Scott Coker makes Fedor Emelianenko vs. Dan Henderson OFFICIAL for July 30th
Posted on May 30, 2011, 09:40 AM by Anton GurevichStrikeforce Executive VP and General Manager Scott Coker announced at UFC 130 post-fight press conference that Fedor Emelianenko will fight Dan Henderson in his fourth bout under the Strikeforce banner. The fight is scheduled to take place on July 30th at Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
According to recent report from ESPN.com's Josh Gross, the salaries for the event are expected to be the highest in Strikeforce history, with Fedor getting $1.5m and Henderson getting $800k.
The event will also feature some of the top Strikeforce talent, with Muhammed Lawal, Rafael Cavalcante and Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos all expected to test their skills inside the cage.
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well, good news, good matchup, enterteing fighter, that's going to be a great fight.
Damn that would be crazy to make that money! They both might retire after that payday haha! Somewhere Nick Diaz is saying wtf!
I know right Nick has been with them the longest along will Gil, and he only made 1/5th of what Dan will make this fight, and Fedor will make 10x more than Nicks last pay day.
and that is why Strikeforce had to Sell.
IT'S GOING DOWN! To me this is MMA's version of Ali / Frasier minus the beef!
Scott Coker looks like a Blowfish, no?
or Jabba the Hut
He looks like he is going to have a heart attack in the first vid. I hope he hits a tread mill.
Dude really let himself go and became bloated after going into the fight promotion business, back in the day he was a Stuntman/martial artist and was in better shape.
It happens to a lot of guys. They stop training like an athlete and keep eating like one.
I'm sure he eats like a king. I want to see him and Dana in a hot dog eating contest. Who do you think will win? I got a benji on Coker!
Fedor needs to stay active, so he should be taking fights between the loser of HW tournament. The fight is at 220lbs if i'm not mistaken, so not really a LHW fight.
Someone seriously needs to meet up with you, and slap your ass back to reality. I am really trying to wrap my head around anything you say but none of it makes any sense whatsoever.
I don't like the fact that Fedor fights Hendo because I really like both fighters and Dan is small LHW. But Fedor has to stay active and since all relevant HW are busy, he can fight Hendo. Hendo is a legitimate opponent.
Dan Henderson vs Fedor may be one of the last draws Strikeforce has as an orginization so I can see why this fight is taking place. Its a dream fight for a lot of people including myself; which, should probably stay exactly that.
Dans a middleweight first off, and a small LHW, Fedor is a small heavyweight. Other then hopefully being a very exciting fight, it should technically not be happening.
Fedor should retire after this fight as I doubt he has the ability to compete with todays top HWs. It would be a shame to see him taint his near flawless career.