Some quotes from Dana, Randy and Brock about Fedor
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Naturally, the talk turned to Fedor Emelianenko and the chances of making a bout with Couture happen inside the UFC. White certainly didn’t rule it out, but said that as long as the Russian was under contract with “another organization,” the UFC wouldn’t be actively pursuing him.
Asked whether the Fedor fight was essential to his legacy, Couture implied that it was more important to Fedor’s posterity than his own.
“If people are going to take him seriously and give him credit as the number one heavyweight in the world, he needs to come fight me.”
White said he wasn’t sure “if Fedor cares about his legacy,” but quoted Chuck Liddell in saying, “beating Randy Couture means something.”
Feeling a little left out in all this was Brock Lesnar, who blew up when asked whether he’d be interested in fighting Fedor.
“Who gives a fudge about Fedor? I’m fighting Randy Couture, November 15…I don’t care about drymounting Fedor.”
White proceeded to guarantee “over a million” pay-per-view buys for the event, and said the winner would face the winner of the next “Ultimate Fighter” coach showdown between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir. Those two will still fight for the interim title, White said, describing the situation as a “tournament” that would culminate in a “champion-versus-champion” match some time in 2009.
As for what he expected the Fedor situation to be like at that time, White said he would be “drymounting horrified” if Affliction was still in the MMA business by then.
I'm sure Delta will have something to say about all of this....