(As you can see, Antonio’s head is roughly the size of Fabricio’s torso.)
According to a report on MMA Junkie, bout agreements have been finalized for heavyweights Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva and Fabricio Werdum to face each other on the main card of Strikeforce’s "Fedor vs. Rogers" event on November 7th. With Alistair Overeem pissing his career away in Holland, the Silva/Werdum matchup would logically produce the next opponent for the winner of the night’s main event.
Silva has gone 2-0 in Sengoku since catching a one-year steroid suspension from the California State Athletic Commission following his victory over Justin Eilers at EliteXC: Unfinished Business. Werdum made his Strikeforce debut in August with a quick submission win over Mike Kyle; two weeks ago, he swept the heavyweight division at the 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship. With the addition of this bout, the Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers main card looks like this…
– Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers (HW)
– Jason "Mayhem" Miller vs. Jake Shields (for vacant Strikeforce middleweight title)
– Antonio Silva vs. Fabricio Werdum (HW)
– Gegard Mousasi vs. TBA*
* Contradicting earlier reports, Strikeforce exec Mike Afromowitz told MMA Junkie, that Mousasi won’t be defending his belt in his next fight, which implies that Strikeforce is having trouble finding him a legitimate opponent. Rumors of Mousasi taking on King Mo at the event are apparently unfounded. UPDATE: MMA Fanhouse says it’s looking like Sokoudjou.
Related: Could Bobby Lashley be fighting on the 11/7 card against 43-year-old veteran Ron Waterman?
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Comments
Fri, 10/09/09 - 07:35
Cant wait to see rogers knock fedors block off
Fri, 10/09/09 - 07:44
I love the strategy of getting a steroid suspension and saying fuck it I'll fight in Japan until its over.
Fri, 10/09/09 - 07:44
Gegard aint fightin' Paulo Filho. MMAJunkie is reporting that he's signed to fight Yoon Dong Sik at Sengoku.11, which I think is about a week and a half before the Strikefore card.
Fri, 10/09/09 - 08:04
Looks like its gonna be a pretty damn good card. I really hope that Rogers doesnt land any of those ridiculous haymakers. Has anyone noticed how terrible MTV is? Fucking total garbage.
Fri, 10/09/09 - 08:04
Nice addition to the card. Even though he's a juice using freak of nature, I enjoy watching Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva fight. I especially love the footprint tattoo on his back. God only knows how many beers he drank the night he got that tat, but I digress... I'd love to see them get Diaz on this card, but I have a feeling he may be in the doghouse with Coker right now.
Fri, 10/09/09 - 08:13
FACT: This is not a beauty contest. FACT: Good news for Antonio.
Fri, 10/09/09 - 08:14
The distance from Silva's eyes to the top of his forehead is like 1/4 of the distance from his eyes to his chin.. he looks deformed. @Sakuraba3900 You're just now realizing that MTV is complete garbage? lol
Fri, 10/09/09 - 08:14
it's like christmas came early this card is awesome and Free. i'd like to see Diaz too cut into some ridiculous CSI episode and have five or six fights. Will the rest of the card be on showtime?
Fri, 10/09/09 - 08:15
Antonio "Big Face" Silva should just have his head measured rather than pissing in a cup. I can't see him passing this drug test, so Werdum has nothing to worry about.
Fri, 10/09/09 - 09:24
This is a good card for Strikeforce. The only real problem is that is the ONLY card for Strikeforce. After these guys fight, there aint much left in the roster except the same fighters jumbled around. Sticking Mousasi with a exhibition match or some catchweight garbage would be pretty fucking sad but inline with Strikeforces promo style. This is a good card though, they're making the best of what they've got. I just think they will realize pretty quick that this is ALL they have. Considering they had originally planned to have Santos fight too, fuck, talk about all your eggs in one basket. If Dana White could blow up the arena on the night of November 7th, he could literally put strikeforce out of business right then and there.
Fri, 10/09/09 - 09:38
Jesus~ He must be related to Tito somehow
Fri, 10/09/09 - 09:38
This card > any UFC card as of late
Fri, 10/09/09 - 09:46
Thatsozay your a moron if you actually think "the Grim" will beat "The Last Emperor". Fedor has far too much experience, and has way too many tools for Brett to even come close to beating him. If anything this is Fedor's coming out party with Strikeforce & he'll put on another dominating performance just like he did at Affliction I & II. War Fedor Emelianenko!
Fri, 10/09/09 - 10:12
This is beyond doubt an awesome card, but I agree with SteamPunk. Once this card is over, what are they going to do next? Affliction did this with their famous "Who's Fedor Fighting?" parts 1,2, and 3 fell apart. You can't build a promotion around a couple of guys and have them fight on every one of your cards. Its not good for the guy's health, and you are putting your "jackpot" at risk, becuase the more he fights the more likely he will get caught. These guys need to spread their big names out a little better, rather than putting them all on one card in an attempt to get through the roof ratings one time.
Fri, 10/09/09 - 10:15
Sherdog says that Mousasi and Sokoujou are on for this card. Fedor-Rogers Werdum-Silva Mousasi-Sokoujou Shields-Miller This is shaping up to be a nice card...
Fri, 10/09/09 - 10:39
Dear StrikeForce, Mousasi vs. Sokoujou. Why? That is all.
Fri, 10/09/09 - 10:51
really looking forward to this free fight card on cbs
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