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LoganLock ha scritto:
Avevo già visto ma ho messo la notizia completa (visto che non c'è nemmeno il nome Fedor nella frase del post precedente).

Detto questo, Fedor LHW non lo vorrei mai vedere. Non ora almeno. 5-6 anni fa avrebbe avuto senso (con Silva-LilNog-Shogun-Arona-Rampage-etc al pride) ma ora proprio no.

Tra l'altro, parlando di Henderson...sono il solo a pensare che Feijao si sia messo KO da solo cadendo male di faccia sul tappeto? Henderson lo prende, ma non lo prende proprio bene bene bene, Feijao cade e prende una botta pazzesca di muso, poi Henderson finisce il lavoro.

“The way that things work with us is that Fedor always makes the decisions. I can’t speak on his behalf. I can say that there’s been no discussions with us about this, and so we’ve not been involved with discussions on a potential fight with Dan Henderson.”

M-1 Global deny possible light heavyweight switch for Fedor Emelianenko’s next fight

The way that things work with us is that Fedor always makes the decisions

Ksose ha scritto:
Se è Fedor che prende decisioni come diavolo fa l'M-1 a negare, se poi si dice anche che non ne hanno parlato con il russo. Mi sembra un titolo davvero buttato lì a caso...

Ti stupisce che la M-1 faccia dichiarazioni di quel tipo, da cialtroni quali sono?

E tra l'altro, per quale motivo uno che ha perso due volte di fila dovrebbe ottenere una title shot?

This is obviously huge, shocking news. The interesting thing will be to see how the property is used. Dana says that the company will be run as a separate entity and it will be "business as usual" but how they handle branding and if the UFC will allow for cross-over fights and such is the big story.

Most MMA fans remember the Zuffa purchase of PRIDE and how quickly plans to run the Japanese organization separately went by the wayside. Still, the realities of Japanese business were a much bigger hurdle to overcome than dealing with Showtime and an already stable promotion. Stay tuned, much more to come on this story in the coming hours.

[UPDATE] by Nick Thomas - Dana White talks about the UFC/Strikeforce merger:

Strikeforce is no longer the UFC’s biggest competitor.

In a video interview with Ariel Helwani posted to MMAFighting.com on Saturday morning, UFC President Dana White announced that Zuffa has purchased the San Jose, Calif.-based fight promotion.

“It's literally official right now. We literally just purchased Strikeforce,” said White. “I don't want to disclose any of the details on how the deal was done, but the reality is that we now own Strikeforce.”

White explained the reasons behind the purchase in the interview, stating that expanding Zuffa's talent pool was a necessary step to take as the promotion ventures into more international endeavors.

“As we go out and [continue to expand], we need more fights. Let's face facts. Strikeforce is a brand that fans have come to like and [the fans] enjoy the fights that they're putting on. So it made sense to us,” said White. “Our job is to put on the big fights that fans want to see, and as we continue to travel [abroad], we have to put on the right fights in these other countries.”

While White would not disclose the exact length of the negotiation period, the UFC boss did confirm that the buyout “happened quickly,” when asked if the talks lasted less than six months.

White then revealed that while Strikeforce is now the property of Zuffa, Scott Coker's promotion would not be dissolved. Rather, Strikeforce will continue to operate independently under the supervision of its new parent company.

“Strikeforce is going to continue to run -- business as usual. There are contracts in place, and we honor contracts. These guys pull good ratings on Showtime, and all of those contracts are going to be honored. These guys are going to remain Strikeforce fighters.”

White then elaborated on that concept, asserting that Coker would continue in his role as Strikeforce head, maintaining the promotion's operations and managing the talent. According to White, this means that Coker will have license to re-sign fighters at his discretion, including talents with whom White takes issue, such as Paul Daley and Josh Barnett.

“We've signed a deal with Scott Coker. He's staying on. You've seen me battle with guys over the years, but I’ve never had a bad thing to say about Scott Coker. I’ve known Scott since the K-1 days. Scott is a good guy.”