After an exciting night of MMA in Chicago, Strikeforce undeniably has the most interesting heavyweight division in MMA. Fedor was rocked against Brett Rogers, but he showed he still has determination and punching power in beating “The Grim”.
Though fight fans got to see a great card and Fedor fighting here in the states, the fun may have truly just begun. The effort by Rogers, the win by Werdum and other factors enter into the equation. All these questions should bring the fans many great heavyweight bouts from Strikeforce. A quick look at the variables:
- Strikeforce already has a heavyweight champion in Alistair Overeem. Though he has been fighting in DREAM, Overeem still holds the heavyweight belt in Strikeforce. He’ll have to defend sooner or later.
- Rogers more than held his own against Fedor. He had Fedor hurt and came close to finishing him. He wants a rematch and Fedor said he would be willing to give it to him.
- Fabricio Werdum said in the Strikeforce post-fight press conference that he wants Fedor next.
- Strikeforce president Scott Coker said they will be adding a few heavyweights and they’ll have an announcement on that in about a week.
- Talented heavyweight Shane Del Rosario won again at Strikeforce Challengers, improving to 9-0.
So the combination of Rogers, Fedor, Werdum, Overeem, Del Rosario and whoever else they add to their active roster means that Strikeforce will have plenty of great fights for fans that love to watch the big guys in action.
Personally I’d like to see Rogers get one more shot at Fedor first, but a Fedor vs. Overeem title match would also be excellent. And folks this would make an excellent match for sports betting in my opinion.
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OK, now that looks like a LOT of fun dude.
Jess
What did Rogers do to deserve a rematch? Nothing.
rocked ??? when did this happen, did you watch the same fight i did?
You are calling a division with only 4 fighters worth showing any interest in right now being the “most interesting heavyweight division in MMA”. You cannot be serious.
I think Rogers carrying on about a rematch was disrespectful. Fedor is the greatest fighter in the world right now with 33 fights under his belt and new-comer Brett Rogers thinks he deserves a rematch!?! This was not a fight that ended in a controversial split decision, nor did it end in a controversial referee stoppage. He got clocked.
While this is the first time in a while that Fedor has had a tough fight, it is not the first time in his career having a tough fight. One of the great things about Fedor is his chin and his ability to stay calm even when he is getting pummeled. I’m sorry, but Brett Rogers needs to EARN a rematch, not just call out for one because he got a few good shots in on Fedor before losing like all the rest. Rogers needs to fight and win against a few more tough opponents to deserve another shot at Fedor.
And another thing; how in the world do you dare say that Strikeforce has the “most interesting heavyweight division in MMA”? Are you on Strikeforces payroll or something? Strikeforce has Fedor and… oh wait, no one. Some of the Strikeforce fighters you mention definitely have some talent, but compared to the UFC heavyweight division, Strikeforce is seriously lacking. The ONLY thing they have going for them is Fedor, period.
I saw the same fight as you, just from a better vantage point as I was in the arena. When Rogers reversed Fedor, took the top and laid those big guns on him, that was when Fedor was rocked. Or call it stunned, whatever. But Fedor looked beat up after the fight. Rogers didn’t.
“how in the world do you dare say that Strikeforce has the “most interesting heavyweight division in MMA”?
The fighters I listed are much compelling than the UFC’s HW roster. And Rogers already earned his rematch. The UFC HW division is really lame. Carwin, Lesnar, Velazquez and Dos Santos are interesting, but then it’s a bunch of old guys. If you are ranking them all together, Overeem and Fedor come out ahead of any of the UFC HWs
matt, if you have ever watched coleman vs fedor you would know fedor wants to trap the arm when strikes land and throw the arm bar over which he nearly pulled off. so more than getting rocked, it was more like he planned it . just watch coleman vs fedor 1 and you will know what i mean.
I don’t think he had Fedor hurt or came close to finish him. Rematching Rogers makes no sense, Rogers was beaten convincingly.
Wow, you seem incredibly biased. Fedor is their only real HW draw and you know it. I think Strikeforce does have the potential to put up some competition against the UFC (which is always good).
Those questions for Fedor after the fight were absurd. He asked Fedor if he would consider a rematch, as if he was the one who lost. You don’t ask the winner (who just won in a very dramatic way) that kind of question. Rogers also acted very disrespectful considering he got KTFO. I haven’t seen a hit that hard in a long time.
I’ve seen Fedor vs. Coleman. Rogers was knocked out, to be sure. But I guarantee you that fight fans want to see that again. The general consensus is that Fedor was in trouble, right or wrong. I believe that’s true.
I have no bias to Strikeforce. I just think that with Fedor and the others I mentioned, their HW division is more compelling than the UFC.
Rematch?
HAHAHA, you have to be kidding me.
PS. Rogers is such a sore looser, he deserved to be KOed like he was. I would be a happy mma fan if I never see him fight again.
First of all, Rogers didn’t even deserve to fight Fedor the first time. He landed 3 weak punches the entire fight before almost being submitted twice then finally KTFO! Now he deserves a rematch? L O L
Second of all, there is only one man that I am afraid of and his name is FEDOR!
Overeem has greatly improved, he’ll probably win the K1 kick boxing as well. I think he’d be great matchup.
No rematch for Rogers. He got KOd and before even thinking of fighting Fedor again he gotta make 3-4 impressive wins in a row to deserve the honor.
Rogers is a slob and ass hole. Showing disrespect to the best fighter ever after Fedor was so gracious to him. He should not have left the project where he grew up.
The general consensus is that Fedor was in trouble, right or wrong. I believe that’s true.
The only moment Fedor was in trouble that was Rogers’ GNP. Fedor negated it. He knocked Rogers out. What else do you want? The guy had his chance and lost. No rematch for him. There is a waiting line to fight Fedor and Rogers has just used his line number.
1. What a great fight
2. I’m a big fan of Fedor and honestly that fight kept me on my toes. It could have gone either way. Rogers IS a heavy hitter and 1 mistake on either side would have ended the match… that mistake came from Rogers. I agree that before Rogers should requesting a re-match he HAS to earn it, since he was the one that got knocked out.
3. I do hate Fedors translator (that fat chick), I cannot believe that she cannot even get Fedor’s responses translated correctly. Fedor was extremely nice in his answers, thanking Rogers for the fight, thanking fans and telling them that its their win and not his… And Rodgers acted like a complete ass, even after he got the opportunity to fight the best MMA fighter int he world who had 30 wins and 1 controversial loss… just disrespectful.
4. I think UFC has a very good HW devision, can it be compared to SF? probably. We are only previewed to UFC fighters mostly since UFC dominates the market in US, but in Europe and Asia there are also ton of great HWs… So saying UFC has best HW devision is stupid because you are disregarding all other fighters from round the world.
5. and last but not least do a google search for “Fedor” go to his wikipedia page and look at this fighting record. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedor_Emelianenko) Now honestly tell me if Lesnar can compete with this? I hardly doubt it. Lesnar is great athlete, but he reminds me of Tim Silvia. yes he was a champ and defended his belt few times, but they plunge down very fast and cannot keep up with “new” fighters that are arising… Fedor fought for 9 years and he has not been defeted in those 9 years, I think that says it all.
9 years, meaning his 9 year professional MMA record
Fedor was asked immediately by the announcer if he would like a rematch with Rogers. It wasn’t Rogers bringing this up it was the announcers trying to pump up the emtional content of the show.
I would bet Rogers would beat Lesnar. Oh that would be funny.
if he has done all he can in this league it may be time for him to move onto another so he can fight all the fighters that people say are better than him
i dont think fedor was ever in trouble… if u have fought before, u know that catching the jab to the face and receiving damage to the nose is part of the fight, it happens… i saw rogers in trouble in round 1 with the left and then finished in the second… bottom line… i just dont see rogers beating this guy , he is too intelligent for him and just too good of a fighter… rogers deserves no rematch with the way he carried himself… he is lucky big john got in there to stop fedor from knocking his teeth out and the bell also saved his a$$ in round 1 as well… he showed no respect to the better fighter and no discipline whatsoever, no wonder he lost the fight to this man… u dont discredit and talk smack in the midst of being rocked and tko’d, no way… the man beat ya, come down to earth, take the loss, congratulate him on the victory , and ask for a rematch… he acted like a punk in that interview…
round 1: fedor dominated. Rogers got maybe 3 or 4 punches in for the whole round while Fedor threw some shots standing, some takedowns, a kimura submission attempt, an armbar submission attempt (which only didn’t work because the cage got in the way of Fedor’s legs), and a choke submission attempt while in half-guard.
round 2: fedor dominated again. And Rogers got knocked out.
Why would anyone think that Rogers deserves a rematch or even has a chance at winning if offered another fight?
Yeah, the whole rematch thing is dumb. Idunno why the announcer guy asked Fedor for a rematch, that was silly. Also, Bart Rodgers took it on as if Fedor was asking for a rematch. hah, come on, man… The guy did the exact thing Burt kept whaling at: “imma go for the knockout man, imma knock him out, yea man, imma knock him out” ……. BOOOOM! hahahah
I’m pretty sure Fedor was giving fans some drama. He cleared many tougher opponents much quicker. The guy has so many tricks up his sleve, he’s a walking killing machine man.
Ubereem next! Sweeeeet!
i would pay massive amounts of money to watch that happen. it disgusts me a little that lesnar is even taken seriously.
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Do you see Pepsi and Coke doing a joint product?
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I saw HBO and Showtime doing a joint fight promotion for the Mike Tyson vs. Lennox Lewis fight. The UFC likes to talk about ‘making fights fans want to see’ and boxing not doing so, but there are dozens of inter-promotional boxing events every year. Like the forthcoming Mayweather/Pacquiao which is a Top Rank/Golden Boy co-promotion.
Co-promotion on fight cards is also very common in Japanese MMA. There may be very good business reasons why Dana White doesn’t want to co-promote an event with M-1, but its far from unprecedented in fight sports.
Dana is also of the deluded notion that fans want to see Tito Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell 3.
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