Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers is an upcoming mixed martial arts event which is co-promoted by Strikeforce & M-1 Global, to be held on November 7, 2009 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, IL. The event will air live on CBS.
It will be first MMA event on network television since the now-defunct EliteXC promotion broadcast its final event, EliteXC: Heat, on CBS on October 4, 2008. The event will have a four-fight main card with a broadcasting team of Gus Johnson, Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranallo.
Official fight card
Main card
* Heavyweight bout: Russia Fedor Emelianenko vs. United States Brett Rogers
* Middleweight Championship bout: United States Jake Shields vs. United States Jason Miller
* Light Heavyweight bout: Armenia Gegard Mousasi vs. Cameroon Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
* Heavyweight bout: Brazil Fabricio Werdum vs. Brazil Antonio Silva
Other announced matchups
These matches have been reported as finalized by reliable sources but have not yet been added to the official card.
Preliminary card
* Bantamweight bout: United States Jeff Curran vs. United States Dustin Neace
* Welterweight bout: United States Mark Miller vs. United States Deray Davis
* Welterweight bout: Brazil Christian Uflacker vs. Brazil Jonatas Novaes
* Middleweight bout: United States John Kolosci vs. United States Shamar Bailey
* Middleweight bout: United States Louis Taylor vs. United States Nate Moore
* Women's bout (135-lb): Netherlands Marloes Coenen vs. United States Roxanne Modafferi
Notes
Gegard Mousasi was originally slated to defend his Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship, but will now compete in a non-title bout.
A previously announced bout between Bobby Lashley and Ron Waterman has been moved to a later date.
A women's bout between Marloes Coenen and Erin Toughill was set to serve as a reserve fight, but was cancelled when Toughill withdrew due to an undisclosed medical condition. Roxanne Modafferi will step up against Coenen on this show.
