The Frustrating thing about Fedor...

Is when you read quotes like this:

"I'm more interested in spending quality time in my everyday life with my family and my friends than cruising the Internet, listening to rumors, or callouts,"

"As far as my reaction, I don't have any reaction. I don't really have reactions to any compliments people tell me, nor criticism. It's not something that's that important to me. I have more important goals in my life than seeking out the Internet to see what people are saying about me."

But wait a second Zak, Fedor sounds like a completely reasonable and down to earth person. Exactly!

A person so similar to Cincinnatus shouldn't be associated with those "Crazy Russians". And when I write that phrase I am not quoting Dana White, I'm quoting a higher up from CBS who said that exact phrase to me in Nashville.

Why can't the virtues of Fedor dislodge themselves from the vices of M-1?

The sad truth is that the two aren't mutually exclusive but rather irrevocably connected. The legendary status that Fedor achieved is in part due to his management and their constant promotional hamstringing which helped preserve his impressive undefeated streak. Fans forget that M-1 was just as much of a thorn in the side of Pride as they are now in Strikeforce and the UFC.

Simply put, M-1 and Fedor exist almost as a good cop, bad cop, symbiosis. A mixture of honorable warrior and slimy back door salesman and it's frustrating as hell.