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(Kevin Randleman is athletic *and* explosive! Photo courtesy of Sherdog.)
All fighters successfully weighed in today for Saturday’s Strikeforce event, which will be held at the Scottrade Center and broadcast on Showtime. CageWriter passes along this little detail from the weigh-in:
Yeah, that sounds about right. The numbers are after the jump. Don’t forget to swing by tomorrow night starting at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT as we liveblog the televised card. Fire up, Potato Nation!
182-lb. CW: Robbie Lawler (182.75) vs. Jake Shields (181.75)
180-lb. CW: Nick Diaz (179) vs. Scott Smith (179.5)
HW: Andrei Arlovski (244) vs. Brett Rogers (262)
LHW: Kevin Randleman (204) vs. Mike Whitehead (206)
WW: Phil Baroni (168.75) vs. Joe Riggs (170)
LHW: Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante (205.5) vs. Mike Kyle (202.5)
175-lb. CW: Jesse Finney (175.75) vs. Josh Baumgartner (173.5)
WW: Tyron Woodley (170.5) vs. Sal Woods (169.75)
MW: Scott Ventimiglia (185) vs. Lucas Lopes (186)
LW: Pat Benson (155.75) vs. Dave Lehr Cochran (153)
LHW: Booker DeRousse (204.25) vs. James Wade (205.25)








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commentsWell...although I was 3 out of 6 but Rogers did in fact put Arlovski to sleep...he was fighting like he had nothing to lose.
Great card. I just wished they had showed some fights on the undercard.
For the record, who cares about randleman, he is a roided up monkey with a paper chin.
I think this card calls for a twelve of Stella Artois. Cheers, all you fight luvin' fuckers.
No one could argue that Rogers is a better fighter than AA...on paper. There are a lot of intangibles with this one.
Arlovski has clearly fought better opponents and is a quicker striker. You could even say that he was beating Fedor before he got stupid with the knee. However, his chin is garbage and he took this fight on short notice. Not to mention that he has everything to lose and nothing to gain with this fight while Rogers has nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Rogers really CANT lose. If he wins, he is an instant top ten HW. If he loses, he doesn't change his place as no one is expecting him to win anyway. In fact, all he has to do is take the fight deep and keep it close and he is considered a better fighter then he was last week.
If the Pitbull wins...it really doesn't mean much. If he loses, it really hurts him.
When you have a guy with everything to lose fighting a guy with nothing to lose the mental aspect of the sport really kicks in. Think GSP vs Serra part one.
Having said all of that, I am really just excited for this card. Easily the best free card in a long time (maybe ever) and certainly ranks high even against a lot of the UFC PPVs.
To make a long story longer...and finally answer your question, I see Arlovski getting knocked out but not necessarily because Rogers is a better fighter.
Enjoy boys.
With your pick of Rogers, do you see Rogers as the better fighter, or Arlovski walking into a hard shot that puts him to sleep?
I think Arlovski more than out classes Rogers in every aspect of the game. But I could easily see Andre underestimating Rogers and getting dropped hard. I still think Arlovski wins this, but there is some concern for me over Arlovski's mindset.
Shields
Rogers
Riggs
Cavalcante
Randleman
Write it down.
The main card has me jacked. It is not so much the individuals, but the matchups that have me stoked for tonight. I got Lawler, Arlovski, Whitehead, and Baroni. I can't make up my mind on Diaz/Smith. Diaz is the better fighter, but I'm no longer comfortable picking against Smith. I hope it is an all out war. It definitely has the potential.
REally, is that necessary?
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CAGE............could i please get a T Shirt just for being your best, most devoted Australian reader/viewer..........email me joshuamichalski@hotmail.com and ill give you an adress!!! thanks for being the best MMA site on the Web!!!!
Scott 'hands of steel' Smith vs Nick 'Fingers of steel' Diaz is gunna be the fight of the YEAR
Is the over/under for people getting caught for illegal substances at two, or is Strikeforce going to be more reluctant to punish cheaters?
BTW it's less fucking weird if you call it a dick or a prick or a brock...
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