Fedor Emelianenko Wears Amazing Sweater to Affliction Press Conference
(Oscar, his life partner Tito, and their mentally-challenged adopted son Fedor. Mad props: MMA Mania.)
Earlier today in New York, Affliction held a press conference featuring Fedor Emelianenko, Oscar De La Hoya, Tito Ortiz, Donald Trump, Tom Atencio, and Vadim Finkelchtein. (I totally would have been there if not for the fact that something completely historic was happening at the same time; awesome scheduling as always, guys.) All the star power in the room was unfortunately upstaged by Fedor's horizontally-striped pastel-hued Ultimate Sweater, which probably made De La Hoya and Ortiz very self-conscious about their boring tailored suits. When asked about his sweater, Emelianenko replied, "you dress for job you want, not for job you have."
Just kidding. But according to this Sherdog recap of the presser, here's what actually went down:
— De La Hoya called MMA’s progress “incredible” and said he expected his company’s success in boxing to follow in MMA through working with Affliction.
— Affliction VP Tom Atencio said he plans to promote four MMA events per year with Golden Boy. On the UFC's counter-programming tactics, he said: "They’re going to do what they have to do to make sure that they’re the only game in town. With the organization that we have and the partners we have, I just don’t see that happening."
— "Day of Reckoning" color-man Tito Ortiz said he looked forward to “possibly” fighting for Affliction.
— Fedor Emelianenko explained that prior to his World Sambo Championships loss in November, he wasn't as prepared as he should have been, but he's "fully motivated" for Arlovski. Regarding Arlovski's much-publicized training with Freddie Roach and Roach's criticism of Emelianenko's boxing technique, Emelianenko said, "I never claimed that I had the best boxing technique in the world...[Roach] has trained a lot of great fighters and maybe he’s right, but we’ll see what happens in the ring. We’ll see what Andrei has to offer. We’ll see what I have to offer him.”
After the jump: M-1 Vice President Jerry "Gary" Millen completely bites Dana White's style with his own video blog, which covers yesterday's press engagements. What Fedor is wearing at the 4:42 mark may shock you.
(Okay, I guess the video preview image gave away the gag. Hmm. Anyway, if I had a sweater that awesome I wouldn't take it off either.)
Update: More pics and video from the press conference here.
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xocgx Says:
Why does tito look bigger than Fedor? Is it the angle? the head? Has Tito let himself go?
emo sux Says:
Fedor's sweater is as krunk as all hell! (notice my feeble attempt to not drop the h-bomb [hella:-\]).
Potato reader Says:
Wow, that limo was stuffed with people. I take it Fedor brought a limited wardrobe.
Anonymous Says:
my fuck that bastards head is huge
he looks like an exxagerated bobblehead
Anonymous Says:
my fuck that bastards head is huge
he looks like an oversized bobblehead
Anonymous Says:
Where can i get a sweater like that?
I want one for the night of Affliction.
Poop Chute Says:
LMFAO the caption for that picture is brilliant.
mayhem420 Says:
Best caption to a picture in some time now CP good work!
Jimbo Slice Says:
That picture caption definitely made me laugh pretty good. Very funny
Jugger Says:
It's a long-known fact that Fedor's first stop when he hits American soil is the GAP Outlet.
babcock Says:
@ xocgx fedor is only 6' i think tito is 6'1 or 6'2 right?
babcock Says:
shoot lookin at it de la hoya looks the same size as fedor
Contraband Says:
DANA WHITE BLOG IS WAY BETTER!!!!!!!!!!
WHY DO I HATE THAT HOMO MULLETT
WANG CHUNG FIGHTER Says:
You know I don't doubt Fedors awesomeness, but he looks like at any time he could just shrug his shoulders and go home and never fight again. Just like Forest Gump when he was running and running and had all those people following and then he just stopped and said he was going home now and turned the other way and took off. No energy, excitement, or emotion on his face.
RickDickulous Says:
Oscar looks hetero-challenged, Tito's head looks like an orange on a toothpick and Fedor looks like... he's bringing back pastel sweaters.
gameover Says:
that sweater is legit no doubt
fedor a million ankles Says:
^^^ Well put.
@ cp: another epic caption, you guys are on a roll
Than Says:
Anyone asking where to get one of those sweaters they have an unlimited supply at Salvation Army for 50 cents a piece.
TUF Guy Says:
we burried my grandfather in a sweater like that
Fedor's GrandMa Says:
I just knew that sweater would keep him warm. Knitted it myself, you know. Fedor is such a good boy.
Imbecile Says:
Leave him alone. It is pretty obvious that on this historic innauguration day, Fedor thought he would pay homage to another ground-breaking African-American by wearing Bill Cosby's sweater.
Jugger Says:
Arlovski's tailored suit: $4,000
Arlovski's custom medallion necklace: $3,500.
Arlovski's Italian wingtips: $800
Arlovski getting beat by a guy who shops at Old Navy: Priceless.
Jeffro Says:
Jerry Millen is the biggest piece of shit ever created.
Google "Bas Rutten Jerry Millen" to learn more about this bag of smashed assholes.
Erick757 Says:
maybe Tom Atencio bought him a closet full of these sweaters to keep fedor happy.
Mike Meyers Says:
*said in a bad brogue accent*
It's a little known fact that Tito was the lone inspiration for the character of HEEEEED in my classic movie, "So, I Married an Axe Murderer."
TEEEEETO! MOOOOOVE! NOW!
.....Now go cry yourself to sleep on your yooooooj pillah!
echo Says:
afflictions new clothing line: colors of ice cream
Malannon Says:
When asked about his sweater, Emelianenko replied, "Hab you seen my baseball?"
tallkitchenbags Says:
ya just gotta like fedor. goldenboy and melonhead look like the cheesy, low-level promoters they (and that tom something douche) are. fedor brings some humility to the enterprise. sorry affliction, sorry goldenboy, but you are glorified t-shirt salesmen. goldenboy sucks peepee in the closet. melonhead sucks peepee vicariously.
Ozone Says:
Evidently Fedor is dedicating this fight to the memory of Fred Rogers..."hello neighbor would you like your left or right arm broken?" (in gentle Mr Rogers voice)
CanProduce Says:
One package of silver hair dye for Tito: $15
One jar of "cover up" make-up for Oscar: $12
Two custom tailored suits for the press conference: $1000
Fedor wearing a thrift-shop sweater to the "Clothing-Line" turned Pro MMA Organization press conference: Priceless
Anonymous Says:
tito is a douche
Kimbo's A Bitch Says:
Nice caption. God I hate TITO! Where is Chuck when I need him.
HARJO Says:
Is it just me or have now BOTH of the worlds best pound for pound fighters shown for a press conference or weigh-in, wearing a questionably gay shirt of some sort?!
Anderson Silva - Pink and White polo for UFC 90 press conference
Fedor Emelianenko - Sweater his mom bought him for Easter for Affliction D.o.R. press conference
Real fighters wear pink...
Fred Says:
A lot of disrespect going on in this thread. So what if Fedor isn't a fashion queen? I doubt that any of the posters on this thread are Jay-Z or someone. Tito has a big head? What else is new. Oscar looks like a pretty boy? He would still sodomize you and any one of your buds at the same time.
Who gives a crap what they look like? They are all better-than-average to great fighters who have rarely had boring fights. Only punks care what another man is wearing or what he looks like. Get over it.
BMF Says:
Best Title/photo caption combo of all time
jdavis Says:
I can't wait to see the rest of the signiture Fedor line of Affliction clothing.
Levi Says:
Fedor needs to put a clause in all future contracts that mandates his purse be doubled in the event a promoter or announcer calls him "faydor"
Sneaky Pete Says:
@Tallkitchenbag.
Yea, I think you make an excellent point about Fedor's humility, and I hope that more fighters emulate that in the future.
As to Tito "sucking peepee vicariously", well I'm just glad I never formed a mental image of that in my mind. Oh, no, wait. There it is.
Thanks asshole.
UCDFuBoO Says:
So I take it right after the press conference Fedor is heading to his other job as the Russian Mr. Rogers?
Anonymous Says:
Why the fuck is Tito there? He's not even fighting for Affliction or anyone for that matter. Get a fucking job asshole.
Anonymous Says:
That caption is fucking hilarious!!!!! I seriously laughed out loud. And i don't do that much. Great job CP!!!!
Anonymous Says:
Where can I watch Fedor: The baddest man on the planet? Its not on the fox sports net channel? Anyone knows....? Thanks
dude guy Says:
best pic caption ever!
Jay Says:
agrees on the caption. Nothing will top that this week. A T-shirt to the Bens
dude guy Says:
"but doctor, what does that mean?"
"it means he will never, not be retarded."
Kev Says:
Fedor called his lifelong mentor, Bill Cosby, and asked what to wear to the big press conference.
Bill said to Fedor "A jizzum jazzum, flizzum flazzum" and then FedEx'ed Fedor a sweater from his own collection
Bovice Says:
Fedor looks like an obese Powder that just borrowed one of Kanye West's sweatshirts.
Fedor Says:
I happen to like sweater.
Why do Americans care what I wear?
I want to do my job and go home, America worse than Thailand.
Nate Says:
No one has noticed that Fedor only brought one sweater for the whole week. Just look at yesterdays photo from the O&A show.
Brown Badger Says:
This is quality shit. Now I don't have to listen to a retarded Dana White.