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Sergei Kharitonov DESTROYS Emelianenko in his response!

by KING JB
(Source: Fighters Only Magazine)

Aleks Emelianenko recently had very harsh words for his brother Fedor's trainers, blaming them for the loss to Henderson, and calling them incompetent amoebas. Below noted Russian fighter Sergei Kharitonov responds in an interview with ValeTudo.ru

ValeTudo.ru: What can you say concerning loud statements about you made by Alexander Emelianenko?

Sergei Kharitonov: When I read his interview I laughed out loud. Although he is 30 years old and that’s certainly not the reason for laughter. Firstly, for guys like Alex I am not Serezha but Sergei Valeryevich. Secondly, it’s about time for him to learn how to compress thoughts and, above all, to think before he speaks. He didn’t get a proper upbringing, I guess, but I don’t want to go deeper in it – he doesn’t deserve so much honor. He is a great trash-talker but real fighters prove their strength in the ring.

Alex is a drinker, he is always brawling. Normal man like me or Fedor would never drink to alcoholic mania and fight in the street. But I often hear about Alex getting into scraps like this in different corners of our country. He rampages, harasses the waitresses and other girls, lies, cries on every corner that he is a champion of the world and the strongest man on Earth. I guess, this is some kind of a drug effect.

VT: Is it true that he is not allowed to fight abroad because of medical condition? The rumors are...

SK: All organizations in the world know about his hepatitis C and nobody wants to have business with him. He has drunk himself into this disease. He is drug addicted alcoholic and criminal. All his disrespectful remarks to the athletes are just a bulls---. How can he fight with hepatitis? Nobody gonna take him to any tournament. He lies that he hasn’t been to prison but it’s not true, he has.

VT: What do you know about his business today?

SK: I know that for the present moment Alex doesn’t have neither house nor home. He has spend everything on drink. He doesn’t have a flat, doesn’t have a car. And the only way to make some money for him is to give a scandalous interview and to attract some attention to his person. He is ready for everything to get the bout. He even came to Fedor’s camp with the hope that Fedor would help him to organize a fight somewhere. But he is washed-up.

VT: Do you believe that prison has an influence on him?

SK: I know some people that have been to prison, they reformed, realized their mistakes and improved. Alex hasn’t changed at all. He stayed the same. There were some cases when he could get to jail but Fedor stepped in again. There were also some cases when Fedor literally saved his life. Being honest, prison is the best place for Alex. Fedor made a great push to take him out of a jail as early as possible. I remember 2002 when Fedor said “I’d like Alex to get out of jail somewhat quicker”. Fedor is the reason why Alexander is free now. Actually he owes his brother everything he has at the present moment. Fedor carries him on his shoulders. Fedor gave him an opportunity to step in the ring, to make some money. He used to make good money because of his last name but he could not keep it, swapped everything for drink and parties.

He is likely to give that interview being drunk and drugget-out. You can see it by his voice in his interview about Fedor’s trainers - he was inadequate. He’s gonna be 30 in 2 days, this error was born on August 2nd, day of airborne troops, my holiday. And he is still living from one drunken feast to another, from one scuffle to another. He must be missing the jail.

VT: Did you train with Alexander?

SK: He came to our gym in about a month since he went at large and Fedor asked me not to punch Alex too strong. And after it Alex said in his interview that he had taught me how to punch. What can a criminal teach you in a month after prison?

VT: Do you think there’s a risk for Fedor to be infected when he trains with Alexander?

SK: It’s just not comfortable for Fedor to turn his brother down. The only way Alex can knock somebody out now is the smell of an alcohol from his mouth.

I don’t think it was a good idea to take Alex to the camp. His comment “We were hanging out in Kislovodsk for three weeks” means that he distracted Fedor from training process.

And he always says «We» in his interviews. Who are those “we”? Fedor will get a lot of respect regardless of number of his losses. He is a respectful athlete and worthy person. Concerning Alex I can say that he is the reason why our relations with Fedor became worth. We’ve drifted apart. It would be a great pleasure for me to come to Kislovodsk and train with Fedor but Alexnader’s presence there makes it impossible.

Alexander Emelianenko trashes Fedor's coaches!

by KING JB

Just recently, the Emelianenko brothers reunited after a brief falling out. Shortly after Alexander Emelianenko witnessed his brother Fedor Emelianenko's loss to Dan Henderson, he went on a RAMPAGE with some harsh words for Fedor's coaches. He talked about it to Lifesports.ru and the interview was translated by Fighters Only. Wow, I have to agree with him in some areas here.

"They sat like two amoebas, and did not know what to say. They were asked direct questions and would say, "It is difficult to say… we will see in the fight," - what kind of a coach says that? Only one who doesn’t understand the sport. I just call them ‘Stopwatch’ and ‘Towel’. That's as much use as they are, that's it,"

"[MMA] is constantly improving, but ‘Stopwatch’ and ‘Towel’ have not changed anything in the program - just frozen in time and not been able to develop the base that Fedor already has. Fedor could train himself, he must take on it personally, to rethink many of the training points to learn and develop. Suffer and work!

"We'll talk with Fedor - whether he wants to change something in his preparation. If he wants to, I will make the effort."

Anderson Silva signs with NIKE!

By KING JB
Just last week he signed a deal with Burger King and now apparently, he has took it another step further by signing with Nike. The UFC's Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva has obviously become marketable FINALLY in the eyes of HUGE businesses. This is a great sign for the growth of MMA as it takes steps towards the mainstream.

"Listening to the voice of the athlete is the essence of the culture of Nike. Being able to have an athlete the caliber of Anderson Silva among our partners is a great honor for us. "Said Louis Alexander, director of sports marketing for Nike in Brazil

I wonder what took Anderson Silva so long to get these major deals? I would assume that the language barrier played a major roll with American companies, but now with the growth of the sport, maybe Silva is becoming the official face of MMA and the UFC.

Dan Henderson to the UFC again?

by KING JB

To further add to the death of Strikeforce, it seems as if their Light Heavyweight Champion is next to try to get out of dodge. Dan Henderson stated today that he would like the winner of the UFC 135 championship bout between Jon Jones and Rampage Jackson.

“I think that could be interesting going forward, a unification fight with the winner of that contest would be a good match,” Dan Henderson told Telegraph Sport from his home tonight.

“I’m the Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion, I’ve beaten Fedor, and I’m unemployed, so we’ll have to see what the talks are now after I’ve had a few weeks off. It’s not a bad position to be in though.”

“I’m not really looking to go back to middleweight (vs. Anderson Silva). I’m happy at light-heavyweight. It’s where I feel most comfortable."

With all of this being said, it seems to me like Dan is ready to go ahead and jump ship due to being a free agent. What does this mean for the Strikeforce Championship? Right now, they currently have a vacant Heavyweight championship as well as Welterweight championship. For three of the championships to end up vacant would be a disaster for Strikeforce in my opinion. I truly believe that Strikeforce has around seven months to live. Mark my words.

Strikeforce: Challengers 17 sold 458 tickets! (WTF?)

by KING JB

I have said it over and over again that Strikeforce seems to be on the GREEN MILE walking towards the end of the road. I believe that they are dead men walking due to the obvious fact that they have been bought out by Zuffa as well as their contract with Showtime is soon to expire. They have released their Heavyweight Champion, Alistair Overeem. They lost Nick Diaz to the UFC. Paul Daley has recently lost AGAIN and more than likely will be in BAAMA next chasing Nate Marquardt. Not to mention, Fedor has lost again and even Dan Henderson is looking to the UFC now with his contract expiring. That is THREE major world titles that are NOW VACANT more than likely inside this company that has no where else to go but down.

To top it all off, lets look at the ticket sales for the Strikeforce Challengers event...

The Nevada State Athletic Commission announced the figures earlier today including tickets sold (458), tickets comped (1418), and a live gate ($42,987.50). Also mentioned were the amount of tickets left unsold with the number totaling nearly a fifth of those that had been paid for.

How can a major company in the MMA world survive with this type of revenue and such huge contracts on the roster?

I personally think that this is the end of the road for Strikeforce. These ticket sales are disgusting and even are less than TNA Impact, who basically GIVES all of their tickets away.

Edwin Dewees arrested and charged!

By KING JB

Former UFC fighter, Edwin Dewees Jr. (37-15) was arrested and charged last Thursday with two counts of child abuse after the police found his twin boys (2 years old) on the side of the road.

The Daily Courier had the details...

At 2:20 p.m., a person told an officer about two small children walking alone near Road 1 North and Cactus Wren.

The officer immediately found two 2-year-old boys, one wearing just a T-shirt, walking barefoot down Road 1 North, said Cmdr. Mark Garcia of the Chino Valley Police Department.

For nearly two hours, officers tried to find the children's home and their caretaker, but could not, Garcia said.

Dewees says that he put his two children down for a nap and then realized that they were gone when he went to wake them later. Dewees was booked into the Yavapai County Jail and his children were taken into Child Protective Services.

Dewees appeared on the Ultimate Fighter during season four of the show. He is still an active fighter, whom recently fought at Bully's Fight Night 2. He lost to Jacen Flynn via submission earlier this month via rear naked choke. I will continue to follow this story and get you more details when available.