Media Fedor's resume (heavy vids)

[bigmacbub]

Let's not insult eachother's intelligence here and just be real

"Firstly" Fedor handled Schilt and did so with ease

"Secondly" Schilt is arguably the GOAT kickboxer and just so happens to be a very well-versed MMAist. He actually has a ground game. In real terms, prime Semmy vs prime Franc doesn't look good for Ngannou. I struggle to imagine any path to victory for Franc other than the typical "he'll just ktfo his opponent"

I mean, lmao we're talking about a guy (Franc) who got absolutely embarrassed by Stipe Miocic in a fight where Franc couldn't muster much more than a WMMA-tier ground game. Big bad Franc then lost his next fight vs Black Beast in an embarrassing staring contest. These were supposed to be the UFC's most elite heavy-hitters. Lol

Seriously, lol at that. Back to reality: Schilt would jab Franc's face off before knocking him out. It's really not even close, Schilt was better at everything Franc does well other than brute power

Let's not insult eachother's intelligence here and just be real

"Firstly" Fedor handled Schilt and did so with ease

"Secondly" Schilt is arguably the GOAT kickboxer and just so happens to be a very well-versed MMAist. He actually has a ground game. In real terms, prime Semmy vs prime Franc doesn't look good for Ngannou. I struggle to imagine any path to victory for Franc other than the typical "he'll just ktfo his opponent"

I mean, lmao we're talking about a guy (Franc) who got absolutely embarrassed by Stipe Miocic in a fight where Franc couldn't muster much more than a WMMA-tier ground game. Big bad Franc then lost his next fight vs Black Beast in an embarrassing staring contest. These were supposed to be the UFC's most elite heavy-hitters. Lol

Seriously, lol at that. Back to reality: Schilt would jab Franc's face off before knocking him out. It's really not even close, Schilt was better at everything Franc does well other than brute power

Lmfao I'll repeat Fedor layed and prayed on Semmy. 2 Semmy beat mostly cans and lost to every top tier HW even Yvels. Thirdly Francis blows Semmys face off. Anything else you'd like to discuss.

 

[eddymotto]

thanks a lot to the OP.

it is great to celebrate a fighter like Fedor

not to hijack the thread but if there is anyone really knowledgable about Fedor's sambo career, please add

I recall back in the day reading that some guys dropped out of sambo tournaments rather than face Fedor but I don't know much about sambo as a sport or Fedor's accomplishments in it

thanks in advance for any responses

 

[tehMoose]

GOAT

 

[iron pipe]

Seeing some confusion over Fedor's record and his career in general. Things like "can crusher" and "padded record" being thrown around lol. Well, both are true. And it's also true that neither of those are mutually exclusive with the fact that Fedor also found enough time to run through top 10 opponent after top 10 opponent

Itt I'll start at the beginning in hopes of providing some context for those who weren't fortunate enough to experience Fedor's rise to GOAT status in real time. Gonna have to break this OP up into separate posts due to the media limitations per post

Fedor came to Pride at age 25 in 2002 after winning the RINGS absolute tournament and was immediately thrown to the wolves. His first Pride fight was vs Semmy Schilt, a top 6 HW on the planet on a 12-1-1 MMA run (only loss to Josh Barnett) and potentially lethal matchup for any HW in MMA history given Semmy's absurd size and striking credentials. Fedor was the underdog and Fedor destroyed him



Next up was Heath Herring, another world top 10 HW in an eliminator fight for the title shot against Nogueira. Herring was coming off wins over Igor Vovchanchyn and Mark Kerr bookending his loss to Nogueira. Fedor was the underdog and Fedor destroyed him



Next fight for Fedor was Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Big Nog was firmly entrenched as the #1 HW in the world and was any reasonable person's pick as the single greatest HW in MMA history at that point. Fedor was the underdog and... wait for it... Fedor destroyed him in one of the most highly regarded title fight wins in MMA history



Fedor would then go 7-0 with 1 NC (headbutt vs Nog) over his next 8 fights in 16 months. Wins in that time included world top 25 HW Fujita



Top 10 HW in the world Gary Goodridge

fedor is the king of mma the GOAT.period. the man had massive power,speed his subs were ridiculous and ground and pound fucken nuts.