Welcome 6th Rounders, to my picks and predictions for Saturday’s Strikeforce event. “Fedor vs. Rogers” will air Saturday night via CBS (in the US) beginning at 9 p.m. EST. This card features a main event showdown between the world’s #1 fighter in Fedor Emelianenko and undefeated Brett Rogers. A solid line-up calls for solid picks, right? Whether you agree or disagree, leave your thoughts by commenting.
As a lead writer here, there’s a certain “responsibility” for making quality peeks into the future. That being said, anything can (and does) happen in …

The Internet hype (only kind, due to severe lack of CBS promotion) surrounding Saturday’s event in which Fedor Emelianenko takes on relatively unknown Brett Rogers has been overshadowing a solid card set to be presented on Showtime.
Friday evening will be when fans can catch the latest in the Strikeforce Challengers series. The headlining fight will feature UFC vet Jorge Gurgle taking on undefeated Billy Evangelista. With Luke Rockhold taking on Jesse Taylor also on the main portion, this a gem of a free card that I recommend catching.
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The man many consider to be the best fighter in the world will now be fighting for California-based MMA promotion Strikeforce.
Russian heavyweight Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko has signed a multi-fight contract which includes co-promotion with M1-Global. This aspect of the deal is what broke down negotiations between the and UFC, earlier last week.
The following comments are what Strikeforce, Fedor and M1-Global have to say on the new agreement.
Emelianenko had the following comments to share on the new deal…
“I am looking forward to going back to work and fighting at …

Today’s UFC press conference relayed some significant news which included updates as to some of the sport’s most popular fighters. The returns of former UFC draws, match switch-ups and the million pound gorilla in the room - Fedor, were all talking point this afternoon.
To take away…
Tito Ortiz: The Huntington Beach Bad Boy has re-signed with the organization that made him a star, the UFC. He does not have a return date set but a potential opponent is MMA legend Mark Coleman. Ortiz has a vast array of intriguing match-ups and …

Consensus pound-for-pound #1 fighter Fedor Emelianenko and his management (the stale Vadim and company) have reportedly turned down a very lucrative offer made by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Once again, it has been more of the same back and forth bull that increasingly annoys MMA fans and Dana White alike. Fedor and his “M1 Global” crew pushed back the following…