spykelee wrote:REDDzone wrote:I don't think Fedor is as good as JDS/Cain etc., but you guys really think he would embarrass himself in the hw division?
Lose two straight fights to top 5 guys and then get the boot? Sure. But its still the HWs we are talking about here. Mark Hunt may be a win away from a title shot lmfao.
I think so. Cain and JDS for sure. I'd think Mir would probably smash him pretty good too. Reem, Carwin and even Congo I think would beat him fairly easily. Roy Nelson possibly, hell, even Matt Mitirone can probably handle Fedor.
Matt Mitrione? Roy Nelson, the guy who lost to Jeff Monson, and didn't have a 3-fight win streak because he got the retirement bout against CroCop? Congo, the guy who just lost to Mark Hunt?
Fedor was 31-0, and then he lost to Werdum, Big Foot, and Hendo. His last 2 weren't against the best competition but he's looked better. He still has amazing hips, elite sambo skills and a dangerous overhand right.
IMHO Fedor would beat Werdum in a rematch by not aggressivly diving into his guard, and I think that he could take Mir also. I also think that he has a chance against anyone outside of JDS and Cain. He could hit Reem's suspicious chin with an overhand right. He could find a way to win. He's only 35...I'm not saying that it's a guarantee that he wins these fights but I'd like to see the opportunity.