seems a little weird that they would hype AA's boxing so much so publicly. If his boxing was really so much better than Fedor's striking, it might have been smarter to keep it low key and it would at the very least have a psychological shock value when they exchange for the first time (although I doubt any mind tricks work on Fedor...). Now with every talk regarding AA going on about his boxing skills, its hard to imagine someone like Fedor, who meticulously studies his opponents, to not be ready for it with a simple takedown and some GnP. Also, the "Andre 360" series should really have left out the "entourage" segment. Training with world famous so and so, having his favourite omlette prepared by his personal chef, custom made medallion by his personal jewller, custom made fang mouth piece by yada yada etc... compared to a humble down to earth champion working out in a worn and rusted out gym who drives a toyota.

Bunch of little teenager, zit head queers. STFU! you have no idea what you are talking about. Blowing shit up like this. He doesn't have down syndrome, he has parkinsons disease, he doesnt know the mma game that well, but he also trains Anderson Silva, and also trained BJ Penn, imagine that? now go tell mommy I cursed on this website so they can remove my post from here.....hurry run along little punk high school kids.

Actually he has boxing-related Parkinson's....and I agree, he is among the best boxing trainers ever and can help Arlovski, or any MMA fighter, with his stand-up

he does have slight down syndrome, you asshole. he just dealt with it and became the best boxing trainer there is today. asshole

@Xamot

Arlovski is going to use a "please don't hurt me" stance.

So... due to this guy is Arlovski going to have a standard boxing stance or a more squared MMA stance when he fight's Fedor?

freddie roach is goof....arlovski will be dominated by fedor.not even in the same league!!!

Ask your mom.

Are any of those who have replied to this post over the age of eighteen?

"it's like Eddie Van Halen talking about singing."

- haha pretty much says it all.

I see Arlovski trying to play it smart at first and backing up and trying to choose his shots.

Key word there is "trying"

i agree with blaphtome, fedor striking style is very very technical. before i was into the ground work aspect of MMA i was strictly the "good striker with take down defense rules all " type of guy. i have never seen anything like fedor. his hopping left hook is like GSP's spinning back kick. he can miss it, he can land it, but you have to cover up or be out of reach for it to not to do some damage. i feel that it forces guys into "please dont hit me in the face" mode. and if they dont, they end up like sylvia very fast.

pitbull has awesome footwork great strike defense, but its kind of a double edge sword. he plays his angles stays in the pocket he has a chance for some good over hand left counters. he stays out of the pocket he cant really strike effectively. by effectively i mean laying on the damage, he isnt gonna pull a petrulli. inside the pocket he needs to worry about the clinch which is gonna get him pwnt by way of dirtyboxing and trips.

all in all i think if pitbull stays outside, cuts angles and only lingers inside when he absolutley needs to it will be a good fight

You want to see optimism? Freddie Roach has a double bed......now THAT is optimism.

Fedors not chubby, god gave him a few extra pounds of awesomeness, that's all.

get fedor the fuck off of me

Freddie Roach's plan to beat Fedor

1. Use boxing to keep him from punching you in the face really hard.

2. Don't let him get you into one of those armbar thingys.

3. Throw salt in his eyes when the ref isn't looking like that big guy in Bloodsport did.

4. Tell fighter to ditch MMA and take up boxing.

What Freddie is talking like he doesn't know, is that Fedor is one of the most technically superior strikers in the sport. I hear all the so called striking experts always talking shit about his striking technique, and it gets real old after having watched the man school good strikers time and time again. The problem is ignorance to the technique he uses. The system he uses involves a number of strikes not found in boxing or most other striking disciplines. What these guys refuse to acknowledge is that all that cute shit that works with pillows on their hands, is not necessarily the most effective for MMA. And while boxing obviously has its place in the sport, too heavy a focus on it will hurt you(something Rampage found out the night he lost his strap). While there is always a punchers chance, I think AA is going to find out the hard way that you shouldn't let a checker player prepare you for chess. Fedor puts AA on his back with the power left hook in R1 or 2, and only one of two things can happen after that. That is all.

Hell yes!!! Im putting $20 on the chubby guy! If Fador wins i might nearly double my money!!! :)

After all the upsets I've seen in the past few months, I'm gonna haul off and say Arlovski wins it.

After all, Noguiera hadn't been knocked out.
Faber looked like one of the best fighters in the world.
So did Forrest.
Wandy had never lost to Rampage.

Shit... Fedor is screwed! =P

i wanna see manny vs fedor to decide who is the p4p fighter..!
roflmaocopter..!

I think Arlovski has speed, but not heart nor a chin. Two things you will need plenty of in a fight with Fedor.

Arlovski almost lost to Roy fucking "big country" Nelson and his "superior striking" only won the fight for him when fatty's arteries clogged up and he gassed out....Fedor will destroy Arlovski.

Fedor ko via unorthadox side fist punch that puts Arv in a coma like state.

old, bald and irish i think wins on the comment. it seems theres alot of talk on arlovski's boxing skills. dont you think thats probably been fedor and his trainers number one thought preparing for this fight? i 2nd old bald and irish again on the idea that arlovski should probably scrap whatever he might have learned when it comes to boxing and put all effort in to not getting taking down. which, i feel anybody could work on for a year straight and it probably still wont matter against fedor. i like arlovski and all, but i think in this fight he's predictable. and one thing that ive always thought arlovski lacked was speed which i think we all know fedor has plenty of.

2 1/2 weeks and we'll see what happens.

Fedor will throw his ass down and pound him until Arlovski makes a mistake and Fedor submits him.

Ya know, this kinda pre-fight talk always agitates me. So Arlovski is better at the stand up and thats where he wants to keep the fight?

Does anyone think for two seconds that Fedor doesn't know that too?

DUUUUUH!

Fedor is gonna do his damnest to shoot on Arlovski all night. Arlovski better be brushing up on his takedown defense along with his boxing.

That being said, I still think the fight could go either way. But when they hit the canvas, and they will, it won't be to AA's advantage.

And Roach is a hell of a coach who has tremendous insite into boxing. When it comes to the science of punching another guy in the face, Roach is like Einstein.

...or maybe the guy in "A Beautiful Mind".

Freddie, the point of MMA is that it is... and get this MIXED Martial Arts. That is why I enjoy MMA more than watching boxing. It is more realistic period. I have never been in or seen a street fight that was just a boxing match. In real life you can grab your opponent and throw him to the ground, use small joint manipulation, etc... This is the appeal that MMA gives me. While I realize that MMA is not street fighting noone can argue that it is much more realistic than boxing.
@ Santiago Perez I do not think that boxing will be the key to the evolution of MMA it clearly is a mix of who can put it all together (boxing, muai thai, jitz) and be well rounded in all of it. So far the one man with the most success is Fedor. So to sum it up Mr. Roach your sport is dying Im glad to have you aboard this MMA thing but you better jump ship.

You & me, little Benny, you & me....

I really like Freddie Roach. I hope he gets more involved in MMA, I could see him really pioneering an MMA oriented style of boxing.

I wonder how much it costs to get trained by him.

I'd love to see Fedor upset by Arlovski, at the same time I'd be very happy with another dominant performance by Fedor. I just hope it's an entertaining fight with a non-controversial ending.

I think Arlovski is gonna pull a Frank Mir

Well, today MMA is evolving into superior striking, as in boxing striking, the best proof is Rampage v. Wanderlei and Rashad v. Lidell

As in any evolution whoever adapts faster and better gets to survive, I would not go as far as saying that superior striking through boxing will bring a new generation of fighters, but it could be said that superior striking is the next step in the generation of all around fighters.

Now Fedor on the other part, will sub Arlovski.

Fedor by RNC 1st Round

and terrible Fight of the Week by the way CagePotato

Step up..

Haha...after watching Fedor armbar Coleman in that link, check out one of the "related" videos that shows Coleman after the loss having a roid-rage freakout.

Unless it's an upset? Well, isn't that kind of the point regardless of the way he wins, should he?

Don't be surprised if Arlovski give him problems standing. I wouldn't be surprised to see Arlovski be the 2nd person to rock Fedor, followed by Arlovski getting submitted shortly after :).

Also, I wonder if any of this is purely psychological? Everyone gives Fedor due respect and maybe he's trying to agitate him a bit.

4oz gloves + power, speed, accuracy is always dangerous though, even if Arlovski has superior technical boxing.

Freddie has no idea what he is talking about, shit half of the time it seem he has down syndrome.

Who cares what a boxing coach says? Sure he's impressive as a boxing coach but it's like Eddie Van Halen talking about singing. Stand up is but one facet of MMA as guitar playing is only one part of a band.

Regardless I can't wait for this fight and I want Fedor to win via KO in the second round.

Fedor>>>>>>>>>Arfagski x Freddie x Ritalin x Body Armor x Firearms x Bribes. Nothing Arlovski invests in can beat Fedor


Unless it's an upset and/or bad stoppage from a dumbass ref.

Fedor First Round Knockout

I loved this just for "my bet is on the chubby guy"

If you read the article the quote about mma being boring actually seems to come from his brother.

'Cock Roach'

Solid gold regarding solid trash.

Why is Freddie Roach training MMA fighters? It seems to me that there are probably some nuances to boxing that leave people vulnerable to takedowns and kicks and the like. Freddie Roach has no knowledge of any of that. It's kind of pathetic that he waves aside grappling as if it's irrelevant in the face of boxing technique.

Knee to the face, Freddie Roach is one of the best if not the best in boxing. I can respect him for that and you should too. Also he does no have much knowledge of MMA so we can forgive him for some comments he made. If I was training I would welcome the Roacher as a trainer.