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.
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.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- In the premiere edition of the FanHouse post-fight MMA show, we caught up with one of the newest members of the Strikeforce roster, "King" Muhammed Lawal, to break down all that transpired at the Sears Centre on Saturday night.
Lawal praised Brett Rogers for his efforts, looked forward to a fight between himself and Gegard Mousasi, and pointed out what Jason "Mayhem" Miller could have done better to secure the title victory. Check out the show below.
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.
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.
FanHouse has Strikeforce results for all of the Nov. 7 M-1 Global/Strikeforce fights, plus live MMA coverage from Chicago and live MMA Twitter updates.
Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers will fight for the heavyweight championship of MMA in just a few hours, and I'm sitting at cageside and tweeting live.
The Fedor fight, presented by Strikeforce and M-1 Global, represents a significant moment in MMA history, as the best fighter in the world is fighting for free on CBS. Whether you're watching in the arena, on TV or stuck somewhere that you just want updates, follow along below or follow me on Twitter @MichaelDavSmith and I'll hook you up with everything you need to know.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- FanHouse spoke to Strikeforce heavyweight star Fabricio Werdum, who faces Antonio Silva on Saturday night, about getting his career back on track following his release from the UFC, whether he minds fighting another Brazilian, and why he thinks he should fight Fedor Emelianenko next.
But what's particualrly interesting is how many fans I'm hearing from who are concerned about whether this CBS show will be a success: Below we address fans' questions about how strong a rating CBS needs and what kinds of ads CBS has sold.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- Bojan Elezovic, an artist from the former Yugoslavia who now resides in Canada, traveled to this weekend's Strikeforce event with one goal in mind: get his latest MMA masterpiece in the hands of Fedor Emelianenko.
FanHouse spoke to Elezovic, who spent months painting a portrait of Emelianenko, about the artwork and his plan to award it to Emelianenko after Saturday night's fight against Brett Rogers. The video interview is below.