Everyone ignoring this post like a plague
Meh. Bigfoot also failed a PED test in ‘08. I think we have to look at all of those performances with suspicion.I always thought trt Bigfoot murdered Fedor.
Holy shit at non trt Bigfoot putting that beat down on him lmao.
Yup pride was known for its stringent testing and clean fighters!This was before Bigfoot started producing milk from his teets from all the roids he was shooting up
As I mentioned there are definitely fights where Fedor had a more technical stand up than usual. But he also fought Tim Sylvia almost the same way he fought Zulu, and it worked because Tim was so uncoordinated and slow in comparison. But it could have easily turned into Bigfoot or Hendo fight with a slightly different opponent. I also think Arlovski could have won a decision relatively easily if he would have just stuck to boxing.No, this is not accurate. He definitely blitzed dudes throughout his career, but Fedor was not always some wild, brawling striker.
Fedor has a great right hand lead, but in later years led with his right almost exclusively. Watch Fedor-Nog 3 and you’ll see Fedor use his jab quite a bit to lead. Watch his Strikeforce run, and I don’t recall that he ever threw a single jab against Rogers, Werdum, Bigfoot, or Hendo. Fedor in his prime also worked hand traps very well, and used his strikes to set up grappling exchanges.
It is true that Fedor got away with some things because of his speed and timing in his younger days. As his reflexes declined, it was harder to get away with those things. Add to that the fact that his chin was never the same after the Bigfoot fight, along with injuries adding up which forced him to grapple far less, and that’s the basic recipe for post-prime Fedor. But it’s not fair to act like he was some wild man that tried to Zulu everyone the way he sloppily did to Dan Henderson.
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Oh snap. I was there in the 11th row on the floor. I got a picture with Renzo. I’m not posting that one because I look like a douche. Lots of Russian “business men” around me. Very tense when he lost.
Bigfoot didn't have a TRT exemption for any of his fights until he fought Mark Hunt in the UFC. Also Big foot had a legit condition with his acromegaly.
The first and only fight for which Bigfoot got a TRT exemption was the Hunt fight, where he then tested positive for elevated testosterone. He originally applied for a TUE for the Cain fight but didn't get it because there wasn't enough time for NSAC to evaluate his paperwork.
Below is the list of fighters that applied for a TRT exemption with the dates. Bigfoot only applied for a trt exemption in 2013 not 2011 when he fought Fedor
http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_...eived-therapeutic-use-exemptions-testosterone
So all we know is that Bigfoot tested positive for a steroid in 2008, and for elevated testosterone in the Hunt fight -- which is kind of funny because there's a good chance they wouldn't even have tested his actual testosterone level if it weren't for the TRT TUE, they probably just would have done the usual piss test.
"Prior to fighting Fedor Emelianenko in February 2011, Silva underwent a battery of tests ordered by the New Jersey Athletic Control Board, which wanted to ensure his condition (acromegaly) didn’t endanger him inside the cage." -- this makes me think that if he had elevated testosterone and/or PEDs in his system for the Fedor fight, those would have been found by this "battery of tests".
http://mmajunkie.com/2013/12/antoni...-post-fight-drug-test-stripped-of-50000-bonus
(10th paragraph down)
Bottom line is that Bigfoot passed the same tests Fedor did and then some. And Bigfoot was in the same condition for that fight as when Cormier and Cain walked right through him.
As I mentioned there are definitely fights where Fedor had a more technical stand up than usual. But he also fought Tim Sylvia almost the same way he fought Zulu, and it worked because Tim was so uncoordinated and slow in comparison. But it could have easily turned into Bigfoot or Hendo fight with a slightly different opponent. I also think Arlovski could have won a decision relatively easily if he would have just stuck to boxing.
Do people not know TRT is steroids? And yes strike force didn't test as much as UFC. That's why less people were popped on their shows .
So when Fedor beats bigger guys he gets all the credit but when he loses to bigger guys theres no fault?
Oh yeah. It was my first/only MMA live event. Even watching guy who I had who they were had me on the edge of my seat. It really makes a difference being there. My tickets weren’t that expensive but still pretty pricey.You had great seats too. That place was so electric that night for Fedor. I think i paid over $600 per seat. It was so worth it.
This was before Bigfoot started producing milk from his teets from all the roids he was shooting up
So you’re saying the victory was down to Bigfoot’s skills and not the fact that he outweighed Fedor by like 60lbs and was also juiced to the gills?
Seems like everyone on TRT has amazing skills though, which deserted them when they cut the PEDs. Might be that extra strength and endurance makes your skills work 2x better.
Bigfoot was 285 Pounds, on Steroids
Look how completely shitty he looked once they took away his TRT loophole, which he was using to abuse steroids.
Still, Prime Fedor beats any version of BigFoot.
Even the finish wasnt any terrible mistake by Arlovski
Me too bro. I was next to you all night.I was there about three rows back.from.the cage. Sat next to rolles Gracie who was eating French fries like he was going to.the electric.chair. I met gsp, kenflo, weredum, pre bathroom hi jinx Brett rogers, Jorge Santiago, Sergei, arlovski...and yes I shook.hands and hugged Fedor on his way out of.the cage after the fight. This man is so special he shook everyone's hand and let us hug him while walking back from a beating. He had his moments in that fight. That crowd was screaming for Fedor. There were a lot.of.Russian celebrities and tons of Russian flags everywhere. It was electric.