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JDS and Cain were not even on the radar at that time.
UFC's top fighters were Brock, Carwin, Mir, Big Nog, Crocop
Fedor had already beaten Nog and Crocop. Carwin was a white Brett Rogers. And Lesnar...lol.
Strikeforce had Sylvia, Arlovski, Barnett, Overeem, Bigfoot, Verdum, Cormier, Rogers
Sylvia was the longest hw champ in UFC history. Arlovski was also an ex champ and on a winning streak. Barnett was an ex champ that many thought was the man who really would have a great chance of beating Fedor. Overeem looked unstoppable. Rogers was a black Shane Carwin. Cormier was an olympic wrestler running through his opponents.
The strikforce HW division clearly looked better at that time.
And they folded. Makes it easy to understand why the UFC is focused on building stars and not a well rounded fight league. Fedor was at the time best lb4lb, and couldn't draw enough to sustain.