Holy Shit! Alert: Fedor Emelianenko Signs With Strikeforce, Will Debut This Fall

I think Alistair and Rogers are both just on the outside of top 5. After that I don't know. But there are at least 2 solid possible opponents for Fedor.

This is the end of Strikeforce, they just took the poison pill.

Fedor is a joke "fighting at the highest level" does he think I'm an idiot?!?

Whhaaaaat?

Ummm...I really can't get too excited about this.

As already stated, Strikforce does not have the world's best heavyweight division. I like Overeem and Rogers, but after them? Not much else going on.

Too bad Strikeforce couldn't have scooped up Rothwell before the UFC did.

I think if they feed him 2 or more fights a year, there is a chance that someone will catch him with a lucky punch and KO fedor. It will happen sooner or later.

Then Fedor will get an immediate rematch and probably win.

Fedor said he had 3 fights left on his M1-global contract. I wonder how many fights he has signed for with StrikeForce.

So we probably won't see any chance of him going to the UFC until 2011.

I knew something was going down when Scott Coker came back from "vacation" with stars tattooed on his knees..

Allistar Overeem isn't a legit threat? Oh yeah Frank Mir is so much of a bigger threat with his way less dangerous striking, being much weaker, and having a ground game that presents no danger to Fedor(yeah cause, if Nog can't come close to submitting Fedor I'm sure Mir could do it...). How is Overeem not a threat he KO'd the best Kickboxer in the world, he has been runing through guys since he started taking protein shakes Lesnar took in his wrestling days and is tough to take down with his size and power.

He is the most legit threat to Fedor. BTW Barnett is still #2 and could still fight him. This is the same type of bullshit you guys said about Crocop before he signed with the UFC and just repeated Kevin Iole BS. Fuck this site.

God sometimes i hate the internet, lets all the haters come out of the woodwork and shout, all the while hiding behind anonymity

its not like he doesn't have wins over some of the UFC's heavyweights already

Carwin, Velasquez and lesnar would have been his only 3 fights in the UFC anyways.

im leaving mir out of this for a reason

As opposed to Big Nog being #3 in the UFC. Go take a look at what Fedor did to Noguiera on youtube, then ask yourself if you think Fedor would really have trouble with Mir or Grandpa Randy. That leaves Lesnar and Carwin as truly viable opponents "in the top 5" and that's giving a lot to Carwin. Overeem and Rogers alone are comparable talents.

This is awesome. Have fun whining UFC groupie ho's.

Is it just me or are we gonna see a monopoly soon on mainstream MMA...these M1 Global dudes are gonna milk Strikeforce dry. This is all playin' to DW's money grubbin' hands... Oh well, I cant be mad that I can see Fedor for free now and not on sum bs ppv shit Affliction was on. Hooray for my premium cable package with Showtime.

I watch the M-1 challenge on HD net they have like 10 teams of 5 guys thats a lot of fighters some of em are pretty decent this will only help Strikeforce.

Rogers is kimbo slice? How the fuck so? He's been on a ridiculous tear. He took arlovski out in seconds. Yeah this will drive heavyweights to strikeforce. It legitimizes their division. And I don't think it will kill strikeforce because of the co-promotion. M-1 now has stake in strikeforce's success. They won't let their one asset bankrupt their company. If not for the co-promotion i would say yeah its a high expense. I remember about a year or two ago people were loving elite-xc and affliction for adding competition to the mma world. Are all those people flipping on that to becoming UFC nut huggers? This may be a very good thing for the sport.

@eviltaxiNWO

Great points. UFC's PR has completely brainwashed fans, or all these comments are from new fans that have no clue.

@bleve

I disagree. I enjoy the site but can make my own opinions on whats going on. I was upset about the UFC deal falling through but I completely agree with their decision. No way could UFC co-promote at this point there is zero upside for them. As for strikeforce, it may be the only guarantee they have that they won't implode from making a huge deal with Fedor. I'm curious to see how this will play out. But i have to say its nice to see strikeforce growing. I hope this works for them.

Oh good. Fedor can fight an unranked HW for the interim Strikeforce HW belt.

they're called M-1 for a reason, they have Motherfucking 1 fighter.

has anyone seen Overeem lately? he's fuckin huge, hes Dutch so you know hes a good striker KO,d Badr Hari. and hes good on the ground fedors the man and I'm going for him but he could actually lose this fight. the last MMA fight i saw overeem in he dominated Cro cop. this fight is way better than an inexperienced brock who everyone knows would've lost to fedor.

@PHELPS:

I enjoy the site too, but anyone who reads regularly would have to agree that the coverage/blogging has been completely biased in favor of the UFC in recent months. We can all make our own opinions on what's going on but I think it adds value to the site to hear the other side once and awhile.

I can see M-1's perspective- and Fedor owns a big chunk. Diversity in MMA is a good thing, its a new business so competitors are still working on finding ways to challenge the UFC, but this shouldn't automatically be labeled as a bad thing... and competitors will figure it out, give it time. The UFC will learn down the line that they'll have to co-promote... there's too much talent out there.

The UFC has Lesnar and yes that fight would be huge, but I think the UFC and their groupies are a little bit disallusioned about the rest of the UFC's top five.

is someone going to blood test overseem?

Fedor is a joke for signing with Strikeforce that is a joke trying to pin their hopes on one guy and one division. Like I tell all my dates, this will not last long.

Great news. Fedor to Strikeforce was always the second best option for the fans. So he won't be fighting Lesnar in the near future but at least he won't be fighting total cans overseas.

And whoever said Carwin isn't top 5 is out of their mind.

I'm happy to see Fedor with Strikeforce. Coker has a good head on his shoulders. This is good for fans, good for Strikeforce, good for the fighters, and dare I say, good for the UFC. We don't want the UFC getting too fat and sassy. Having Strikeforce nipping at their heels compel them to keep giving 100%.

831 Son:

I think any intelligent man should refrain from being a groupie of any organization... you getting paid by the UFC? C'mon man, elevate your mind a little.

I find that people that hooray for their "teams" never were athletes themselves. But yeah, unless Break Media has a contract with the UFC, they should mix up the coverage.

Goddamn, that was funny, greenseed.

@Swedish

Don't let tv tell you whats going on. Thats the point. Form your own opinion. Its not a league its a promotion. A league generally has a set bureacracy with many rules; a commissioner, board of directors, PLAYERS UNION! UFC has none of this. They do as they please and screw over whoever they need to with zero oversight. yes they are the biggest promotion, but the sport is evolving and competition leads to better shows.

I must be arguing with a bunch of 16 year olds. Take an economics course people.

Yeah the only downside I see for Fedor is if he gets KTFO by any of Strikeforce's heavyweights in his first fight there. That would send Strikeforce's stock down faster than Affliction went out of business but would elevate whoever knocks him out to superstar status. But then again, this is Fedor we're talking about but it's MMA and anything can happen. Just hope Coker knows how to handle the potential dropoff if that happens, just like how he talked about poor business practices catching up with the promotion.

I think Fedor's debut should be for the Heavyweight title in a stacked card that includes Diaz, Carano, Thompson, and Lawler. Just don't pit Fedor against anyone like Bob Sapp or any jabronies who'll tap out to strikes. No one wants to see that.

Fedor doesn't draw ratings in the US. Never has, and neither has any of his M1 comrades. Look at Affliction, they based everything around Fedor, and look at the buys they got for him versus AA, or Sylvia. Without the hype machine of the UFC, Fedor will never be known to the mass of casual fans. Say what you want about Lesnar and the UFC, but look at what they did to Brock in less than 4 fights - they made him a monster that draws monster ratings and huge PPV buys. Name a big name Strikeforce fighter that was MADE by Strikeforce alone? This is the end for Strinkeforce - it'll be a sloooooow bleed?