MMA Madness

Jordan McCreery was on scene at the weigh-ins for Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers to give MMAMadness readers the results, as well as his reactions.

Written by Paul Delos Santos
Brett Rogers and Fedor Emelianenko will meet tonight in Chicago as part of Strikeforce’s debut on CBS. Each man has their reasons to win this fight, as it has a lot more riding that just a simple W.

As a preview to MMA’s return to broadcast television on CBS this Saturday, Nov. 7 with StrikeForce/M-1 Global: FEDOR VS. ROGERS (9:00 PM, Live ET/delayed PT), CBS affiliates and owned stations will broadcast an encore presentation of the SHOWTIME series FIGHT CAMP 360°: FEDOR vs. ROGERS starting today (check local listings for times).

Jason “Mayhem” Miller has already shown the world that he’s no fan of bullies. Now, the host of MTV’s smash-hit reality series “Bully Beatdown” has been joined by fellow STRIKEFORCE mixed martial arts (MMA) stars Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith and Daniel Cormier in a national campaign led by apparel company and cause organization Kickin’ It, Inc. to curb a perennial problem amongst adolescents and teenagers.

Showtime is hyping the Brett Rogers-Fedor Emelianenko fight the best they can with a special called FIGHT CAMP 360. The show will give fans an in-depth look at the training camp for one of the more anticipated fights this year.

The Nov. 7 Fedor-Rogers on CBS card is slowly filling out as MMA Junkie is reporting that Gegard Mousasi will take on Sokoujdou. The Web site is also reporting that 145-pound title contenders Erin Toughill and Marloes Coenen will serve as a reserve bout.

Strikeforce announced that a deal was made with Shine International to distribute and sell Strikeforce’s entire library, including 70 hours of fights from various live events. The company is set to make its CBS debut on Nov. 7.

The highly anticipated STRIKEFORCE® and M-1 Global co-promoted heavyweight showdown between Fedor Emelianenko (30-1) and undefeated American heavyweight Brett Rogers (10-0), will take place at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill, located just outside of Chicago, on Saturday, Nov. 7.

Strikeforce is going to bring a live card to CBS on Nov. 7, which will feature the heavyweight battle between Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers. It will be the first time an MMA card has been shown on CBS since the infamous Kimbo-Petruzelli fight.

Spike TV’s telecast of UFC 100 (originally airing on pay-per-view July 11) drew more Men 18-34 (513,000) than anything else on television on Saturday, August 15.  Airing from 10:00pm-12:30am ET/PT, the telecast drew 2 million viewers, a 1.8 rating in Men 18-34, a 1.7 rating (950,000) in Men 18-49, and a 1.5 household rating.
The telecast [...]