Fedor Emelianenko (32-4) is returning to Japan.
A long-rumored bout between the former PRIDE heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii (4-1-1) is expected to headline a New Year's Eve event in Japan featuring two DREAM title bouts and the completion of the DREAM bantamweight tournament.
The full card for "DREAM: Fight for Japan: Genkidesuka!! Oomisoka!! 2011!" includes:
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Satoshi Ishii
Champ Shinya Aoki vs. Satoru Kitaoka (for lightweight title)
Champ Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Takeshi "Lion" Inoue (for featherweight title)
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kazuyuki Miyata
Yuichiro Nagashima vs. Katsunori Kikuno (mixed-rules bout)
Rodolfo Marques Diniz vs. Bibiano Fernandes (bantamweight grand-prix semifinal)
Antonio Banuelos vs. Masakazu Imanari (bantamweight grand-prix semifinal)
Hideo Tokoro vs. Yusup Saadulaev (bantamweight grand-prix reserve match)
Ryo Chonan vs. Hayato Sakurai
Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Peter Aerts (pro-wrestling match)
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Fujita vs aerts pro wrestling bout??
Good to see a quality New Year's card out of Japan. I hope the tradition lasts forever.
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Great new year's eve MMA weekend ahead
oh sweet. the guy whos supposed to be the greatest ever is now fighting a guy who is 4-1
Posted by Travesty145
oh sweet. the guy whos supposed to be the greatest ever is now fighting a guy who is 4-1
Fedor still is one of the greatest of all time regardless of his recent fights. Maybe he fought too long, age caught up with him, he didnt evolve or the younger generation past him by. He still was the most feared man on the planet for almost a decade. None of the greats have been able to do what he did yet. Some are close and some will eventually pass him by, but none have as of yet.
People don't rate Michael Jordan's or Joe Montana's careers based on their last couple of years playing. They were just legends who played too long. So why do people get on MMA greats when they do it.
Also, you can't compare todays athletes against those of the past. Training, diet, strength, speed, techniques are superior today in every sport compared to the past. The greats helped make the current fighters who they are today.
Posted by Travesty145
oh sweet. the guy whos supposed to be the greatest ever is now fighting a guy who is 4-1
Haha, Who else is he supposed to fight outside of UFC/Strikeforce/Bellator?
Gimme a break, guy.
Posted by Travesty145
oh sweet. the guy whos supposed to be the greatest ever is now fighting a guy who is 4-1
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Posted by Travesty145
oh sweet. the guy whos supposed to be the greatest ever is now fighting a guy who is 4-1
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Posted by Travesty145
oh sweet. the guy whos supposed to be the greatest ever is now fighting a guy who is 4-1
I'll be excited for this event. A lot of exciting match-ups.
Its amazing how fast Fedor threads deteriorate into trolling
Posted by Dberntson
Posted by Travesty145
oh sweet. the guy whos supposed to be the greatest ever is now fighting a guy who is 4-1
Fedor still is one of the greatest of all time regardless of his recent fights. Maybe he fought too long, age caught up with him, he didnt evolve or the younger generation past him by. He still was the most feared man on the planet for almost a decade. None of the greats have been able to do what he did yet. Some are close and some will eventually pass him by, but none have as of yet.
People don't rate Michael Jordan's or Joe Montana's careers based on their last couple of years playing. They were just legends who played too long. So why do people get on MMA greats when they do it.
Also, you can't compare todays athletes against those of the past. Training, diet, strength, speed, techniques are superior today in every sport compared to the past. The greats helped make the current fighters who they are today.
You're totally right man.
But what you have to remember is that the sport wasn't as big when Fedor was ruling the HW division.
Newer fans only remember the last few years because thats all they've seen (too lazy to watch old fights, do research?)
Its a shame but to many people Brock Lesnar will go down as a better HW champ than Fedor.
what a crazy card. the fedor fight is kinda lame IMO. ishii will probably get worked on the feet. and what the hell is with the pro wrestling match????