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MMA Top 10 Heavyweights: Fedor Is Surging, UFC Is Reeling

Posted: Nov 15th 2009 8:15AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, M-1 Global, Rankings, Heavyweights

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Fedor Emelianenko demonstrated once again last weekend that he is the best heavyweight in mixed martial arts, beating a game Brett Rogers by second-round TKO on CBS.

Meanwhile, the UFC's heavyweight division is reeling: Champion Brock Lesnar is battling a serious illness, No. 1 contender Shane Carwin is recovering from a knee injury, and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is suffering from staph infection. So while the UFC still has most of the Top 10 heavyweights in MMA, Dana White can't feel great about the heavyweight division right now.

My rankings are below.

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Fedor Emelianenko Says His Hand and Nose Are Fine

Posted: Nov 12th 2009 1:45PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: MMA Videos, Strikeforce, M-1 Global

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Dismissing reports that he suffered a broken nose and a serious hand injury in beating Brett Rogers on Saturday, Fedor Emelianenko said in an interview this week that neither injury was serious and he'll be back soon.

Speaking to Loretta Hunt of Sherdog.com, Fedor said he didn't break his nose and that his hand injury is much less serious than has been reported, and that he won't be out four to six months as was feared. Video below.

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Fedor vs. Rogers Video: Full Fight

Posted: Nov 10th 2009 4:53PM by Ray Hui (author feed)
Filed under: MMA Videos, Strikeforce

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CBS has released for free viewing the entire broadcast of this past Saturday's Saturday Night Fights featuring the heavyweight contest between Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers at the Sears Centre near Chicago, Ill.

The main card was rounded out by Jake Shields vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller, Gegard Mousasi vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou and Fabricio Werdum vs. Antonio Silva.

The full video is below.

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Fedor vs. Rogers Main Event Draws 5.46 Million Viewers

Posted: Nov 10th 2009 2:05PM by Ray Hui (author feed)
Filed under: Strikeforce

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The final Nielsen ratings are in and 5.46 million viewers tuned in Saturday to watch Strikeforce and M-1 Global's main event between Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers from 11PM to 11:15PM ET on CBS, FanHouse has learned.

The numbers for the entire Saturday Night Fights broadcast, which included Jake Shields vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller, Gegard Mousasi vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou and Fabricio Werdum vs. Antonio Silva, earned the network a 2.5 rating for 4.042 million viewers from 9PM to 11:24PM ET.

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Fedor Emelianenko Out 4-6 Months?

Posted: Nov 10th 2009 12:29PM by Ray Hui (author feed)
Filed under: Strikeforce

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An injury to his left hand suffered this past Saturday against Brett Rogers could force Fedor Emelianenko out of action up to the middle of 2010, according to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker.

"[The hand injury] could've been from that blow when he had Brett on the mat at the end," Coker said in an article published Tuesday on the LA Times. "We're hearing he could be out for four to six months."

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Strikeforce Fedor vs. Rogers Video: Post-Fight Press Conference Reaction

Posted: Nov 9th 2009 5:07AM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
Filed under: MMA Videos, Strikeforce, M-1 Global

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Saturday night's Strikeforce post-fight press conference at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Ill., was buzzing following the thrilling main event between Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers.

Below is a highlight video package featuring Emelianenko, Rogers, Jake Shields and Jason "Mayhem" Miller talking about their respective fights.

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Strikeforce: Let's Hear It for the Losers

Posted: Nov 8th 2009 10:30AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Strikeforce

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All the big stories coming out of Saturday night's big night of fights are about the winners: Fedor Emelianenko showed once again that he's the best in the world, Jake Shields won the Strikeforce middleweight belt, Gegard Mousasi took another step toward elite status and Fabricio Werdum made his case that he should get Fedor next.

But I'd like to take a moment to praise the losers of the four fights.

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Scott Coker Looks Back at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers Event

Posted: Nov 8th 2009 3:33AM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
Filed under: MMA Videos, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, M-1 Global

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Moments after Saturday night's Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers bout, FanHouse spoke to the organization's CEO and founder Scott Coker about what had transpired in the heavyweight bout and where both fighters go from here.

Coker also talked about what the future holds for Gegard Mousasi, Fabricio Werdum, Marloes Coenen and other members of the Strikeforce roster. The video interview is below.

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Fedor Emelianenko TKOs Brett Rogers

Posted: Nov 7th 2009 11:09PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Strikeforce, M-1 Global

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- The best fighter in the history of mixed martial arts did it again on Saturday night, as Russia's Fedor Emelianenko beat Minnesota's Brett Rogers by second-round technical knockout in the main event of the M-1 Global/Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers show.

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Strikeforce Live Blog: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers Updates

Posted: Nov 7th 2009 10:45PM by Ray Hui (author feed)
Filed under: Strikeforce

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- This is the Strikeforce live blog for Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers, the main event of Strikeforce's debut card CBS.

Fedor, widely considered the no. 1 heavyweight in the world, fights inside the cage for the first time, in a fight against Rogers, an unbeaten puncher coming off a shocking 22-second knockout over former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski in June.

The live blog begins below.

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