Strikeforce Fedor vs. Rogers
Jake Sheilds vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller for the Middleweight title.
Nov 6, 2009
Fedor ‘The Last Emperor’ Emelianenko makes his Strikeforce debut this Saturday at Strikeforce: Emelianenko vs. Rogers, where he will meet the hungry and determined Brett Rogers, on CBS.
UFC Main Events on SpikeTV
Countering the Strikeforce and CBS production, the Ultimate Fighting Championships and SpikeTV will also treat fans to a night of free UFC fights with the premier of UFC Main Events, which will feature the main event bouts from UFC 101, BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian and Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin, UFC 102 Antonio Nogueira vs. Randy "The Natural" Couture and UFC 103 Vitor Belfort vs. Rich Franklin.
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers the Main Card
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers
Considered by many as the world best pound for pound heavyweight, Fedor Emelianenko was reigned supremacy in his bouts with an overall mixed martial arts record of 30-1-1. Emelianenko was the last man to hold both the Pride Fighting Championship Heavyweight title and Afflictions WAMMA title before the demise of both promotions. Emelianenko last competed at Affliction; Day of Reckoning where he defended his title against Andrei Arlovski with a first round KO. Even though many has tried no one has figured out the humbled breast Fedor Emelianenko
Holding a perfect 10-0 record Brett Rogers is the next to step into the octagon and try his hand at Fedor Emelianenko. Just as his opponent, Rogers was last seen in his bout with Andrei Arlovski and walked away with a KO victory. Rogers first made his Strikeforce debut at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz where he faced was emerged victorious against Abongo Humphrey. Rogers known for his heavy hands has never gone the distance in any of his bouts and 9 of his wins are claimed by knock out.
Although the main event bout is not a title match the winner will definitely be in line for a shot a current Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Allistar Overeem. Does Rogers have what it takes to end the reign of “the last emperor?” Saturday Nov 7th holds the answer in one of the most anticipated heavyweight bouts of the year.
Jason “Mayhem” Miller vs. Jake Shields – Strikeforce Middleweight title
It was announced in September that Strikeforce Middleweight champion Cung Le was relinquishing his title after defeating Frank Shamrock at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le. The vacancy for the Strikeforce Middleweight title will be filled by the winner of the co-main event of Saturday’s event.
Former EliteXC Welterweight champion Jake Shields moves up a weight class to challenge for the Strikeforce Middleweight title. Last seen in competition at Strikeforce: Lawler vs.Shields, he submitted Robbie Lawler via submission of the second round in a catch weight bout.
His opponent Jason “Mayhem” Miller makes his Strikeforce debut this Saturday in hopes of catching the most converted prize in the Middleweight division. Miller was last seen in action in the Japanese promotion DREAM against Ronaldo Souza, with the match ending in a no contest.
Gegard Mousasi vs. Rameau Thierry Sokodjou
On a thirteen fight win streak, Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi captured the Strikeforce Lightheavy weight title in just a minute of the first round from former champion Renato “Babalu” Sobral. Mousasi also holds the Dream Middleweight title. Meeting Mousasi in this non-title fight is “the African Assassin” Rameau Thierry Sokodjou. Before making his Strikeforce debut, Sokodjou had a short run in the UFC before being released with a 1-2 record in the octagon, and participated in the DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix, where he advanced to the semi-finals following victories over Bob Sapp and Jan Nortje.
Fabricio Werdum vs. Antonio “Big Foot” Silva
In an all Brazilian bout, heavyweights Fabricio Werdum and Antonio “Big Foot” Silva collide. Werdum participated in the now defunct PrideFC and in the Ultimate Fighting Championship before making his debut at Strikeforce: Carano vs., Cyborg where he emerged victorious via submission in only the first round.
Silva the former EliteXC Heavyweight champion will make his debut in hopes of climbing the Heavyweight ladder and capturing the Strikeforce Heavyweight strap. Silva holds a 13-1 mixed martial arts record with his only loss coming by the hands of Eric Pele in Bodog Fight: USA vs. Russia
