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Dana just said Fedor's Strikeforce days have to come to an end.

skflives wrote:I knew this would happen. Dana White's ego just wouldn't let an opportunity to say he cut Fedor pass. But its just as well. With the harsh terms they would have imposed on a new contract Fedor probably would have passed anyway.

SpReEfOrAlL wrote:

skflives wrote:I knew this would happen. Dana White's ego just wouldn't let an opportunity to say he cut Fedor pass. But its just as well. With the harsh terms they would have imposed on a new contract Fedor probably would have passed anyway.

He went 1 and 3, and probably is by far the highest paid guy on the roster. What does Dana's ego have to do with this? Most people would get cut after going 1 and 3. Especially with what Fedor makes.

Strikeforce CEO, Scott Coker, unsurprisingly states his desires for both Fedor Emelianenko and Dan Henderson to fight for Strikeforce again after their bout on July 30 according to bloodyelbow.com.

Emelianenko and Henderson headlined the Strikeforce event on July 30 which ended in Henderson toppling "The Last Emperor" via TKO in the first round after being stunned himself earlier in the fight.

"If you look at that fight, I think it stands right up there. If you look back at the history of Strikeforce, which is relatively a newer company, I think the ones that stand out in my mind are, in our early days, Frank Shamrock fighting Cung Le - that was an unbelievable match-up. And Nick Diaz fighting Paul Daley this year - unbelievable fight...I think this one probably tops those two. So arguably one of the best fights in the history of our company." Coker said.

Losing both men can significantly affect Striforce's pay per view buys for its future events. The promotion already loss one of his main draws in Nick Diaz who signed with the UFC to contest George St. Pierre for his welterweight title at UFC 137.

Other Strikeforce stars in Cung Le and Jason Miller have expressed their interest in fighting for the UFC, with the latter already signing on with the promotion to coach the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter.

"As far as fighting in Strikeforce, I hope we have them both (Fedor and Henderson) back." Coker said.

K1NG wrote:IMO, I think a lot of people would still pay to watch to Fedor fight.

dean12 wrote:He just Leave the Strike force he is doing good in the UFC events,this is good news for his fans.

CPT wrote:I think this is a case where spite and business coincided.

It's true that Dana White would probably not pass up the opportunity to cut Fedor, but it's also true that he would put the past behind him for the good of the business. Only in this case, paying Fedor what has been reported (though not officially) or anywhere close, plus giving in to copromotion just makes no sense. If he truly made $1.5 million for his last fight, he is making about 5-10x what he should be, given other fighters' reported salaries. Even if it is $400k (his reported salary for either the Silva or Werdum fight, I can't remember), it's still pretty high, given the other headaches associated with having him fight for your organization.

I'm also not sure how many people would buy a PPV just to see him fight. The Bodog and Affliction numbers certainly don't indicate strong drawing power. He's drawn relatively well for Strikeforce, but that's either been on free TV or paid cable. With the UFC machine behind him, he probably could have drawn quite well, but at this point I don't know.