August 3, 2009, at 4:08 pm
The Lesnar-Fedor dream is over. Jason has spent the afternoon drinking because he’s worried that no one in the UFC’s heavyweight division can beat Lesnar. I think Shane Carwin can.
Anyway, the deal between the world’s best heavyweight fighter and the UFC was destined to be screwed up by Fedor’s camp. They only cared about one thing: The ability for their “promotional brand”, M-1 Global, to co-promote any event that Fedor fights at. The UFC wouldn’t do it because they don’t feel like they need Fedor to be successful. Guess what? They are right.
I’m officially woried about Strikeforce. I’ve been supportive of them because I think that they had the right business plan. They were never really worried about trying to compete with Dana White’s MMA monster. Instead, they just did their own thing on a smaller scale. Now, with Fedor in the fold, I can see them trying to expand far to quickly under pressure from his camp. If that happens, everyone who has ever crossed Dana White will have to move to Japan, because the UFC will be the only game in town.
Every promotion that Fedor has ever fought for has gone out of business. Seriously, think about it: RINGS, PRIDE, Affliction, BodogFight. I’m not saying that it’s all his fault, but I am saying that he is part of the reason. This guy’s legacy won’t be as the greatest fighter of all time, but instead it will be the guy who let his management ruin his career.
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