Double knock down GIF

[maximmm]

I remember Michkov and Voronov both commenting on the fact that for the 1st time Fedor wasn't serious with his fight prep prior to the AA fight ( just a few weeks while filming some BS telefilm in thailand ) ..
DIdn't do strength and conditionning for years either ( there is an old interview where Fedor himself talks about it ) apart from some dips/pullups/situps.. to "focus on technique "
Also I remember his right hand injury affected his grip strength alot on his own admittance..

It looked like he resorted on " God's will bar brawling " around the time he started to fight in StrikeForce.
Once he became a religious zealot he was inclined to bring up " God's WIll " all the time in pre fight pressers etc, and it looked like he threw any kind of gameplan by the windows..

Also could be linked to some nagging injuries/wear and tears we don't know about but this is speculation.
But I will say this too , in my opinion he wasn't enough physically fit to use his oldschool grappling heavy style after the Sylvia fight.
Dude struggled with Rogers on the ground, was outstrengthed a lot by BF, and held against the cage by Hendo.
I personnally struggle to imagine Pride Fedor being held by Hendo, even a TRT'ed to the max one...
Both his strength and power noticeably went downhill around the time he was 32-33, which is kind of a natural decline, but it was fastened by the fact that he didn't do S&C training, and worsened by the fact that these were the main features his fight style relied on...

Interesting - I've always wondered why he stopped grappling and turned into a brawler. I knew about his hand injuries, but he kept throwing the same punches and kept breaking the same hand. He was also pulling off submissions not long after his hand would heal, so I dunno if his grip strength is really a sufficient explanation.

BTW - you don't always have to be stronger than your opponent to pull off a submission - technique counts for just as much, if not more.

 

[spinitch]

So time for Fedor to drop to 205?

He appears to small at HW at his age. A 225 division would be good for him but as mentioned above few have Hunt level chins at HW.

 

[PancraseForever]

Yep, but like you said his speed / reflexes and chin were on another level.
Now he is just a bar room brawler with a shot chin.

I hope he retires for good, no one even Fedor win against Father Time

I love Fedor. Like Mike loves Nick in The Deer Hunter. And all I see is my love Fedor putting the revolver to his temple and - CLICK, CLICK, CLICK.

I'm getting PTSD from his fights.

 

[katsikias]

Oh man, what Fedor has become..

 

[milenss]

So time for Fedor to drop to 205?

He appears to small at HW at his age. A 225 division would be good for him but as mentioned above few have Hunt level chins at HW.

Good advice. When you get old you must drop a weight class. Genious.

 

[Rogerdraven]

Fedor always dropped his left when throwing the right

Everyone does that to a degree. That's not what I am saying. Against Maldonado and Mitrione he had developed the bad habit of keeping his left hand at his hip the entire fight. If his hand had been up to check the southpaw right hand, he could have sent his right straight in with no counterattack to worry about.

 

[ArtemV]

Damn, it is sad to watch. I find it hard to believe that Fedor didn't know he had a massive grappling advantage over Mittrione and Maldonado; yet still chose to strike with them.

 

[Amerikuracana]

Is it Pride or wear and tear that has made him abandon his Sambo?

Maldonado and Mitrione fights seemed like they could've been cakewalks if he could have gotten those fights to the ground early.

I have no idea why he forgot who he was or what he was good at. This Fedor doesn't know what an armbar is.. It's weird.

 

[Amerikuracana]

Fedor always dropped his left when throwing the right

He also dropped his head.. Moving it out of the way.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

That double knockdown was awesome. I wish it would have been a double KO.. they are epic stuff and rare

 

[TjDillashawCombo]

Why he go so hard on Fedor? The last two punches were unnecessary imo

 

[Sherdoggy]

Good advice. When you get old you must drop a weight class. Genious.

When you are small for your weight class, dropping a weight class is a good idea, young or old. But especially old.

 

[99escobar]

I kept thinking that money must be the only reason why he's doing this shit to himself. Are you sure he's lost that much money in divorce?

I know that he has been divorced twice and judging by his loyalty to people around him I doubt he had pre -nuptial agreements regarding his finances. He showed absolutely no interest in fighting again and seemed happy in retirement until his last divorce, after which he suddenly came back out of retirement.

Why else would he be fighting?

 

[M3t4tr0n]

Meh, Fedor has always been an overrated can crusher.

 

[baconcow]

Haha look at these wannabe mod nerd virgins

You and me; front of the cafeteria; at recess.

 

[maximmm]

I know that he has been divorced twice and judging by his loyalty to people around him I doubt he had pre -nuptial agreements regarding his finances. He showed absolutely no interest in fighting again and seemed happy in retirement until his last divorce, after which he suddenly came back out of retirement.

Why else would he be fighting?

It's a good theory, and I've already said that money seems to be his main motivation - he's not that dumb not to see what has happened to his chin over the years and he never had as much pride in his rank as Muhammad Ali did as to want to end up like him.

Still, I'm curious what the laws are in Russia in that regard. California has draconian laws where indeed, 50% of your money goes to your wife upon divorce without prenup. I suspect Russia is a bit different, but anyways - it's obvious those divorces took their toll on his finances.

 

[ChangeIsComing]

Was a crazy moment....after the double knockdown he only had to roll left instead of into the bigger man....matts big weapons are size speed and power....iq...not so much.

 

[Zvengeance]

Was a crazy moment....after the double knockdown he only had to roll left instead of into the bigger man....matts big weapons are size speed and power....iq...not so much.

fedor is lazy now. rarely will you see him scramble anymore on the ground. he did not even try to pull guard. the guy does not give a single fuks anymore. i wonder if he is delusional thinking that he is a knock out artist or his coaches? if he would mix things up he would have probably taken matt to deep water.

i have no interest in watching head hunter fedor anymore. next time he is going to get knocked out even worse. he is not fighting cans anymore.