Fedor Talks Move to M-1
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Fedor is probably the smartest fighter on this planet and I don't give a fuck what anybody says. Look at his clause in his contract! If that doesn't show he wants to fight the best out in the world I don't know what does. Dumb ass people start rumors like "Fedor is ducking Tim Sylvia" or "Fedor is running from Randy". Dude debunked all of that. Going to M1 was the best move. Looks like M1 will be great for MMA.
Why M-1 and not UFC?:
Fedor explained that M-1 is a “global company” that will allow its champions “to meet with different champions.” Fedor feels that M-1 will have the strongest fighters, and that M-1 fighters will be treated the “most respectful way.” Take that as you will, folks. Finkelchtein added: “We don’t think today that the UFC is a global organization.”
Fedor’s M-1 debut?:
Monte Cox said that M-1 is looking for a TV partner, “which will let us know where and when we’ll go.” An opponent and a date for Fedor’s first fight under the new M-1 banner will be announced “soon.”
A fight with Randy Couture?:
“I’m very pleased to hear Randy spoke so higly of me,” Fedor admitted after being told that Randy said there’s nothing left to prove if he cannot fight Fedor. According to Fedor, he met Randy in Prague and that Randy expressed “warm feelings.” Fedor concluded, “Nowadays, he is the strongest fighter, and it would be an honor to fight him.”
Other M-1 fighters?:
M-1 president Mitchell Maxwell said that a stable of M-1 fighters will be revealed in the next few days. “Today is Fedor’s day,” he said.
Fedor’s contract?:
There's a clause in Fedor's contract that will pay the UFC champ an addition $1 million (on top of whatever else his pay day is) to fight Fedor, and the winner will receive a bonus of another $1 million.
Are there limitations in Fedor’s contract? “The short answer is ‘no’,” said Maxwell. I’d like to know the long answer, but this will have to do for now. According to the press kit literature, “Fedor signed a two-year contract for six fights with a very attractive extension option,” said Vadim Finkelchtein, Fedor's manager. According to Maxwell, “Fedor is being paid commensurate with his status as the MMA greatest fighter.” No specific figures were published.
Did Fedor avoid fighting UFC heavyweights?:
Eddie Goldman asked this question and lives to see another day, so congratulations to him for that. A slightly grinning Fedor calmly answered, “I didn’t avoid any fighter,” and explained that PRIDE pushed for a fight between Fedor and Tim Sylvia (who was the champ at the time), but it was the UFC who rejected the fight.
M-1 and elbows, knees, and universal rules?:
Cox said that M-1 is looking for a set of unified rules, and that the current rules are PRIDE rules, which will have to change when M-1 hits US soil.
Other M-1 heavyweights?:
Finkelchtein named Aleksander Emelianenko, and he and Fedor both said that there are some very tough, talented up-and-coming-Russian fighters who are not yet known by the American fan base. Finkelchtein later told me, “In reality, there are a lot of fighters not in the UFC who are some of the best fighters in the world.”
If Fedor is #1, who’s #2?:
I was expecting Fedor to name Josh Barnett or Rodrigo Nogueira, but he surprised me with his response: “I don’t consider myself number 1. I haven’t fought lots of fighters, so I cannot claim that.”
http://kodiakmma.blogspot.com/2007/10/my-evening-with-fedor-and-m-1.html
Fedor explained that M-1 is a “global company” that will allow its champions “to meet with different champions.” Fedor feels that M-1 will have the strongest fighters, and that M-1 fighters will be treated the “most respectful way.” Take that as you will, folks. Finkelchtein added: “We don’t think today that the UFC is a global organization.”
Fedor’s M-1 debut?:
Monte Cox said that M-1 is looking for a TV partner, “which will let us know where and when we’ll go.” An opponent and a date for Fedor’s first fight under the new M-1 banner will be announced “soon.”
A fight with Randy Couture?:
“I’m very pleased to hear Randy spoke so higly of me,” Fedor admitted after being told that Randy said there’s nothing left to prove if he cannot fight Fedor. According to Fedor, he met Randy in Prague and that Randy expressed “warm feelings.” Fedor concluded, “Nowadays, he is the strongest fighter, and it would be an honor to fight him.”
Other M-1 fighters?:
M-1 president Mitchell Maxwell said that a stable of M-1 fighters will be revealed in the next few days. “Today is Fedor’s day,” he said.
Fedor’s contract?:
There's a clause in Fedor's contract that will pay the UFC champ an addition $1 million (on top of whatever else his pay day is) to fight Fedor, and the winner will receive a bonus of another $1 million.
Are there limitations in Fedor’s contract? “The short answer is ‘no’,” said Maxwell. I’d like to know the long answer, but this will have to do for now. According to the press kit literature, “Fedor signed a two-year contract for six fights with a very attractive extension option,” said Vadim Finkelchtein, Fedor's manager. According to Maxwell, “Fedor is being paid commensurate with his status as the MMA greatest fighter.” No specific figures were published.
Did Fedor avoid fighting UFC heavyweights?:
Eddie Goldman asked this question and lives to see another day, so congratulations to him for that. A slightly grinning Fedor calmly answered, “I didn’t avoid any fighter,” and explained that PRIDE pushed for a fight between Fedor and Tim Sylvia (who was the champ at the time), but it was the UFC who rejected the fight.
M-1 and elbows, knees, and universal rules?:
Cox said that M-1 is looking for a set of unified rules, and that the current rules are PRIDE rules, which will have to change when M-1 hits US soil.
Other M-1 heavyweights?:
Finkelchtein named Aleksander Emelianenko, and he and Fedor both said that there are some very tough, talented up-and-coming-Russian fighters who are not yet known by the American fan base. Finkelchtein later told me, “In reality, there are a lot of fighters not in the UFC who are some of the best fighters in the world.”
If Fedor is #1, who’s #2?:
I was expecting Fedor to name Josh Barnett or Rodrigo Nogueira, but he surprised me with his response: “I don’t consider myself number 1. I haven’t fought lots of fighters, so I cannot claim that.”
http://kodiakmma.blogspot.com/2007/10/my-evening-with-fedor-and-m-1.html
here is link to the press conferrence it starts off kind of static but get better
http://www.eckotv.com/video/M-1Global/fedor_emelianenko_signs_with_m1_global
http://www.eckotv.com/video/M-1Global/fedor_emelianenko_signs_with_m1_global
Wow, seems promising. Let fighters fight freely, international competition, works with other organizations. This is going to appeal to fighters getting out of contracts in other organizations. M1 sounds like it has some big dollar backing, and if so the UFC is in trouble. I wouldn't be suprised if this organization approached Randy prior to him leaving the UFC. MMA has been so crazy over the last few years...
Not really, Fedor shouldn't be forced to sign a contract that goes against his interest just so he can fight a top heavyweight. He also put a clause in his new contract that will offer any UFC champ 1 million on top of what the UFC is paying to come fight him. If Randy is able to get out of his UFC contract through the courts you will see this fight.
check this little clip of fedor answering some questions.
http://anonym.to/?http://video.nbcsports.com/player/?id=170823
and the recent article on sherdog
http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=9634
http://anonym.to/?http://video.nbcsports.com/player/?id=170823
and the recent article on sherdog
http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=9634