Will We See Fedor Vs. Lesnar?

By Akela Talamasca on July 13th, 2009

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I like how today’s going so far. Swearing led to Dana White, which leads to Fedor Emilianenko. The UFC’s president has made no bones about wanting Fedor to compete in the UFC. It’s an old story by now, with both sides blaming the other for the failure to negotiate a contract. But during the post-fight conference after the recent UFC 100 event, White once again fielded the eternal question.

“Eventually, Fedor’s going to be here. I want Fedor. I want him to come to the UFC and everything else.” Given the seemingly unstoppable Brock Lesnar, it just makes sense for the two to meet up eventually. If the issue is money, I have no doubt that something can be arranged, even if it means inventing a special category for Fedor, like “Guest Champion Contender” or “Greatest Russian Fighter Of All Time” — whatever it takes, get Fedor in there!

Look, MMA as a sport isn’t so old that it can’t still evolve. White’s the friggin’ president of the UFC; if he doesn’t make the rules, who does? And Fedor, come on. You are a fighter. It’s what you do; it’s ALL you do. Ask whatever price you want — it’ll be met. If this fight happens everyone involved will make a mint. You can only play coy for so long, and let’s face it: you’re running out of opponents, just like Lesnar is. I’m with White on this: this is going to happen. It makes too much sense not to.