals is supposed to be 5 rounds anyway!
True about them meeting next round, but I think that's pretty dumb.
Overeem is champ, and Fedor is widely considered their best HW. It would have made much more sense to put them on the opposite sides as that would make for a hell of a finale if they both make it there. Since Werdum beat Fedor it would make sense if he was on the same bracket as Overeem as the rematch would be equally as big of a finale.
The way they got it setup, the finale is not going to be as exciting as the earlier fights...
maybe they're just getting that fight on sooner than later in case one won't make the final. They know a lot of people want to see Fedor fight Overeem.
If it doesn't happen in this GP it may never happen.
That's why I said it would be great to see them in the final, just a little dream.
I think he can give Fedor a tougher fight than most people seem to be expecting. It might be more of a Gary Goodridge type stoppage, where Bigfoot isn't out, but not defending himself either.
The bigger they are...
Big Foot's chin is tailor made for a Fedor KO
Nahhh Fedor by Anal Rape is more realistic
you losing your virginity by anal rape seems more likely
I wish headbutting was legal. If it was, Big Foot would be undefeated and sweep the tourney. But since it isn't, I expect a good battle between him and Fedor. Gotta pick Fedor or Reem to win the whole thing. CANT WAIT
Or Barnett. My pick is Fedor though.
This is hard for me. One of my favorite fighters against a HW that I always thought had the skills to be great and is a darkhorse in the division. Gotta go with Fedor tho.
circus act vs fattie hmmm ill have to go with fattie by belly flop
Я думаю, что бой будет трудный. Но победу должен одержить Федор.