How would Aleksander Emelianenko have done in the UFC?

[FrankDux]

I mean...right now I would put money on Alek over Cormier, Blaydes, JDS, Lewis, Volkov, Overeem, Harris...I think Stipe/Ngannou/Roz would beat him but would be entertaining AF.

 

[jjjjjjjjjjohnny]

i'm afraid that any solid wrestler would have his way with him.

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

Considering his only good win is Kharitonov in a fight he was on the verge of getting stopped in, and he lost vs Barnett, Werdum and Cro Cop (pretty much the only top guys he fought), and is probably the most overrated fighter ever based on actual accomplishments and not some fantasy "potential" and his GOAT brother who said nice things about him - he would have been a so-so UFC hw. Won some against lower tier comp, lost when it mattered.

If I remember right he was still very new to MMA when he fought most of those guys and he beat the crap out of Barnett for like 10 minutes. If his fight with Barnett was three 5 minute rounds I think he would have beaten Barnett pretty easily. The long first round took a lot of gas out of Aleks.

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

Timmy was way too slow, Aleks probably would have caught him all over the place and finished him. AA would have pieced him up though, although Aleks had power and AA didn't have much of a chin then...so who knows.

I don't see AA doing well against Aleksander. Aleksander has faster hands and is far more durable.

 

[Baba Ghanoush]

Aleks is a rapist, racist, drug addict and one of the most overrated fighters on this board who praise him based on nothing but fantasy bullshit.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

Aleks is a rapist, racist, drug addict and one of the most overrated fighters on this board who praise him based on nothing but fantasy bullshit.

chill there, anita

 

[tat2man5k]

Possible.

From the video footage I saw of them, Fedor was getting the better in the stand up and ground. Not a blow out but he was clearly the better.

Fedor, if I really did read that, may have just being his normal humble self.

 

[tat2man5k]

He said that Aleks was way more physically gifted than him but I'm not sure about Aleks beating him in practice.

Maybe that's what I was thinking about.

 

[TR1]

Aleks is a rapist, racist, drug addict and one of the most overrated fighters on this board who praise him based on nothing but fantasy bullshit.

At least he is not a lying coward on Sherdog like you though.

 

[Baba Ghanoush]

At least he is not a lying coward on Sherdog like you though.

Why are you stalking me? Get the fuck off my nuts you fairy.

 

[TR1]

Why are you stalking me? Get the fuck off my nuts you fairy.

I love seeing lying pussies exposed. You provide that and then some.

 

[PalmStrike]

Ah, the Eric Silva of the heavyweight division...

 

[Karelinator]

Aleks is a rapist, racist, drug addict and one of the most overrated fighters on this board who praise him based on nothing but fantasy bullshit.

His own brother, Fedor "family most important thing in life" Emelianenko considers him dead as of now. What else can you say, lol.

 

[KeepingItReal]

You have to put his competition into perspective as well. James Thompson was never a good fighter, shit barely even an average fighter.

That's not James Thompson in that highlight, that's Ricardo Morais.

 

[FinalConflict2005]

If he focused his natural fighting ability / height / reach and strength. Combined with his Sambo background at a hardcore mma gym such as ATT he would have had a decent shot at claiming UFC heavy weight gold. As everyone mentioned his hand speed for heavyweight was and still is incredible.

 

[KeepingItReal]

If he focused his natural fighting ability / height / reach and strength. Combined with his Sambo background at a hardcore mma gym such as ATT he would have had a decent shot at claiming UFC heavy weight gold. As everyone mentioned his hand speed for heavyweight was and still is incredible.

That's a very big if though, even Fedor commented that Alex would skip trainings.

 

[MMAart]

Back in the Tim Sylvia / Arlovski era, Alexander could definitely beat them both with his better boxing, footwork, and chin.

 

[MMAart]

If he focused his natural fighting ability / height / reach and strength. Combined with his Sambo background at a hardcore mma gym such as ATT he would have had a decent shot at claiming UFC heavy weight gold. As everyone mentioned his hand speed for heavyweight was and still is incredible.

Great mention of Alex's Sambo background. I totally forgot about this. He was very talented and moved like a cat for such a big guy:

 

[FinalConflict2005]

That's a very big if though, even Fedor commented that Alex would skip trainings.

Fedor admitted Alek’s would often get the better of him during training.

 

[KeepingItReal]

Fedor admitted Alek’s would often get the better of him during training.

That's great, but no matter how good he was skipping training is a no go for a professional. Couple the skipping of training with "styles make fights" and the likelihood of him being champion in any major organization was reduced to damn near zero, no matter what camp he was in.