Shuddup fool! Fedor finally has a fight

Fedor Emelianenko held a public workout in New York City this afternoon where Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker announced that the Russian heavyweight’s first opponent will be Brett Rogers. No surprise there. It was either going to be the Mr. T lookalike or jiu-jitsu ace Fabricio Werdum.

Personally, I was pulling for Werdum, who looked impressive in a first-round submission win over Mike Kyle at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg two weeks ago. The Brazilian has a much stronger ground game than Rogers, which will be a huge factor in any fight with sambo wizard Fedor.

Rogers is 10-0 in his MMA career, and is coming off a first round-knockout of former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields in June. Coincidentally, Fedor’s last fight at January’s Affliction: Day of Reckoning saw him knock out Arlovski in the first round as well.

No date for the Fedor vs. Rogers fight has been announced.