Fight Camp 360: Fedor vs. Rogers Preview

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Strikeforce CEO: Fedor vs. Rogers Tix 85% Sold Out

On a media teleconference Monday promoting Strikeforce's CBS network debut, CEO Scott Coker said ticket sales are brisk.

So far, the 12,000-seat Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill. is 85% percent sold for the Nov. 7 event, Coker said.

"I would expect us to be totally sold out by Saturday," he added.

Coker said CBS was doing a good job at promoting the event and exposing it to new audiences, but ultimately, Emelianenko's status as the number one heavyweight was the primary selling point.

If Coker had one gripe, it would be his wish that Emelianenko was local.

"If Fedor was living in America, we'd take him on a lot more shows, but that's not the case," he said. "He's here now and we're going to make the best of it for the rest of the week."

For naysayers who believed Strikeforce was a flash in the pan, Coker said comparisons to other failed MMA companies wasn't fair.

"I don’t think it’s justice, because these other companies, that wasn’t their core business," he said. "We're not a t-shirt company, we're not a comic book company, we're not a gambling company. This is our core competency and this is what we’ve been doing for over two decades now. To take it to this level, we're very proud and honored to have Fedor fight and do the co-promotion with M-1 and be on CBS."

Coker will soon leave San Jose, Calif for Chicago to begin the final stages of promoting the event.

MMA Shocker: Fedor Mending Fences With Armbarred Bear

The MMA media can ask some pretty darn funny questions at times, and not intentionally.

Of many zingers on Monday's Strikeforce conference call for Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers, a reporter asked Fedor whether he killed a bear with a fork and a knife prior to a fight, as his brother Alexsander claimed to do.

Really?

Tanya, Fedor's Russian translator, attempted to relay the question while stifling her own laughter.

For any other fighter, it would have been a cue for silence and/or mockery. But true to form, Fedor kept his rebuttal emotionless.

"Whatever people say, or whoever says anything, I haven't met the bear personally," he said. "I've had an opportunity to see only in the zoo, but from what I know, the bear is a very strong animal and it's really very difficult for a human being to cope with him with some simple effort."

Thanks for clearing that up, Fedor. On to CBS.

Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers At The Chicago Bears Football Game

MMA heavyweights Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers take in the Chicago Bears vs. Cleveland Browns football game on Sunday, November 1 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill. Fedor and Rogers will square off against one another at the Sears Centre Arena in Chicago, Ill. for "Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rogers" on Saturday, Nov 7 (9:00PM, Live ET / delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

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MMA Stars Share Their Halloween Costumes

All Hallow's Eve is around the corner, and MMAInsider got the lowdown on the costume plans of today's MMA stars:

Pat Barry: "The plan was to paint myself blue and wear a white diaper and go as Heafty Smurf, but this cast on my arm is putting a damper on that!"

Ryan Bader: "Just a Werewolf, I retired from crazy group costumes."

Rich Clementi: "I'm Anthony Johnson trying to be a 170 pounder."

Tim Credeur: White Trash

Roli Delgado: Mexican Luchador

Evan Dunham: Not dressing up

Jake Ellenberger: Barney Rubble

Efrain Escudero: "Like the Silver Man" (whatever that means)

Leonard Garcia: The Skeletons from the Karate Kid

Clay Guida: As always, The Dude, Jeffrey Lebowski

Dennis Hallman: A Cowboy that knows Karate.

Dustin Hazelett: "I'm going as Charlie from 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' when he goes America all over everyone's ass."

Jay Hieron: A Zombie

"Diamond" Dave Kaplan: Mad Max

Brock Larson: "I'm going to be Popeye and the wife is going to be Olive Oil."

Joe Lauzon: Mickey Mouse

Muhammed "Mo" Lawal: Boxer

Rory Markham: "Me and my brother-in-law Rick are dressing up as my cornermen...this way we both don't have to do much."

"Razor" Rob McCullough: Britney Spears

Phillipe Nover: "I'm going to be Luigi and my girlfriend is gonna be Mario."

Seth Petruzelli: "Papa Smurf! Blue penis and all!"

Benji Radach: "I'm just going to show up hung over. It's the perfect zombie outfit!"

Joe Riggs: "A giant dick with 2 nuts by my hips."

Ben Rothwell: "Not sure. Maybe an undead Samurai or maybe just a big asshole, which I wouldn't have to spend much money on a costume."

Eric "Red" Schafer: Aquaman

Jake Shields: "It's close to my fight so I'm gonna skip it."

Rory Singer: "Just going out lookin' like a stud. No costume necessary."

Scott Smith: "A female bodyguard! I have a fake bush coming out between my legs and big ol' tits!"

Jeremy Stephens: Hermes Franca!

Nick Thompson: Tobias from Arrested Development.

Josh Thomson: "I dress up as Jason and sit on a bench in front of my door with a bowl of candy for all the kids brave enough to grab some."

Brandon Vera: "Nada. Gonna go downtown and people watch."

Mike Wessel: "Matt Mittrione or a douche."

Kaitlin Young: Octo-mom

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AMA Fight Club & NECO.com Take Care Of MMAWeekly Fans

Just hours before UFC 104 began, head trainer for AMA Fight Club, Mike Constantino, got word that he along with sponsor NECO.com had some extra tickets to the Staples Center event featuring the headlining bout between champion, Lyoto Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua.

Instead of trying to sell the tickets, Constantino made a call to MMAWeekly.com and asked if any of the fans of our site would like a pair of tickets to the event that night.

The call went out over MMAWeekly's official Twitter page (www.twitter.com/mmaweeklycom) and within a few minutes the responses flooded in for the chance to get tickets to go to the event.

The lucky winners, Brian Ferguson and Kevin Cheek, not only got tickets to UFC 104 that night, but they had the tickets hand delivered to them by UFC middleweight contender, Dan Miller, who along with his coach gave the fans their tickets, posed for pictures and gave the fans autographs.

MMAWeekly would like to say a special thanks to Mike Constantino, Dan Miller, the AMA Fight Club, and NECO.com for taking care of the fans once again with an awesome prize package for UFC 104!

MMA Live Talks Brock Lesnar and Reviews UFC 104

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Houston Alexander Requests NSAC License; UFC 109 at Mandalay?

The Nevada State Athletic Commission Wednesday released the agenda for a Nov. 4 tele-meeting to discuss current business.

Two items on the agenda stood out:

1) A request from Houston Alexander for a fight license (all fighters over 35 must do so when their previous license runs out).

2) A request from Zuffa, LLC to hold an MMA event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on Feb. 6.

Alexander (14-4-1) reportedly announced he'd be fighting Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson at UFC 107 on his Nebraska radio show, and subsequently sealed his lips when the inevitable media calls came in.

UFC president Dana White declined to confirm the match-up at a press conference for UFC 104 last week.

Last month, Alexander secured a future in the UFC--for the meantime--with a victory over Sherman Pendergarst at Adrenaline IV, which is promoted by his manager Monte Cox.

Slice is currently in Miami and commuting to American Top Team for his next fight. He has been mum about his next opponent in media appearances.

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Official CSAC Scorecard for Machida vs. Rua

LOS ANGELES--Fans at the Staples Center were in uproar over Lyoto Machida's unanimous decision victory over Mauricio "Shogun" Rua at UFC 104.

UFC president Dana White disagreed with the decision and offered an immediate rematch. Both fighters said they were open to facing each other again.

Here is the official scorecard from the fight:

Nelson Hamilton's Scorecard:

Cecil Peoples' Scorecard:

Marcos Rosales' Scorecard:

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