Man is the GOAT but has a history of bad managers that prevented him to sign with the UFC just like some kind of whispering Rasputins.
Fedor's managers had nothing to do with it.
Dana White's attitude toward fighters has always been the issue.
It's been repeated at least a hundred times over the years in interviews readily available.
If Dana White was an honorable man who didn't treat everyone like cattle, and regarded ideals with value, or had even average integrity, the UFC would've had him, period.
If Coker ran the UFC, he'd be there.
So in conclusion, it was Dana, has always been Dana, and the best chance to see him in the UFC is when a professional man replaces him perhaps.
Because he is leaving, the best times are yet to come.
sparkuri - Fedor's managers had nothing to do with it.
Dana White's attitude toward fighters has always been the issue.
It's been repeated at least a hundred times over the years in interviews readily available.
If Dana White was an honorable man who didn't treat everyone like cattle, and regarded ideals with value, or had even average integrity, the UFC would've had him, period.
If Coker ran the UFC, he'd be there.
So in conclusion, it was Dana, has always been Dana, and the best chance to see him in the UFC is when a professional man replaces him perhaps.
Because he is leaving, the best times are yet to come.
Hi Gary
Fedor was ready to sign with the UFC during the first round of contract negotiations like 10 years ago. The UFC demanded: a champion's clause, no Sambo competition, and no co-promotion with M-1. Both sides compromised, Sambo was allowed, co-promotion was off the table, the UFC was going to sign other Russian fighters. The contract was re-drawn, all sides seemed to agree.
Vadim was faxed the UFC's original offer with all of the negotiated terms taken out. Vadim asked for the ammended copy of the contract, and was basically told to go fuck himself. Then Dana started with the 'Crazy Russians' thing and 'Fedor is a Myth' bullshit.
Affliction swooped in and offered more money. The $36/M for 6 fights UFC was an internet rumor. Fedor laughed when a reporter asked him about it and said if those were the real numbers, he'd be in the UFC.
The UFC spitefully offered Fedor an insulting 50k/50k (or something similarly terrible) contract after he lost to Hendo.
Dana claimed that Fedor almost signed for huge money to fight Brock. Fedor says that never happened.
Fedor says the UFC offered a lot more money than Rizin, but he was tired of being treatred like an asshole by them.
Fedor signed with Bellator because he had good dealings with Coker in the past.
God bless Fedor
Fedor training at the end of that video... gave me hope!
sparkuri - Fedor's managers had nothing to do with it.
Dana White's attitude toward fighters has always been the issue.
It's been repeated at least a hundred times over the years in interviews readily available.
If Dana White was an honorable man who didn't treat everyone like cattle, and regarded ideals with value, or had even average integrity, the UFC would've had him, period.
If Coker ran the UFC, he'd be there.
So in conclusion, it was Dana, has always been Dana, and the best chance to see him in the UFC is when a professional man replaces him perhaps.
Because he is leaving, the best times are yet to come.
Truth
Bobby Lupo -
Fedor was ready to sign with the UFC during the first round of contract negotiations like 10 years ago. The UFC demanded: a champion's clause, no Sambo competition, and no co-promotion with M-1. Both sides compromised, Sambo was allowed, co-promotion was off the table, the UFC was going to sign other Russian fighters. The contract was re-drawn, all sides seemed to agree.
Vadim was faxed the UFC's original offer with all of the negotiated terms taken out. Vadim asked for the ammended copy of the contract, and was basically told to go fuck himself. Then Dana started with the 'Crazy Russians' thing and 'Fedor is a Myth' bullshit.
Affliction swooped in and offered more money. The $36/M for 6 fights UFC was an internet rumor. Fedor laughed when a reporter asked him about it and said if those were the real numbers, he'd be in the UFC.
The UFC spitefully offered Fedor an insulting 50k/50k (or something similarly terrible) contract after he lost to Hendo.
Dana claimed that Fedor almost signed for huge money to fight Brock. Fedor says that never happened.
Fedor says the UFC offered a lot more money than Rizin, but he was tired of being treatred like an asshole by them.
Fedor signed with Bellator because he had good dealings with Coker in the past.
A (surprising) pleasure to see someone else on here with accurate memory on the events.
What also seems to escape all the noobs is when Fedor fought in pride, pride WAS THE PLACE TO BE. Furthermore lmao @ Fedor then "ducking the UFC" due to talent but entering a tournament comprised of Fedor, Antônio Silva, Alistair Overeem, Fabrício Werdum, Daniel Cormier, Andrei Arlovski, Sergei Kharitonov, Josh Barnett, and Brett Rogers
Mhorad -Bobby Lupo -
Fedor was ready to sign with the UFC during the first round of contract negotiations like 10 years ago. The UFC demanded: a champion's clause, no Sambo competition, and no co-promotion with M-1. Both sides compromised, Sambo was allowed, co-promotion was off the table, the UFC was going to sign other Russian fighters. The contract was re-drawn, all sides seemed to agree.
Vadim was faxed the UFC's original offer with all of the negotiated terms taken out. Vadim asked for the ammended copy of the contract, and was basically told to go fuck himself. Then Dana started with the 'Crazy Russians' thing and 'Fedor is a Myth' bullshit.
Affliction swooped in and offered more money. The $36/M for 6 fights UFC was an internet rumor. Fedor laughed when a reporter asked him about it and said if those were the real numbers, he'd be in the UFC.
The UFC spitefully offered Fedor an insulting 50k/50k (or something similarly terrible) contract after he lost to Hendo.
Dana claimed that Fedor almost signed for huge money to fight Brock. Fedor says that never happened.
Fedor says the UFC offered a lot more money than Rizin, but he was tired of being treatred like an asshole by them.
Fedor signed with Bellator because he had good dealings with Coker in the past.
A (surprising) pleasure to see someone else on here with accurate memory on the events.
I think it's important to have a factual account of what happened at the time for the new fans who wonder why we never saw Fedor in the UFC and hold that against him.
I try to be the fair Fedor fan, somewhere between Orcus and Whistleblower
BrocksSwockRanTrane_onShane -
What also seems to escape all the noobs is when Fedor fought in pride, pride WAS THE PLACE TO BE. Furthermore lmao @ Fedor then "ducking the UFC" due to talent but entering a tournament comprised of Fedor, Antônio Silva, Alistair Overeem, Fabrício Werdum, Daniel Cormier, Andrei Arlovski, Sergei Kharitonov, Josh Barnett, and Brett Rogers
They forget that Fedor agreed to fight Barnett in Pride and Josh bailed on it letting Hunt take his place. And then Fedor signed to fight Josh in affliction and we all know how that ended in a cluster fuck
With Millen serving in that role, a deal with Dana was never going to happen.