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Sept 26nd 2007: “I think that Fedor, right now, the word is he wants to fight in this Sambo event, but I won’t let him fight in it if he’s with us. I think he’s going to wait until he fights in this thing in October, November, and we’ll probably come to a deal with him at the end of this year or the beginning of next year. I’m very positive we’re going to end up with him. It would be crazy for him to fight anywhere else other than the UFC.” White and the UFC have big plans for Emelianenko if they can secure the deal. “What we’d want to do is, we’d want to know who is the best heavyweight in the world. So if we sign Fedor, Fedor comes right in and fights Randy Couture for the title,” Dana White comments on Fedor Emelianenko | Inside the Octagon
Oct 12th 2007: “Fedor has that mystique where people think he’s number one, which I don’t agree with. I think that Fedor is completely overrated – he’s fought Mark Coleman and Matt Lindland in the last year, with Mark Hunt being his only legitimate opponent - and I actually think that Randy Couture would have smashed Fedor.” New Dana White Interview On Couture, Entire Transcript - MMAFightLine.com
Oct 25th 2007 "Fedor sucks," said White. "He's not even a top 5 Heavyweight in the world." Dana White: "Fedor isn't even a top five heavyweight." - MMAFightLine.com
July 31st 2007: “We'll have him (Fedor) soon. We'll have him before the end of the year.” White not worried about the competition - MMA - ESPN
2/4/2008: “Randy Couture, right now is the best fighter in the world. Fedor is a farce. He [just fought] "Long Duck Dong"...we'll just call him that. It's a joke. This guy hasn't beat anybody since 2005 and you know who was the last guy he beat in 2005? Mirko Cro Cop who just lost to two guy's that nobody's...you know.” Dana White Dana calls Choi Hong-Man “long duck dong.” - MMAFightLine.com
Feb 5th, 2008: Fedor isn’t a real fighter, he’s a complete joke. He’s fighting middleweights and guys who have absolutely no business fighting — and he’s looking like s*** doing it. It's 2008 and he hasn’t had a real fight since 2005. I don’t care about what he did in PRIDE years ago — he can’t live with anyone in the top five in the UFC and that’s why he’s not here.
He’s not in the UFC because if he was he couldn’t avoid real competition like he’s been doing for years now. Dana answers your questions | The Sun |Sport|UFC
Feb. 9th 2008: In response to an interviewer commenting on Randy Couture wanting to fight Fedor: “A Russian who sucks. Okay this guy hasn’t fought anybody in two years.” YouTube - Dana White calls Randy Couture Gay & Prank Call
Oct. 15th, 2008: “I’m not out there chasing Fedor. If Fedor wants to prove that he is the best in the world…you know…he’ll end up in the UFC someday. YouTube - UFC Dana White Though on FEDOR Emelianenko,TiTo,KimBo,Shamrock,Couture
Oct 24th, 2008: "If you look at Fedor, Fedor's got power, and he can knock you out, but I wouldn't say he has great stand-up," Dana White: Fedor Emelianenko Doesn't Have Great Stand-Up, Anderson Silva Is the Best - MMA FanHouse
July 20th, 2008: When asked about Fedor’s win over Sylvia: “It does (change my opinion),” he conceded. “Tim Sylvia was a real opponent.” White stands by his man Silva - MMA - Yahoo! Sports
August 6th 2008: While doing a word association with different fighters names, Dana responded to Fedor’s name by saying “Overrated.” YouTube - Dana White on Mark Cuban, Tito, Couture, GSP, Fedor and Canada
August 15th, 2008: He’s not the best pound-for-pound fighter, not even close, but he’s one of the four or five best heavyweights. But we all have to thank him for getting rid of Tim Sylvia. He’d been stinking out the joint the last couple of years and Fedor did everyone a favor by beating him so easily and getting rid of him.” Dana White: ‘Fedor did everyone a favor by beating’ Tim Sylvia at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets — MMAmania.com
Sept. 2nd 2008: Fedor is completely (expletive) irrelevant,” White said. “Completely.” Couture returns to UFC, faces Lesnar - MMA - Yahoo! Sports
Nov. 19th 2008: “I’ve been trying to get Fedor forever now. You know one of the crazy things when I tell people for the 9 years I’ve been promoting this business…that I’ve been trying to get Fedor, I’ve never even met Fedor…People talk about how great he is and everything else, you know, he hasn’t fought anbody since 2005…Fedor is a bunch of hype.” YouTube - Dana White talks GSP/Penn Fedor
Dec: 28th 2008: "God, I hope so," White said. "That's not up to me. I can only try so much. There's only so much I can do." Fight Instinct - MMA News: Dana White: Fedor vs. Lesnar "God, I hope so¦"
Dec 30th 2008: “(Laughs) That’s so crazy! How can you call him the number one heavyweight in the world? The guy doesn’t fight anybody!”
“After seeing what!? Tim Sylvia!? Everybody knocked Tim Sylvia down in the first round… Randy Couture knocked Tim Sylvia down in the first round too and took his back. Randy just couldn’t choke him out or he would have choked him out the same exact way Fedor did!”
“Could you imagine if I had stable full of guys that fought once every two and half to three years and said they were the best fighter in the world!? Give me a break. Listen, I’ve got no problem with Fedor. I’ve tried to bring him in many times (and) I’m still trying. If Fedor wants to get on the phone tonight I’ll try and cut a deal with him. But don’t call yourself the best heavyweight in the world unless you’re willing to come in and fight three times a year against the best. Annihilate all the best in here and I’ll call you the best.
“I want to make the fight. I don’t want to sit around and say, ‘No (Fedor) sucks, he’s not the best’ and not let him fight. I’ll bring him and let him fight everybody. I’ll even pay him — good money. More money than these other knuckleheads can pay him. You’re not the best to me unless you come in and prove it. Just because you knocked Tim Sylvia down and choked him out, you’re not the best. I mean everybody has done that. Andrei Arlovski did it; he heel hooked him in the first round. Randy Couture knocked him down and almost choked him out in the first round (too).” Dana White: Fedor Still Isn’t The Best Heavyweight, Nog Had Staph
Jan 3rd, 2009: Asked whether Fedor will ever fight in the UFC, White said, "Who knows? Every time you think you've got some traction with these guys and you're going to do something, they spin off and do something dumber than before. These guys keep making stupid moves. The problem is Fedor doesn't control his destiny, his manager does. These guys are from Russia. It's a whole nother world in Russia, man. Listen, in all the dealings we've had with Fedor, I've never even met Fedor. He doesn't control his destiny, his manager does." Dana White: Fedor Emelianenko Doesn't Control His Destiny, His Manager Does - MMA FanHouse
1/8/2009: I'd like to see Andrei win. He's my guy, so I obviously want to see him beat Fedor. MMA Submission: One On One with Dana White - ESPN The Magazine
1/8/2009: My only beef with Fedor is that he's not fighting consistently right now, against top competition. I can't call someone the best in the world unless he's fighting against the best, and he's fighting three times a year, minimum. I can't call somebody like Fedor the best in the world, because he hasn't been doing that. MMA Submission: One On One with Dana White - ESPN The Magazine
1/8/2009: I'd sign Fedor in a heartbeat, if we could work out his contract situation with Affliction after they go under. I've been trying to sign Fedor for a long, long time. The problem has always been his management. I've still never even met Fedor himself. MMA Submission: One On One with Dana White - ESPN The Magazine
1/8/2009: Yes, he's had a great career. He just hasn't done it lately. If he wants to fight the best in the world and prove how great he is, I am certainly willing to listen and maybe sign him. MMA Submission: One On One with Dana White - ESPN The Magazine
1/29/2009: “If Fedor doesn’t care than neither do I. If he wants to come over and fight the best in the world then that’s cool with me. At the end of the day, if Fedor wants to fight here I’m here, if he doesn’t I don’t care.” UFC FIGHT: UFC President Dana White Talks Affliction And Fedor Emelianenko
Feb 3rd 2009: “Yes, he’s top five [pound-for-pound]. I say he’s top five. He can punch. I’ll say that.” THEMMAFiend - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Exclusive Interviews, Commentary, And More Blog Archive Dana White Admits Fedor Emelianenko Is Top 5
Feb 4th, 2009: People think I talk all this s**t about Fedor. I'd love to have Fedor in the UFC. If he cares to come in and fight the best in the world, then I care. If he doesn't care then why should I care? That's my philosophy on that. At the end of the day, the best guys in the world are the guys like GSP, BJ Penn, Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, these guys fight the best in the world three times a year and prove that they're the best. Rashad Evans -- look who Rashad has fought this year. Look who Forrest Griffin has fought this year. These guys continually fight the best in the world three times a year. They deserve your respect and praise. Dana White on UFC 94, GSP's Vaseline and Saturday's Fight Night on Spike - MMA FanHouse
Feb 7th on Bubba the Love Sponge
“You can just tell when you see this guy — I will tell you, he’s a bad mother[expletive]. You can just tell by looking at him,” White said in an interview on “The Bubba the Love Sponge Show” on Sirius Satellite Radio. “He’s been considered one of the best in the world for a long time,” White later added. “I’d put him in there against whoever’s the top guy at that time. I’d put him in against whoever the top guy is… There’s a lot of possibilities for Fedor.”
Feb 9th 2009: “I want Fedor too, contrary to popular belief. I have no idea what they want. Everything makes no sense to me. I think they thought, 'You know, we'll partner up with these guys and we'll own a piece of this thing.' It's all mixed signals. You never know what these guys want. When I first met with these guys, (Fedor's) manager is like, 'Here's what we want to do. My brother is the biggest rock concert promoter over there. So here's what we want. We want you to build an arena in Russia,'" recounted White. "And I'm like, '(Expletive) timeout.' I want to sign a guy. I'm not looking to build arenas or get into business with you or anything like that. We'll pay him what he wants to be paid. We'll promote and do this and that. But it's not about Fedor when you talk to these guys. I've never met Fedor! I've never said one (expletive) word to the guy. I've never even seen him face to face.
I don't know what they want... Fedor's one of these guys that, listen, everybody thinks that I won't give Fedor his props and everything. B.J. Penn and Georges St. Pierre and Anderson Silva and every other guy in this company fight the best of the best three times a year. Fedor's not doing that. If he wants to fight guys three times a year, prove he's the best, if he wants to do that, I'm willing to do it with him," says White.
I don't think he cares about a legacy or any of that kind of stuff," he continued. "I don't know. I'd like to see him fight in the UFC." - FEDOR AND THE UFC: WILL IT EVER HAPPEN? - MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more
April 21, 2009 - "Fedor is not the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world," White said. "Fedor is at a buffet somewhere in Russia."
July 12, 2009 - "This whole Fedor thing has been going on and on and on," White said. "I keep saying this and that about him and he keeps waiting. Eventually, Fedor's going to be here. I want Fedor. I want him to come to the UFC and everything else." "This guy just became the heavyweight champion," White said, gesturing to Lesnar. "We'll end up getting that deal done. And then we'll do Brock vs. Fedor, and it'll be a huge fight."
Aug 4, 2009 - “I’m in Abu Dhabi right now and my reaction is Fedor is a [expletive] joke. [He] turns down a huge deal and the opportunity to face the best in the world to fight nobodies, for no money. Fedor is a [expletive]. “I feel sorry for the real fans! I wanted to make the deal but it takes two and it is VERY obvious Fedor doesn’t want to fight the best and doesn’t give a [expletive] about the fans.”
And now it's all over. Fedor will end his career fighting cans on tiny ass shows that go out of business after 6 months and will eventually lose. And since he is only fighting cans, it will be a can who is the one who beats him. Then Dana will bring over the can who beat him and he will get crushed by some mid level gate keeper in the UFC. Then Fedor will be forgotten about by everybody except a handful of hardcore fans. That's it.
It's only minuscule because good Sambo fighters beat Fedor now. So like the UFC, he is gonna avoid that shit like the plague.
hankd -
2/4/2008: "...He [just fought] "Long Duck Dong"...we'll just call him that....
ugh...my skin crawls when stuff like this is said.
Dana's a good guy, but i wish he'd show a little more class and respect in these situations. if its the goal of the UFC to take over the globe it might be a good idea not to play the low-brow role of the "Ugly American."
EvilMaster - And now it's all over. Fedor will end his career fighting cans on tiny ass shows that go out of business after 6 months and will eventually lose. And since he is only fighting cans, it will be a can who is the one who beats him. Then Dana will bring over the can who beat him and he will get crushed by some mid level gate keeper in the UFC. Then Fedor will be forgotten about by everybody except a handful of hardcore fans. That's it.
And Fedor will still have the money to feed his family, spend the rest of his days relaxing, put his children threw college, and maybe even they can spend they rest of their lives relaxing if the money is spent wisely.
I mean, the guy says he doesn't care about his legacy, but his family and friends. Fact is, he's doing what's best for him.
Sure...He has enough money for that. But if he came to the UFC he would have enough money to put his children's children through college as well and they wouldn't have to work either.
This dude is a world class idiot for the money he left on the table. WORLD CLASS!
EvilMaster - Sure...He has enough money for that. But if he came to the UFC he would have enough money to put his children's children through college as well and they wouldn't have to work either.
This dude is a world class idiot for the money he left on the table. WORLD CLASS!
Except it's been reported that the number's reported on the internet were wrong, and the offer from Strike Force was better all around, no?
They were wrong. The real numbers equaled up to MORE when all was said and done. And strikeforce HAS NO MONEY. They probably paid him less than Affliction.
But Fedor himself said it was less then reported, and they would have taken the deal if it was what was "reported". And that the contract was "very unfair" or something along those lines?
It's called "lying".
Ah, I see, but where are these real numbers that equal to more then the reported 30 million dollars that Fedor is lying about being offered?
So uh, what proof is there of the "$30 million dollar" contract offer? It's based on what Dana (see above) put out to the media, right? If not, please help me out...
Just sayin'...
dana is correct
I'm sure they will be posted soon enough. Just the PPV cut alone was worth more than he has ever earned in his life.
cindyO is typing up the offer right now
Ah, alright. Thanks for the clarification on Fedor's "lying" and the "reported" contract being real. Not to mention the BIGGER deal offer then what was reported.
You're welcome.
It's hard to see how the strikeforce deal can end up better than what the UFC was offering. Even the exact numbers aren't known stability, PPV cut, and higher end endorsements would all come from the UFC. Unless he'll be getting a big cut of the M1 profit
MushroomHead - I see a lot of talk in this thread about the "real" numbers.
I'm curious about what these "real" numbers are also, since they are more then the reported "30 Million" which Fedor said was a lie.
But EvilMaster is clearly in the scoop, and knows Fedor is just lying.
MushroomHead - Where are you guys viewing the contracts or audio from the negotiations?
StrikeForce teleconference, is where Fedor stated the "reported" 30 million was a lie and would have taken if was true.
But he's a "WORLD CLASS IDIOT" and probably doesn't even know what 30 million looks like on paper, and thinks 5 dollars is more, right EvilMaster?