The Takedown | Sorry, Dana White – Fedor Emelianenko is the heavyweight ‘GOAT’ whatever happens at UFC 252
- UFC president insists winner of Stipe Miocic’s title trilogy with Daniel Cormier will determine the greatest of all time
- But Russian legend Fedor – who never fought in the UFC – still stands above them all, with a resume that reads like a ‘who’s who’ in heavyweight MMA
Two of the best heavyweights to compete in MMA will go head to head at UFC 252, with Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier completing their title trilogy.
But let’s get one thing straight: there is only one man who stands out as the greatest heavyweight of all time, and his name is Fedor Emelianenko.
Now, Dana White is a fantastic promoter. The guy knows how to sell a fight. But he’s always going to say whatever’s in the best interests of the UFC. It’s no surprise, then, that he’s not even willing to entertain the idea that Saturday’s winner in Las Vegas will not become the de facto heavyweight “GOAT”.
“There is no debate, there is no f****** debate,” White said at Tuesday’s Contender Series post-event presser. “The winner of this fight will go down as the best heavyweight ever. Not of this era – ever in UFC history and in mixed martial arts. I know there’s talk about other guys, but you’ve got to look at who they’ve fought and there’s no doubt. No question it’s these two. Saturday will determine who the man is.”
One member of the media piped up with a question. “Better than Fedor?” they asked. “Yes. Come on with that s***,” White replied.
