Strikeforce / M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Rogers. November 7, 2009

**PizDoff** · Posted On: 10/29/2009 1:22pm

Strikeforce / M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Rogers

November 7, 2009
Sears Centre Arena,
Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Middleweight Championship Fight:
Jake Shields vs. Jason “Mayhem” Miller

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers
Gegard Mousasi vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Antonio Silva vs. Fabricio Werdum
Jeff Curran vs. Sam Thao
Mark Miller vs. Deray Davis
Shamar Bailey vs. John Kolosci
Louis Taylor vs. Nate Moore
Christian Uflacker vs. Jonatas Novaes

Marloes Coenen vs. Erin Toughill was on the card as well, Toughill had to pull out unfortunately. Couldn't find a good card listing, the Strikefore mixed martial arts website seems a tad out of date.

Picks?

**MSphinx** · Posted On: 10/29/2009 2:51pm

Rogers is training with Shogun's striking coach for this fight; this same coach led Shogun to KO Chuck Liddell and (unofficially) beat Machida . Rogers has KO ability. Rogers is hungrier, with nothing to lose and something to prove. This is a tougher fight than it seems.

Still, Fedor'll win it.

**Fighting Cephalopod** · Posted On: 10/29/2009 5:17pm

Originally Posted by MSphinx

Rogers is training with Shogun's striking coach for this fight; this same coach led Shogun to KO Chuck Liddell and (unofficially) beat Machida .

Shogun didn't train with Cunha in the leadup to the Machida fight; he did most of his standup training in Curitiba with Andre Dida.

**Zimmer** · Posted On: 10/29/2009 5:24pm

This is an exciting card. Fedor and Gegard will dominate.

**Valiss** · Posted On: 10/29/2009 8:21pm

Originally Posted by MSphinx

Rogers is training with Shogun's striking coach for this fight; this same coach led Shogun to KO Chuck Liddell and (unofficially) beat Machida . Rogers has KO ability. Rogers is hungrier, with nothing to lose and something to prove. This is a tougher fight than it seems.

Still, Fedor'll win it.

Pretty much my feelings. Rogers has a punchers chance to be sure, but..... it's Fedor!

**Shawarma** · Posted On: 10/29/2009 9:08pm

Mousasi will devour Soko, Silva will outlast Werdum and I have the strangest feeling Fedor is gonna get KOed by one of them big hamfists of Rogers.

**nifoc** · Posted On: 10/30/2009 4:23am

Why is the Mousasi - Sokoudjou fight not labeled as a titlefight? Mousasi did win the light heavyweight title, or did I miss something? And if it is a titlefight, does Sokoudjou deserve a titleshot? I'm gonna go with Mousasi to win either way.

Part of me likes Fedor too much to ever root against him, but another part is kinda hoping Rogers knocks him out for ducking the UFC. I'd have to say I don't think Rogers has half a chance though.

**JudOWNED** · Posted On: 10/30/2009 4:29am

I'd like to say Rogers will get the upset win over Fedor. ...But seriously, who are we kidding? Fedor will destroy him!

**MSphinx** · Posted On: 10/30/2009 4:44am

Originally Posted by Fighting Cephalopod

Shogun didn't train with Cunha in the leadup to the Machida fight; he did most of his standup training in Curitiba with Andre Dida.

I thought Dida was brought in to help Cunha, not to substitute him. Anyway, the rest of my first post stands: Rogers has more of a chance than people realize, but this is Fedor we're talking about.

**T3hJudoChop** · Posted On: 10/30/2009 8:22am

On the Rogers vs. Fedor, I wonder if Rogers is faster than Fedor with good enough TD? I honestly don't know since I havent really since a Rogers fight.

In my mind, that is what gave Fedor some problems in the oh so short match with Arlovski: the speed difference, which Fedor generally has had over his opponents.