Why Fedor Emelianenko Never Fought In The UFC

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[@ub-4630]

It took 10 years for them to say, "I told you so."

[@5Cdarkwing]

And a three time world bjj hw champ

[@sharpthingsinspace9721]

Joe the fry brain doesn’t understand this developed over years. Then when Fedor got older Joe says “I told you”. What a complete fry brain. So sad he’s destroying his mind by choice.

[@Darhobo123]

UFC is trash

[@5Cdarkwing]

@@Darhobo123 at 1 point maybe. Now its the most elite organization there is.

[@MrXtremeSpartan]

But in the end they still got to say it sooooooo 😂😂😂

[@yaushaeomessias4837]

Yeah right, when Fedor was in PRIDE the UFC basically only had Sylvia and Arlovski, and Fedor destroyed both of them. PRIDE was the biggest organization, not the UFC, which at that time was horrible.

[@DoktorTeeth]

damn right! Fedor is the greatest heavyweight of all time so far. the larry bird of mma

[@dantedlane2]

Teach me why fedor was the guy back then

[@yaushaeomessias4837]

@@dantedlane2 32-0 fighting the best in PRIDE when PRIDE was much superior than the UFC. After PRIDE also beat the UFC champions of his era.

[@downtownbtown8238]

I was going to say the same thing, yeah right! Fedor is deadly!

[@907monstaT]

You’re 100% right bro

[@stpierrecanada1]

UFC did not have the best Hw’s , plain and simple. The name UFC doesn’t mean shit. He fought and beat all the best.

[@billwoods7578]

He defeated a plethora of UFC champions

[@fgc1850]

Except when he got murdered by hendo

[@mixedmartialoddest]

Never fought Velasquez.

[@billwoods7578]

@@mixedmartialoddest Velasquez never fought him or miocic for that matter

[@stpierrecanada1]

@@mixedmartialoddest I think Cain is the UFC HW GOAT but his peak only lasted like 3-4 years.. Fedor reigned UNDEFEATED for over 10 years, when Pride had a MUCH better Heavyweight division than UFC did.

[@jasoncurtis1981]

Prime Fedor was dominate as Bones is and disciplined as Kahbib. Fedor wasn't going to be pushed around by Dana. Fought well past his prime . A real man tough

[@intercoursehandguns851]

Khabib runs his mouth and assaults people's entourage with his gang of porkophobics. Khabib has PASSION, not discipline. Comparing Khabib's discipline to Fedor's is just disrespectful.

[@Binmusu]

You gotta remember 1 thing, he never got the talen like jon jones or even the size The guy is small 6foot1 230 pounds He have weak bođy and fragile during his early life but with hard work and kindness from himself his pull himself up And beat everyone until weirdum luckly tap him which at the time he was close to 42 bloody hell

[@Romoloa]

@@BinmusuBones almost lost 3 times and is an undisciplined lucker with long arms. Fedor did it with discipline and hard work don’t compare that drug addict bones with the greatest of all time

[@mikefitzpatrick43]

The goat

[@tillburr6799]

@@Romoloa hes agreeing with you

[@intercoursehandguns851]

Not true. Fedor said he didn't want to go because Dana had "NO RESPECT". Fedor even said himself that the money is worthless without respect.

[@MrSlinki52]

This has got to be the most nut-rider response ever. Of course he’s going to say that. His management team was on record demanding that to subject the greatest hw at the time, against Randy Couture, they wanted ownership in UFC, 50/50 money, and all expenses paid. TF outta here with that. He beat two quality guys and survived a power-bomb, and casuals have him as p4p goat. 🤡

[@mixedmartialoddest]

Weren't a PRIDE fan, huh?

[@skindred1888]

​@@MrSlinki52AHH casuals...like almost every UFC fighter.😂😂

[@dantesapprentice4581]

​@@MrSlinki52Please get a breath mint.

[@dannyt4663]

@@MrSlinki52 the UFCs contracts are notoriously slave-like lmao and it’s only gotten worse. Fedor saw through it decades ago, no reason for the biggest fighter at the time to sign away image rights to a scummy company like UFC without some serious compensation

[@kenneyoakwood1293]

Hes still the greatest mix martial artist of all time

[@danijean4788]

100%. You are a man of culture and knowledge

[@MIAMI420LOKO]

Absolutely 🐐

[@AndrewLaReal]

Lol definitely not. Heavyweight is the weakest division

[@gjbsarmeri3957]

Literally not even close

[@kenneyoakwood1293]

@@AndrewLaReal not when he fought it wasn't....and he's a natural light heavyweight for his frame....

[@jeremyprewitt4984]

How many ufc champion did he knock out in the first round. Like 11

[@JohnnySteppa]

Nah literally. U wanna see a skill difference go watch chaels fights in the ufc then go watch his fight with fedor…….there’s levels to this shit😂😂😂

[@luxmindset961]

@@JohnnySteppaFedor dominated chael that ground and pound was mint

[@mixedmartialoddest]

​@@JohnnySteppaI love Fedor, but a lifelong heavyweight dominating a guy that used to fight at 185 well out of his prime...not exactly impressive.

[@stpierrecanada1]

@@mixedmartialoddest but Jon Jones fighting natural Middleweights as a natural HW is fine to you right? See how that works. Fedor was a very small heavyweight, with much less height and reach than Jones.

[@mixedmartialoddest]

@@stpierrecanada1 What the hell gave you the impression that I like Jon Jones? I was merely speaking on Fedor vs Sonnen. I love Fedor, love Chael...I fucking loathe Jon Jones.

[@ballistic1980ify]

Joe Rogan says 50-50 split was unreasonable... really, why? Problem on UFC side if you ask me after you stated he may be the best fucking heavy weight on earth.

[@intercoursehandguns851]

They'd throw that money at someone like Izzy doing gay tiktok dances, painting his nails, and being racist SO FAST. It's not even a question. I can see why Fedor said they had no respect.

[@danijean4788]

@@intercoursehandguns851 Damn man. You said a lot of truth right here.

[@allthetunes5491]

Unreasonable because it's absurd to agree to a 50/50 split off of one fighter in one match when the card has 11-12 fights. Also at Fedor's peak, he was still an unknown by casual fans. Lastly, he did win a few great fights in his prime. But he also fought a ton of cans, which hurt his value. I mean shit, he almost lost to Brett Rogers.

[@danijean4788]

@allthetunes5491 I don't remember him ever being in danger of losing to Brett rogers.

[@hilihkintil6789]

the problem is it's not 50/50 split with PRIDE, it was with co-promotion with fedor own regional promotion which i don't even remember the name. And UFC back then isn't as cash rich as right now, one bad deal or bad event might really hurt the company. Nowadays 1 or 2 PPV bombs barely hurt UFC

[@jmorrow6406]

50/50 is crazy unreasonable? Then isn't every guy 1 loss away from losing his value?

[@dorianrustik6880]

My guy that's exactly why boxing got them bucks.

[@JordanCarlin-qy5ed]

His management wanted millions for the best heavyweight MMA has ever seen? Don't think that's unreasonable when the likes of Fury can get $30 million for one fucking fight against Wilder

[@tataidas3416]

Fedor means Respect. Real GOAT in mma

[@K7.8980]

He fought in openweight and his rivals were like real monsters he is the Real GOAT 🔥

[@MIAMI420LOKO]

This is something I always mentioned when talking about who was the GOAT. Fedor was a middle weight with love handles fighting men that can literally kill you with their fists. Not a big man cutting weight to fight the smallest guys possible

[@joeswanson5486]

Fedors best wins aren’t huge mass monsters they are just normal sized HWs/LHWs like Cro cop and Nogueira. Bigger doesn’t mean better. Than one 7’2 kickboxer Fedor fought is 2-4

[@BIGERTZ]

Fedor in his prime !!!! We've all seen what he's done !!!! & always the same look on his face at all times .. One of the best

[@SP-qo3pd]

Everyone gets caught eventually in MMa.. just so many ways you can lose. At least the man didn't go on national TV and act like a jackass and turn fans into haters like Ronda did. Fedor has a lot of class and is what a man should be; Stoic and tough, but enough heart and wisdom to be humble.

[@danijean4788]

Well said. RESPECT

[@JM1993951]

For Fedor is just happened to be when he fought guys like Henderson and Werdum.

[@spencerhaabs]

Still the greatest heavyweight ever

[@jjbiano]

That I told you so was so fcken sour grapes

[@alexdoram7054]

Prime fedor v prime jon jones I'd give anything for a time machine to make that one happen! My gut says fedor.....

[@user-vl3cx4fy5s]

Joe Rogan and Dana can say everything about Fedor...but they can not change the fact that Fedor is the "Emperor". The most badass, yet humble and low profile fighter of all time. He could KO everyone and not even celebrate. He was a real fighter, not a clown like many of UFC... UFC was nothing when Fedor was in his prime. FEDOR is the GOAT

[@jordanjustison859]

Stop he was a old man when he got caught. It happens. Then what he do , he lost another and went on another win streak after took a break at 45

[@syedzainulabidin5898]

Your whole ufc dosent have the fighter like fador one loss dosent make difference when he fought the fight become beautiful with his presence and action

[@aurelpetrisorbicu806]

Fedor GOAT

[@acme-1889]

He had superior punch power and top-notch grappling.

[@DavidLucian]

Fedor was purely Insane, in my eyes he's the real GOAT, no debate whatsoever. ☯️✌️

[@nicoscosti1199]

Fedor = 🐐

[@dantemariscal8679]

Honestly seems like fedor made the right financial decision because fighters in the ufc at the time were paid pennies

[@danijean4788]

Does anyone here remember when Fujita cracked Fedor? I do. It's the only time I've ever seen Fedor display emotion. I know Fujita isn't that impressive but, it's a fight and anything can happen. Fedor stumbled for a while and had me worried. After Fedor composed himself, he threw a blazing hot two piece and Mr. Nasty Time kidney kick (it sounded like a shotgun blast and the entire arena including Bas Rutten said Ooooooofffffffff!), Fedor scowled in a way that signified he was angry. At that moment I realized, Fedor was human after all. Fedor is the GOAT and moments like this solidified that fact for nearly a decade of dominance. Actually, we need a new word to define his PREEMINENT skill. There is no superlative and greatest falls short.

[@FanaticTZ]

This man knows what he’s talking about 💯 respect to you sir! 👏🐐🥊

[@wofieguns3007]

Fujita isn’t impressive ? Bro ate head kicks for living without a scratch

[@danijean4788]

@wofieguns3007 I wasn't trying to disregard Fujita. I actually respected him, especially after this fight. I was trying to highlight that nobody gave him a chance to beat Fedor, and he damn near ko'd the great one. I agree with your statement fully. Mt. Fuji was tough as hell.

[@wofieguns3007]

@@danijean4788btw youre correct about that situation nonthless. Fedor for once seemed human but then not even long after, the fight with raddleman where he gets slammed head first then comes back to submit kevin is what made me think back to “nvm, hes not human”

[@danijean4788]

@wofieguns3007 Perfect example of damage that would have ended most, really didn't even seem like much more than an inconvenience for the GOAT. Literal textbook definition of the most beautiful belly to back. Cheers!

[@Miguel_Mats]

Fedor stood for truth

[@johnwhyte7834]

Fedor then was worth every penny

[@michele6744]

At the time Pride was the main promotion. Fedor was the emperor of Pride. That's it that's all.

[@RICHIE_RICH89]

Fedor would of killed the men in ufc

[@bruceleeyt7358]

fax

[@user-xd4sk5fi3m]

Fedor is king, will always be my favorite fighter. Ion care what nobody says.

[@olerain]

Fedor is a machine

[@Jenzenkarma]

Most of the people who love this sport dosent agree with you Joe. Because UFC didn’t have him in his prime and he was such lethal that every Pennies worth for his fights. Absolute hammer

[@893.]

Fedor only time got hurt was when his daughter brutally got attacked.

[@boogeymantrav.m3389]

All right this is the misconception UFC was the second largest promotion in the world behind Pride Pride had way better Fighters way less rules then the UFC in Fedor is hands down the greatest heavyweight and probably the greatest mixed martial artist to ever exist he went well over a decade without being beat and every single fighter that came over from the UFC to fight in pride lost people like Chuck Liddell who was one of my favorite fighters of all time he found out when he came over to fight and pride😮

[@bajamaliknindza440]

well UFC waited but like 10 years to be right about that statement

[@IPIay01]

You mean he knew his worth and wanted to be paid accordingly? 😂

[@kchapo_4202]

Fedor was undefeated for 10 years. How does one loss drop his value when the greats nowadays loose some win some. Joe is Dana simp. Company man

[@Wisstihrwas]

When Fedor turned away from UFC everyone got cocky about it. Hey UFC fanboois, what about Ngannou? Sounds like fighters slowly start to realize there are skifull fighters outside the league. Hopefully UFC get fucked some day. The way the threated their fighters is just disrespectful. For them fighters are just moneybags, while these guys risk their lifes, both their physical and mental health and their reputation for some entertainment and money. Gotta respect these people more! Back in the old days kings like Alexander the Great led this troops in the frontline of the Macedonian Cavalary, thus earning the reputation and respect of its people. What do people in power nowadays do? Hustle around some money, do some talking and some bureaucracy...that one of the reasons why these world has become so crazy. Back in the day you had to put you in, where your mouth is. Hey Dana i have a idea: for the next disagreement with a fighter. Settle thing out by a match 😂

[@skindred1888]

I mean...this is all over the place. Alexander did eventually get the respect of his troops I suppose, however he didn't earn it. He got given that army from his father as king, then killed a bunch of people to "conquer" lands...which fell apart as soon as he died.

[@jurijmatajdl177]

Fedor is much better fighter than Joe Rogan is talker. And Joe is not bad talker.

[@IamAkoma]

Fedor lost nothing Joe. He is still the goat no matter what.

[@reymondulrich4651]

Dude fador is a monster and he should have gotten a 50/50 split in commission.

[@LimitedEditi0n]

Considering the talent of fedor, 50/50 wasn't unreasonable offer. He would have given UFC tons of money. And MAYBE that would also had changed the career of his brother Aleksander who went really dark.

[@lodwhunno6278]

I agree with fedors camp.Russians don't play games with Americans or Europeans and it serves them well even when it comes to putin vs nato and the u.s.

[@Matt-oy7pz]

they did what they had to do.. and Fedor did, what Fedor had to do. Fedor… ain’t the one.

[@flameguy3416]

They held value in their guy.

[@MMA_KSW]

Fedor is the GOAT of MMA, Joe is talking crap in this one.

[@joeswanson5486]

Your not the goat if you go in a three fight skid in your early-mid 30s against 2 guys far from goat convo and a MW. Jones goat status is heavily shaded upon his Reyes fight now imagine Fedors with 3 losses

[@Rumble225-qe7fy]

UFC took while to build they were always under Pride if they weren’t then they wouldn’t have sent one of their fighters over there. They sent Chuck over to try to gain leverage over them and it failed miserably. Rampage humiliated him and Rampage at that time wasn’t even best in division.

[@010FRnr1]

Best mma fighter ever!

[@AKAUncleBeau]

Pride was just as big as the UFC at the time. We paid more to see Pride events than UFC.

[@randomreviews595]

I would love to know if Jon jones thinks he could beat prime fedor? I think the greatest ever is fedor, idc about his record, I know he’s the toughest dude out there… I think Jon jones vs fedor is the fight of the century. I think fedor might win idk.. I don’t think jones vs Francis would be as good, but it would still be a good show, jones would win I think..

[@kp-iy7lc]

Let's first see what Jones can do with Pavlovich. FEDOR THE GREAT would destroy both in his Prime.

[@5Cdarkwing]

Top three HW in history #1 Fedor #2 Big Nog #3 Crocop Not a single UFC HW past or present would last a round with any of these guys in their prime.

[@mixedmartialoddest]

Weird how number 2 and 3 started losing at a much higher rate when they went to the UFC. And Fedor's first real loss was to a guy that had already been cut by the UFC. I love all three of these guys, but to act like Cain or DC wouldn't be competitive is just plain stupid.

[@5Cdarkwing]

@@mixedmartialoddest Cain would get finished easily by any of these three, DC as well. Its not even close.

[@5Cdarkwing]

@@mixedmartialoddest Also funny how 2 and 3 both went to UFC long past their prime and 2 still became UFC HW champ.

[@DonMIFC]

Fedors management wanted "co-promotion" and "50/50 split". Whats so UNREASONABLE about tnat? 😂 Dana and the UFC were just mad they couldnt lowball the best fighter on the planet. Its always the HWs they cant control. Fedor was the best in the world and he NEVER fought in the UFC. Right now, Ngannou is the best fighter in the world and he LEFT the UFC

[@MRHEEL-ys2rq]

Funny how the UFC didn't have the balls to put their champion vs prime PRIDE FC champ Fedor...that wouldve been a massacre

[@joeswanson5486]

Ufc he Division was weak in the early and mid 2000s only having old man Randy and frank mir. But in the 2010s I don’t think Fedor is beating Cain DC Werdum or JDS. Lesnar would be an interesting fight though

[@MRHEEL-ys2rq]

@@joeswanson5486 Prime Fedor in Pride? That guy was a machine

[@djuromilovic8251]

at that time Randy Couture was a top guy in UFC.. that wouldve been an amazing fight...

[@1American4thepeople]

Still don’t understand why arlovski tried to jump in the air with a flying knee. Wish he never would’ve done that

[@miamimagicians]

Crazy how in 2023 Ryan Bader is better than Fedor that’s so strange! I will say that Fedor is Ryan Bader’s biggest win

[@danielhenderson8316]

Some of the shit Fedor's management team wanted was extreme. Along with 50/50 co-promotion with his worthless "M-1 Global" banner which would go to Fedor, they also wanted the UFC to build a stadium in Russian to hold MMA events among other things. All of this was in 2007 when the UFC was nowhere near the size it is today. The Fertitas didn't even break even on the UFC until after TUF 1 which was mid-late 2005. There's no way they had the money for the demands Fedor's management team was making. Wether Fedor knew about all this is a very good question that I've never found the answer to, but once Fedor got tapped out by Verdum and knocked out by Dan Henderson in short order, his aura of invincibility was gone.

[@MonsterHunterPV]

MMA Goat...Jones/Fedor Nobody even remembers back then UFC wasnt much lol they had Sylvia n Arlovski lol Fedor ran thru em both. Pride was huge n paid wayyyyy more, not to mention Fedor started b4 UFC even existed, knockin the dude for bein old af not joining UFC dont even make sense cause he was like 30sumthin n 0 already.

[@DOCUMENTARIOS987]

we dont know the other side fo the story

[@SpaceEag11]

Yeah no wonder ! When someone isn't stupid enough to accept a raw deal, they are called unreasonable

[@claytron3000]

UFC heavyweight division was a joke, plain and simple. By the time their heavyweight division was actually respectable, Fedor had already slipped hard as a fighter. Honestly, I would’ve agreed to Fedor’s terms, because it would’ve kickstarted their division a lot sooner.

[@Hotep982]

Fedor would have ran through that old heavyweight division it was truly ass back then 😂😂😂 the UFC couldn't stiff Fedor so Dana started trashing him to the media and losing to Fabrico isn't a bad lost he's acting like the dude wasn't a jujitsu master he's not some bum off the streets

[@ecosby100]

UFC was not the number one back then

[@kaganturktur]

It is the other way around. Ufc is useless because Fyodr Vlodymirovich Emelianenko never fought there.

[@fabriciooliveira3720]

What is Joe Rogan babling about Fedor he is the GOAT

[@kingjoseph5901]

Jerry Millen

[@fcs77]

L for Joe Rogan here 😅

[@jarlbalgruufthegreater1758]

UFCs point was such a bullshit they just didnt want to pay real money

[@gabihaji6007]

☦️☦️☦️

[@vincegalle4762]

Pride was way better

[@joeswanson5486]

For a span of several years yeah they had better HWs and LHWs

[@JM1993951]

I think Jones is a massive douchebag but I have to put him over Fedor. It’s hard to see where Fedor fits in because while the heavyweights in Pride were the best at the time, the game has advanced. Jones fought elite fighters in a more advanced era.

[@rabiealawad583]

at that time the ufc did not have the best fighters and he defeated alot of ufc champoins in Pride FC. The arogance and greedyness of dana white is unimaginable. And Fedor does not care about "Legacy" he said he want to be remembered as normal person not like , so that means it does not matter to him if you rejoice his repeated loses. btw joe rogan sucks for dana white

[@oscarmontesjr2717]

Old MMA heads remember that Fedor was showing flaws when he fought Arlovski In January 2009. Fedor vs. Brock at UFC 100 both in their Prime would have been the perfect outcome but nothing ever happened.

[@oscarmontesjr2717]

@@CMLAFLAMME Arlovski’s boxing was extra crispy that night, training with Freddie Roach in that fight was really showing. Arlovski messed up when he wanted to get fancy and throw a knee and Fedor caught him….Arlovski said himself it was a big mistake.

[@pashpriv2380]

​@@CMLAFLAMMEFedor ended Arlovski's career with one punch. He hasn't been the same since and he was UFC champ at that time. This shows how much of a beast Fedor is

[@bretthumphrey6821]

Sad

[@Paul-uv6mb]

Joe you are a liar,fedor years ago told us he never sing when he was in prime bcs dana never respect the fighter's.

[@sageofcausality173]

I feel like fedor overrated af

[@user-nk1gl6ck7x]

Fack UFC

[@brandonjanuhowskimusic3034]

Fedor would have beaten the brakes off of Lesnar!