Brett Rogers On ESPN 2 Before Fighting Fedor Emelianenko

By: Chad Edward Posted On: November 4, 2009 at 12:12am

Fighters.com’s fifth-ranked heavyweight “Grim” Brett Rogers (10-0) will make an appearance on ESPN 2′s First Take and Sports Nation Wednesday before fighting Fighters.com Heavyweight Champion “Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko (30-1) at Strikeforce at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates 33 miles northwest of Chicago November 7.

Rogers will appear on First Take at 10:00 AM ET and again on Sports Nation at 4:00 PM ET.

Four fights from the Strikeforce event will be televised live on CBS beginning at 9:00 PM ET, delayed on the west coast, Saturday. Doors at the Sears Centre will open at 8:00 PM local time. Tickets will go on sale Friday to subscribers of Strikeforce’s newsletter and to the general public on Monday, September 28. Purchase tickets at Ticketmaster or by calling (800) 745-3000.