Brett Rogers and Jesse FInney to throw out first pitch at Cardinals game
Local sensation and MMA pioneer Jesse Finney and STRIKEFORCE World Heavyweight Championship Challenger Brett Rogers will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Thursday’s St. Louis Cardinals game against the Houston Astros at 12:40 p.m. CT at Busch Stadium.
Immediately following the game, four STRIKEFORCE star fighters will participate in an autograph signing session at The Outfield at Mike Shannon’s from 4 – 6 p.m. CT. The Outfield at Mike Shannon’s is located at 620 Market Street in St. Louis, MO 63101. Participating in the event will be undefeated STRIKEFORCE Light Heavyweight Champion “King Mo” Lawal, unbeaten light heavyweight rising star Roger Gracie, former STRIKEFORCE Light Heavyweight Champion Renato “Babalu” Sobral and heavyweight superstar Fabricio Werdum, who will be facing the number one fighter in the world – Fedor Emelianenko – in the live, SHOWTIME® televised main event from San Jose, California’s HP Pavilion on Saturday, June 26.
Knockout artist Rogers (10-1) will take on STRIKEFORCE World Heavyweight Champ Alistair “The Demolition Man” Overeem (32-11) in the main event of Saturday’s STRIKEFORCE St. Louis: Heavy Artillery event at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. Finney (5-0), a local promoter and gym owner, will face Justin DeMoney, of Ottumwa, Iowa, (13-2-2) on the event’s non-televised undercard.
Tickets are on sale at the Scottrade Center ticket office, all Ticketmaster locations (800) 745-3000, Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com) and STRIKEFORCE’s official website (www.strikeforce.com). Doors at Scottrade Center will open at 6 p.m. CT on Saturday, May 15 with the first non-televised preliminary bout beginning at 6:30 p.m. The event will be televised live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
BRETT ROGERS, ANTWAIN BRITT, JESSE FINNEY, JOEY VILLASENOR & BOOKER DEROUSSE OPEN WORKOUT QUOTES
Wednesday, May 12, 2010,
Finney’s MMA, St. Louis, Missouri
STRIKEFORCE ST. LOUIS: HEAVY ARTILLERY
THIS SATURDAY AT SCOTTRADE CENTER; FIRST LIVE FIGHT 6:30 P.M. CT;
LIVE ON SHOWTIME® AT 10 P.M. ET/PT
ST. LOUIS (May 12, 2000) – Six of the fighters who will compete on this Saturday’s stacked mixed martial arts event at Scottrade Center, including hard-hitting Brett “The Grim” Rogers, who will challenge STRIKEFORCE heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem in the STRIKEFORCE St. Louis: Heavy Artillery main event, participated in an open media workout Wednesday at Finney’s MMA here.
The other fighters were “Smokin’’ Joey Villasenor, Antwain “The Juggernaut’’ Britt, Jesse Finney, Booker DeRousse and Francisco “Kiko’’ France.
The Overeem-Rogers matchup will headline a telecast on SHOWTIME® that begins at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). In other televised fights: Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski and Antonio “Big Foot” Silva will clash in a battle of former heavyweight champions, Villasenor will face “Jacare’’ Souza, Roger Gracie will take on Kevin “The Monster” Randleman in a light heavyweight scrap and Britt will be opposed by Rafael “Feijao’’ Cavalcante at 205 pounds.
In the top non-televised fight, Finney will meet Justin DeMoney. In other undercard bouts, DeRousse throws down with Darryl Cobb at 185 pounds and France faces Lee Brousseau at 205 pounds.
Doors open Saturday at 6 o’clock. The first of 13 action-packed fights will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are on sale at Scottrade Center ticket office, all Ticketmaster locations (800) 745-3000, Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com) and STRIKEFORCE’s official website (www.strikeforce.com).
Selected quotes from five of the six fighters on Wednesday:
BRETT ROGERS
“I’ve worked very hard and I am ready to go. I’m in better shape than when I fought Fedor. I’m going to whoop some butt and can’t wait until Saturday.
“When Overeem makes a mistake, he is going to pay bigtime. Whether it comes from a right (hand) or a left, he is going to pay.
“I can’t help what others say about me; that’s their opinion. My job is to work hard and win fights and that’s what going down on Saturday.’’
JOEY VILLASENOR
“This is a tough fight, but it’s great to be fighting again, getting nervous as the day approaches, remaining confident yet humble for what will be such a great experience. I’m excited for the challenge.
“This guy brings a lot of different techniques than most of the guys I’ve fought the last couple years. They’ve all been mostly standup fighters. This guy goes for submissions.
“I’ve been off, but I’m in the gym all the time. I don’t believe in ring rust. The fighting is the easy part. Psychologically, getting through the last few days before the fight is the toughest for me.’’
ANTWAIN BRITT
“I am super excited and happy to be fighting for STRIKEFORCE on SHOWTIME and getting the chance to showcase my skills and win in impressive style on Saturday.
“I really think our fight is going to be the fight of the night. Feijao is a strong fighter, but he’s not strong like me.’’
BOOKER DEROUSSE
“This is going to be a tough fight and the biggest of my career. Cobb is a big stand-up, strictly Muay Thai guy but I’ll be looking to ground and pound him.
“Although my last fight was at a catch weight of 192, I’ve been fighting light heavyweight until now. I was a big 205-pounder, but now I’ll be a monstrous middleweight. I am really looking forward to my first fight at 185. At this weight I feel faster, just as strong and more limber.
“This is a huge challenge for me, but I want challenges and I am very excited about the opportunity even though I know it won’t be easy at all. I believe a good victory for me will put me in the picture to start fighting the very top guys STRIKEFORCE has at 185 pounds. I want a shot at the big dogs.’’
JESSE FINNEY
“I truly feel that this fight card, from top to bottom, is the very best one STRIKEFORCE has ever done and I am very excited to be a part of it. All of us are in tough. There are no “gimmes’’ on the show.
“It’s great to be fighting in my hometown, but I’m fighting a fighter who’s 14-2. This is definitely the biggest challenge of my career, but this is why I started in this sport in the first place at such a late stage.
“I am really excited about Saturday. The fans are in store for a real treat and a great night of action.’’
STRIKEFORCE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION ALISTAIR OVEREEM & CHALLENGER BRETT ROGERS TO APPEAR ON MMA LIVE ON ESPN2 THIS THURSDAY
Tomorrow/Thursday, May 13 at 1 a.m. ET (late night)/10 p.m. PT on ESPN2
WHO: STRIKEFORCE World Heavyweight Champ Alistair “The Demolition Man” Overeem
Heavyweight Superstar Brett “The Grim” Rogers
WHAT: Appearance on MMA Live on ESPN2
Overeem and Rogers will make a guest appearance on MMA Live on ESPN2 this Thursday to discuss their highly anticipated showdown for Overeem’s STRIKEFORCE World Heavyweight Championship at this Saturday’s STRIKEFORCE St. Louis: Heavy Artillery event at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
Overeem (32-11) will make the first defense of his heavyweight title against the brutally hard-hitting Rogers. Since being crowned the first heavyweight champion in STRIKEFORCE history, Overeem of The Netherlands, has been demolishing foes overseas, finishing six of seven opponents inside of one round. The 6-foot-5 inch, 260-pound fighter will face an equally imposing opponent in the 6-foot-5, 265 pounds Rogers.
Rogers (10-1), who has finished all 10 of his victories via knockout, will fight for the first time since he suffered the only loss of his professional career against the No. 1 heavyweight in the world – Fedor Emelianenko – on Nov. 7, 2009 on CBS. In the past year, Rogers has catapulted into the heavyweight ranks, scoring an upset victory over former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski via brutal 22 second KO on June 6, 2009 at Scottrade Center.
Also on the SHOWTIME portion of the card, Arlovski (15-7) will face off with former world champ Antonio “Big Foot” Silva (13-2) in a featured heavyweight bout. The 31-year-old Arlovski’s start will be his first since the upset defeat to Rogers.
WHEN: Tomorrow/Thursday, May 13 at 1 a.m. ET (late night)/10 p.m. PT on ESPN2
FREE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WEIGH IN
ALISTAIR OVEREEM, BRETT ROGERS,
ANDREI ARLOVSKI, ANDREI ARLOVSKI, JESSE FINNEY
& ALL THE FIGHTERS TO WEIGH IN
THIS Friday, May 14 at 4 p.m. CT at Scottrade Center in St. Louis
WHO: STRIKEFORCE World Heavyweight Champ Alistair Overeem
Heavyweight Superstar Brett Rogers
Former UFC Heavyweight Champ Andrei Arlovski
Former World Champ Antonio Silva
Middleweight Star Jacare Souza
Power Punching Knockout Artist Joey Villasenor
Two-time NCAA National Wrestling Champion and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin “The Monster” Randleman
Unbeaten Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Roger Gracie
Undefeated St. Louis Native Jesse Finney
& More
WHAT: All 24 fighters participating in this Saturday’s STRIKEFORCE St. Louis: Heavy Artillery event at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo., will weigh in on Friday at an OPEN TO THE PUBLIC event at the main concourse of Scottrade Center.
Knockout artist Brett Rogers will take on STRIKEFORCE World Heavyweight Champ Alistair “The Demolition Man” Overeem in the main event. Rogers, who is coming off the only loss of his career against the No. 1 heavyweight in the world – Fedor Emelianenko – on Nov. 7, 2009 on CBS, has won all 10 of his fights via KO.
The 6-feet-5, 265 pounds Rogers (10-1) will face the 6-foot-5 inch, 260-pound Overeem (32-11) in what will be Overeem’s first STRIKEFORCE Heavyweight Title defense.
Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski (15-7) will face off with Antonio “Big Foot” Silva (13-2) in a featured heavyweight bout. The 31-year-old Arlovski’s start will be his first since an upset defeat to Brett Rogers. A former UFC heavyweight champion, Arlovski had won five-in-a-row in the UFC before suffering back-to-back losses to Fedor and Rogers.
Kevin Randleman (17-14) will take on undefeated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu sensation Roger Gracie in another heavyweight matchup. A tremendous athlete with explosive power, Randleman captured back-to-back NCAA Division I national wrestling titles in 1992 and 1993 while attending Ohio State University. Randleman has been a force in MMA for years, winning the UFC title in 1999 and competing in Japan’s PRIDE Fighting Championships.
In a clash of explosive light heavyweights (205 pounds), Antwain “The Juggernaut” Britt (11-3) will collide with Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante (8-2).
Middleweight (185 pound) superstar and 2008 DREAM Grand Prix tournament runner up “Jacare” Souza (11-2) will face hard-hitting sensation Joey Villasenor (27-6) in another featured bout.
Jesse Finney (5-0), a local promoter, gym owner and MMA pioneer in St. Louis, will face Justin DeMoney, of Ottumwa, Iowa, (13-2-2) on the event’s non-televised undercard.
Tickets are on sale for STRIKEFORCE St. Louis: Heavy Artillery at the Scottrade Center ticket office, all Ticketmaster locations (800) 745-3000, Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com <http://www.ticketmaster.com/> ) and STRIKEFORCE’s official website (www.strikeforce.com <http://www.strikeforce.com/> ).
Doors at Scottrade Center will open for STRIKEFORCE St. Louis: Heavy Artillery at 6 p.m. CT on Saturday, May 15. The first non-televised preliminary bout will begin at 6:30 p.m. The event will be televised live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
WHEN: Friday, May 14 at 4 p.m. CT
WHERE: Scottrade Center (main concourse)
1401 Clark Avenue
St Louis, MO 63103
Alistair Overeem to defend StrikeForce belt against Brett Rogers
By Phil Lanides of San Jose MMA Examiner
It turns out that “StrikeForce St. Louis: Heavy Artillery” will feature a heavyweight championship bout after all. After some internal discussions, it has been decided that StrikeForce Heavyweight Champion Alistair “Demolition Man” Overeem (32-11) will defend the strap against Brett “The Grim” Rogers (10-1) in the main event of the card. It will be Overeem’s first title defense.
“Demolition Man” won the belt via a submission victory over “The Headhunter” Paul Buentello in November, 2007. Since then, he has been absent from the promotion for 30 months. In the interim, Overeem has won seven of eight MMA fights, as he went to a no-contest against Mirko Cro Cop last year. Calls for Overeem to be stripped of the title due to his inactivity in StrikeForce have become louder and louder, but this should put that to rest.
Rogers is coming off a TKO loss to former PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko in November of last year. The card was StrikeForce’s first on CBS, and featured Rogers’ confirmation as a legitimate heavyweight threat. He hung tough with Fedor, and even bloodied up the former champ in the 1st round before succumbing in the 2nd round. Prior to the fight, he had finished all ten of his opponents by strikes.
It’s interesting that the San Jose-based promotion is giving a title shot to a fighter coming off a loss. If Overeem gets past Rogers and Fedor defeats Fabricio Werdun in June (at a yet-unannounced StrikeForce event), it will likely set up a title fight between the two, which is probably the direction the promotion would like to go.
What do you think? Should Rogers be getting this title shot?
STRIKEFORCE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION ALISTAIR OVEREEM WILL FACE BRETT ROGERS, ANDREI ARLOVSKI TO MEET “BIG FOOT” SILVA MAY 15 AT SCOTTRADE CENTER IN ST. LOUIS
Tickets for STRIKEFORCE St. Louis: Heavy Artillery
Go On Sale Friday, March 26; Pre-Sale Begins
Tuesday, March 23, via “STRIKEFORCE Insider”
ST. LOUIS (March 19, 2009) –World Heavyweight Champion Alistair “The Demolition Man” Overeem (32-11) will make his highly anticipated return to action against heavy-handed knockout artist Brett “The Grim” Rogers (10-1) in the main event of a STRIKEFORCE mixed martial arts (MMA) extravaganza at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo., on Saturday, May 15.
In another heavyweight confrontation, Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski (15-7) will clash with Antonio “Big Foot” Silva (13-2).
An exclusive special pre-sale ticket purchase opportunity for STRIKEFORCE St. Louis: Heavy Artillery will take place for “STRIKEFORCE Insider” e-newsletter subscribers (http://strikeforce.com/insider.html) from 10 a.m. CT on Tuesday, March 23, until 10 p.m. CT on Thursday, March 25. STRIKEFORCE Insiders will receive a special e-newsletter on Monday with the pre-sale code.
All fans that purchase tickets to the event during the pre-sale will receive a limited edition, 17” x 23” high gloss STRIKEFORCE collectible poster.
Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. CT on Friday, March 26 at Scottrade Center ticket office, all Ticketmaster locations (800) 745-3000, Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com) and STRIKEFORCE’S official website (www.strikeforce.com).
Since being crowned the first heavyweight champion in STRIKEFORCE history after he caved in Paul “The Headhunter” Buentello with a series of knee strikes in the second round (3:42) at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. on Nov. 16, 2007, the 29-year-old Overeem, of The Netherlands, has been demolishing foes, finishing seven of eight opponents inside of one round.
The only bout that did not finish in this fashion was a matchup on Sept. 23, 2008 with MMA legend Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic that was declared a no contest after the 6-foot-5 inch, 260-pound Overeem accidentally struck his opponent with a knee to the groin.
Rogers, a resident of Minneapolis, Minn., who also stands 6-feet-5, and weighs 265 pounds, will attempt to return to his winning ways after an admirable effort against the No. 1 heavyweight in the world – Fedor Emelianenko — in the main event on The CBS television Network on Nov. 7, 2009, from Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill. on Nov. 7, 2009. The dangerous-hitting Rogers had Emelianenko in trouble in the early going, opening a cut around the eye and putting continuous pressure on the heavily favored Russian.
Emelianenko, who has met and defeated nearly every great heavyweight rival of this era, turned the tides on the American in the second round, putting Rogers on the canvas with a series of punches to earn a TKO at the 1:48 mark of the round. Prior to the exciting matchup, Rogers had earned his most impressive victory to date by crushing Arlovski in just 22 seconds with an onslaught of heavy punches at Scottrade Center on June 6, 2009.
The 31-year-old Arlovski’s start will be his first since an upset defeat to Rogers. A former UFC heavyweight champion, Arlovski had won five-in-a-row in the UFC before suffering back-to-back losses to Emelianenko and Rogers. The 6-foot-4, 240-pound native of Minsk, Belarus, Arlovski captured the UFC belt on Feb. 5, 2005 by submitting (Achilles lock) Tim Sylvia in 47 seconds.
Also a former world heavyweight champion, the 6-foot-4 inch, 260-pound Silva, of Brazil, initiated a six-fight winning streak with a first round (3:49) TKO (strikes) over dangerous brawler Wesley “Cabbage” Correira in Southaven, Mississippi on Feb. 10, 2007. Silva is unbeaten (4-0) in competition in Japan, winning two fights in K-1 and a pair of bouts in Sengoku.
Shamrock Promotions will assist STRIKEFORCE with local marketing for the event on May 15.
Doors at Scottrade Center will open for STRIKEFORCE St. Louis: Heavy Artillery at 6:15 p.m. CT on Saturday, May 15. The first non-televised preliminary bout will begin at 7 p.m.
The event will be televised live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
About STRIKEFORCE
STRIKEFORCE (www.strikeforce.com) is a world-class mixed martial arts cage fight promotion which, on Friday, March 10, 2006, made history with its “Shamrock vs. Gracie” event, the first sanctioned mixed martial arts fight card in California state history. The star-studded extravaganza, which pitted legendary champion Frank Shamrock against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Cesar Gracie at San Jose’s HP Pavilion, played host to a sold-out, record crowd of 18,265. Since 1995, STRIKEFORCE, sanctioned by ISKA, has been the exclusive provider of martial arts programming for ESPN and, after 12 years of success as a leading, world championship kickboxing promotion, the company unveiled its mixed martial arts (MMA) series with “Shamrock vs. Gracie.” In May 2008, West Coast Productions, the parent company of STRIKEFORCE, partnered with Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E), an entity created in 2000 to oversee all business operation aspects of the San Jose Sharks and HP Pavilion at San Jose.
“CBS SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS” MAIN EVENT FEATURING FEDOR VS. ROGERS DRAWS 5.46 MILLION VIEWERS
Full Broadcast Averages 4.04 Million Viewers, Winning its Time Period in Adults 18-34 and Men 18-34 and Significantly Boosting the Networks Time Period Averages in all Key Adult and Men Demos
“CBS SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS” Tops College Football on ABC and ESPN in Men 18-34 and Adults 18-34
The main event of CBS SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS featuring Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers reached 5.46 million viewers while drawing impressive young adult and male demographic ratings, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings from 11:00-11:15 PM on Saturday, Nov. 7. The demographic ratings include a 3.5/10 in men 25-54, 3.3/11 in men 18-49 and 3.1/12 in men 18-34, 2.5/7 rating in adults 25-54, 2.4/8 in adults 18-49 and 2.4/09 in adults 18-34.
For the entire broadcast, CBS SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS (S) (9:00-11:24PM) averaged 4.04m viewers, winning its time period among adults 18-34 and men 18-34, and delivering ratings significantly higher than the Network’s season to date averages in the time period among young adult and male demos. The ratings include a 1.8/06 in adults 18-49, 1.8/07 in adults 18-34, 2.6/07 in men 25-54, 2.5/08 in men 18-49 and 2.3/09 in men 18-34.
Compared to CBS’s 9:00-11:00PM season-to-date averages, CBS SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS was up +38% in adults 18-49 (from 1.3/04), +125% in adults 18-34 (from 0.8/03), +117% in men 25-54 (from 1.2/03), +178% in men 18-49 (from 0.9/03) and +283% in men 18-34 (from 0.6/02).
CBS’s SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS outrated ABC’s regionalized primetime college football in men 18-34 (2.3/09 vs. 1.9/07) and adults 18-34 (1.8/07 vs. 1.5/06) and ESPN’s Florida State vs. Clemson primetime game in men 18-34 (2.3/09 vs. 0.7/03) and adults 18-34 (1.8/07 vs. 0.5/02). CBS also topped ESPN2’s primetime Vanderbilt vs. Florida game in men 18-34 (2.3/09 vs. 1.1/04) and adults 18-34 (1.8/07 vs. 0.9/04).
The audience composition for CBS SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS was 31% adults 18-34 and the median age for the broadcast was 41.4.
CBS STATIONS TO BROADCAST ENCORE PRESENTATION OF THE SHOWTIME SERIES “FIGHT CAMP 360°: FEDOR VS. ROGERS”
NEW YORK, Nov. 6 – 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). The series offers fight fans an exclusive behind-the-scenes look into the lives of the world’s Number One ranked MMA heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko and his opponent, undefeated, American Brett Rogers, who will square off in Saturday night’s primetime main event.
FIGHT CAMP 360°: FEDOR VS. ROGERS originally premiered on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 9:30 PM ET/PT on SHOWTIME and is now being made available for broadcast on CBS affiliates nationwide.
CBS stations carrying the Showtime special include New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, San Francisco, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis, Denver and Miami.
STRIKEFORCE/M-1 GLOBAL: FEDOR VS. ROGERS is being produced by SHOWTIME sports. The announce team for the four-fight event includes Gus Johnson, Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranallo.
Brett Rogers on ESPN’s “First Take”
By: Dallas Winston (TheGarv.com)
CagePotato was quick on the draw in posting Brett Rogers’ appearance on ESPN’s “First Take” program.
One of the rather interesting aspects of MMA going mainstream are painfully awkward interviews like this. You have a pleasant housewife-type (who I’m sure is fully qualified, of course) attempting to comfortably interact with a 6′5″, 280 pound man with a mohawk who mauls people in a cage for a living.
Amidst forced and uncomfortable laughter on behalf of the interviewer, the two find tiny ledges of common ground like “waking up and working out” and the difficulty of pronouncing Fedor Oooma-La-Nenko’s name to briefly stand on.
HDNET’S “INSIDE MMA” TO BROADCAST LIVE FROM THE “STRIKEFORCE: FEDOR VS. ROGERS” WEIGH-INS
| HDNET’S “INSIDE MMA” TO BROADCAST LIVE FROM THE “STRIKEFORCE: FEDOR VS. ROGERS” WEIGH-INS
Lashley, King Mo, Shamrock and Special Guests join Kenny, Bas and Ron to breakdown one of the most anticipated fights of the year - Friday, November 6 at 6:00 p.m. ET |
| DALLAS (November 4, 2009) HDNet’s “Inside MMA” will provide LIVE, exclusive coverage of the weigh-ins for “STRIKEFORCE: Fedor vs. Rogers,” Friday, November 6at 6:00 pm ET. The special 90-minute edition of “Inside MMA” will provide a first look at the undisputed #1 Heavyweight in the world – Fedor Emelianenko, as he hits the scale the night before his network television debut on CBS.
In addition to Fedor, many of the top mixed martial artists in the world including Brett Rogers, Jason “Mayhem” Miller, Jake Shields, and Gegard Mousasi will step onto the scale and then step into Kruck’s Korner during the LIVE broadcast. Heavyweight sensation Bobby Lashley, “King” Mo Lawal, and MMA legend Frank Shamrock are expected to join Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten to break down the card and to witness the excitement of weigh-in Friday. “Friday weigh-ins are closely watched by MMA insiders because they often reveal who is ready to fight…and who isn’t,” said Andrew Simon, CEO of HDNet Fights. “Then, on Saturday’s CBS broadcast, we will debut a new commercial that will drive home the message that true MMA fans have to have HDNet.” This episode of “Inside MMA” is the only place to see highlights of some of Fedor’s most recent, explosive victories including Fedor v Hong Man Choi, Fedor v Arlovski, Fedor v. Tim Sylvia and Fedor’s exhibitions with Gegard Mousasi and Shinya Aoki. Tune in Friday to the #1 MMA News show on television – exclusively on HDNet – your home for MMA! ###
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- What Does Alvarez vs Huerta in Philly Mean to Philly? (Part 2) September 1, 2010
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- Search for Bob Arum's son continues September 1, 2010Nearly two dozen mountaineers and park rangers are searching for the son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum, who's been missing since a weekend camping trip in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state. […]Associated Press
- Manny Pacquiao on a Floyd Mayweather Jr. bout: 'He needs me' September 1, 2010Manny Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach said Wednesday that they agreed to every demand put forward by Floyd Mayweather for what could have been the richest fight in boxing history. […]Associated Press
- Juan Manuel Marquez has deal to fight Michael Katsidis September 1, 2010Lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez has agreed to fight Michael Katsidis at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas on Nov. 27. […]Associated Press
- Fana regains IBF junior lightweight title September 1, 2010Mzonke Fana has earned an impressive unanimous decision over Cassius Baloyi to win the vacant IBF junior lightweight title in a matchup of South Africans. […]Associated Press
- Bernard Hopkins to fight light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal on Dec. 18 September 1, 2010Bernard Hopkins is slated to meet newly crowned light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal Dec. 18 in Quebec City, both sides told ESPN.com on Tuesday. […]Dan Rafael
- Manny Pacquiao: Antonio Margarito knew what was in hand wraps August 31, 2010Manny Pacquiao says he wants a representative observing Antonio Margarito's hand wraps before their meeting in Texas. […]Associated Press
- Antonio Tarver ready for heavyweight debut against Nagy Aguilera August 30, 2010Antonio Tarver will make his heavyweight debut Oct. 15 against Nagy Aguilera in a scheduled 10-rounder either in Memphis or Southern California. […]Dan Rafael
- Fight between Juan Manuel Lopez and Rafael Marquez rescheduled for Nov. 6 August 30, 2010The postponed fight between featherweight titlist Juan Manuel Lopez and former two-division champion Rafael Marquez has been rescheduled. […]Dan Rafael
- Vyacheslav Senchenko beats Charlie Jose Navarro to retain WBA belt August 30, 2010Vyacheslav Senchenko retained his welterweight title with a unanimous decision over Charlie Jose Navarro on Monday night, though the unbeaten Ukrainian needed to work a bit harder than most people expected. […]Associated Press
- Shannon Briggs says he'll knock out Vitali Klitschko in first round August 30, 2010Former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs said Monday he would make current WBC titleholder Vitali Klitschko his "30-second, first-round victim" when they meet later this fall. […]Associated Press
- Search for Bob Arum's son continues September 1, 2010
