Fedor contract with UFC has only one sticking point left

[boxingcar]

(originally posted by MikeFranccis )
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According to Gross on the Beatdown, the only sticking point left with Fedor's contract in the UFC is allowing Fedor to fight in Sambo competitions in Russia.

I think UFC should allow this. Werdum was fighting in a grappling tournament a week after his fight against Arlovski.

[SweetScienceFan]

Well, when you are running a huge promotion like the UFC does, you can't afford to put millions of dollars down in advertising only to have Fedor seperate a shoulder in a SAMBO match a month out from a scheduled appearance headlining a PPV.

[J_Roth]

I hope they can come to some sort of deal here. Watching Fedor in the UFC would rock. Rematch the CC maybe Couture or Gonzaga. Interesting stuff.

[Donut62]

Awesome. I imagine they would come to some sort of agreement where Fedor can only have a sambo competition X weeks away from a planned fight. Supposedly guys like Werdum and Monson have a similar deal to fight in ADCC.

[ufoalf]

Yea Donut is absolutely right. There's no logical reason why Fedor shouldn't have an opportunity to fight in Russia. If Fedor says "fuck off" to White i wouldn't be all that upset. Bodog offers him good money and fights in Russia. I'd still want to see him fight in UFC though.

[Donut62]

I'd still want to see him fight in UFC though.

Me too. I want what is best for Fedor, though. If Dana White is so unreasonable (not out of the question) that he doesn't allow the best goddamn fighter on the planet a little leeway, shame on him. Having Fedor going back, showing his skills in combat sambo touranaments as a representative of the UFC can only serve to give them a big foothold into a country with an exploding MMA scene. As long as he's not risking injury by fighting when he has an imminent UFC match I see no problem with this.

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they should let him fight in sambo tournaments. he really enjoys sambo i remember reading how he really likes that art form and even watching smabo practitioners or something like that. I have seen him in combat sambo tournament they really don't need to worry about him injuring himself he just went through the competition with ease.

[J_Roth]

Me too. I want what is best for Fedor, though. If Dana White is so unreasonable (not out of the question) that he doesn't allow the best goddamn fighter on the planet a little leeway, shame on him. Having Fedor going back, showing his skills in combat sambo touranaments as a representative of the UFC can only serve to give them a big foothold into a country with an exploding MMA scene. As long as he's not risking injury by fighting when he has an imminent UFC match I see no problem with this.:good

[Beebs]

Theres really nobody in Combat Sambo that can hurt him, its really only slightly more intense than the average fighters hard sparring sessions.

[achillesthegreat]

Fedor should be allowed to feature on a UFC bill in Russia. You can't afford to have him lose, get injured or waste time on something else when he could be having bouts in UFC.

[iksrtfo]

Well, when you are running a huge promotion like the UFC does, you can't afford to put millions of dollars down in advertising only to have Fedor seperate a shoulder in a SAMBO match a month out from a scheduled appearance headlining a PPV.
He could do that training.

[achillesthegreat]

He could do that training.
Obviously but simlpe mathamatics dictate the more risky things he does, the greater the chance he will get injured.

[iksrtfo]

Obviously but simlpe mathamatics dictate the more risky things he does, the greater the chance he will get injured.
I completely understand that but I just disagree that it should be a sticking point. It's a little more than rolling to be honest.