[quote]Damici wrote:
Assuming Randy wins his fight with Lesnar (and the one with the winner of Nog/Mir, assuming that’s what the UFC requires him to do next), I’m trying to think of a plausible scenario in my mind in which they actually make a Randy vs. Fedor fight happen, and I just . . . can’t see that happening.
Dana has said (and I can’t blame him for this) that he wouldn’t do just a one-fight deal with Fedor. Makes perfect sense; if the guy beats your current UFC heavyweight champ and has the belt, you don’t want him then just skipping town and fighting elsewhere – he’s now the UFC champ!
BUT, after aaaaall the bad blood built up between Fedor (and his management) and the UFC, mostly due to Dana public insulting them, saying “Fedor sucks,” “Fedor is a farce,” “Fedor is irrelevant” and calling his management team “crazy Russians,” I don’t see Fedor being willing to work for this idiot who’s insulted the hell out of him.
The UFC also didn’t want to allow Fedor to compete in combat sambo on the side (a sport which is a huge deal in Russia and for which he is a national hero, and which poses ZERO risk of him losing or being embarrassed), they have a clause which doesn’t allow one to leave the UFC if they’re the reigning champion, etc., etc.
So Fedor wasn’t happy with that and other things.
On the other side, Fedor’s management wanted other fighters from Fedor’s Red Devil team to be signed along with Fedor, like a package deal to help their younger guys (which the UFC had no interest in or need for), and they even proposed that the UFC help them invest in a new STADIUM in RUSSIA where they could hold big fights.
So there’s been craziness on both sides. And I just don’t see it being worked out at this point, unless it’s a one-fight things, which the UFC won’t do. Fedor won’t sign a contract to be a UFC employee/fighter. Just not gonna’ happen.
So how on earth, pray tell, does anyone foresee this fight happening . . . ?[/quote]
Excellent post.
I don’t think Fedor/Randy will ever happen now. If Randy thinks he will be fighting Fedor in the octagon, he’s been hit in the head too many times.
I would love to see Randy’s new contract…