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Though not confirmed yet the fight is expected to take place on July 19th. The bout will most likely be promoted by Affliction and take place at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas.
With the American Airlines Arena in Dallas being the home of HDNet Fight’s there is a good chance it will be shown on Mark Cuban’s TV network live. We can only hope.
LAME. i think we ALL know the outcome of this fight…fedor…and he can win any way he wants.
giggity giggity goo! This fight is gonna be awesome! Tim Sylvia vis flying scissor heel hook.
sylvias gonna get owned
pretty sweet news
really this is the best fight thet could come up with a two year old kid could tell who is going to win
Sylvia is a bum. This is a joke fight. Quick win for fedor
How funny would it be if Tim won? I like Fedor, but am pulling for Tim in this one.
k so what happened to fedor vs. couture, i thought that fight was actually going to happen
maybe fedor wants this as a warm-up fight b4 he fights Randy. He’s been out for a while and I think this will be a good way to get back into things.
At least he finally took someone decent and not a circus match like his last fight.. Couture still has to wait out his UFC contract, then the Couture fight will happen.
Im a Fedor fan but he needs to fight and beat all the top 5 guys to earn the title of best in the world.
Kimbo isnt top 10 yet but Id love to see him fight Fedor down the road.
sylvia has better stand up.. but no ground game.. fedor will tear him up.. though.. i hope fedor loses cause it will be hella funny to hear all the complaining
although fedor will win any way he wants to, at least this is a step up in competition for him.
would much rahter see couture in the ring with fedor. sylvia is going to get dsestroyed
At least Fedor is finally fighting some decent competition. Anything can happen but Fedor should win.
I agree with Javier…Fedor needs this warm up before taking on Randy. But Randy hasn’t fought in a while so I’d love to see Randy beat Antonio Rodrigo first cause he might have a bit of cage rust.
Randy Couture is pissing me off……he needs to fight or make a statement that he has officially retired again……He needs to bite the bullet and finish his contract out and then fight Fedor get his ass beat and then retire for good….oh yeah and Fedor will beat Sylvia’s ass and I am very interested in a Kimbo Fedor fight but Kimbo still has some refinement to do first
being that fedor has been out for a while tim may have a better chance not saying that tim will win but it mught be a better fight then we thing do not count tim out
I think Tim is going to win this one..
Come on guys Fedor is going to own him, but how many people have fought and beaten Noguiera? Fedor’s done that three times, nobody else on earth can do that guaranteed.
I’m looking forward to the Sylvia fight, I hope it finally gets things going for Fedor vs Couture so people can shut up about Fedor having fought no one, once and for all.
This is the best fight they could come up with and it’s terrible.
It won’t be entertaining. Fedor either lays on Sylvia, rips his arm off, or…. I will not mention the other outcomes.
Anyway, who cares?
Wand vs. Jardine FTW!
u people act like tim sylvia is terrible…..he is 6′8, good stand up, and an above average ground game….if he can keep his distance and use his reach to his advantage he can pull off a win….remember tim sylvia is not hong man choi
Sylvia lacks heart I’ve always had a distaste for him because of that, but don’t ever count out anyone who trains w/Militech, that is still a strong camp…mabye not what it was a few years back, but still…Sylvia might not have that good of a chance, but don’t ever count him out. Fedor hasn’t faced any real competition in years, this should entertain, unless Sylvia somehow wins, then it will be the most boring fight ever…
Hong Man choi would kill Tim Sylvia…Sylvia would be completely out of his comfort zone against a guy bigger than him.
As for this Fedor vs Sylvia, well, I predict first round submission after a thorough beating by Fedor.
i agree with bjj… everybody said that cro cop was going to own in the ufc…his ass got owned…dont take tim sylvia lighty, that camp is a mean ass camp
This is an ideal fight for fedor in my opinion. For him to step into the deep end after fighting lacklustre opposition would be pretty unlikely.
Im no fan of TIm Slyvia but the guy is a good fighter, he’s been heavyweight champion, excellent stand up and takedown defence.
On paper Fedor should win. You people talk as if Tim Slyvia is some kind of sissy girl… the guy a class heavyweight fighter.
Fedor is th winner…but he should not take Tim lightly then he will be surprised…
Sweet!
Great warm up fight for Randy.
Hope Fedor demolishes him, but i think it will be closer than people think. Sylvia is clumsy and unorthodox and will keep his distance. He also has very heavy hands…
Can’t wait!
there just setting up randy couture for a fight with fedor
Could someone please be kind enough to answer:
How can a guy with literally ZERO ground game beat the person that’s widely considered the best MMA fighter of all times?
I’m a huge fedor fan, but if tim sylvia catches him acouple times like he caught minotauro then it could be over. I haven’t seen fedor fight an opponent as respectable as tim in awhile so remember it only takes one punch to finish up a fight
Im sorry but…Tim is gonna get his broke ass stomped
People have been talking about this potential matchup for years now, as a “true” test of Fedor or Tim’s skills. Now that it’s going to happen, everyone’s calling it lame?
Fight goes to Fedor unless Sylvia gets a lucky upset, but I really don’t expect that to happen. Will be nice to shut the Sylvia fanboys up…oddly enough, they’re mostly absent from this thread…
The last good heavyweight (I don’t count Lindland) Fedor beat was Nogueira and that was around 4 years ago. Sylvia picked Nogueira apart until he was caught in a submission so don’t be surprised if the fight is closer than people think. Sylvia may be a boring crap fighter but he knows how to win.
ok i am so sick and tired of [people talking about kimbo as if he is even close to one of the top heavyweights. Put kimbo in the ring against Arlovski, Mir, Fedor, Noguria, or couture and he will get owned. Wait and see when the guy actually fights someone decent his true abilitys will come out. Meaning that fight will show he is nothing but a brawler, a future tank abbott.
Mef you n00b, Sylvia does NOT have better stand up.
I wonder if the fight is in a cage or a ring.. If it’s in a cage I’ll take Sylvia as a live dog.
Finally i get to see Tim Sylvia die.
kimbo ou silvia,fedor gagnera,les seuls qui pourraient etre
en mesure de lui poser un peu plus de probleme sont couture et barnett.
une fois qu’il aura battu ces quatre combattants,il sera le meilleur heavy weight au monde!!!
C’mon Mef “Sylvia has better stand up”??? the dude can’t connect on anything but straights, and a rare kick which is only a result of his height. Fedor would lump him with a hand tied behind his back and an eye patch on. Fedor should by all acounts have an easy win here. And Minato, the last good HW Fedor beat was not Nog 4 yrs ago, it was Hunt in 06 (who would be a much better match up for Tim IMHO) I still say the same thing i said from the start Fedor is an amazing power house of talent and skill. A fighter who has been undefeated this long doesn’t know how to lose, that’s why he keeps taking on these BS fights. (And losing respect in the meantime) If he just showed up with his head in the game and fought 0 he could beat Randy, at this point he’s put so much pressure on himself by not just getting it over with, there’s a good chance he could blow it now. I guess we have no choice but to wait and see how it pans out. As for Kimbo…GATE KEEPER, he’s too old and started training seriously way too late to ever be anything else. It would serve him best to stay in Elite and possibly do a few title defenses and retire.
poor tim:)))))ko?? broken arm?leg?
mma fanatic actually couldnt agree more with you lol If he fought the likes of Noguira he’d be submitted in a minute.
Not to say i dont like kimbo,tis always awesome to see him fuck people up he just hasnt beaten anyone half decent yet.When he starts beating decent fighters i’ll take notice!
Id also never write Tim the ballbag sylvia off.You never know..
sound like nice fight
if they fight in a ring Fedor is gonna beat TIm Slyvia fast
but if they fight in a cage TIm Slyvia is gonna hug Fedor like a biatch!. TIm Slyvia may finish the fight whit a boyfriend but probably Fedor gonna take the win.
kimbo fight are set up for his stile.
EliteXC are smart guys they always set up the fight for be excitement.
finally..theres one video on youtube where tim actually called fedor and i quote “little piece of shit” unquote.. just cos he towers above fedor in height. fedor will whoop tat ass.. but with fedor’s last fight bein the new year circus show, i kinda hope he wont be that rusty. tim is quite dangerous, but what do i know.. go fedor!!!
tim is not easy fighter to beat.it is going to be great fight and one lucky punch from tim could make him win.
when did this become a Kimbo thread?lol
the main-iac is gona knock fedor out and shut all you bums up. i guarentee it
Sylvia’s gonna get his ass whooped. Tim’s a has been!!!! All he has is his long reach and a good sprawl, but look what happened when an experienced fighter got him to the ground…TAPOUT!!! I say Fedor in the 2nd round, by way of ground and pound!
O MY GOD!!!
First FEdor is the best heavyweight and it is very funny when some people doubt on it.
Second,if you are Fedor’s fans you will DEFINITELY know that FEDOR competes in Russian combat sambo.So,after Hong MAn Choi Fedor had at least 5 fights( I watched 5) and he just destroyed his opponents.
It will be nice if we,the mma fans,watch Silvia vs Fedor
“RODEF”,get your facts straight before you post. You said Sylvia called fedor and i quote “little piece of shit” unquote
Lets get it right if you are going to quote someone.
Go watch it on Youtube, he said,” Ive met him and he’s a tiny little shit… Cant take that away from him, but he’s a hell of an athlete”
Big difference than calling the #1 in the world a piece of shit.
Tim will lay on em and pound out a victory depending on the victory.. trust me.. I have seen this fight already……………. it ends with Sylvia winning by decision
Tim Sylvia is in the UFC for one reason only, he’s tall. Trust me, anyone who is on an MMA training group is gonna get pretty good at something weather it be jiujitsu, boxing, ect. Tim Sylvia is one out of many tall guys in the world, it just so happened the UFC monster picked him up along the way. Fedor has great stand up and ground game his fights speak for themselves.
fedor > nog
nog > sylvia
fedor tim’s arm = frank mir outcome = ouch
Someone is hiding from Randy?
i didnt say sylvias stand up was outstanding.. i said he had better stand up 
fedor = overrated.. not saying he doesnt have what it takes.. but he proved himself against nog.. and thats a good match up for fedors in your face style.. their are seriously 5 heavey weights in the ufc right now who could take fedor.. i dont respect fedor.. cause though he has heart.. he doesnt have the desire to fight better compitetion.. its pathetic too me… but i guess now he can fight a name almost as big as his.. i dont care who wins.. but i hope fedor loses.. cause it will be hella funny to here people make excuses for him 
bout time fedor fights a big ufc name.
i like sylvia but fedor is the best by far and i dont see sylvia lastin. its a good match up i’ve wanted to see this fight go down for a long time.
randy will never fight fedor. i was suprised how badly he beat up sylvia. i like all these fighters but i think that sylvia is a better match for fedor.
the best match up for randy that everyone wanted to see was going to be against cro cop but, nooo, gabriel gonzaga had to ruin it for everybody.
Silvia shuffles around, waits for someone to step in and throws a straight. The straights can be completely neutralized by head movement which Randy Couture proved. Fedor adapts his stand up to the opponent he’s facing. Example1: Fedor vs Zulu, Zulu is just big, he’s slow and fat so…head movement, level change and pow lights out. Ended his night with an awesome left hook. (which is one of the most difficult punches to master for orthodox style) Example2: Fedor vs Gary Goodridge, it’s well known Goodridge will crumble when punished a lil, so Fedor destroyed him with hooks and body shots. Example3: Fedor vs Nogueira, Nogueira is a good boxer, rather than getting caught up in an exchange, Fedor waited for him to step forward then literally lept at him with an over hand right every time, though they were sloppy (usually landing on the neck or shoulder) they did exactly what they were supposed to, created distance, frustrated Nog and made him start to think twice about stepping in allowing the Russian to completely dominate. Tim has never demonstrated a level of complexity anywhere near Fedors. Fedors stand up > than Tims. We all know what will happen if it goes to the ground, so I’m thinkin Tim doesn’t really have a leg to stand on. All he’s got is a punchers chance.
ninja you don’t know shit…Fedor’s stand-up is far more superior than Silva’s(watch the Cro-Cop fight)…as is his ground game…this fight is an excellent warm-up for the upcoming bout with Randy. (who i also think is going to get slaughtered by Fedor)
What I am more curious about is whether it will be in a ring or a cage. Which will it be? Anyone know?
i got a question. maybe one of u can answer it clearly. how did they make a fight with tim and fedor. and not randy and fedor?
Fedors gonna make Timmy is bitch.
XOUKI, Tim and Fedor are both free agents right now. Randy is still trying to get out of his UFC contract. Tim was released from his contract here recently. Fedor hasn’t signed with UFC cuz Dana is being a douche and basically wants to “own” someone if they fight for him.
whatever the ring or the cage if Fedor is in shape broken left arm for Tim first round before the 2nd min starts
TIM SYLVIA HAS THE BEST PHYSIQUE, THE BEST FACIAL HAIR, AND THE BEST VOCABULARY OF ANYONE IN MMA. I PREDICT MANY CORNDOGS AND HOT FUDGE SUNDAES EATEN AFTER THIS MATCH.
fedor is the best….sylvia can´t win!!!!!
Tim is underated, he is really good, better than anyone here thinks. This is going to be a real challenge and fedor better bring his A game or its gonna be over quickly with a brutal ko. Tim is in shape and just look at the man’s size.. He is like a fast and smart giant! Oh and this is coming from a ufc fighter, peace.
I am gonna say Fedor wins via kimura, Fedor needs no “warm-up” he is Russian sambo champ last 6 years, has insane training regamin and will. He is certainly not the best of all time.
I hope Tim beats his ruskie ass!
MASAHIKO you wrote that Fedor is certainly not the best fighter in history.
Can you tell me how you consider the best?
I know it is hard to make judgements about THE BEST FOR ALL TIMES but I don think that in mma world the best untill now is Fedor Emelianenko.
This fight is all wrong for a number of reasons.
Let’s look at Tim. How do you go from a title shot in the UFC to unemployed?
Now let’s look at it from a conspiracy theory angle. Randy pretty much turned his back on the UFC and left them hanging. Sure, he had good reasons but still. Then there’s Dana White. He and everyone else knows that Randy wants Fedor big time. Why not send in a hired gun to wreck Randys plans (not the greatest hired gun, but whatever).
Think about it. If Tim somehow wins this fight. That takes a lot of steam out of a Randy vs. Fedor bout.
Sounds crazy but it still seems like something Dana would do.
Fedor will probably win but I will say that he should try to take him down because he has a very good chin as well as a powerful straight right (just ask andrei). I like Fedor but to me he is not as great a champoin as Coture because I think a true heaqvyweight champ will fight anyone on any continent. The fight between Coture and Fedor may materialize but I would be willing to bet that Fedor will only agree to fight on his own terms and coture will ablige.
“their are seriously 5 heavey weights in the ufc right now who could take fedor” -Mefninja
Your grammar seriously sucks. And there isn’t 1 HW who can beat Fedor in the UFC, he’s beaten Herring, Coleman, and Nog (3 times). The only top 10 heavys the UFC has besides Nog is Tim (who he’s fighting next) and Arlovski (who’s contract is up, so he could potentially fight him too). When you say things like 5 guys who could be this fighter, name them, or at least one or two. You don’t know what you’re talking about.
Sylvia is hard to beat because his TDD is so good. He can keep the fight standing and use his reach to hurt his opponent.
Vera and Fedor are similar in size, so If Fedor cannot do damage in the standup exchanges, I see a Decision win for Sylvia.
My opinion and i know im gonna piss off alot of ufc fans fedor is better than any ufc heavyweight including randy. Fedor has beaten all the top heavies Herring, Nog, Randleman, Cro Cop, Coleman, Hunt and fujita
the toughestest guy randy has ever beaten in my opinion was tim sylvia, who was beaten by nog and has shown that he(tim) isnt champion material anymore,
fedor vs Andrei would be nice to see in the future or even aleksander vs Andrei Arlov
I’m going to laugh so hard, when Tim wins this. I hate his guts, but it’ll happen just because I don’t want it to.
Tim poops his pants before every fight I hear (for real he does) only way he will win is by making Fedor pass out from his stink. I hate Tim and all of the Christian brotherhood of the
Miletich camp. KILL HIM FEDOR!!!!
im from maine just like sylvia and i should like him but hes just too goofy i think we all know what is going to happen here fedor is going to rip off his head and shit down his neck!
Tim Silvia is an absolute monster and is a tough aponent for anyone, and is def his Fedor’s toughest fight since Mirko in Mirkos prime.Tim Silvia was the reigning Heavyweight UFC Champion for a long time not to long ago and is a dangerous fight For Fedor. But Fedor is King and theres reasons why he’s the best. Hes going to beat silvia to the punch, he’s too quick and explosive. and when the fight hits the ground we all know whats going to happen
hahahaha be laughing all the way to to the bank when i take bets with the fedor fans so many fools so litlle time….
“THE MANIAC” TKO round 2…… ufc has the best fighters
period the best pound for pound fighter is either GSP or Silva ….. not fedor the take real fights
yeah I agree with Ivan he hasnt got any rustier hes gotten actualy better I watch his sambo competition im a fan sucks theres no local sambo gym in california =( but I gaurantee fedor is gonna take this fight his choice 70% that he will submit him or 30% TKO = 100% Win
Anyone want to take bets one what minute of the 1st round Fedor hits an armbar?
I do not understand the belief that Kimbo is a great MMA fighter. He is very tough but he still has not proved anything to me. One opponent ran the other has lost more than Ken Shamrock. Fedor is very good all around most likely too fast for Tim but he is 6′8 and has a reach advantage and decent power…Silvia as boring as he can be would beat Hung ….
Tony the thing with randy is that that only reason he is retiring is because he did not get to fight fredor Emilianko….that is what dana is pissed of about fredor doesn’t want so many rules and randy just wants to fight dredor and no one else that is what is pissin everyone off. Randy should just fight some one to get his contract over with so that he can go where ever else he wants to….because he will not be able to face fredor in this situation…both fredor and randy acting like pussies….fck go fight it underground if you to love to fight each other stop fcking up UFC or M-1…..even M-1 doesn’t want this stupidness they really don’t want the fighter to chose who he fight but the company to chose the fights and fightcard….if these 2 don’t get in line (well mostly randy) than there will be nothing left of them and they are already getting old so seriously get in line and start fighting other people untill you get a chance to fight fredor……ASK BJ PENN UFC TREATS ITS FIGHTERS WITH ALOT OF RESPECT……he went to japan and ran back to ufc after calling UFC “Pussies”..so fck tito and please Randy don’t be like tito.
Randy is the overrated one. Fedor is going submit Timmy in the 1st round. Or maybe he will just smash his big head in. Then he is going to put Randy in the retirement home where he belongs.
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