Antonio Silva Expects Fedor Emelianenko to Be at His Best

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NEW YORK — MMA Fighting spoke to Antonio Silva about his upcoming fight against Fedor Emelianenko at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night. “Bigfoot” talked about what he expects from Emelianenko, how he prepared for the fight and more.

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NEW YORK — MMA Fighting spoke to Antonio Silva about his upcoming fight against Fedor Emelianenko at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night. “Bigfoot” talked about what he expects from Emelianenko, how he prepared for the fight and more.

Brett Rogers Admits Undefeated Streak Made Him Feel ‘Unbeatable’

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NEW YORK — MMA Fighting spoke to Brett Rogers on Thursday about his upcoming heavyweight grand prix fight against Josh Barnett, when he expects the fight to happen and how he plans on turning his career around after losses to Fedor Emelianenko and Alistair Overeem.

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NEW YORK — MMA Fighting spoke to Brett Rogers on Thursday about his upcoming heavyweight grand prix fight against Josh Barnett, when he expects the fight to happen and how he plans on turning his career around after losses to Fedor Emelianenko and Alistair Overeem.

Alistair Overeem: Fedor and His Camp Don’t Respect Me as a Fighter

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NEW YORK — MMA Fighting spoke to Alistair Overeem on Tuesday about his upcoming fight against Fabricio Werdum, Fedor Emelianenko‘s recent comments about his weight gain, Dana White’s claim that he isn’t a top-10 heavyweight and much more.

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NEW YORK — MMA Fighting spoke to Alistair Overeem on Tuesday about his upcoming fight against Fabricio Werdum, Fedor Emelianenko‘s recent comments about his weight gain, Dana White’s claim that he isn’t a top-10 heavyweight and much more.

Strikeforce New York Fan Experience Highlights: Heavyweight Grand Prix Fighters Assemble, Werdum Makes That Weird Face Again

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Approximately 1,500 MMA fans swarmed the Roseland Ballroom in New York City yesterday afternoon for a special meet-and-greet with the participants from Strikeforce’s heavyweight grand prix. T…

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(That’s what we call commitment to the bit. Props: MMA.us)

Approximately 1,500 MMA fans swarmed the Roseland Ballroom in New York City yesterday afternoon for a special meet-and-greet with the participants from Strikeforce’s heavyweight grand prix. The action begins this Saturday at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with two quarterfinal matches — Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva and Andrei Arlovski vs. Sergei Kharitonov — and three reserve matches, featuring Shane Del Rosario, Chad Griggs, and Valentijn Overeem. If you’re going to be there in person, please swing by the press pit to receive a complimentary fist-bump from BG.

We’ve collected some video highlights from yesterday’s festivities after the jump: First, all eight members of the heavyweight GP are introduced to the crowd by horrific YAMMA/Affliction vet Scott Ferrall. Then, Alistair Overeem talks to Ariel Helwani about his new love of American football, getting ducked by Fedor, and Dana White’s opinion that he’s not a top ten heavyweight. Finally, Fabricio Werdum shows off his special move for the tournament, and we have to admit, it’s pretty damn special. Check it out.

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Strikeforce Heavyweight GP Fighters Introduced to New York Fans

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NEW YORK — Strikeforce held a “fan experience” event at the Roseland Ballroom in New York on Tuesday, where all eight heavyweights participating in the upcoming grand prix were introduced to the hundreds of fans in attendance. Watch a highlight video of the ceremony below, which was hosted by popular sports radio host Scott Ferrall.

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NEW YORK — Strikeforce held a “fan experience” event at the Roseland Ballroom in New York on Tuesday, where all eight heavyweights participating in the upcoming grand prix were introduced to the hundreds of fans in attendance. Watch a highlight video of the ceremony below, which was hosted by popular sports radio host Scott Ferrall.

Valentijn Overeem Would Consider Fighting His Brother in Future

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NEW YORK — MMA Fighting spoke to Valentijn Overeem about his upcoming fight at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva against Ray Sefo, whether he would fight his brother in the tournament, the state of the Strikeforce heavyweight division and Fedor’s recent comments about his brother’s weight gain.

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NEW YORK — MMA Fighting spoke to Valentijn Overeem about his upcoming fight at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva against Ray Sefo, whether he would fight his brother in the tournament, the state of the Strikeforce heavyweight division and Fedor’s recent comments about his brother’s weight gain.