“It’s my turn now. I have a lot of respect for Fedor. He is the best in the world. I already fought (Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion) Alistair Overeem in Japan. It’s my turn to fight Fedor. I believe in my techniques and if it goes to the ground, I believe in my jiu-jitsu.”
–Strikeforce heavyweight contender Fabricio [...]
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November 07, 2009
In a heavyweight bout between Fabricio Werdum and Antonio "Big Foot" Silva, Werdum outlasted the big man on Strikeforce's first ever bout on CBS. All three judges scored it 29-28 for Fabricio Werdum.In the first round, Silva knocked down Werdum with a big flurry of punches but can't finish him off. Despite that, Silva clearly won the first round, landing punches...
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November 08, 2009
Check out a handful of post-fight interviews from Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers after the jump, including Scott Coker reflecting on the promotion's first CBS event and what's in store for the future, as well as Gegard Mousasi, Fabricio Werdum, Jeff Curran, and Marloes Coenen discussing their wins.
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November 06, 2009
Fabricio Werdum v. Antonio Silva
How often do you see a fight between two heavyweights that are basically BJJ specialists? The heavyweight division has been filled with big wrestlers and strikers for so long now that besides Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, most of these guys don’t know how to spell kimura.
Werdum is coming off a victory over Mike Kyle at Strikeforce’s last...
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November 07, 2009
Fabricio Werdum came out on top in a battle of heavyweight Brazilians at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers, to keep his name in the promotion's ranks of heavyweight contenders...
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November 08, 2009
By Natalia Baage November 08, 2009Following last night's heavyweight wins at Strikeforce's "Fedor vs. Rogers" event, Fabricio Werdum might get the chance to fight Fedor Emelianenko.
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker had previously stated that the two 265-lbs. winners could meet each other in a future event. Werdum, who scored a unanimous decision victory over...
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November 07, 2009
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers - Fabricio Werdum vs. Antonio Silva
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November 08, 2009
by Ariel HelwaniFiled under: MMA Videos, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, M-1 GlobalHOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Moments after Saturday night's Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers bout, FanHouse spoke to the organization's CEO and founder Scott Coker about what had transpired in the heavyweight bout and where both fighters go from here.Coker also talked about what the future holds...
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November 07, 2009
Heavyweights Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva faceoff @ Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers from the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
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November 07, 2009
Strikeforce Results: Antonio Silva vs. Fabricio Werdum
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November 09, 2009
Scott Coker looking to put that fight together
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November 09, 2009
CBS had an entertaining night of fights Saturday and while a few of them were closer than I anticipated, there were no real shockers. Fedor did what he does, even if it wasn't as quickly as he's been doing it lately, and Jake Shields won with a terrific ground performance. And I had little doubt about the fights involving Gegard Mousasi and Fabricio Werdum, although they were both...
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