If Fedor fought in the UFC instead of Pride

[Kvolcom]

And was beating the likes of Justin Eilers, Paul Bunetello and Jeff Monson would you have respected him more?

 

[70% Big Rigg]

This is what i say to all fedor haters , he didnt fight in the ufc because he wanted to fight the toughest competition in pride . Its like stipe leaving ufc to fight in bellator or one fc lol

 

[Flokk]

He'd have beaten a lot of UFC champs.

Oh wait...

 

[Taric]

He could've been fighting Gan McGee for the title instead of Big Nog. We missed out.

 

[Kvolcom]

He'd have beaten a lot of UFC champs.

Oh wait...

the only guy UFC nutthuggers can argue is Randy and I'm sorry, in a 25 minute fight, Fedor would catch Randy and finish him

 

[markg171]

This is what i say to all fedor haters , he didnt fight in the ufc because he wanted to fight the toughest competition in pride . Its like stipe leaving ufc to fight in bellator or one fc lol

He fought a lot of shit competition overseas too.

He fought in Pride because they paid him more, and they paid him more often.

 

[myjohnson9]

He would’ve bulldozed through the ufc for a decade

 

[bl0b]

the only guy UFC nutthuggers can argue is Randy and I'm sorry, in a 25 minute fight, Fedor would catch Randy and finish him

What's wrong with nuthugging the biggest MMA/MMA promoting company on the planet? Who should we be nuthugging? Street Beefs on YouTube?

Is that you Scarface?

 

[HendoIsChamp]

The completion in the UFC wasn't really any worse but Pride won the popularity contest and this weighs heavily on just bleed fans. Also there is no way of knowing if Fedor would have done that well. His record in legit orgs that test for steroids isn't very good.

 

[LargeMammal]

Absolutely. Some people say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but sometimes sarcasm is an essential tool that cuts to the heart of an issue by making people understand how ridiculous their statements are.

Anyone who argues that Fedor avoided top competition is just plain ignorant and was not present at the time of his reign. Otherwise they would understand.

He fought in Pride because they paid him more, and they paid him more often.

Way too simplistic... you haven't even scratched the surface of the issue with your point

 

[ANIM4L]

then all the UFC shills and nubs would be saying Fedor is GOAT too.

 

[ClosetVitorFan]

The completion in the UFC wasn't really any worse but Pride won the popularity contest and this weighs heavily on just bleed fans. Also there is no way of knowing if Fedor would have done that well. His record in legit orgs that test for steroids isn't very good.

Just because pride didn't test didn't mean they were any less legit. That was within the rules of pride like trt in UFC. That's like shogun winning by soccer kicks and say "well that doesn't really count because soccer kicks are illegal in ufc"

 

[markg171]

Absolutely. Some people say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but sometimes sarcasm is an essential tool that cuts to the heart of an issue by making people understand how ridiculous their statements are.

Anyone who argues that Fedor avoided top competition is just plain ignorant and was not present at the time of his reign. Otherwise they would understand.



Way too simplistic... you haven't even scratched the surface of the issue with your point

Saying Fedor fought in Pride solely to fight the best completely ignores how many cans he fought there too. If his goal was top competition he’d have been only fighting top fighters across various orgs, wherever and however.

He (largely) stayed in Pride because they paid him a fuck ton to fight whoever whenever.

 

[Jesus H. Sherdog]

He could've been fighting Gan McGee for the title instead of Big Nog. We missed out.

Lol perfectly said

 

[The Schmoop]

Fedor would have established a HW defense record that would have stood for a very long time. Much longer than Sylvia’s. He wouldn’t be as respected tho. Without Fedor, Pride would still have the deeper HW division by a wide margin. He would have been labeled a can crusher in the UFC as well.

 

[Ancient Warrior]

Pride had all the heavyweight and light heavyweight talent during that time period.

Anyone who says otherwise hasn’t watched the sport and is basing their opinions on Fight Finder.

 

[tenniswhiz]

The completion in the UFC wasn't really any worse but Pride won the popularity contest and this weighs heavily on just bleed fans. Also there is no way of knowing if Fedor would have done that well. His record in legit orgs that test for steroids isn't very good.

There he is...

And Anderson Silva’s record in Pride, back when he was that intimidating roiding skinny twig, is miserable.

Then he did very well in the UFC when he stopped roiding!

I think you’re onto something.
Seriously, read more, watch more fights, and just stop posting.

Or you can respond and broadcast how hopeless and stubborn you are!

 

[HendoIsChamp]

Just because pride didn't test didn't mean they were any less legit. That was within the rules of pride like trt in UFC. That's like shogun winning by soccer kicks and say "well that doesn't really count because soccer kicks are illegal in ufc"

Because pride didn't test it 100% means that the fights can't be compared to orgs that tested. Are you on crack? And educate yourself on trt. There is a very big difference between trt and abusing steroids.

 

[ClosetVitorFan]

The completion in the UFC wasn't really any worse but Pride won the popularity contest and this weighs heavily on just bleed fans. Also there is no way of knowing if Fedor would have done that well. His record in legit orgs that test for steroids isn't very good.

Just because pride didn't test didn't mean they were any less legit. That was within the rules of pride like trt in UFC.

Because pride didn't test it 100% means that the fights can't be compared to orgs that tested. Are you on crack? And educate yourself on trt. There is a very big difference between trt and abusing steroids.

Yeah no one abused TRT. Also if it's within the rules that you can roid, that means you could roid. Doesn't take any credibility from the organization.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

If he fought in UFC, people would be saying he never fought the tough competition in Pride.

And lol at the steroids argument; UFC was juicing to the tits back then as well.