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28-08-2009, 09:27
Fedor Emelianenko has nothing to prove to no one (http://mmamania.com/2009/08/27/fedor-emelianenko-has-nothing-to-prove-to-no-one/)
By: Adam Wagner (http://mmamania.com/author/adam-wagner/)
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Props: YouTube.com (http://mmamania.com/2009/08/27/fedor-emelianenko-has-nothing-to-prove-to-no-one/%5Bhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbxBwG-7KBw)
Quoteworthy:
“Brett Rogers is a very strong opponent. He is a great opponent. And he has a really very heavy knockout punch. I do not read all the rumors and gossip that is published on the Internet. To tell you the truth, the offer from the UFC was not really the worthy one. And if they are able to give us a really good offer then maybe [one day] we could agree. Frankly speaking, when I am in the cage or ring I don’t feel like I have to prove something. There are a lot of people around me who feel I do, but I don’t think so. When I come into the ring or cage the only thing I’m thinking about is is Russia (and representing it). So I don’t think that I need to prove anything.”
Recent Strikeforce acquisition and the last man to hold the PRIDE FC heavyweight title, Fedor Emelianenko, doesn’t feel he has anything to prove, even if those around him do. The reigning World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) heavyweight champion next faces the heavy-handed Brett Rogers in what will be the Russian’s Strikeforce debut. Rogers is fresh off a devastating 22-second knockout of former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski, which pushed his record to 10-0. Does he have enough weapons to take out “The Last Emperor” who is nearly perfect in 30 fights or will Emelianenko prove once again that he is indeed the best fighter in MMA today? Perhaps more important, will he ever be able to prove that without ever stepping foot inside the Octagon?
Check out the complete video interview with Fedor :
YouTube - Fedor Emelianenko Strikeforce Interview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbxBwG-7KBw)
By: Adam Wagner (http://mmamania.com/author/adam-wagner/)
http://mmamania.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/fedor_emelianenko.jpg
Props: YouTube.com (http://mmamania.com/2009/08/27/fedor-emelianenko-has-nothing-to-prove-to-no-one/%5Bhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbxBwG-7KBw)
Quoteworthy:
“Brett Rogers is a very strong opponent. He is a great opponent. And he has a really very heavy knockout punch. I do not read all the rumors and gossip that is published on the Internet. To tell you the truth, the offer from the UFC was not really the worthy one. And if they are able to give us a really good offer then maybe [one day] we could agree. Frankly speaking, when I am in the cage or ring I don’t feel like I have to prove something. There are a lot of people around me who feel I do, but I don’t think so. When I come into the ring or cage the only thing I’m thinking about is is Russia (and representing it). So I don’t think that I need to prove anything.”
Recent Strikeforce acquisition and the last man to hold the PRIDE FC heavyweight title, Fedor Emelianenko, doesn’t feel he has anything to prove, even if those around him do. The reigning World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) heavyweight champion next faces the heavy-handed Brett Rogers in what will be the Russian’s Strikeforce debut. Rogers is fresh off a devastating 22-second knockout of former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski, which pushed his record to 10-0. Does he have enough weapons to take out “The Last Emperor” who is nearly perfect in 30 fights or will Emelianenko prove once again that he is indeed the best fighter in MMA today? Perhaps more important, will he ever be able to prove that without ever stepping foot inside the Octagon?
Check out the complete video interview with Fedor :
YouTube - Fedor Emelianenko Strikeforce Interview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbxBwG-7KBw)