Fedor responds to Freddie

Here's some excerpts from a story on fightline.com. Looks like Andrei Arlovski's trainer, Freddie Roach, who usually trains boxers, is trying to goad the current World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts heavyweight champion into a stand-up war when they headline Affliction: Day of Reckoning Jan. 24.

"As far as his stand up game, we'll kill him," said Roach. "If we can keep the fight standing up, if he chooses to fight us like a man, we'll dominate him...He throws one punch after the other. He's very predictable. He makes the same moves every time. He's very common. His boxing game is weak. From what I can see, I think Andre's going to be sharper. I think we're going to knock him out."

Here's Fedor's response:

"The beauty about MMA is that every fighter has his own unique style and preferences. But it's not a beauty contest. We fight to see which fighter's approach prevails. But again, we are not boxing and we are not fighting Sambo. We fight MMA. Sometimes it is a trainer's job to point out weaknesses in his fighter's opponents. And sometimes it is a trainer's job to convince his fighter that his opponent has weaknesses. We will see."

Also, today it was announced that Fedor would be receiving a heavyweight championship ring from WAMMA.