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The undefeated, undisputed heavyweight MMA champion of the world Fedor Emelianenko unveils for the first time his trademark striking and grappling techniques through descriptive narrative and more than 2500 step-by-step color photographs. Detailing dozens of throws, punching combinations, cardio workouts and ground and pound techniques, this book leaves no stone unturned.

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En la edición de noviembre de los Independent World MMA Rankings, Fedor Emelianenko está nuevamente colocado en la cima de los pesos completos, destaca el hecho, que 4 de los 10 rankeados, son de Strikeforce (Alistar, Fedor, Rogers y Werdum), lo que no deja duda de como ha crecido la empresa en poco tiempo

Estos rankings votados en forma conjunta por reporteros de diversos medios especializados, incluyendo  a Zach Arnold (Fight Opinion); Nicholas Bailey (MMA Ratings); Jared Barnes (Freelance) y Jordan Breen (Sherdog)

November 2009 Independent World MMA Rankings

Heavyweight Rankings (206 to 265 lbs.)

• 1. Fedor Emelianenko (31-1, 1 No Contest)
• 2. Brock Lesnar (4-1)
• 3. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-5-1, 1 No Contest)
• 4. Frank Mir (12-4)
• 5. Shane Carwin (11-0)
• 6. Brett Rogers (10-1)
• 7. Alistair Overeem (31-11, 1 No Contest)
• 8. Junior dos Santos (9-1)
• 9. Cain Velasquez (7-0)
• 10. Fabricio Werdum (13-4-1)

Light Heavyweight Rankings (186 to 205 lbs.)

• 1. Lyoto Machida (16-0)
• 2. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (18-4)
• 3. Rashad Evans (13-1-1)
• 4. Quinton Jackson (30-7)
• 5. Anderson Silva (25-4)
• 6. Gegard Mousasi (27-2-1)
• 7. Forrest Griffin (17-6)
• 8. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (18-3)
• 9. Dan Henderson (25-7)
• 10. Thiago Silva (14-1)

Middleweight Rankings (171 to 185 lbs.)

• 1. Anderson Silva (25-4)
• 2. Nathan Marquardt (29-8-2)
• 3. Dan Henderson (25-7)
• 4. Vitor Belfort (19-8)
• 5. Demian Maia (11-1)
• 6. Jake Shields (24-4-1)
• 7. Chael Sonnen (24-10-1)
• 8. Yushin Okami (23-5)
• 9. Robbie Lawler (16-5, 1 No Contest)
• 10. Jorge Santiago (21-8)

Welterweight Rankings

• 1. Georges St. Pierre (19-2)
• 2. Jon Fitch (19-3, 1 No Contest)
• 3. Thiago Alves (16-6)
• 4. Josh Koscheck (14-4)
• 5. Matt Hughes (43-7)
• 6. Dan Hardy (23-6)
• 7. Paulo Thiago (12-1)
• 8. Mike Swick (14-3)
• 9. Carlos Condit (24-5)
• 10. Marius Zaromskis (13-3)

Lightweight Rankings

• 1. B.J. Penn (14-5-1)
• 2. Shinya Aoki (22-4, 1 No Contest)
• 3. Eddie Alvarez (19-2)
• 4. Kenny Florian (11-4)
• 5. Tatsuya Kawajiri (25-5-2)
• 6. Diego Sanchez (21-2)
• 7. Gray Maynard (8-0, 1 No Contest)
• 8. Frankie Edgar (10-1)
• 9. Joachim Hansen (19-8-1)
• 10. Mizuto Hirota (12-3-1)

Featherweight Rankings (136 to 145 lbs.)

• 1. Jose Aldo (16-1)
• 2. Mike Brown (22-5)
• 3. Urijah Faber (22-3)
• 4. Hatsu Hioki (20-4-2)
• 5. Bibiano Fernandes (7-2)
• 6. Raphael Assuncao (14-1)
• 7. “Lion” Takeshi Inoue (17-3)
• 8. Wagnney Fabiano (12-2)
• 9. Manny Gamburyan (10-4)
• 10. Michihiro Omigawa (8-8-1)

Bantamweight Rankings (126 to 135 lbs.)

• 1. Brian Bowles (8-0)
• 2. Miguel Torres (37-2)
• 3. Takeya Mizugaki (12-3-2)
• 4. Masakatsu Ueda (10-0-2)
• 5. Dominick Cruz (14-1)
• 6. Akitoshi Tamura (14-7-2)
• 7. Joseph Benavidez (10-1)
• 8. Damacio Page (12-4)
• 9. Rani Yahya (15-4)
• 10. Will Ribeiro (10-2)

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Las votaciones para los World MMA Awards del 2009 concluyen la próxima semana, el 5 de Diciembre. Supuestamente  es “El programa de los premios es el más grande en el deporte”, los votantes pueden escoger de una lista de finalistas en 18 categorías distintas.

La ceremonia se llevará a cabo el 30 de diciembre en The Joint en el Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas en: “Una fiesta donde se celebrarán los momentos más emocionantes y los mayores logros en el mundo de las artes marciales mixtas en los últimos doce meses”

La lista completa de finalistas se pueden encontrar a continuación, donde podemos ver la OBVIA tendencia a favorecer a UFC, ignorando a peleadores de otras empresas, como Marius Žaromskis y Shinya Aoki de DREAM, ignorando a Jake Shields y Cyborg Santos de Strikeforce, y relegando a Fedor y a Gegard Mousassi a la categoría “Peleador Europeo”

De hecho: ¿Como es posible que Lesnar sea candidato cuando SOLO TIENE UNA PELEA ESTE 2009 (Frank Mir), y no este Fedor que venció por KO al ex-campeón UFC Andrei Arlovski y al invicto Brett Rogers? (De hecho AMBOS Knockouts deberían estar como candidatos a los mejores del año)

En fin, estas son las tendenciosas nominaciones

PELEADOR DEL AÑO

• Georges St. Pierre
• Lyoto Machida
• Anderson Silva
• Mike Brown
• Brock Lesnar

PELEA DEL AÑO

• Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber at WEC 41
• Clay Guida vs. Diego Sanchez at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale
• Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva at UFC 99
• Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir at UFC 100
• Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Randy Couture at UFC 102

KO DEL AÑO

• Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88
• Dan Henderson vs. Michael Bisping at UFC 100
• Lyoto Machida vs. Rashad Evans at UFC 98
• Nate Marquart vs. Demian Maia at UFC 102
• Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin at UFC 101

SUBMISSION DEL AÑO

• B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian at UFC 101
• Terry Etim vs. Justin Buchholz at UFC 99
• Dustin Hazelett vs. Tamdan McCrory at UFC 91
• Toby Imada vs. Jorge Masvidal at Bellator 5
• Demian Maia vs. Chael Sonnen at UFC 95

MEJOR EMPRESA

• UFC
• Strikeforce
• DREAM
• WEC
• Bellator

LEADING MAN DEL AÑO

• Dana White, UFC president
• Lorenzo Fertitta, UFC CEO
• Scott Coker, Strikeforce founder and CEO
• Charles “Mask” Lewis, TapouT co-founder
• Joe Silva, UFC VP of talent relations

PELEADOR DEL AÑO EUROPEO

• Mike Bisping
• Fedor Emelianenko
• Terry Etim
• Dan Hardy
• Gegard Mousasi

PELEADOR EN PROGRESO DEL AÑO

• Shane Carwin
• Dan Hardy
• Jon Jones
• Brock Lesnar
• Cain Velasquez

PELEADOR FEMENINA DEL AÑO

• Gina Carano
• Megumi Fujii
• Sarah Kaufman
• Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos
• Rosi Sexton

COACH DEL AÑO

• Mark Dellagrotte
• Greg Jackson
• Ricardo Liborio
• Greg Nelson
• Shawn Tompkins

EDECAN  DEL AÑO

• Arianny Celeste
• Edith LaBelle
• Holly Madison
• Natasha Wickes
• Logan Stanton

GYM DEL AÑO

• American Top Team
• Black House MMA
• Xtreme Couture
• Greg Jackson’s Submission Fighting
• Wolfslair

MEJOR MARCA DE  MMA

• Bad Boy
• Hayabusa
• Silverstar
• TapouT
• UFC

MEJOR FABRICANTE DE ROPA DE  MMA

• Affliction
• One More Round
• Silverstar
• TapouT
• Toe2Toe

MEJJOR  FABRICANTE DE GUANTES DE  MMA

• Everlast MMA
• Fairtex
• Hayabusa
• Triumph United
• UFC

MEJOR FABRICANTE DE SHORS DE  MMA

• ADX
• Hayabusa
• Sprawl
• Tapout
• Warrior

MEJOR REPORTERO DE  MMA

• John Morgan, MMAjunkie.com/Dallas Morning News
• Gareth A. Davies, Telegraph.com
• Joe Ferraro, “MMA Connected”
• Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports
• Dave Meltzer, Yahoo! Sports/Wrestling Observer

Fuente:  worldmmaawards

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The fight between number one heavyweight in the world Fedor Emelianenko and top five heavyweight, Josh Barnett, that was once scheduled as the main event for “Affliction: Trilogy” looks to be a go again. If you remember, the bout was cancelled due to Josh Barnett testing positive for steroids. The cancellation of that fight led to the cancellation of Allfliction: Trilogy, and essentially causing the folding of Affliction. However, now it looks like Barnett will be signing with DREAM and Strikeforce/M-1 will indeed cross promote to set-up the long awaited fight. The bout is set up for a tentative date of Feburary 2010.

Personally, I’m pumped for this fight. But, since Barnett tested positive for steroids in the United States, one can only assume he will still be juicing in Japan where they do not test for performancing enhancing drugs. So, even if Barnett could pull of the upset, one would have to think everyone would see it as a tainted victory?

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I saw this animated gif and just had to post it here. It is very well made and is a tribute to Fedor Emelianenkos powerful hands.

The Nov. 7 Strikeforce bout between heavyweights Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers was watched by millions across the globe, and I am sure the event left no MMA fan disappointed.

Rogers surprised many by taking Fedor into the second round, and he also opened a nasty cut on the bridge of Fedors nose in the beginnning of round 1. Fedor still won the first round and after getting his cut looked at by his corner, he came out and finished Rogers with a crushing right hand followed by some quick ground and pound.

Before the fight, Rogers stated he would not let the huge name of Fedor get to his head, and that he would treat him like any other opponent. He said was going to hurt Fedor. After the fight Rogers had to admit he gave the Ukraine born russian too much respect and was hesitant to let his hands go. Then he continued to claim that if there was a rematch, the end result would be very different. I must say he came across as a sore loser while struggling to come to grips with his first defeat. Personally I was impressed with Rogers performance, but his post fight comments were uncalled for, and I am sure he would have gained a lot more respect in the MMA world if he showed a little humility. After all, there is no shame in losing to Fedor, especially after taking him to the second round and showing the world he did actually deserve to be in that cage.

Next in line for “The Last Emperor” might be Fabricio Werdum. Werdum won a hard fought decision against fellow Brazilian Antonio Silva, who came off a 6 win streak. Many fans, including myself, are anticipating a future bout between Fedor and Alistair Overeem. Overeem is the current Strikeforce HW champion, and Fedor wants that belt. Will Overeem come back to the US to defend his title anytime soon? I think it’s about time, as one should not be able to remain the champ for years without defending the belt.

Rising superstar Gegard Mousasi, also showcased his talent in a TKO victory over Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou on this actionpacked card. Mousasi is such a great talent, I feel it is only right to do a feature article about him soon. So watch out for that one.

Overall the Strikeforce event was a great night of MMA action. Strikeforce/M-1 Global/CBS should be very happy, and MMA fans around the world sure got their moneys worth.

La siguiente animación basada en el encuentro Fedor vs Rogers, es de mal gusto, pero técnicamente está muy bien ejecutada, no se recomienda verla a nadie que se haya sentido ofendido por el videojuego Mortal Kombat

Fedor vs Rogers - "Fatality"

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UFC 105

I haven’t written any of these in a long time because no one reads them but screw it, I’m doing it anyway.  I didn’t miss a whole lot other than some really bad decisions robbing great fighters like Hatsou Hioki and more notably Shogun Rua.  Last weekend we got to see Fedor Emelianenko back in action against a top ten heavyweight, Brett Rogers, who was undefeated, and unlike the UFC’s prized undefeated prospects (e.g. Shane Carwin and Cain Velazquez) Rogers beat a former UFC champion in under 30 seconds.  If Fedor took the easy road at Strikeforce then even Dana White and other detractors can admit Rogers is still an extremely hard puncher with a chance against anyone.  Besides, if Fedor had three fights in the UFC instead, would they really pose more of a threat?  I still think so, primarily because Brock Lesnar looked so dominant against a seemingly prepared Frank Mir, but beyond that how are any of UFC’s other heavies better than guys like Werdum and Overeem?  Regardless, let’s make no mistake about it, I’m convinced that Fedor would defeat Brock Lesnar right now.  He repeatedly encounters adversity and his resourcefulness, speed, toughness, and determination keep him out of any serious trouble.  Other than his fights against Hong Man Choi and a smaller Matt Lindland, Fedor has fought and beat top guys for almost ten years.  Detractors point to former UFC champions Tim Sylvia and Arlovski as has-beens, but Tim Sylvia had just fought Big Nog for the UFC title only five months before Fedor, and Arlovski went through five straight fighters, four of which were arguably top twenty heavyweights in the world, before being stopped by Fedor in the first round.  Both fighters stock has plummeted since but Fedor is often the beginning of the end for some guys.  He outclasses guys in and out of the ring.  Dana White should take note, the hardcorel MMA fan is cynical enough to see through his more often than not silly and immature UFC elitism.  None of that matters though, because everyone wants to see Fedor fight Brock and both sides can be blamed.

Anyway, the UFC has some exciting cards coming up despite injuries and illness to their best guys.  The UFC 105 card, which is generously free on Spike tomorrow night, looks better in my opinion then the once stacked UFC 106 card.  The preliminary card looks like this.

Preliminary Card

• Welterweight bout: Paul Taylor vs. John Hathaway
• Lightweight bout: Terry Etim vs. Shannon Gugerty
• Welterweight bout: Nick Osipczak vs. Matthew Riddle
• Lightweight bout: Paul Kelly vs. Dennis Siver
• Light Heavyweight bout: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jared Hamman
• Lightweight bout: Andre Winner vs. Rolando Delgado

Certainly some potentially exciting fights there but nothing stands out for its significance.  The main card is below with predictions.

Main Card

• Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang: At first there were rumors that Bisping was going to fight Wanderlei.  On the surface at least, Kang seems like a less risky fight but Bisping has always been tentative in going to the ground and now he has something to worry about on his feet after getting knocked out badly in his last fight.  I’m pretty sure his boxing will keep him out of trouble if it stays standing, but Kang is very strong for 185 and can take it to the ground.  I think this fight could go back and forth with Kang taking rounds 2 and 3. Prediction:  Kang by split decision.
• Welterweight bout: James Wilks vs. Matt Brown: Brown has looked very good in his last few fights and obviously someone thought he was ready for a step up as he was scheduled to fight Anthony Johnson until Johnson’s injury.  Wilks is a decent fighter in a sub-par TUF lineup.  If Brown paces himself instead of trying to take Wilks head off he should win and he could dominate.  Prediction:  Brown wins by unanimous decision.
• Lightweight bout: Ross Pearson vs. Aaron Riley: Aaron Riley is a tab bit under-appreciated.  His fights have been less than exciting but he has managed to win fights that at the time at least, he probably should not have.  Unfortunately for Pearson his experience is going to be a major factor.  Unfortunately for us this fight will not be exciting, but it’s free so hey.  Prediction:  Riley wins by unanimous decision.
• Welterweight bout: Mike Swick vs. Dan Hardy: I love this fight.  Swick has all the tools for success in the welterweight division.  He’s tall, well-rounded, and extremely fast with both his hands and his submissions.  He’d still get stomped by GSP but it’s all relative.  Dan Hardy has not faced the same level of opposition but has shown great muay thai and explosive ground and pound in flashes.  His punches are deceptively sharp and his ground game looks to be pretty decent.  Still, I think he’s bit off more than he can chew, and after tomorrow Swick should be next in line for a shot at the title.  Prediction:  Swick by second round TKO.
• Light Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera:  This is a hard fight to call.  If Vera can capture the restrained, disciplined, and immaculate stand-up he’s had in a few fights at Light Heavyweight and combine it with the ego-maniacal Vera with a killer instinct of his days in the heavyweight division, then he will be a force in the light heavyweight division.  That’s not likely because he simply has not been the same since he tasted defeat.  With Couture, it’s simple, how long can he go?  How long before we see his age set in?  I think he will know before we do because he trains with the best and is the best at training.  Couture is going to take Vera to the clinch and give him a nice slow beating along the cage.  He might be in danger a few times but not like he was against a larger and more dominant ground fighter in Minotauro.  Prediction:  Couture by unanimous decision.

1. Barack Obama
2. Hu Jintao (Presidente de China)
3. Vladimir Putin (Primer ministro de Rusia)
4. Ben S. Bernanke (U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman)
5. Sergey Brin & Larry Page (Presidentes de Google)
6. Carlos Slim Helu (Dueño de Telmex, Inbursa, Sanborns, Telcel, Sears, los puestos de tamales, etc etc )
7. Rupert Murdoch (News Corp)
8. Michael T. Duke (Wal-Mart)
9. Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud (Rey de Arabia Saudita)
10. William Gates III (Bill Gates)
11. Dr. Máscara (Tu papá)

Aunque no importa que lo olviden, pues el Dr. Máscara estima que Fedor les patearía el trasero a todos los de la lista juntos
Por cierto, que verguenza para Felipe Calderón, pues de acuerdo a la lista, los hombres más poderosos de México son Slim y el Chapo Guzmán (posición 41), mientras que Felipón no aparece
Los latinos en más alta posición son Slim y Lula da Silva (Posición 33)
Lista completa aca

Nota para los fanboys: No, John Cena tampoco está en la lista, no lo busquen

Una forma perfecta de callar las declaraciones de Dana White y otros, de que Fedor “teme” enfrentar a Lesnar

Jerry Millen, vicepresidente de M-1 Global, dijo a MMAjunkie.com que estarían dispuestos a tener un match de 5 rounds ante Lesnar GRATIS

Si esos tipos de la UFC realmente quieren pelear contra Fedor, podrían hacerlo. Vayan a su campo de entrenamiento, vayan a Stary Oskol (Rusia) y haremos un duelo de 3 o 5 rounds en la jaula sólo por divertirnos
Si realmente quieren pelear con el competitivamente, y no por el dinero para UFC, díganle a Brock Lesnar que suba su trasero a un avión, tome un tren, y vaya a Stary Oskol, vayan y lo haremos gratis

¿Qué puede decir Dana White a eso?

Dana se queja de que M1-Global y Fedor piden demasiado, sin mencionar que todas formas la tajada más grande sigue siendo para UFC, y como pretexto de no tener a Fedor, el argumento es que Fedor teme a Lesnar, o teme perder su récord casi perfecto

Pero el hecho es que a estas alturas, no importa si Fedor pierde su próxima pelea, pues además de sus 4 medallas de oro en campeonatos mundiales de Judo, ya es el más grande peleador en la historia de las MMA, ha dominado esta década (7 años considerado como el mejor peso completo del mundo), y no sólo eso, es un atleta que sigue entrenando en el mismo gimnasio, asistiendo a la misma iglesia, y viviendo en la misma localidad a pesar de la fama global que posee, dejando más que claro que los lujos no son la razón por la cuál hace su trabajo. Además ya tiene 33 años, en algún momento la edad conseguirá que deje de ser el mejor, una derrota no podría hacer olvidar su leyenda, como tampoco ha pasado con las derrotas de Randy Couture

En el video vemos a Fedor en Stary Oskol, la localidad en Rusia a la que Lesnar está invitado a visitar

Vladimir Kozlov / Photo by Iruleitstrue - Wikipedia.org

El estrella WWE Vladimir Kozlov (Oleg Aleksándrovich Prudius), formó parte de la comitiva de Fedor Emelianenko en la pelea ante Brett Rogers en Strikeforce del pasado 7 de noviembre. Se sabe que parte del personaje de Kozlov en la WWE fue inspirado por Fedor (Combinado con Ivan Drago de la cinta Rocky)

Tanto Kozlov como Fedor nacieron en Ucrania, aunque Fedor emigró a Rusia a temprana edad

Al parecer Kozlov fue invitado por M-1 Global, la empresa rusa que maneja a Fedor

Los estimados de 6 meses fuera de acción para Fedor Emelianenko, podrían reducirse significativamente
Este martes tuvo una cirugía mejor para su pulgar dislocado en Los Angeles, y las sospechas de una nariz rota han sido descartadas por las radiografías, quedando sólo en un corte

En el video vemos la conferencia de prensa post-fight, donde Fedor (como es costumbre), habla bien de su rival Brett Rogers, aunque dice que las cosas resultaron tal cuál él y sus entrenadores habían previsto

Además se confirma que hubo 6 millones de televidentes del show en Rusia, rompiendo récords para un evento MMA debido a que fue gratuito, número superior a los 5.5 millones que tuvo en Estados Unidos, lo que abre la puerta a considerar que esa pudo haber sido la pelea más vista de la historia, pues a diferencia de los campeones de UFC, la popularidad de Fedor es global, destacando los 4 principales mercados (USA, Rusia, Japón y Brasil)

Lamentablemente en México, la gente de TV Azteca no fue suficientemente lista como para conseguir esta transmisión, y reducir la amplia ventaja que ya le lleva Televisa en MMA