When Randy Couture left the UFC in October of 2007 he said it was for one reason: To get a fight with Fedor Emilianenko after the UFC failed to sign the Russian superstar. Couture and the UFC got into a lengthy battle about his contract while he continued to express his strong desire to fight the Last Emporer. Eventually Randy returned to the cage a year later to fight Brock Lesnar for the UFC title and his dream future with Fedor was effectively dead in the water. 3 years and 4 months after Couture made a last ditch effort to find a fight with Fedor, the timing appears right for a super fight between these two to happen.

Fedor was on top of the world from 2001 to 2009. He didn’t lose a single fight in 9 years and was considered the greatest heavyweight in the world. In the last 8 months Fedor has fallen on hard times. He has been beaten twice and criticized by fans, his peers and high profiled fight promoters. He has even managed to fall out of the top 10 on making heavyweight rankings.

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I have noticed a trend in MMA training lately. Crossfit has become hot in MMA and you may think that it’s a great choice…but you would be wrong. It has all the elements of a proper MMA workout- endurance training, explosive training, and cardiovascular training. There is even a workout titled Fight Gone Bad. So what’s the problem? Read More