Fedor was never in trouble in that fight. Had Brett not backed off on the ground, Fedor would have secured the armbar and finished the fight. So even when it SEEMED like Brett was in control via ground and pound, he wasn't. That's why Brett backed off and stood up. LOL

Rogers put up a good fight there's no argument there... but that seems to be Fedor's style. Watch some of his fights from M1.. He doesn't mind taking the punches. It's all about waiting for/creating the right opportunities. Fedor's greatest strength imo is that he's almost always in control and knows how and when to act with precision.

...and then got KO'ed five minutes later on the feet. LOL

Every news article I've seen about this fight's conclusion only shows normal photos. Why don't they show Rogers eating Fedor's fist? It was the hardest punch I've seen in a long time. If Rogers had TKOd Fedor, every news article would show Fedor getting hit. It makes me think there's a serious black bias in mainstream American sports.

would have been nice to hear what rogers had to say during the press conference after having had time to get his head back together!!!
fedor is a machine though, i dont think ive ever seen him not nearly submit someone going for the ground and pound on him. Rogers sure is a strong guy though but was no dout out classed in this fight. give him a year or two to develop some more skills and he could be one of the top heavy weights because he certainly has the power to contend with everyone out there at the moment. theres just not many who can contend with such a smart and well rounded fighter like fedor

Well, what Fedor said isn't really true lol. He was in a little bit of danger when Rogers was on top of him throwing those shots, but he stayed composed and got a triangle attempt to stop Rogers.
Oh and Cofield, this can't be compared to Fedor's fight with Arlovski. Fedor was never in any kind of danger in that fight. Arlovski landed about 3 clean punches, and none of them ever rocked Fedor. 1 stunned him and that was it.

JD how would you know that. You are just stupidly assuming.

I think the broken nose (which seems like it was broken, since it's doubtful 1 punch would open such a serious gash) did impact Fedor, as he was "pawing" it 2-3 times after each exchange. But even with it, Silva was really only able to do any damage during around a 20 second period when he got top and got in 6-7 good strikes, but Fedor powered out of it, and looked in control at pretty much every other point of the fight.
And Silva's comments at the end were hilarious. That seems like what everyone who fights Fedor feels like, "oh yeah if I would have done this differently I would have crushed him, no problem". And then they have a rematch and Fedor destroys them again. Fedor is simply faster, the harder puncher, and has the better ground game. If Silva would have attacked more, he would've been dropped sooner, or would've lost his balance and Fedor would have taken it to the ground again. And you can only go to the ground so many times against Fedor, before you get subed.

Jason Frost - By Silva, I think you mean Rogers, but no worries. I agree that Rogers best moment, and pretty much his only good moment besides the jab and getting into top position, was the shots he landed on Fedor when he was on top. However, I wouldn't say he threw 6 or 7 good strikes. If you look back at it closely he threw about 3 or 4 clean shots, the rest were grazing or hit Fedor's chest.

Dana White is now more jealous than ever at Fedor. Sure, Dana's Brock Lesnar is Mr. Popularity. But any MMA fan who's been following the sport for a while knows who's the top dog. Fedor does not need to prove himself, he has been around for years beating top notch competition. On the other hand, Brock is the one who needs to prove himself. He has not really fought that much in MMA. Yes, nobody is going to take from Lesnar that in the WWF circus he has beaten the Undertaker, Rey Misterio and who knows how many more clowns.

Matt M - "Well, what Fedor said isn't really true lol. He was in a little bit of danger when Rogers was on top of him throwing those shots, but he stayed composed and got a triangle attempt to stop Rogers."
A "little bit" - are you kidding me??? Those shots that Rogers landed on the ground were fkkkking brutal, and most men would have been KO'd for sure. Still, it just goes to show how badass Fedor really is. True statement though, Matt M, except the triangle attempt; it was an armbar attempt bro.
FEDOR is the GREATEST MMA Fighter in the HISTORY of MMA!!! FTW!!!!!!

Elias Resurrected # 11 - "On the other hand, Brock is the one who needs to prove himself. He has not really fought that much in MMA." Damn straight bro!

Hell of a punch by Fedor.

jayyolf1 - I don't deny the shots Rogers was landing were brutal and would ko probably 95% of the heavyweights out there. I'm just saying Fedor stayed composed enough to not be in too much danger.
My bad about the triangle comment. It kinda looked like Fedor was going for a triangle choke, but yes, it was an armbar, which I tend to think he would have successfully submitted Rogers with had it not been so close to the cage.

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I agree with his response. He never was in danger of losing the fight. The jab that opened the cut on Fedor's nose (an existing cut) didn't stun him and would never warrant a stoppage on account of it bleeding. if Rogers was able to keep working the nose and it started to tear/peel or lots of blood ran into fedors eyes it would have been stopped . The cut continued to bleed and if it really is a broken nose Fedor would've been slowing down significantly as the rounds went on and most of all would've opened himself up to get KO'ed by having to breathe through his mouth. The 3 clean punches Rogers landed in Fedors guard were hard shots but didn't stun Fedor so eventhough Roger's landed 4 clean punches none of them had Fedor in any danger. Fedor landed 2 clean punches standing and
Fedor is good at getting his opponents timing down quickly. When he gets cut, stunned, slammed on his head/neck or put in a bad position on the ground his initial instict always seems to be the right one. Fedor has the cage/ring presence of Couture plus vicious power and world class subs.

He can say whatever he wants, he was still made to look human and that's actually the best case scenario for Strikeforce. Fedor is great, the best HW fighter in the world, but now Strikeforce have a much easier time selling future fights with their Heavyweights. Werdum vs Fedor looks interesting now exactly because Werdum looked great, but mainly because Fedor vs Rogers wasn't a complete blowout.

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why doesn't everyone stop running there mouths, Fedor is a f**king machine. Rogers had no chance Fedor took control first round, he wanted to play him see just how hard Rogers was, when he landed a couple blows from the top everyone got so excited but you need to do your history on Fedor, he never goes into the fight the aggressor like he said "respect" that's what he gives the other fighters he steps into the ring with and that's why he's so dangerous

All I saw were holes against an untested opponent. Fedor fought a guy who's never been out of round one, and who's only fought one name (Arlovski) who lasted 21 seconds (not exactly a big test for Rodgers). You guys are acting like he just handled an experienced fighter.
Instead, he was handled by an inexperienced fighter and ended upwinning with a leaping "hail mary" desperation punch, which lucky for him, landed (kind of proving Rodgers inexperience).
Although I was impressed by Rodgers showing some good ring generalship, I was unimpressed by Fedor. I am not a Lesnar fan, at all, but I have to say if Fedor was fighting Brock or even Junion last night, he wound't have won.
All you Fedor nut-sak riders....Imagine the rolls reversed in this fight. Suppose Fedor was beating on Rodgers like Rodgers was beating on Fedor, and Rodgers landed a punch like Fedors to end the fight. You guys would be saying "Fedor was handling Rodgers the whole fight until Rodgers landed a lucky punch". Even my 16 year old daughter was saying "I thought you said the Russian guy is good. He getting is butt kicked"
Yeah, holes.... good think he didn't go to the UFC.

Brett Rogers was a bad sport at the end of the fight during the interview he did not even congratulate fedor. All he said was something like this he challenge me to a rematch and I take him up on that offer.

ho-hum..... was this even a surprise?
just another can in the long list of opponents he's faced since the fall of Pride..... face it ppl, he hasn't fought a quality opponent since Cro Cop..... for his next fight, I would like to see him fight Dan Severn.....
he picks and chooses who he fights, no respect on that front- if he is the best then he should fight the best- his handler's demands were so absurd it was a virtual lock he would never fight in the ufc...
and to the hater who said any true mma fan knows who that fedor is obviously better than lesnar- answer this question honestly, do you think if lesnar had gotten on top of fedor the way rogers did, that fedor escapes? lesnar would have never rushed, does that mean lesnar wins? No but we'll never find out.....
its not only lesnar but all the other HW in the ufc- think of all the great matchups that would've materialized.... instead fedor will continue to "challenge" himself against the likes of fedor....
i hear ricco rodriguez is still fighting maybe fedor wants to fight him, oh wait, he's actually lost a ton of weight and is taking fighting seriously for the first time in a long time.... guess he'll be passing for someone more worthy like kimbo lol