-join date doesn't equal time watching MMA.
Not in an of itself, but it supports the probability.
He's been head hunting for nearly 10 years now..it's 2017 bro...
Definitely 8-9 years. Which correlates with his career going down hill, and his trainers and managers speaking about him no training and preparing like he used to. How active was Fedor since then? The UFC bought Pride in 2007. Fedor had two fights in 2007 (didn't headhunt), 1 in 2008 (Big Tim), 2 in 2009 (headhunted). He then fought three sloppy fights in a row in 2010 and 2011, losing all three. And he never fought the same way he did before 2009.
trainers wow, anecdotal much
So you agree that Fedor started fighting sloppy during the exact period of time that his manager and trainers were criticizing his preparation, and this means nothing to you?
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early 2000's ?? you might as well be talking about Helio Gracie
Please educate us all with your knowledge of how MMA evolved in the last ten years.
You're also forgetting his arrogance throughout the years to learn BJJ or Wrestling (staples of MMA) ... "sambo is better" his words ... exposed by werdum
Wait. You actually thinking that Fedor's grappling and submission game was exposed by Werdum? Fedor wildly swung for the fences and then dove into Werdum's guard. That's certainly underestimating Werdum or overestimate how hurt Werdum was. But to act like Sambo isn't a practical martial art for MMA is just plain silly. Moreover, the reason why BJJ and wrestling are staples of MMA is MMA grew into a popular sport where these martial arts are very popular: Japan, Brazil, and the United States. If MMA first became commercially popular in Eastern Europe, you would be saying that wrestling and Sambo are staples of MMA.
The fact he never joined a professional modern MMA gym because he loved being to top dog...
I don't think it's because Fedor wants to be the top dog at his gym. I'd be curious to hear your argument or see your evidence why you think that would be the case. It sounds more like loyalty to Russia to be honest. Call it cultural arrogance, if you would like. But Fedor is a nationalist. That being said, he has also trained in Holland and with other fighters from all over Europe on multiple occasions. I mean, Fedor going to train with Spong or Hoost are prime examples of Fedor training with world class kickboxers -- and not being the top dog in his training camp.
The hand picked cans he's been fighting for years..
I absolutely agree that Fedor hasn't been fighting top level competition in years. I think he fought the best in the world when he can, and then had his career derailed by managers who thought they could use his name and his legacy to build an organization (M-1) to rival the UFC. Note that I've said repeatedly that he isn't a top tier fighter in 2017. Fedor hasn't been a top ten fighters since 2008-2009.
Yes I stand by my words, he never evolved into Modern MMA.
Fedor helped evolve MMA into modern MMA. What he then did was devolve. He abandoned his transition game, his submission game, and his GnP -- all of which helped him become the heavyweight GOAT. What's funny as that you even agree with this, though I'm not sure you recognize it, when you point out that he has been head hunting for nearly a decade.
