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[Warchief]

Rumors of a Semmy Schilt/Fedor Emelianenko rematch have circulated in MMA circles for weeks. K-1 World GP Champion Semmy Schilt recently sat down with M-1 Mixfight to address these rumours and a variety of other topics as well. Below are some highlights from their conversation:

Schilt On His MMA Plans:

There are no negotiations going on now. I have a contract with K-1 which also cooperates with Hero’s (from now on DREAM) and M-1 Global I believe. Maybe there are some options so that I could participate there. Also I had a fight in Serbia which was a good experience.

Schilt On A Rematch With Fedor:

Well, I don’t believe in a rematch. The match has happened long time ago, you know. I had a good fight with Fedor. I lost on points and it’s too bad. Well, I think he was the rightful winner at that moment. Maybe down the road if we fight again it’s going to be different. And for me, personally, it’s not going to be a rematch, it’s going to be a real fight again. What’s done is done. I’m not too much into chasing the best. If it’s meant to be, it’ll happen

Schilt On Who He Considers To Be The Best MMA Fighters:

In heavyweight I think it’s Fedor. They say a lot about the UFC, about Randy Couture and now Nogueira but I think it’s Fedor, Nogueira, Barnett, then there’s Kharitonov but these are the contenders from Pride. Then, of course, you got Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture. But it’s all about the politics, what side you are on and what you gained the most by winning from who.

Schilt On Statements Made By Dana White That Fedor Emelianenko Is Not A Top 5 Heavyweight.

I think it’s a very American way to provoke guys. Fedor beat Coleman who didn’t have any chance; but even Nogueira didn’t have a chance. The fact that Fedor takes it easy now; I can’t blame him. You have to think about your body, not only about the money.

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[Brutus]

Good find Chief. Its funny to me he mentions Chuck Liddell when asked about the best HW's in the world. Maybe he has an underlying belief that chuck should fight at HW.

Nice to see a fighter give credit where it is due and i would like to see the rematch w/ Fedor.

[Unreal]

well he does admit that Fedor is "taking it easy"

[CJRockstar]

Originally Posted by Hunchbacked Lemur

Good find Chief. Its funny to me he mentions Chuck Liddell when asked about the best HW's in the world. Maybe he has an underlying belief that chuck should fight at HW.

Nice to see a fighter give credit where it is due and i would like to see the rematch w/ Fedor.

actually TECHNICALLY they asked him who the best fighters were and he responded with in heavyweight i think it is fedor. just thought I'd clear that up.

[Brutus]

Originally Posted by CJRockstar

actually TECHNICALLY they asked him who the best fighters were and he responded with in heavyweight i think it is fedor. just thought I'd clear that up.

still strange to me that he mentions all HW's and just Chuck Liddell.

[CJRockstar]

Originally Posted by Hunchbacked Lemur

still strange to me that he mentions all HW's and just Chuck Liddell.

I'd be willing to bet he's friends with Chuck or something along that line.

[Kansas]

He could have just mentioned Chuck flippantly especially since Couture and Chuck have fought so many times. Could be confusing for a guy who only half pays attention to UFC and isn't thinking too hard about it.

[Brutus]

Originally Posted by CJRockstar

I'd be willing to bet he's friends with Chuck or something along that line.

Just out of curiosity, how would he be associated w/ Chuck Liddell?

Originally Posted by Kansas

He could have just mentioned Chuck flippantly especially since Couture and Chuck have fought so many times. Could be confusing for a guy who only half pays attention to UFC and isn't thinking too hard about it.

I'm gonna have to agree w/ you Kansas, he may have mentioned him in a bit of a brain fart b/c Randy has faught Chuck but i bet if you asked him about the mention of Chuck he'd tell you his comment was incorrect.

[CJRockstar]

Originally Posted by Hunchbacked Lemur

Just out of curiosity, how would he be associated w/ Chuck Liddell?

I don't know, it was just a thought. Not really something I was trying to prove. Just a possible solution to the question at hand was all.

[Brutus]

Originally Posted by CJRockstar

I don't know, it was just a thought. Not really something I was trying to prove. Just a possible solution to the question at hand was all.

Its strange that you would associate those two w/ each other just because Semmy schilt mentioned his name in an interview. I could be wrong in recognizing this but i honestly do think it was strange that shilt threw liddell's name in there.