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Not Right Now · 10-13-2007, 08:24 AM

I read about this, but I wanted to sit back and wait until everythign was confirmed and it's looking like this is all true, and completely unfortunate.
PRIDE fighting is officially dead. UFC had been trying to run it as a second tier organization kind of likethey do WEC, but that failed apparently.

Fedor Emelianenko Pride's HW champion, signed to M-1 a Russian MMA company, this comes as terrible news because The UFC has been after Fedor all year, btu they didn't want to let him compete in Combat Sambo tournaments, Fedor represents him country at Sambo, he is a part of the national team, this was a mistake on the UFC's part. Signing to this company, Fedor has no one to fight, maybe a new star will be born, but until then, he has nothing. This killed the possiblity of a dream fight with Randy Couture as wel as many other match-ups fans wanted to see; Gonzanga, Arlovski, Vera, Sylvia, Cro-Cop, Werdum, etc...

To make this week even worse, Randy Couture, severed all ties wiht the UFC over the Fedor fight not being signed and the "lack of respect" the company has for him, a man who helped build the company/sport up to what it is today. Good job Dana White. I agree in saying that the only person in the company who should POSSIBLY make more money than Randy is Chuck Liddell. That trilogy heped build MMA into what it is today, and after that Chuck helped send the company into a boom and has been one of the more marketable faces in the UFC. Yet they offer Fedor 8 times what they pay Randy.

Dana White, I am not too happy with you at the moment.

10-13-2007, 08:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Not Right Now Insane Location: Far Away	Worst Week in MMA History I read about this, but I wanted to sit back and wait until everythign was confirmed and it's looking like this is all true, and completely unfortunate. PRIDE fighting is officially dead. UFC had been trying to run it as a second tier organization kind of likethey do WEC, but that failed apparently. Fedor Emelianenko Pride's HW champion, signed to M-1 a Russian MMA company, this comes as terrible news because The UFC has been after Fedor all year, btu they didn't want to let him compete in Combat Sambo tournaments, Fedor represents him country at Sambo, he is a part of the national team, this was a mistake on the UFC's part. Signing to this company, Fedor has no one to fight, maybe a new star will be born, but until then, he has nothing. This killed the possiblity of a dream fight with Randy Couture as wel as many other match-ups fans wanted to see; Gonzanga, Arlovski, Vera, Sylvia, Cro-Cop, Werdum, etc... To make this week even worse, Randy Couture, severed all ties wiht the UFC over the Fedor fight not being signed and the "lack of respect" the company has for him, a man who helped build the company/sport up to what it is today. Good job Dana White. I agree in saying that the only person in the company who should POSSIBLY make more money than Randy is Chuck Liddell. That trilogy heped build MMA into what it is today, and after that Chuck helped send the company into a boom and has been one of the more marketable faces in the UFC. Yet they offer Fedor 8 times what they pay Randy. Dana White, I am not too happy with you at the moment. __________________ I only came to dance.