Fedor says thanks, but no thanks to UFC and Dana White

[JakeT.]

If I was Fedor I wouldn't sign with the UFC either. The smartest thing the UFC could do is get rid of Dana White.

Getting rid of the guy that turned a nothing sport into the fastest growing sport in the world and turned his worthless company into billions sounds like a horrible idea.

 

[kermit16]

Fedor is exactly what Dana white said He is. He's a joke and the only reason I wish He would come to the UFC is I'd love to make some big $$ wagering against him. Lesnar would rip him to shreads !

 

[celticGreen+]

Agree that "getting rid" of dana is ridiculous... he has brought just about every great mma fighter into the ufc, and molded the events into something that I actually want to watch (as oppposed to the old "cockfighting" / no rules BS).

...Plus dude is from MA

 

[Ladeda]

UFC is winning the Fedor vs UFC battle and they continue to pull away it seems. At first I wasn't sure how it would play out, whether:

A) Fedor would continue to dominate and gain in popularity while the UFC HW division continued to struggle, forcing the UFC to give into Fedor after fans demand Fedor.

or

B) UFC would be just fine and the public would begin to say "blah forget about Fedor"

So far it has been steering heavily towards B. The UFC heavyweight division has pulled a 180 and is looking great as it turns out Brock is the real deal. Heck it even worked out perfectly with Mir improving and looking awsome against Nog, then Brock handily beating Mir. Now the UFC doesn't need Fedor nearly as much, they have Brock and a bunch of contenders to take him on for a while.
Meanwhile even if Fedor continues to win people will care less and less. They will be more interested in the UFC HW situation then who Fedor is fighting in these scond rate promotions.

It doesnt matter how Fedor beats now or his illustrious past, eventually people will think "get in the UFC and fight those fighters or just go away"
Maybe that is a little harsh but they will certainly lose some interest in him.

Just from a reputation standpoint I think Fedor needs UFC a whole lot more then UFC needs Fedor.

 

[TheRightSide]

UFC is winning the Fedor vs UFC battle and they continue to pull away it seems. At first I wasn't sure how it would play out, whether:

A) Fedor would continue to dominate and gain in popularity while the UFC HW division continued to struggle, forcing the UFC to give into Fedor after fans demand Fedor.

or

B) UFC would be just fine and the public would begin to say "blah forget about Fedor"

So far it has been steering heavily towards B. The UFC heavyweight division has pulled a 180 and is looking great as it turns out Brock is the real deal. Heck it even worked out perfectly with Mir improving and looking awsome against Nog, then Brock handily beating Mir. Now the UFC doesn't need Fedor nearly as much, they have Brock and a bunch of contenders to take him on for a while.
Meanwhile even if Fedor continues to win people will care less and less. They will be more interested in the UFC HW situation then who Fedor is fighting in these scond rate promotions.

It doesnt matter how Fedor beats now or his illustrious past, eventually people will think "get in the UFC and fight those fighters or just go away"
Maybe that is a little harsh but they will certainly lose some interest in him.

Just from a reputation standpoint I think Fedor needs UFC a whole lot more then UFC needs Fedor.

:toast: great post

 

[seanm0520]

I agree with the last couple posts. Doesn't matter what Fedor does from here on out, and as much as I love watching him fight, everything else is minor league compared to UFC.