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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. - It took Dutch MMA star Marloes Coenen more than two years to avenge her controversial loss to Roxanne Modafferi, but given her dominant first-round victory in the rematch on Saturday, one could almost say it was worth the wait.

FanHouse spoke to Coenen immediately following her submission victory about winning the most important fight of her life and potentially facing 145-pound champion Cris Cyborg in January 2010. The full video interview is below.

Shortly after CBS announced that it would televise the Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers fight on Nov. 7, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker spoke with FanHouse about the deal to put the heavyweight bout on network television, saying he views it as a huge step forward for MMA.

Coker also said the CBS show will consist of four fights and will include Gegard Mousasi, Cris Cyborg, Jake Shields and Jason Mayhem Miller, and that Fedor's company, M-1 Global, has been a strong partner throughout the planning process. The full interview is below.

Tito Ortiz is a 205-pound man, and Cristiane "Cris Cyborg" Santos is a 145-pound woman, but as Ortiz recovers from back surgery and prepares to return to the UFC, he says rolling on the mats with Cyborg has been a part of working his way back into the Octagon.

"Movie star" will apparently be the next descriptor for Gina Carano.

The popular athlete who has been a Muay Thai fighter, MMA fighter, American Gladiator and magazine model is reportedly set to star in a spy thriller being helmed by Oscar-award winning director Steven Soderbergh.

The film's title seems apt: Knockout.

When FanHouse spoke to Strikeforce CEO and founder Scott Coker at the Fedor Emelianenko public workout in New York City on Wednesday, we touched on many topics: What was the thought process behind booking Emelianenko versus Brett Rogers? When and where will this fight take place? And which fights will be on the undercard?

Coker also talked about why his partnership with M-1 Global will work, his current relationship with the UFC and when we should expect to see Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg fight again. Check out the full video interview below.

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Today's MMA Twitter mailbag delves into my interview with Jake Rosholt, the curiously low salary paid to Gegard Mousasi, the status of Gina Carano after her loss to Cris Cyborg, and more.

Your questions and comments, and my responses, for the MMA Twitter mailbag are below.

Gina Carano, as expected, was the highest earner with $125,000 at this past Saturday's Strikeforce event in San Jose.

Cris Cyborg, who stopped Carano with a second left in the first round to win the first-ever Strikeforce 145-pound women's title, pocketed $20,000 plus a $5,000 win bonus.

Meanwhile, the other new Strikeforce champion at the event happened to be the lowest earner, at least according to the commission's records. The disclosed purse of newly-crowned light heavyweight titleholder Gegard Mousasi was $2,000 with no win bonus. It's safe to say Mousasi is being compensated in some other way.

We've just witnessed the greatest advancement for female sports since Brandi Chastain ripped off her shirt at the end of the World Cup.

So why does it feel more like a punch to the stomach?

I'm talking about last weekend's MMA bout between Gina Carano and Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos. It supposedly is the breakthrough battle that will make female fighting mainstream.

MMA Twitter fans are giving their reviews of Saturday night's Strikeforce fights on Showtime, and Gegard Mousasi is getting raves for his great fight -- but also questions about why he's not in the UFC. We also have comments about Cris Cyborg's destruction of Gina Carano, the quality of the Showtime broadcast and Randy Couture's role in the new EA Sports MMA video game.

Your questions and comments, and my responses, in our MMA Twitter mailbag are below.

MMA Twitter universe is abuzz Sunday morning with reactions to Saturday night's Gina Carano vs. Cris Cyborg fight. Opinion is split about whether Cyborg knocking out Carano is good for women's MMA, about whether Carano is really a good fighter or just a pretty face, and whether Cyborg could beat a male 145-pound MMA fighter.

Your questions and comments, and my responses, are below.