Strikeforce / M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rogers was a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 event held on November 7, 2009. It was the first MMA event on network television since the now-defunct EliteXC promotion broadcast its final event, EliteXC: Heat

EliteXC: Heat

EliteXC: Heat was a mixed martial arts event held by EliteXC on October 4, 2008 in Sunrise, Florida at the Bank Atlantic Center.It would be the last for the promotion....

, on CBS on October 4, 2008. The event had a four-fight main card with a broadcasting team of Gus Johnson

Gus Johnson (sportscaster)

Augustus Cornelius "Gus" Johnson, Jr. is an American sportscaster. Formerly employed by CBS Sports, he currently calls play-by-play for Fox Sports, Showtime, the Big Ten Network and EA Sports.-Education:...

, Frank Shamrock

Frank Shamrock

Frank Shamrock is a retired mixed martial arts fighter. Shamrock was the first to hold the UFC Middleweight Championship and retired as the four-time defending undefeated champion...

 and Mauro Ranallo

Mauro Ranallo

Mauro Domenico Antonio Ranallo is a Canadian sports announcer and commentator, with experience in football, hockey, professional wrestling, and mixed martial arts events. He is best known for his work as a commentator for PRIDE FC and, more recently, Showtime for Elite XC and Strikeforce broadcasts...

. The event drew an estimated 4,040,000 viewers, with a peak at 5,060,000 on CBS

CBS

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.

Main card

• Heavyweight bout:   Fedor Emelianenko
  Fedor Emelianenko
  Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist. He has won numerous tournaments and accolades in multiple sports, most notably the Pride 2004 Grand Prix and the World Combat Sambo championship on four occasions, as well as medaling in the Russian national Judo...
  
   vs.   Brett Rogers
  Brett Rogers
  Brett Charles Rogers is an African-American mixed martial artist who fights in the heavyweight division. Rogers has fought in EliteXC and Strikeforce.-Biography:...
  
  

Emelianenko defeated Rogers by TKO (Punches) at 1:48 of round 2.

• Middleweight Championship bout:   Jake Shields
  Jake Shields
  Jake Shields is an American mixed martial artist who is currently fighting in the welterweight division of the UFC. He is the last Rumble on the Rock 175 lb champion. He is the first and last Elite XC Welterweight Champion. He is also the former Shooto Middleweight Champion and is the former...
  
   vs.   Jason Miller

Shields defeated Miller via Unanimous Decision (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) to become the new Strikeforce Middleweight Champion.

• Light Heavyweight bout:   Gegard Mousasi
  Gegard Mousasi
  Gegard Mousasi, born Geghard Movsesian is an Armenian-Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is fighting out of Team Jurojin in Leiden, Netherlands and is a member of Russian Red Devil Sport Club and Netherlands' Golden Glory...
  
   vs.   Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
  Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
  Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua , sometimes billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist and judoka, and the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, who came to prominence in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. He has since had mixed success with stints in the UFC, WEC,...
  
  

Mousasi defeated Sokoudjou via TKO (Punches) at 3:43 of round 2.

• Heavyweight bout:   Fabricio Werdum
  Fabricio Werdum
  Fabricio Werdum is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, a two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion, a two-time ADCC world heavyweight champion and European Jiu-Jitsu champion. He holds black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, and Muay Thai. Werdum has competed in Pride Fighting Championships, the...
  
   vs.   Antonio Silva
  Antonio Silva (fighter)
  Antonio Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He initially fought in the super heavyweight division, but currently competes in the heavyweight weight class. He is the first and last EliteXC heavyweight champion...
  
  

Werdum defeated Silva via Unanimous Decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

Undercard

• Women's 145 lb bout: Marloes Coenen
  Marloes Coenen
  Marloes Coenen is a Dutch mixed martial artist. She has competed professionally since 2000 and is a former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion....
  
   vs.   Roxanne Modafferi
  Roxanne Modafferi
  Roxanne Modafferi is an American female mixed martial artist.-Biography:Modafferi's training began in taekwondo as a teenager in Pennsylvania, moving on to Mark Lawler's Kenpō Karate two years later. Full of confidence, she then began attending the Dalton Judo Club in Pittsfield, Massachusetts...
  
  

Coenen defeated Modafferi via Submission (Armbar) at 1:05 of round 1.

• Catchweight 150 lb bout:   Jeff Curran
  Jeff Curran
  Jeffrey M. Curran is an American mixed martial artist. He fights at a number of different weight classes for a large number of organizations, including: Ultimate Fighting Championship , Strikeforce, PRIDE Fighting Championship, World Extreme Cagefighting , International Fight League , and King of...
  
   vs.   Dustin Neace

Curran defeated Neace via Verbal Submission (Rib Injury) at 1:39 of round 1.

• Middleweight bout:   John Kolosci
  John Kolosci
  John Kolosci is an American mixed martial artist. He was a fighter on Season 6 of The Ultimate Fighter, fighting on Team Serra.-The Ultimate Fighter:...
  
   vs.   Shamar Bailey
  Shamar Bailey
  Shamar Bailey is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Bailey has made a name for himself fighting in the Midwest, and his 1-1 stint with Strikeforce. He was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs...
  
  

Bailey defeated Kolosci via Unanimous Decision (29–27, 29–27, 29–27). Bailey was deducted one point in round two for holding the shorts of Kolosci.

• Middleweight bout:   Louis Taylor
  Louis Taylor
  Louis Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights for Combat USA.-The Ultimate Fighter:Taylor was at the tryouts for The Ultimate Fighter 13 on November 4, 2010...
  
   vs.   Nate Moore
  Nate Moore
  Nate Moore is an American mixed martial artist and Amateur wrestler.-Mixed martial arts career:Moore fights out of American Kickboxing Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is currently signed with the Strikeforce promotion...
  
  

Moore defeated Taylor via Submission (Punches) at 3:24 of round 2.

• Welterweight bout:   Christian Uflacker
  Christian Uflacker
  Christian "Xaropinho" Uflacker is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He holds a black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. He is currently the head instructor at Uflacker Academy, in Summit, Illinois. He made his MMA debut in 2008 and represented Uflacker Academy and won...
  
   vs.   Jonatas Novaes

Uflacker defeated Novaes via Unanimous Decision (30–25, 30–25, 29–26). Novaes was deducted two points in round three for two illegal kicks to the head of a downed opponent.

Television ratings

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.

According to a joint statement released by Strikeforce and M-1 Global on November 30, 2009, more than 25 million viewers around the world watched Fedor vs. Rogers. The promotions added that 16 million viewers in Russia tuned in for the event.