Fedor Signs With Strikeforce

[Phenomkidd]

lesnar, mir, antonio noguiera

Removed Couture(I don't think his top anymore) and Herring.

[Phenomkidd]

Fedor Signing With Strikeforce: The Wrong Move For Everyone:

Today's signing of Fedor Emelianenko by Strikeforce is the biggest story in Mixed Martial Arts and for good reason. Not only does Fedor's signing have significant ramifications inside the ring but quite possibly it could have even more impact outside the ring. Strikeforce signing Fedor leads them down a slippery slope where no one, not Fedor, not the promotion, and especially not the fans, wins.

Fedor Emelianenko is the best heavyweight fighter in the world bar none. The man is virtually undefeated and has held the heavyweight title in any organization he has fought at least two fights for. When he was released from his contract by the folding Affliction Entertainment Group this man had every organization in the world begging for his services.

So this begs the question as to why Fedor would choose Strikeforce and why Strikeforce would bother to sign him. Here is why: because Strikeforce believes that signing the greatest heavyweight in the world will finally allow them to compete head to head with the Ultimate Fighting Championships.

There are only three legitimate fights for Fedor in the promotion: heavyweight champion (and former Pride star) Alistair Overeem, (former UFC product) Fabricio Werdum, and up and comer Brett Rogers. None of these men, with the exception of possibly Overeem, would threaten the top five heavyweights in the UFC, let alone the greatest heavyweight in the world.

Fedor's presence ultimately makes no sense for Strikeforce. They will pay him insane amounts of money and split promotional rights to any card he is on so he can walk over their lack luster heavyweight competition therefore discrediting the promotion’s entire heavyweight division for when he leaves.

Ultimately the short term effects will be positive for Strikeforce. This signing has created quite a buzz especially among the more knowledgeable fans who knew Fedor long before he signed with Affliction. People will want to see him fight the three guys listed above. But after that, what’s next?

That is where the long term problems set in. If Fedor fought in the UFC you would have a line of fighters at least six deep who people would love to see him fight. Three fights will barely get Strikeforce two years of service. You can't manufacture opponents for him like Pride did.

People in America won't tune into that. It's already tough enough being on a pay cable network and not being the UFC. So what is the long term goal for Strikeforce?

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[Danny Gunz]

Removed Couture(I don't think his top anymore) and Herring.

thats ok those are all still 3 names who are the best in the division

[!MMATHAI]

Gay deal. But there isn't a whole lot Fedor can do. He is stuck with M-1 for 3 fights. He can make a lot with three Strikeforce/M-1 co-promoted fights where he's getting cheddar off the back end which would be close to if not more than what the UFC was going to pay him. But it's not going to be the same kind of long term money he would have started progress on making had he signed with the UFC.

Three fight deal with the UFC for comparable money to what he's making now. He finishes that deal then he can renegotiate a ridiculous deal for a ton of money. That's where the real dough is and this Strikeforce **** is just delaying the progress on that. Then you factor in the kind of insane sponsor money he could be making as a UFC main event attraction.

No one knows Fedor or what he truly thinks about the situation. More than likely he would prefer to go to the UFC and start the cash train flowing like I just described. But he's locked in with M-1 and they have all these gay plans to try to use him to further their company. They keep him pacified by giving him a little "co-owner" stake which he makes decent bank from. This keeps him willing to ride out this 3 fight deal until he can hopefully jump ship later on.

You can call him a ***** when he re-signs with M-1 after this deal is up, fights out that contract, then retires. Which is probably how everything will go.