Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers | ||||
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![]() The poster for Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers. | ||||
Information | ||||
Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
Date | November 7, 2009 | |||
Venue | Sears Centre [1] | |||
City | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States [1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rogers was a mixed martial arts event held on November 7, 2009 promoted by Strikeforce in association with M-1 Global. It was the first MMA event on network television since the now-defunct EliteXC promotion broadcast its final event, EliteXC: Heat, on CBS on October 4, 2008. The event had a four-fight main card with a broadcasting team of Gus Johnson, Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranallo. [2] The event drew an estimated 4,040,000 viewers, with a peak at 5,460,000 on CBS. [3]
Gegard Mousasi was originally slated to defend his Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship, but eventually competed in a non-title bout. [4]
A previously announced bout between Bobby Lashley and Ron Waterman was announced to have moved to a later date, though it never officially took place. [4]
A women's bout between Marloes Coenen and Erin Toughill was set to serve as a reserve fight, [5] but was cancelled when Toughill withdrew due to an undisclosed medical condition. [6] Roxanne Modafferi stepped in to fight Coenen on this show. [7]
EA Sports showed a preview trailer for the new EA Sports MMA game coming out in 2010 during the event.
A welterweight bout between Mark Miller and Deray Davis was scheduled for the undercard, but was canceled due to time issues. [8]
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight | Fedor Emelianenko | def. | Brett Rogers | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:48 | |
Middleweight | Jake Shields | def. | Jason Miller | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
Light Heavyweight | Gegard Mousasi | def. | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:43 | |
Heavyweight | Fabrício Werdum | def. | Antônio Silva | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Women's Featherweight | Marloes Coenen | def. | Roxanne Modafferi | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:05 | |
Catchweight (150 lb) | Jeff Curran | def. | Dustin Neace | Verbal submission (rib injury) | 1 | 1:39 | |
Middleweight | Nate Moore | def. | Louis Taylor | Submission (punches) | 2 | 3:24 | |
Middleweight | Shamar Bailey | def. | John Kolosci | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
Welterweight | Christian Uflacker | def. | Jonatas Novaes | Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 29–26) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 3] |
In terms of ratings, the show averaged 3.79 million viewers for the allotted 9-11pm running time. The main event, which took place after 11pm, peaked at 5.46 million viewers. Overall, the two-hour-plus broadcast averaged 4.04 million viewers and a 2.5 household rating. [9]
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