Strikeforce World Heavyweight GP could be put on hold
According to a report from Sherdog, the Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix may be put on hold.
According to a report from Sherdog, the Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix may be put on hold.
Fedor Emelianenko’s dramatic defeat against Antonio Silva last weekend at the IZOD Center in New Jersey sparked a very heated, and I must admit quite one-sided, debate in Mixed Martial Arts community. Who’s to blame for Fedor Emelianenko’s two consecutive defeats? It looks like everyone has an automatic answer to this question – Fedor’s management, M-1 Global. People seem to forget that except of being Fedor’s management, M-1 Global is a fighting promotion which organizes events all around the world. And
Now this list isn’t about who the best fighter is, who has the fanciest record, or who beat who to become what they are today. This list is compiled of the Pound For Pound most exciting fighters that win or lose, give it 100% in their efforts and also give a show for the fans.
Russian Heavyweight and MMA Legend Fedor ”The Last Emperor” Emelianenko earlier today cleared the air over his alleged retirement. Emelianenko confirmed that he will not be retiring from Mixed Martial Arts. Fedor and some of his coached weighed in on the situation.
On Saturday February 12th, Fedor Emilianenko will take to the Strikeforce cage for what will be his 36th professional fight. “The Last Emperor” will make the solitary walk from the dressing room to the cage, with more consequences on the line than usual. In his last fight,we saw Fedor’s first “official” loss, tapping out in 69 seconds due to an exceptional triangle/armbar combination. Coming in to the fight as the heavy favourite, no one expected the loss.When Fedor squared off against multi-time BJJ world
Rankings have become a mess in MMA. Some folks like myslef want to use wins over quality competition as the main means to judge fighters at the top of the game (rankings wise). Some others want to judge rankings on more of a “whom would beat whom” basis. Personally I don’t abide by that philosophy, but certain folks do and the endgame is always in one way or another “agree to disagree”. After some thoughts over this weekend I think I have a pretty good solution. Power rankings: Judging a fighter solely on t
Fedor Emelianenko vs Antonio Silva
This may be one of the most important fights of Fedor’s career and it has massive implications. A loss to Silva would be catastrophic for M1 and Strikeforce. Fedor is still one of the biggest draws in MMA and almost everyone wants to see him fight, whether you want him to win or lose. This will be the fight that will give us an indicator of where Fedor’s skills are at. There are an overwhelming number of fans that believe Fedor is on a downward spiral as a fighter and
Could the middleweight champ and pound-for-pound king ever become the recognised greatest of all time?
The only way to answer who the best heavyweight in the world is will be to let them fight.
With StrikeForce’s Heavyweight tournament just around the corner, I thought I could shed some light on the current state of the Heavyweight’s in all of MMA, and ask the lingering question: Who has the best Heavyweight division within the ranks of StrikeForce and the UFC.