As much as I love to see Ortiz get smashed…I wouldn’t’ want to see Ortiz/Liddell 3…Also, even if Tito were to manage to beat Liddell now….what good what it be? Why would you want to beat someone that’s on the downside of their career even if you lost to them twice?

1. Fedor doesn’t want to fight the best.
2. Fedor has people telling him what to do.
3. Fedor is afraid to face Brock Lesnar.

Incredible b.s.
1. At one point Randy* did not want to fight in the UFC. Was he ducking the best fighters? Or was it a business decision? Please Mir, Ortiz, stop sounding like company men. It’s awful.

2. I’m assuming that everybody believes exactly what Dana White says about Fedor’s relationship with M-1. They have comprehensive information on his contractual agreement with M-1.

3. Fedor is afraid of Brock Lesnar. Not too long ago people were stating that Lesnar did not deserve the opportunity he was getting, nevertheless a title shot. He’s so inexperienced but now, a fighter with a remarkable record against many top fighters who recently dropped 2 former UFC champions within the first round. Say what you will about Big Timmeh, but no one has ever dominated Tim Sylvia in that manner . . . well Ray Mercer is another story.

Gegard Mousasi is able to fight for both Dream and Strikeforce. He has more opportunities to fight, therefore more opportunities to earn money. So does Fedor. Many fighters in the UFC wish they could fight more often.

If Dana White is so serious about having the best fighters face the best fighters like when he tried to get Chuck Liddell face Wanderlei Silva in Pride, only to lose to Quinton Jackson . . . what’s up with Cung Le vs. Anderson Silva? or Shinya Aoki vs. BJ Penn? or Antonio Silva vs. Brock Lesnar?

It’s good to see fighters like Jason Miller, Josh Barnett make a living outside of the UFC, get exposure in video games like the EA game – which Randy is in, MTV-love, and get love in Japan. I’m sure fighters Jon Fitch would love to be in both video games, get more sponsors that may not be able to afford the $100,000 price tage and possibly face tough competition in Dream.

I really think some fighters and fans need to get a grip and gain some perspective on things. I never heard Randy spew anything like that about Fedor . . . maybe because he knows whats up.

Those guys getting into the sport have to start somewhere I suppose…we all want to make more money…I sorely wish they got paid more….but it’s a sport plus entertainment….athletes have always been paid on a tiered basis…depending on skill level etc…i.e. A-Rod getting a 250 million dollar contract….and then someone else getting the bare minimum(which I think a bare minimum should be established for fighters make their UFC debut or whatever)..

Also, I always take caution in talking about fighter pay in regards to Zuffa…everything isn’t disclosed so I don’t think it’s fair to talk about something in which we don’t know all the details…a guy may have gotten $5,000 reported to the commission, but Zuffa could very easily have paid him an extra $15,000 because he put on a good performance…it’s happened before…

In regards to Zuffa wanting to put the best against the best…we have to look at this…how exactly are you determining who the best is? Outside of Fedor..the UFC has the best fighter in every weight class from LW thru LHW…

Anderson Silva has cleaned out his division beating the multiple ranked opponents
GSP- Same thing
The UFC LHW division is the most stacked division in all of MMA…ranked guys routinely fight ranked guys
BJ Penn is without a doubt the best LW in the world

I mean they tried to sign Fedor…he didn’t want to sign…you can’t fully blame Zuffa for that…look at the bigger picture…if they bend over backward for one guy…how does that affect the other 200+ fighters they have under contract? One fighter isn’t bigger than the sport.