Is the Randy/Fedor fight just assumed to not happen now?

[FalaRua]

Originally Posted by nykayfabe

That ship has sailed.

I agree.

I'm a Randy fan and respect what he has done in his MMA career, but he got hyped as the the main challenger to Fedor after his victories over GG and TS. I always thought this fight was overrated and that there were bigger/more exciting challenges out there for Fedor.

[NickNick]

Randy would of gotten destroyed before the Brock fight and still after the Brock fight by Fedor. I never understood why people thought this would be a good fight.

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Originally Posted by shadow_priest_x

Do we really want MMA to become a sport? There's a lot of fear that if that ever happens that it will be so watered down that it will barely resemble MMA as we know it. The Olympics are not fond of blood and violence.

As more young people start to make MMA their primary activity the talent pool will grow. The old fighters from 15 years ago would get owned today. The skill sets are so much better today. Look at the heavyweight division are there 20 reallly good well rounded heavyweights out there??? If we ask that question in 5 years I guarantee the pool of talent will be very deep. I would love to see MMA at the olympics but the non compete contracts will have to be amended...

[Shoot or Sprawl]

Originally Posted by shadow_priest_x

I figure as much. As soon as Randy lost to Brock ALL talk of Randy/Fedor went out the window, seemingly both from Sherdoggers AND Randy and Fedor.

Has anyone heard anything?

That fight is indeed dead. Unless it happens a few years from now..

[BoStrike]

Originally Posted by shadow_priest_x

Do we really want MMA to become a sport? There's a lot of fear that if that ever happens that it will be so watered down that it will barely resemble MMA as we know it. The Olympics are not fond of blood and violence.

Umm....yes.

The more seriously people take the sport of MMA, the more popular it will become, and the level of competition will go through the roof as grade A athletes will be drawn to MMA as well as other high paying sports.

And don't worry about your blood and gore. There is enough demand for that crap that if MMA "cleans up too much" you can rest assured that some new org like early UFC will start putting on pit fights.

Besides, if you really want violence without the sport....doesn't that already exist? Where's your sense of Hulkamania man?