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No one will have to guess who is the new owner of M-1 Global and the possessor of the greatest MMA fighter in the world after Monday’s press conference.

The signing of the most sought-after free agent in the history of mixed martial arts has immediately made Monte Cox, and the new entity M-1 Global, a name fight fans will know. The key to the deal was the inking of Fedor Emelianenko, whom many prayed would appear in the Octagon.

With the talk of possibly using Pride FC rules and making the fight shows much more of an entertainment event it has gotten the die hard Pride fans on the edge of their seats.

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dudewithface

Says, in 10-23-2007 at 15:09:03 from 142.110.227.163

WOOO its like pride is BACK i hope they get josh barnett

Dan

Says, in 10-23-2007 at 20:18:25 from 58.108.241.54

this looks very promising and i hope they can put together a deep talent pool and all mma fans can see shows like the Pride FC of old.

markus

Says, in 10-24-2007 at 01:47:10 from 205.133.126.27

were there any good questions asked and answered?

is M-1 really as big in europe as UFC is here? i thought maybe that’d be cage rage or something.

kingmanmma

Says, in 10-26-2007 at 16:23:32 from 12.208.190.75

IS MONTE COX a white DON KING or what???????????what a fucken crook.The bad thing is you have to suck his balls or you go know where in this sport.right tim silvia!!!!!!!!!!

godsmaxx

Says, in 10-26-2007 at 16:36:09 from 12.208.190.75

You got that shit right.He has a clone in the making too. His name is Chad Bergmier.Same shit. Pay your fighters shit,treat them like shit and black ball them if they don’t play the game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Crazywhitie

Says, in 10-28-2007 at 22:01:45 from 76.174.251.39

Man I hope we get to see Couture vs. Emelianenko, That would be Great Openning Head Line card for M-1 To the U.S. or Maybe even see them in UFC, M-1 Sounds like a great club thats about getting the good fighters to fight the good fight no matter what group they belong to,, I Like

rrrnngg

Says, in 10-29-2007 at 19:10:35 from 12.208.190.75

yeah can’t wait to see Justin Eilers vs Andrea Roberts.Class b and c fighters start traing asap.A watered down boring sport is about to get even worse.

Cdizzle

Says, in 10-31-2007 at 10:26:46 from 68.97.31.150

I will have to disagree and say that Monte Cox is a stand up guy. He has been very good and loyal to his fighters and clients. That is why he was asked to be CEO–He knows what he is doing and is the farthest thing from a crook

extreme daysS

Says, in 11-1-2007 at 15:52:01 from 12.208.190.75

Saying monte cox is a stand up guy is the right thing to say politically,but go back and ask how well he paid his fighters in the early exterme challange days. alot of kids fought for free and it counted as a pro fight. as of last spring he was holding fights in a cedar rapids iowa strip joint,again making money and giving none to his fighters. he even admits to this shit in sports illistated.then he will charge fighters he manages 20% or more when he gets them fghts in other organizations. in boxing i think its illegal to be both manager and promter. i hope there are laws passed in this sport that prevent a monopoly type situation.don’t get me wrong he’s a powerful man in this sport,but if it wasn’t for a pretty good 170lb fighter in davenport, he would still be a sports writer for a local iowa newspaper.

zeropopular

Says, in 11-2-2007 at 08:40:34 from 68.127.87.30

Don’t get me wrong Fedor is a beast of a fighter in a deep division, as for who represents fighters or promotes them, I tend to lean towards all of them being snakes in some way, everyone in life has to make money, Fedor seems comfortable with this fact because he wanted several options which paid his manager as well, obviously the UFC figured they could “just say no” and well, in this case being what lots of sources say is the top p4p fighter, you might act with more class then that, but Dana verbally spoke out about his management and I would imagine Fedor took that as an insult of his intelligence. On a side note Dana spoke out about Couture’s manager in recent days. I understand Dana’s point of him not having to bow down due to what he’s done to further the actual “ability” to make this much money off the sport. MMA has outsold boxing quite a bit for several years, and boxers make quite a bit more, that’s unfair in some ways however MMA has more card fights but usually pays less to fighters in one year then Mayweather makes in one night. Risking more gaining less can’t be feeling to great. But I can’t ignore that smiling glare on his face, I have a hunch the octagon is something Fedor wouldnt dominate in, Lindland clearly would of slammed him in his last fight I watched it, but grabbing ropes and letting go with tension allowed him to spin it, good technique in a bad situation but being a fighter coming up so much in weight you would think it was nothing to defend that takedown, but who knows if Lindland could of finshed in the end anyway, in a cage that would of been a hard slam (or finger pain from grabbing the steel)
Since Gonzaga beat Mirko who was quote “the hardest fight to date” for Fedor, and then Couture handled Gonzaga pretty well overrall, I wouldn’t risk my #1 p4p rep for a guy who wouldnt let me compete in my native countries sports and insults my manager in a cage fight which I had no experience with. I feel now that Fedor doesnt want to fight Randy he wants him to retire or fight him after he burns out the next year or two, after getting some cage training. I wonder if the UFC is happy with the results of them not allowing the p4p number 1 rated fighter to fight within other organizations against other champions, and in that case if you won’t let him compete in sambo in his home country or mma fights against other champions, and pay him more money then Randy, why later say that Randy would smash Fedor, if Fedor was signed and got smashed then who would he fight anyway….

Hugo

Says, in 11-2-2007 at 14:14:53 from 151.166.15.124

you bring up a couple good points zeropopular but linland is not at fedor’s level. how many fedor fights have you watched? the man has been slammed on his head, rocked and put in submission, and always stays cool and rocovers. randy is about to let his contract w/ ufc run out. so hopefully m1 will pick him up for at least one fight against fedor since that’s why randy really came out of retirement for. i love both these guys but i don’t know if randy can stand up to fedors hits…and if goes on the ground fedor has a better chance to submit

ftfan

Says, in 11-2-2007 at 15:40:45 from 12.214.233.244

interesting comments,,made by people who really folow this game.all sports are political and corrupt in their own way.its too bad,but thats a sad fact of life!

redguy

Says, in 11-3-2007 at 06:45:43 from 86.17.152.60

the rules r diff, if UFC closed and all the top end fighters went to pride and fought under pride rules and roped ring they would all get their asses handed to em just like the pride guys, just the diffence between the ring and the octagon changes a whole style of fighting.

DMO

Says, in 11-3-2007 at 12:23:37 from 71.120.128.25

Yeah it should be pretty huge, if they get some big names in there you could see some big fights. I don’t think Dana White had anything to worry about. Theres no comp for beating UFC thats just a fact. If they get some good fighters i would definatley check it out.

bliff

Says, in 11-7-2007 at 09:50:36 from 66.112.103.223

Fedor is scared of the ufc. What a pussy. M-1 sucks!!! Long live Dana.

Thomas

Says, in 11-7-2007 at 16:57:16 from 208.27.111.130

You’re a thoughtful guy Zeropopular. And I agree with you too, Redguy.

My own thoughts: Randy Couture is the best fighter in the world, in the cage. Three things happened when he fought Liddell: (1) He was not fighting at his natural weight, that he is now clearly at; (2) Liddell simply put, has his number. Doesn’t mean he’s better, it just means he knows HOW to beat him or that Couture doesn’t match up with the style difference; (3) Couture is a different, better fighter now than he was with Liddell.

Fedor is the best fighter in the RING. With that said, I believe that Fedor would win against Couture in a roped ring and I think that Couture would win in a caged fight because of the differences of the environment and rule difference in the UFC and PRIDE.

jay

Says, in 11-10-2007 at 10:24:26 from 76.68.73.161

why is everone saying that the pride guys are getting beat in pride, 2 ufc champions are from pride and the most dominant fighter in the ufc anderson silva is from pride

Alex

Says, in 11-13-2007 at 17:59:54 from 201.22.92.214

Fedor scared because UFC? Fuck who thinks this. UFC has a lot of assholes. Man, Couture lost for Lidell, and Lidell lost for Jardine??? Whot the fuck is Jardine??? And Fedor is scared??? HAHAHAHAHAHA

Fu-Lion

Says, in 11-16-2007 at 22:09:48 from 24.62.231.212

I feel that guys like Randy Couture and Fedor Emilienko don’t feel really care that much about losing fights. They train and fight hard. That’s it. My impression is they both have that Samurai quality of not fearing death anymore (or a loss.) I’m sure the politics behind the fights are amazing and complex, as things always are around power and money. I’m psyched they are standing up for what the believe in AND I hope to see them fight each other some day. I look forward to seeing M1 get rolling. It’s still fun to hear Joe Rogan run his mouth though, so I’ll still watch ufc

Rob

Says, in 11-26-2007 at 03:49:34 from 58.153.105.42

Why isn’t Fedor fighting in the UFC ? Did he turn down UFC offer to fight there ?

stany

Says, in 11-29-2007 at 21:12:46 from 76.200.73.75

f ufc it’s weak five min. rounds suck.Ten min. round our much more exciting.

Nick

Says, in 12-17-2007 at 00:09:03 from 76.182.212.48

Fedor gets like 5-10 mill more comon they alrd telling him u can be king of the m-1 global .And Fedor likes people who respect him(aka pride) .Not UFC BOOOOO for all rounds cause UFC made rules for Who can outhug who.Il be booing 2 if i knew 85% of fighters in UFC comes to fight with strategy aka wrestling match.and numbero uno guy in UFC are Randy #1wrestler in world.His strategy its just how to survive all rounds. Randy is wrestler and very very smart man but not HW champ of the world not even close.

Says, in 12-21-2007 at 13:09:26 from 80.200.162.248

fedor hass beated ufc champions such as kevin randelman and mark coleman(twice). randy couture lost to josh barnett, who lost to nogueria who lost to fedor. randy couture looses to anyone who pastes the fight, and it s always fedor s fight.

shogun

Says, in 12-24-2007 at 07:05:24 from 58.108.237.52

Fedor has only fought washed up ufc old guys like randleman and coleman these guys have been around for ages and arent in their prime, he won… wow that does not mean that he is better than the octagon guys cause he beat ex ufc guys,you just cant do that triangle shit(he beat him who beat him who…)fighters change with time, there is a huge difference between fighting in a ring and an octagon.If fedor fights it will be in a ring not the cage it will favour him,all the pride guys have done shit in the ufc except rampage who has a cage style, fedor would get smashed buy guys alot bigger and stronger than him, hes not a big heavy weight, arlovski,vera,sylvia,gonzaga would all smash fedor hell i reckon liddell would beat him,i like fedor its just that he would get beaten buy any of the previous guys

Nuno

Says, in 1-9-2008 at 21:53:39 from 69.158.102.237

ok….Fedor beat randelman and Coleman when they where no longer at they,re prime…fedor struglle to beat nogueira and Mirko…Mirko as you all have seen has been destroyed in the UFC…nogueira …won,t be the champion….Axe the murderer Silva …is not so though anymore as u can see old liddel finnished him…Shougun lost the an ultimate fighter and that,s that…lets see the only guy from pride doing ok(rampage) when he fights say….Thiago Silva..or Griffin or even Houston Alexander…the truth is the UFC is thougher cause you are always under heat because the competition is though all the time unlike pride that only had 2 or 3 top guns…besides remember the big diference is not rounds or Octagons…it,s all about ELBOWS ELBOWS ELBOWS….

GRAHAM

Says, in 1-10-2008 at 14:37:21 from 68.149.39.8

i dont no of eny one in fedors weight class that could stop him he moves fast great on the ground better than bbj and has vary heavy hands that can take out a supper heavy wheight

chiproc

Says, in 1-28-2008 at 22:29:36 from 75.161.46.51

most of the ufc guys couldnt handle the pride rules they should of kept pride , and when they fought in each others rules they both would of had advantages and dis advantages youll see shogun rochem once he gets his cardio up

zeropopular

Says, in 2-14-2008 at 06:46:59 from 76.14.48.203

well since the pride organization has been bought by the ufc and very little success has come to its fighters other then rampage, I’m gunna have to say that you are all right, chances are fedor is a better fighter in a ring and randy in the cage itself, I just saw some pics of them doing a face off, kinda neat. Not as much of a size difference as I originally thought. Fedors last fight was another chump, and of course he won, I’ll say that Randys last two fights were giants and he seems to do well against bigger guys, good fight either way I’m looking forward to it…I bet on the giants in the superbowl and I’ll bet one Randy in this fight…although the time off may decrease his hot streak…

robert

Says, in 2-28-2008 at 19:04:41 from 75.74.167.142

Randy will get whipped, fedor is a better striker and has a well versed submission game. and he has a killer instinct and ring awareness second to none. The only chance randy has is to last 3 rounds and beat him wrestling on points.

Fenriz