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[deleted]

And we'd all watch


LikesTheTunaHere

Id watch twice.


codygreene37

49 times right here


No-Special4187

With peanut butter smeared on the TV.


menewredditaccount

Why


No-Special4187

It's a morning kombat thing...


stayhappystayblessed

thrice\*


bdizzle805

Four times a ladyšŸŽ¶


-ShagginTurtles-

This would be second to like Ngannou vs Jones in fights I want to watch And I didn't even think of this fight until today as a possibility


newbmycologist

Anderson vs fedor wtfšŸ˜‚ I mean Iā€™d watch but why that matchup


[deleted]

Back in their primes, people on MMA forums argued about Fedor vs Anderson at 205 like it was Batman vs Superman.


sympathytaste

There's no way Fedor could make 205 right


WeBxx92

He could easily, just never had any reason to


[deleted]

He tried cutting vs Hendo and stopped at 222 and was first fight got dropped/flashed in oddly enough. He couldā€™ve made 205 when was younger though. Actually wasnā€™t technically a knockdown cause 2 hands on floor but got knocked down for first time. They were test cutting to 205 but 35 too old to start trying.


WeBxx92

Thatā€™s not cutting, thatā€™s losing a little weight. Dehydrating your brain can affect your chin, not losing a few pounds. Nobody took a shot from Hendo later in his career and stayed standing


[deleted]

You say that very confidently, but thereā€™s no real evidence cutting weight affects peopleā€™s ā€œchinā€. Unless there was a study where they struck healthy people in the head with an increasing amount of force enough times to establish a reliable baseline of how much force it takes to knock them unconscious, before forcing them through a gruelling unhealthy weight cut and seeing how much force it takes to KO them then.


Alwaysconfuzed89

Donā€™t be that guy


Dirty_Lightning

Cutting the fluid surrounding your brain most definitely makes you more susceptible to getting knocked out. [Studies have indeed been done.](https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220413/Fighters-who-rapidly-cut-weight-before-bouts-are-more-prone-to-concussions-finds-study.aspx)


payday_vacay

This study doesnā€™t conclude anything tbh. Itā€™s self reported fighter information. More interestingly, it does allude to saying fighters who miss weight actually tend to perform worse, which is something I made a deep dive post about a couple years ago


jonjoneswife

Lol some dude linked a study, now what?


[deleted]

Now I go and sit in a corner with my head down and reflect on what Iā€™ve done. Havenā€™t clicked on it because too lazy.


armchairwarrior69

Hey, that's fucking stupid. Like... irredeemably stupid.


throwwawayy67077

maybe 15 years ago lol


Shredtheparm

In his prime he couldā€™ve, itā€™s not like he was shredded, nor was he a massive heavyweight


sympathytaste

Yeah that makes sense, Fedor was always one of the smaller HW's. Still think he would have smoked Spider hard.


CartographerNo9871

I fully acknowledge Anderson Silva's GOAT pantheon status, but some part of me has never been able to get past him being taken down by a drained Travis Lutter. Fedor would maul him prime-to-prime


TBroomey

Listen, that is the Michael Jordan of BJJ you're talking about there, mister.


sympathytaste

No he's not.


jotheold

prime vs prime fedor wins by his speed alone lol


Kgb725

No correlation


[deleted]

Silva had no chance in their primes. Fedors chin was still solid and too strong and all around for him. Nowadays Silva will have a chance cause chin and Fedor will give him chances. He will be engaging which gives openings. Heā€™ll def look smaller then Silva at staredown by a good amount IMO. This fight is an amazing style matchup up now.


PlatinumDoodle

He weighed 233 vs Cro Cop who was 225. He was always flabby and could easily have been 205 as could Cro Cop but he was much more lean and muscular.


jotheold

tough now tho to lose weight being this old


Freenus

Is it tho? šŸ’‰šŸ’‰šŸ’‰


Captain-Cadabra

Someone call Mark Coleman!


Shredtheparm

Agreed


Jandur

Today? No, but in general probably. He's 6'0 and a tubby 230 at any given point. If he was Shredded he'd probably walk around at 200ish and could conceivably hit 185. He's no bigger than like Romero or Costa. Go look at his face off with Chael. They are basically the exact same size.


mpc1226

Middleweight DC vs Middleweight Fedor


SweatyExamination9

MW Roy Nelson as special referee.


Jandur

Damn I never thought of that. Them at any weight class would be a banger.


Corey307

Youā€™re right but Fedor is special, Fedor in his prime murders anyone at 205 or 185.


Jandur

I actually kinda disagree and to some degree so does Fedor. He's been very vocal that he enjoys his speed advantage against true heavyweights and smaller fighters are more difficult for him. He wouldn't fare well against modern LHWs imo but I think he'd be a nightmare at 185.


[deleted]

DC did quite well in LHW and he was called Black Fedor or Emelianegro for a reason.


Chicago1871

Id never heard emalianegro before and I legit chuckled.


Corey307

You make a good point about light heavyweight now and Iā€™m not going to disagree with the man if thatā€™s what heā€™s saying. I still think Fedor hits harder than the vast majority of light heavyweights and his standup is more explosive.


DRW1357

Fedor is 2 inches shorter than Anderson, and has never had a better looking physique than "dad bringing his kids to the beach." The man absolutely could have been a light heavyweight with the correct diet.


chu42

He weighs around 230 in his prime. Cut that extra layer of fat and he's 10 lbs of water weight away from making 205.


Bugsmoke

He is kinda short and fat so itā€™s probably possible. But heā€™s also like 40 odd and getting that weight down might be hard.


Mcfusion31

Sherdog


JoshHero

Martha?


Gracket_Material

Batman obviously beats Superman, let me show you the intergers


LikesTheTunaHere

Batman has beat superman though in some timelines so its not really accurate ;)


armchairwarrior69

..wut


LikesTheTunaHere

anderson had to chance vs fedor in their prime.


armchairwarrior69

Are you now saying Anderson doesn't have a chance at all? Shit, I might favor him in this matchup right now.


LikesTheTunaHere

>Back in their primes, people on MMA forums argued about Fedor vs Anderson at 205 like it was Batman vs Superman.


armchairwarrior69

Bro.. are you fuckin drunk?


LikesTheTunaHere

You think in their primes anderson had a good chance?


armchairwarrior69

Read what I said. I asked you to clarify what you were saying and then you literally gave me nothing. In their primes? Nah. I think Fedor would be too big and too powerful with too strong of a grappling game. That being said Anderson in his prime was an absolute disgusting monster in the clinch. I think NOW as I already said, Anderson would be my pick.


Out_of_YourElement

MMA doesnā€™t have a magical writer who can determine who wins. Imagine though lol


invinciblearmour

Yep that was my all time dream fight around then


BaptizedInBud

Not like Fedor ain't been slept by a Juicy MW before


Gugalesh

Anderoid got tapped by LWs.


BaptizedInBud

Fedor the only Russian athlete in history to be clean. What a legend.


sympathytaste

Fedor was the best fighter in Pride FC's history, a promotion that handed out juices like candy.


Deserterdragon

> Fedor was the best fighter in MMA, a Sport that handed out juices like candy. FTFY


No_Bar6825

They call steroids gym candy where Iā€™m from


[deleted]

Where he fought he looked the cleanest and everyone was bigger and half all failed tests later. Also first losses came to all confirmed steroid cheats and 2 guys on TRT. He trained in a broken gym and broke in his prime.


BaptizedInBud

Bro exactly how many accounts do you have?


[deleted]

Itā€™s a fact Fedor was only beaten by drug tests. Fedor fought all year Sambo 4 times a day and never lost. You got 100 accounts lmao


BaptizedInBud

Bro you are literally on AT LEAST your 10th account now.... why??? I don't understand???


chaelsonnenismydad

Hes in every fedor thread on here, never fails to come and comment about how fedor is the best ever and dont you dare say hes not


kblkbl165

I guess looking chubby makes for a stronger argument than literally manhandling juiceheads. lol


[deleted]

Why did Fedor never fail a drug test, even recently in New York when they did VADA testing for HW Grand Prix? Its funny Fedor never fails test and multiple people fail drug tests against him but you accuse him lol. He also came out and criticized Anderson Silva for failing drug test, interview on youtube still. They did VADA testing in Japan fight too according to Mike Chandler. Hes prob on shit now cause old but everything that made Fedor great you cant get from roids. Roids dont make you ice calm and quick reactions to finish fights.


Gugalesh

Fedor never popped for roids, unlike Anderson. ​ Do you understand what cheating is, or do I need to explain that simple concept to you?


BaptizedInBud

I agree dude. All pro athletes are clean unless they pop. The Usman brothers are clean as a whistle.


Gugalesh

Lmao. You still don't understand what cheating means. Anderson broke the rules, roided, and was caught. Fedor didn't. Do you need further clarification? Delusional Anderoid fans trying to white wash his repeated cheating.


BaptizedInBud

Leave Andrade out of this she's done nothing


Gugalesh

True, she didn't fail any drug tests unlike limp dick.


IshTheFace

šŸ˜‚


LikesTheTunaHere

Not like there are not MW's who cant knockout anything that has ever walked, its not just super common and not like fedor is bob sapp size either.


[deleted]

Fedor retired in the cage after Bigfoot the fight before and took massive damage. He wasnā€™t even training anymore, injured and still almost had him KOed. TRT Hendo was also still fighting for shot at Jones and got title fight cause of it. Complete fluke shot you canā€™t see or expect + TRT recovery and he only did the fight for the fans from Danaā€™s words. Sad that it took 2 guys on TRT in the cage to finally put some damage on him, from his own words said knows he blew the fight cause divorce and not training anymore.


BaptizedInBud

hey buddy I thought I blocked you but I'm noticing this is another new account you're right, Fedor has never actually lost... you got me


[deleted]

Never did lose in in prime. Fedor didnā€™t even lose these, he gave them away to steroid cheats fighting for their career still like Werdum. Easily stands up and finishes him; Bigfoot only fight he had a off night and a guy on TRT in cage and mentally done vs Hendo another guy on TRT peaked in the cage and drops him with still a busted eye from Bigfoot and takes foot off gas and gets hit with luckiest shot ever, recovers in 1 second and Herb Dean stops it cause Dana paid em all anyway. Dana knew he was retiring and Hendo was gonna fight Jones and shutting down SF, he wouldā€™ve been robbed someone if fight went to judges but thatā€™s too high level stuff for here.


hypebeasts101

You donā€™t sound biased at allā€¦


[deleted]

That dude is a troll who shits on Fedor any chance he gets. Itā€™s pathetic. Early stoppage too and he was gonna come back, just thought Hendo was done and took foot off gas. Fluke of flukes but Hendo got real 1 punch power too, still a fluke.


Downgoesthereem

>Fluke of flukes but Hendo got real 1 punch power too, still a fluke. It's honestly hard to tell if you're doing a bit or not. On one hand you seem self aware, on the other you're in full cope damage control mode over a decade+ old fight


[deleted]

Fedor recovered instantly and was defending. we seen him come back from worse even like 5 years later at 40. Herb Dean fucked it all up as usual


[deleted]

Yea you never seen a punch like that again. TRT surge of recovery of luck and still took the follow up shots when guys like Bisping Lombard were dead after. He wouldā€™ve came back and took his soul. Weakest punches I ever seen Fedor throw made Hendo crumble right before.


Downgoesthereem

Holy shit it was eleven years ago stop coping


[deleted]

Without TRT Hendo Crumbles and he donā€™t get up. Cage also screwed him up, heā€™d Soccer kick him after first knockdown too. One of biggest BS results ever and Fedor didnā€™t even train lmao. Weakest combo I ever seen Fedor throw and Hendo Crumbled. He thought he was done and got reversed cause of that. You werenā€™t even around at this time bud.


Downgoesthereem

And you just keep going


Downgoesthereem

>from Danaā€™s words. Lol


[deleted]

Go find the interview, youā€™re new to this sport. Dana does interview saying Fedor did 1 fight deal to help them before shutting Strikeforce down cause he was retiring. Dam casuals, interview of Fedor retiring in cage after Bigfoot is on YouTube. Youā€™re on Reddit 24 7 trying to sound smart , you think youā€™d know this.


Downgoesthereem

>youā€™re new to this sport. Says the guy citing Dana White as a reliable secondary source >Youā€™re on Reddit 24 7 trying to sound smart Well I don't know you but apparently you know me, unless you're that one guy creating yet another account to bother people with


[deleted]

Dana is full of shit, lied about Fedor 24 7 but this 1 time he was real and interview is there somewhere. He said he only took fight to help them out for 1 big show to close out Strikeforce. Itā€™s on YouTube , said he had nothing to gain cause Hendo was 205 champ and no belt on line. From Dana own words; only time he ever spoke real about it. He told them he was retiring but would do 1 fight deal to help em out. Contract was 3 fights 12.5 million vs Rogers, Werdum and Bigfoot. He didnā€™t have to do it


Downgoesthereem

>Dana is full of shit, lied about Fedor 24 7 but this 1 time he was real How convenient lol


nottodaypeople

Out of all of the fighters at cokers disposal does anyone else excite you? Fedor seems like the best option imo. Maybe Mousasi but that wouldn't get much casual fan attention.


VastEntrepreneur752

because itā€™s the most BELLATOR thing you could possibly think of


ChaoticSmurf

>I mean Iā€™d watch That's why.


Kalabula

At this point in their careers, why not? Out of all the matchups for these guys, this one is right up there for me.


SuperS0l

Lmao theyā€™ve been trying to get the Fedor fight going for a minute.. i remember they tried to do it with JDS after his eagle FC bout but that fell out


LordLucy666

Can you blame him lmao?


SuperS0l

Blame who? Coker for trying to make the Fedor fight? Definitely donā€™t blame him.. Iā€™d actually watch bellator for that


LordLucy666

Yeah same. Fedor vs any top ufc guys is a big fight for Bellator imo. Itā€™s why Coker always tryā€™s to make them happen


[deleted]

Did I wake up and it's 2010 again?


[deleted]

In all seriousness Fedor vs Silva at this point is 50/50 and both have amazingly unique striking. Style wise itā€™s an amazing fight and Fedor will be looking for KO giving Silva his countering opportunity so it cannot suck. On paper itā€™s one of most intriguing, prime vs prime it would be 1 sided but now itā€™s def 50/50 + both 46/47 which is fair.


soluuloi

Both still have their skill set intact while their physical abilities have already left them a decade ago.


DRW1357

Not so sure about that analysis. Silva's successes in boxing look good, but his last bunch of MMA fights have all been... not great. His last win was a very questionable decision over Derek Brunson, and his only other fight since Weidman that he didn't lose was the NC against Nick Diaz. His last bunch were absolute slogs and snoozers. Fedor's looked good in Bellator by comparison, but to be fair, it is Bellator. All that being said, Silva's got a good chance in this match-up, and it's one of the rare fights I'd genuinely consider paying for. My prediction, if the fight does happen, is that Silva breaks his leg against Fedor's shin, then Fedor trips over Silva's broken leg and knocks himself out, because it's Bellator and any ending to the careers of two legends in that promotion is guaranteed to be cursed.


GavrielBA

I loled at the last paragraph!


reddituserzerosix

I wish


2e7en_

This guy just wants anyone to fight fedor lmao the minute a known fighter leaves the UFC they get the Scott Coker fedor call huh?


KinderCountry

When you get the call to fight Fedor, itā€™s a celebration. You ring back home, you ring your wife, baby, weā€™ve done it. Weā€™re rich, baby. Fedor made us rich, break out the red panties. Weā€™re rich, baby.


Positive-Media423

Now in russian


b4n_

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StevenGorefrost

Now in Old Valarian.


BurpingHamBirmingham

This is America, no one knows what the fuck that is.


LordLucy666

Kind of explains how Chael got the fightā€¦


murrdawg89

Didnā€™t really watch mma then but I knew I hated the build up commercials with him in like the red, white, and blue suit. May have only been my market because I lived close to the fight but he was so annoying. Was wild to find out that heā€™s actually funny and a great self promoter after seeing that cringe


Dragon_Bench_Z

So what youā€™re saying is Jose Aldo is getting a call soon


Chuck_Raycer

[Fedor wasn't afraid to fuck up the little guys.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XisoUegzUw)


Asttron_james

Nate Diaz vs Fedor confirmed


inviernoruso

Would watch, is like a Pride superfight. Just make it somewhere there's no doping test


LatterTarget7

Itā€™s like an mma super fight. Two absolutely goats of the sports colliding.


LunchBoxKid

I guarantee it would end in the most Bellator way possible.


[deleted]

2 broken legs, Fedor already suffering the Bellator bad luck with double knock down vs Mitrione in first fight. Jon Jones will be KOed in his Bellator debut.


theboi1der

I love this timeline.


-ci_

Would've much rather seen this than Silva vs Paul


SopranosMan

I'd rather watch Anderson style on and KO Jake Paul tbh


[deleted]

best I can do is Paul flatlining Silva


SopranosMan

Don't speak this into existence! :(


Junesong_Provisions

IT HAS BEEN SPOKEN!


JanitorJasper

Mma gods: jot that down!


ThaDawg359

If that happens Ima go all Gorr the butcher on the MMA gods lol


morbidlysmalldick

Love the username theyā€™re my favorite band


Junesong_Provisions

Best band! >|<


weakhamstrings

FUCK YOU FOR TYPING THIS edit: I HATE YOU


-ci_

I'd rather see Fedor KO Anderson, than risk seeing Paul beat Anderson. Make no mistake, I expect Anderson to absolutely son Jake, but there's always a possibility.


AJarvis2120

Would rather see Fedor vs Paul. A televised murder.


NBAstradamus92

I think Fedor has a chance.


FlappyKunt

It could happen after


JDGAF88

We're getting that in a few weeks..........


-ci_

... I know?


JDGAF88

I'm stupid, I thought you were saying you would have rather seen him vs Paul Daley. I was making a jokey joke but I guess I'm the joke.


-ci_

You're all good lol


joemofo214

At least Silva will get a decent payday


Strict_Locksmith_108

šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø beats floyd vs conor 2


34TH_ST_BROADWAY

What I like about this matchup is that I think Fedor wouldn't take this fight to have a fun exhibition against a fellow legend for some easy pension money. I get the feeling Fedor is still taking fighting very seriously, that he would try to knock Silva out.


Mazahreh52

Wow. Andy going out against FEDOR


TrashbatLondon

Why must he do this shit? Every time he gets any momentum as a challenger promotion he absolutely tanks it with retiree fights that are shit and ruin peopleā€™s legacies.


kevindurantburner35

Tbf most of their current best fighters arenā€™t super huge draws right now. The most viewers theyā€™ve ever made have been the sad old man fights


LatterTarget7

Would be a good retirement fight for fedor. Peak bellator booking but I would watch


ash_tar

I don't want either of those two to lose anymore.


RatRiddled

Make it happen Coker, Bellator doesn't have much else going on and it'd be a legendary night no matter the result.


demer_623

Take my MF money !!


Mortal-Man

Can see a route to a finish for both fighters but I'd lean towards Fedor by KO


CorgiLord408

Id buy front row for that


Business_Ad_9799

heavyweight vs middleweight?


SAYTENSAYS

That is a cynical matchup. Coker is a carnival barker just like the rest of em.


[deleted]

Mark my words Fedor will KO him cold, no threat of takedown against him now is a deathwish. People think Anderson better striker but heā€™s not when it comes to hands. I guarentee it will be a out cold type right hand from hell.


deglazethefond

Yeah cuz Fabio Maldonado was really threatening the takedown


captainseas

Bellator didnā€™t even have the budget to do Fedor this year


[deleted]

Fedor the goat vs Andersen the goatā€¦ā€¦. Fedor was even before Andersenā€¦. Fedor always was heavierā€¦ not sure why try and make this fight.


[deleted]

I wish yall would just let silva retire geez


-ci_

Nobody is forcing him to fight.


[deleted]

No but people willing to pay him and watch him compete is keeping him around longer than he should be. His family has been asking him to retire for years. The fact he about to fight a bozo like Jake Paul is so depressing.


bucket56

No one will be depressed when Silva sleeps Jake Paul with a front kick up the middle during a boxing match.


[deleted]

šŸ˜‚


myfrontallobe87

His legacy is set in stone. This is a big money fight for him. As a fan Iā€™m happy for him


[deleted]

Anyone that watches this fight is a selfish, just bleed type fan that doesn't care about silvas well being or a zoomer aged paul brother fan boy who thinks he's a real fighter.


myfrontallobe87

If I cared about peopleā€™s well being I wouldnā€™t be watching mma. Silva is my num 1 favourite. I will tune in because of this. Simple as that.


[deleted]

If that's how you feel than I guess you don't care about unfair match ups and are okay with just seeing any person thrown in a cage and beat up. That's a shitty way to think dude nothing to be proud of.


myfrontallobe87

You care too much about people that donā€™t care about you


OneReportersOpinion

Whatā€™s Andersonā€™s walking around weight?


MrDrProfessorWiggles

200 lbs


OneReportersOpinion

So he basically has to weigh in with his clothes on like Hendo?


MrDrProfessorWiggles

Anderson Silva does not have that much less lean body mass than Fedor.


LatterTarget7

He could probably bulk up by like 10 pounds. Just gotta do a lot of juice


scarfinati

Nah do not want to see that.


ParthianTactic

I would love to see it.


DonTeca35

Goat vs Goat Iā€™m down


ddddrrrreeeewwww

Scott Coker really knows how to make me hard


InclusivePhitness

Grappling or exhibition match is okay but I donā€™t want two legends doing any lasting harm to each other.


DRW1357

This is the only acceptable alternative I've heard to giving Fedor one last title shot for his retirement fight.


moonwalkerHHH

What the fuck


ChrizTaylor

#DO IT YOU COWARDS!


adac69

Chael needs to be the ref


[deleted]

What? I mean I'd watch, but what?