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I'd agree that it's good for the sport in the sense that it strengthens the argument that all the best heavyweights are in the UFC. Not that I'd like to see one organization have a monopoly over the sport, but since the UFC is clearly not interested in cross-promoting events, we may as well have all the best fighters there so we can have a true undisputed champion. Of course we've still got Overeem and Werdum outside the UFC, but without the aura of the great undefeated Fedor, I think it's now official that if you're a heavyweight, you've got to be in the UFC to be fighting the best competition.

I totally disagree, I think if you look at where Anderson Silva, and many of the other greats originally gained their skills and experience, it was in the much bigger pool of fighters that Pride had, and other international organization. Naturally that braoder pool of fighters, made it so that there was more great ones to put in the right, and they got introduced to more styles, and just overall greater experience. I think many of the fighters that dominated the UFC came from other bigger pool of fighters. That's why i think the other internation fight groups are likeyl superior to UFC fighters. GSP would be an exception. and i dont think it's anything bad about the UFC fighters, it's just they're not fighting the variety and as large of pool the other fighters are facing. They get the better training, matches etc... UFC just is buying the talent to come into their organization.

I hope Fedor Joins the ufc, i'd love to see him tear up Brock Lesnar, and I have a lot of respect for Cotour i don't see how he could compete with fedor.

I'd like to see Anderson Silva vs. GSP
Fedor Vs. Brock
Fedor Vs. Coutour
Bobby Lashly Vs. Fedor
Bobby Lashly Vs. Brock Lesnar

I used to be a big Matt Hughes, i'm just glad he got a win over GSP regardless how, before it was all said and done. I wish in his re-match that he focused more on wrestling, maybe even using Grecko, to get GSP down.. and not try to box him with his at the time limited boxing experience.

I disagree totally... Fedor has fought and beat former UFC champions who went to fight with him. And some he brutally raped. I think the UFC is slowly getting better, but for the longest time, while i watched mostly UFC fights i wasn't impressed with their line up, only over the past 2 years or so has UFC really taken flight. I should do some research to verify this. But for me for the longest time, when I was watching, which was when Hughes was reigning, and then he got dethroned, by GSP... I think GSP, B.J. penn, Couture, and possibly hughes were the UFC only real quality fighters for awhile.

Then they saw pride fighters and started bring them in the UFC, and the people they recruited like Silva, kicked everyone's ass... Chuck got knocked out (and i knew it was coming.. he was so slow, all that was required to beat him, was someone who had better boxing and can take a punch of his. Rampage was like I can do that.) Hughes had really overbearing wrestling skills, but because that was his primary asset, he had hard time setting up things verse skilled/nearly as strong opponent who were decent ground and had stand up/taken down defense. The he tried to gain striking skills to compensate, and just got wasted, because he was behind so many years in striking practice.

I think most of the fighers good in the UFC now, came from other fighting organizations.

I don't know why cro cop is doing poorly... maybe just not as good as he used to be, maybe the octagon limits his movement options.. since he's a kicker.. kick run.. kick run...

I think you underestimate fedor... I think he'd do well in the UFC, i know he'd tear up Brock...

Has brock lost yet? It's always interesting to see him fight, just because he's massive lol..

I was pissed at Coutour's loss to brock, he just didn't have the strength to deal with Brock's size, he'd set him up for tosses, and just not be able to perform them... he did well though.

What is it like to be a guy fed to lashly lol... that would suck. I was sold more on lashley than brock.. but who knows. Brock Vs. Lashley that would be sweet.

I remember that Mr. Glee, that was the ankle lock, right?