Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Bigfoot Press Conference Highlights
Posted on February 10, 2011, 07:50 AM by Anton GurevichAll eight Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament participants were present yesterday at the special press conference, dedicated to this weekend's Fedor vs. Bigfoot fight card. The event will serve as the Tournament opener, and will feature an exciting all-heavyweight fight card with names such as Andrei Arlovski, Sergei Kharitonov, Shane Del Rosario, Lavar Johnson, Ray Sefo and many others. Fedor vs. Bigfoot will take place at the famous Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Here's a some of the things said at the press conference:
Fedor Emelianenko:
“I am very happy to be fighting again and looking forward to a good fight. Losing a fight didn’t change anything for me. I have worked very hard.’’
Antonio Silva:
“I am very, very excited and happy. I’ve wanted this fight a long time. Fedor is a great fighter and a great person. But if you want to rise to the top you have to be the best, and Fedor is definitely still one of the very best.
“The odds are all in Fedor’s favor but the odds do not reflect reality. The truth is, this fight could go either way. I am very confident and I’m here to win.’’
Alistair Overeem:
“This is going to be the biggest tournament in the world. Fedor is a favorite and a legend but we’ll see who the last man standing is.”
Josh Barnett:
“This tournament is hugely important for MMA at large and especially for the heavyweight division because this is the greatest collection of heavyweight talent ever assembled for one tournament. This is not just a paper thing. The winner will be the No. 1 heavyweight in the world.
“I’m very excited and glad to be part of it and hope to use it as a stepping-stone to re-establish my career and to re-establish myself as the No. 1 fighter.
‘I haven’t lost in years and don’t plan to now.’’
Andrei Arlovski:
“These three last guys who kicked my (butt) have motivated me. I’m determined. This tournament is a great opportunity.”
Fabricio Werdum:
“The best heavyweights in the world are in STRIKEFORCE and it’s great they are doing a tournament to settle who the No. 1 heavyweight in the world is.
“I’m looking forward to fighting Overeem again. He won three belts last year. I may not be the favorite, but I feel I should be one of the favorites to win it.’’
For Press Conference quotes, vodeos and full pictures gallery please visit Strikeforce.com
Picture props: M-1Global.com
Comments
Good sportsmanship. WAR FEDOR!
Alistar, get your hands off Fedor
Fedor is the smallest of them all...
hope fedor dont go away after this contract is up! like too see him fight a 5 fight contract with ufc s heavy weights! cain being 1 of them!
I loled at Werdum backing off from saying werdum was his bitch
Huh???
That bottom photo is a classic!!!! They both know they are most likely going to have to beat each other in order to win this tourny. No disrespect to Werdum or Silva, either could very well put a spanner in the works, but that look pic really does speak a thousand words.
PS: The middle picture is out of focus. Andre Arlovski does not dwarf Fedor like that. Must be the lense on the camera.
that really is hilarious. it's looks real genuine too in terms of emotion. damn fedor is small compared to these guys. and he's the favorite in many's opinion!
Fedor is 1.83m. Fedor is very small for a HW and still kick ass. Thats what I love about Fedor
arlovski is a big guy around 6 ft 4 plus hes the only fighter wearing boots which puts him up to around 6ft 5 im sure fedor is like 6ft
They looked pretty equal in the ring when they fought.
arlovski is a tall lean fighter, he looks a lot bigger because he has no fat. like i said his boots made him look taller but if he put on a couple stone of mass he would look gigantic, hes taller than lesnar
it must to be love between fedor and alistair :D
Yeah , Im sure they made-out when cameras left :-P
Fedor is 1.83m in height and Im aroung 1.81m. My god these guys are huge!
That is a, er, "touching" pic :D
I love Fedor but is it just me or does wearing a shirt that says "Fedor" on it make him look a little "special"?
Bigfoot is going to get his ass handed to him on a platter.
The big boyz are coming to play
The big boyz are coming to play
man werdum is mad funny
Wow Silva looks biger than Overeem
Wow all three videos started playing at the same time and i only thought there was one, so confused
Same here! lol, I was going crazy lmao!!!
after watching alot of these recent fedor interviews i'm starting to like fedor's translator no, at first see seemed kind of strange but now she seems quite funny.
Size does NOT matter, look at Fedor, the smallest one in th group but the greatest!!!
By the way on the first picture, the staredown Fedor-Silva, I think all bombs shooted by Fedor are going to land in Silva's head, I guess it's a little bit TOO big!...I guess it's a handicap for that guy...
Werdum is the funniest HW in MMA hands down. I think he found his true talent.
I was thinking... Kharitonov is 220 and Fedor is 230, but look at the group picture. WTF? Sergei looks like one of the biggest guys there.
I like Overeem a lot, but in order to be the best, he must beat the best in Fedor. I am mad excited about this tournament.
Fedor called me and said: Ffiing hell did you see the size of that chin, I'll hit that mutant's head with my eyes closed. He promissed a classic right hook to the tempel and then finishing with an arm bar.
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST
in the last photograph i think overeem just told fedor they have to take a drug test.
hence why barnett looks worried
Wow it's crazy to see that Fedor is the shortest and smallest guy by miles out of all of them. Fedor is a small heavyweight.
Fedor could easily fight at LHW if he had a cutting program, but he has shown he can deal with the big boys no problem many times.
Bigfoot looks like one of those heads from easter island.