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G50Trim92
03-12-2011, 04:35 PM
Here's the interview with uncle Dana:

http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/03/12/zuffa-purchases-strikeforce/
G50Trim92
03-12-2011, 04:40 PM
Here's the yahoo sports article:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AiqJG6JmBn8Lym0mO2HPpZU9Eo14?slug=mmawee kly-b1c8e16da5e0aa7851eda6a162d18e10
AutoMods
03-12-2011, 05:26 PM
thats so sweet, i want to see fedor fight at 205 and overeem fight at the heavy weight
AutoMods
03-12-2011, 11:43 PM
i think dana is lying , 2 years from now after those contracts are done, strikefore will no longer exist. probably lying to keep the showtime contracts.
G50Trim92
03-13-2011, 12:30 AM
He's definitely lying. They said the same thing when they purchased Pride and look how that turned out.. The only thing keeping sf alive is the showtime contract.
DustinsDuster
03-13-2011, 12:48 PM
i thought fedor announced his retirement officially? i guess i didnt actually hear him say it; just heard it from everyone else. fedor at 205 would be interesting- i wonder how his conditioning would hold up...
G50Trim92
03-13-2011, 09:03 PM
After the bigfoot fight he hinted at retirement saying maybe it was time for him to leave the sport. I think he'd like to retire and just lead a normal life but his management keeps riding him to fight on. A few days later he said he would fight again..
DustinsDuster
03-13-2011, 09:34 PM
After the bigfoot fight he hinted at retirement saying maybe it was time for him to leave the sport. I think he'd like to retire and just lead a normal life but his management keeps riding him to fight on. A few days later he said he would fight again..

really, i think he is just under-sized for an all-out heavyweight anymore. taking on guys so much heavier and bigger, it'll just catch up to you sooner or later. i would love to see him at 205, but like i said, i'd be worried his conditioning wouldnt be there if he cut 30lbs from where he is now. i wonder if he'd get any quicker though? i gues time will tell....
G50Trim92
03-13-2011, 10:32 PM
There have also been rumors of starting a 235lb weight class, that would prevent guys that were just a little to big for 205 from fighter these 265lb+ monsters.
I'd like to see a prime fedor take on today's super heavyweights, he was pretty thick back in the day. What can you do though? Everyone gets old sooner or later.