Looks like Fedor is fighting Tim Sylvia in July!

danponjican · 04-08-08, 07:38

This is going to be a good one!

MMA Addict: Fedor Confirms Tim Sylvia Fight

reaper34 · 04-08-08, 09:06

what a joke honestly after sylvia's last couple fights if you could call them that. why would fedor(who is the best worldwide imo) lower himself to fight sylvia it doesn't make sense especially when you got couture practically kicking down the door for a fight with him. sylvia's size got him where he is today and his skill never caught up which is obvious over the last few fights. if anything this would be be warm-up for what we really want...fedor vs. cro-cop 2!

jayjacque · 04-08-08, 09:09

Tim Sylvia deserves a lot of credit for what he's done, but it'll still be just too much Fedor.

Clean Dean · 04-08-08, 09:15

Sylvia is big ,awkward, hard to take down, and has good striking skills and for those reasons I never count him out. Unfortunately, he is one of the most boring fighter to watch as of late.

As for Fedor.

Who has he fought as of late?

Does he still possess the skills he had years ago?

Inactivity and age can prove to be a big factor in this one.

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warm-up for what we really want...fedor vs. cro-cop 2!

Crocop looks highly unmotivated, and IMHO is not the same fighter he was a few years ago. He needs to prove himself against a top ten contender before I would throw him another big payday.

Is this Autopia or Sherdog ???

Glad to see an MMA thread !!!

DieselMDX · 04-08-08, 09:22

it will be good to see fedor fight again but i dont think Sylvia has a chance Fedor is way too good on the ground

TH0001 · 04-08-08, 09:26

Sherdog?

Search my screen name at MMA.tv... I have been a member there for 10 years...

Its a better fight then it seems because it will answer some questions.

Tim was doing good against Nog until the fight hit the ground.

How much has Fedor aged? He hasn't fought top competition in a long time (in his weight class).

Can Tim keep it standing? (Randy has been the only one to throw Tim around, Tim has a pretty good sprawl).

For some reason, I have never trusted Fedor's chin, and I think IF Tim connects early he could hurt Fedor and end the fight early. That is a big IF, but how many legends have we seen fall in the last year.

Realistically Fedor will get the fight to the ground and brutalize Tim, but I am not going to call it an easy fight for him by any means. Tim will come to fight.

jayjacque · 04-08-08, 09:59

You know I find it just so relaxing after a hard day and/or when I want to wind down to go to sleep to turn on the Fight Network. Feel the love!

Clean Dean · 04-08-08, 10:11

I was a big Fedor fan when he was with Pride, but his inability (some blame Dana White) to keep himself active against top competition has knocked him down a few rungs in my book.

I believe that if he were concerned with his legacy a bit more he would have found a way to continue fighting top heavys not a 7' tall fighter with no experience and middleweights.

Pound for Pound, I have never seen anyone dominate in all facets of the game like Anderson Silva. I am a huge Hendo fan, and I could not believe the way in which Silva handled him and everyone else he has fought in the past 2 years.

Fedor was (may still be) great, but not as dominant overall like Silva.

Back to Silvia vs. Fedor. I wont be betting any $$$ on this one.

sQuashed · 04-08-08, 10:14

Silvia has sucked lately......Fedor hasnt done a dang thing lately... Should be a good fight !!

jayjacque · 04-08-08, 11:14

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Originally Posted by Clean Dean

I was a big Fedor fan when he was with Pride, but his inability (some blame Dana White) to keep himself active against top competition has knocked him down a few rungs in my book.

I believe that if he were concerned with his legacy a bit more he would have found a way to continue fighting top heavys not a 7' tall fighter with no experience and middleweights.

Pound for Pound, I have never seen anyone dominate in all facets of the game like Anderson Silva. I am a huge Hendo fan, and I could not believe the way in which Silva handled him and everyone else he has fought in the past 2 years.

Fedor was (may still be) great, but not as dominant overall like Silva.

Back to Silvia vs. Fedor. I wont be betting any $$$ on this one.

I agree about Silva. GSP not far behind (except for that little setback from Serra) and Fedor in his prime. I guess this fight with T. Sylvia will show whether Fedor's still there.

BigAl3 · 04-08-08, 11:16

it could go either way (one lucky punch), but tim sylvia better bring it. fedor is more well rounded and if he gets him to the ground, that's going to be bad news for sylvia...

reaper34 · 04-09-08, 07:03

I think fedors still got it and if not he's got more than sylvia. seems like sylvia got to the top of his game a couple years ago and his ego got the best of him so he leveled off while everyone else was still evolving. in the same coin I much as I don't want to admit it we probably won't see the fedor of old but will the fedor now still possess the skills needed to dispatch sylvia, in my mind without a doubt. fedors russian, their a different type of beast out there they literally fight to live, thats way more motivation than sylvia ever had.

and I regretfully agree on the cro-cop issue, he's got some work to do but if their last fight is a prelude of things to come(imo one of the better and more evenly matched fedor fights) round 2 should be better. and as far as a chin? look at the randleman fight.