Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers (Nov 7th, CBS)

Posey H8er · Post #1 » by **Posey H8er** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:47 pm

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_ ... e-cbs.html

It will be interesting to see how the ratings do. Kimbo drew a good number of fair weather fans while Fedor is well known among legit MMA fans.

Main card
Heavyweight bout: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers
Middleweight Championship bout: Jake Shields vs. Jason Miller
Light Heavyweight bout: Gegard Mousasi vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Heavyweight bout: Fabricio Werdum vs. Antonio Silva

Preliminary card
Welterweight bout: Mark Miller vs. Deray Davis
Welterweight bout: Christian Uflacker vs. Jonatas Novaes
Women's (145-pound) bout: Marloes Coenen vs. Erin Toughill
Middleweight bout: John Kolosci vs. Shamar Bailey
Middleweight bout: Louis Taylor vs. Nate Moore

Post #2 » by **CPT** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:11 pm

I'd heard they were going to do this fight on the same night as a WEC event. Kind of a preemptive attack. I guess they didn't have the balls after all.

That could be far enough away that the UFC plans some event to counter program. If not, I'm sure there will at least be a PPV replay on Spike.

2009NBAChamps · Post #3 » by **2009NBAChamps** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:23 pm

If it's on CBS and not Showtime then this event could draw fairly well. Let's see who else they add to the card though...

I know Shields has been itching for another fight so that's a possibility.

Posey H8er · Post #4 » by **Posey H8er** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:45 am

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/news/story?id=4482305

I'm definitely going if this happens.

SportsWorld · Post #5 » by **SportsWorld** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:58 am

Why the Sears Centre? Put it at the United Center or Allstate Arena unless the Wolves and Bulls/Blackhawks are already scheduled to be using them.

EDIT:
Circus at Allstate Arena, Bulls and KISS at United Center.

Guess it's good for the Sears Centre if this happens. National publicity.

Susan · Post #6 » by **Susan** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:44 am

Hell yes.

Susan · Post #7 » by **Susan** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:47 am

It looks like Mayhem is fighting Jake Shields for the vacated 185 belt. HELL YES.

El Hardee · Post #8 » by **El Hardee** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:48 am

Susan wrote:It looks like Mayhem is fighting Jake Shields for the vacated 185 belt. HELL YES.

Would love to see Mayhem beat Shields, Mayhem's hockey mask intro is the best going in non Japanese MMA. I see Sheilds being too strong for Mayhem. Shields by UD.

Susan · Post #9 » by **Susan** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:59 pm

Looks like Jacare and Mousasi are on this card too. Not fighting each other but holy **** I'm hoping that Jacare trains at my gym before this fight. I'd be so happy.

Post #10 » by **Hilltop** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:20 am

Brett Rogers by bloody, brutal, decapitating, knock-out upset over Fedor. And with that, Fedor signs with the UFC for a meager salary afterwards

cgf · Post #11 » by **cgf** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:01 am

I might just have to go to this one, fedor and mousasi are my two favorite non-ufc fighters. Gunna be great to see Fedor break Rogers' arm.

High 5 · Post #12 » by **High 5** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:01 am

Another Strikeforce card with the makings of something great. Hopefully all the scheduled fighters make it to fight night.

Post #13 » by **damo[23]** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:34 am

Half of me expect's the Rogers hype train to come crashing down and just be horrifically dominated, the other half is he gets lucky and catchs Fedor early on the chin and its game over.

Looking forward to the card, esp the Middle Weight championship, finally get that sorted. Though it is a shame that Cung Le probably won't fight again :/

High 5 · Post #14 » by **High 5** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:08 pm

damo[23] wrote:Half of me expect's the Rogers hype train to come crashing down and just be horrifically dominated, the other half is he gets lucky and catchs Fedor early on the chin and its game over.

Yeah, I don't see how this fight makes it out of the first 2 or 3 minutes. Rogers catches Fedor quickly or he just gets picked apart and subbed (if he doesn't get TKO'd) a la Tim Sylvia.

Or I could be severely underestimating Rogers' chin and defense.

SportsWorld · Post #15 » by **SportsWorld** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:51 am

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/boxing/1 ... 09.article

Fedor is coming to Chicago.

On Wednesday, Illinois' athletic commission approved Strikeforce's Nov. 7 card headlined by the Fedor Emelianenko-Brett Rogers fight at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates.

The event will be nationally televised on CBS and marks the first time the Russian has fought on broadcast television. Four, possibly five fights, will be televised from the MMA card.

Emelianenko (30-0-1) is considered the top heavyweight and one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in mixed martial arts.

Susan · Post #16 » by **Susan** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:34 pm

Got my tickets! Secton 108 baby!

Posey H8er · Post #17 » by **Posey H8er** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:41 pm

Don't tickets go on sale Monday?

Susan · Post #18 » by **Susan** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:38 am

Presale!

pugilistfan · Post #19 » by **pugilistfan** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:15 pm

Cant say im too excited for this.

2009NBAChamps · Post #20 » by **2009NBAChamps** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:17 am

I am...

I don't know what the other fights will be, but if it's anything close to their last event then this one should be awesome.