Posted by Alan Conceicao on 26th July 2008

Its time for another weekly roundtable with the wonderful crew of Total-MMA.com. We try to focus on the upcoming EliteXC event as well as some of the fallout from this past week.
IL: Iain Liddle
JS: Jonathan Snowden
LC: Lee Casebolt
DW: Dave Walsh
CH: Chris Henderson
AC: Alan Conceicao
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Posted by Jonathan Snowden on 20th July 2008

Fedor Emelianenko and Anderson Silva reminded fight fans why they are widely regarded as the two best pound for pound fighters in the world as each scored impressive (and lightning quick) wins.
Before his fight with former UFC champion Tim Sylvia, many questioned Fedor’s ability to come back strong after a long layoff. He had been fighting creampuffs and inexperienced fighters in Japan and middleweights in BoDog Fight. Would he be able to overcome Sylvia’s size and reach advantage? The answer was a definitive yes.
Sylvia’s vaunted jab was never an issue. Fedor closed the distance so quickly that Sylvia never had a chance to throw it and his punching power dropped the big man to his knees.
“He got off first and then I had so much going through my mind,” Sylvia said. “He got off first, landed the big punch, jumped on me, and got the submission.”
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