Andre Arlovski vs Brett Rogers at Strikeforce

[Jani]

Showtime announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. announced Tuesday that Top 10 ranked heavyweight and former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski will face unbeaten heavyweight Brett “The Grim” Rogers on Saturday, June 6 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, which will air live on Showtime.

The announcement was made at a kick-off press conference for STRIKEFORCE: Lawler vs. Shields at the Atrium at Scottrade Center. The heavyweight showdown will precede the main event fight between two of the most highly regarded fighters in the world, "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler and Jake Shields.

The event will be televised live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

Arlovski’s (15-6) fight resume includes a who’s-who of the heavyweight division with fights against Fedor Emelianenko and Tim Sylvia. Eleven of the 15 victories for the former UFC heavyweight champion have come by way of knockout. The undefeated Rogers is 9-0 with eight devastating knockouts and one submission. Only one of his fights has gone past the first round. The two stand-up specialists stand at 6-foot-4, so fans can expect an all-out slugfest.

Lawler, a world Top 10 middleweight, is unbeaten in his last six (5-0 with 1 No Contest). Shields, a winner of 11 in a row, is ranked among the top five welterweights in the world. They will clash at a catch weight of 182 pounds.

The rest of the Showtime portion of the June 6 event rounds out as follows:

Fresh off their respective thrilling wins in the premier of Strikeforce on Shotwime (April 11), the versatile Nick Diaz and knockout artist Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith will meet in a special 180-pound showdown.

Diaz, who shocked the MMA world with his complete dominance of four-time world champion Frank Shamrock, has shown tremendous versatility in recent fights, adding top-shelf striking ability to his well-known submission skills. Smith is coming off a stunning, come-from-behind KO of Benji “The Razor” Radach, in a fight that is sure to be a candidate for 2009 Fight of the Year.

“The New York Badass” Phil Baroni (13-10) will collide with Joe “Diesel” Riggs (29-10) in a 170-pound contest. Nine of Baroni’s 13 wins have come by knockout, so expect the brash, trash talking New Yorker to bang with Riggs. A former UFC contender, Riggs is a well-rounded fighter with 14 wins by knockout and 13 via submission. Their war of words in the press is ongoing. Expect an emotionally charged throw-down in this one.

Opening the Showtime telecast, Kevin “The Monster” Randleman (17-12) will face Mike “Iron” Whitehead (23-6) in a 205-pound clash. Randleman, a former UFC standout who has been tested against some of MMA’s most recognizable names, will make his return to the cage and his Strikeforce debut. Whitehead is a knockout and submission specialists who has won 14 of his last 15 fights. Whitehead is in for his toughest fight to date.

[Jani]

Arlovski moet hem wel kunnen hebben,al weet je het nooit met zijn kin.Rogers heeft behoorljk veel kracht in die stoten.

Zou vet zijn als Arlovski wint,en dat hij tegen Allistair voor de title mag knokken.

[pure]

zou die gozer niet gaan boxen ofzo ?

[54321]

dit is echt een vette card. ik denk dat arlovski hem sloopt!

[Mr 1 Leg]

zou die gozer niet gaan boxen ofzo ?

x2 ik dacht dat toch ook???

[Tony]

Ik zie arlovski nog wel tegen een dikke stoot aanlopen met een ko als gevolg...

afgezien hiervan zou arlovski de pot moeten kunnen pakken.

[bryan]

hmm dus geen exclusief contract met affliction ? strikeforce doet het wel goed leuke card !

[dirk5]

dit is idd een card om voor wakker te blijven.

wanneer Arlovski geen rare dingen gaat doen (gesprongen knie ) moet hij deze partij toch gewoon kunnen pakken.

[Sendur]

dit is idd een card om voor wakker te blijven.

wanneer Arlovski geen rare dingen gaat doen (gesprongen knie ) moet hij deze partij toch gewoon kunnen pakken.

x2 hij kan Rogers echt overklassen als hij niks geks doet.

[TOON]

die fightcard is echt vet!! mooi dat strikeforce het weer zo oppakt zeg!!
affliction ook nog wat vette toernooien en dan heeft UFC tenminste weer wat echte concurrentie... jammer dat overeem niet vecht deze keer...

[testarossa666]

Arlovski gaat slopen!

[Mr 1 Leg]

Arlovski gaat slopen!

x2

[Rougemonkey]

Arlovski for the win.

Mooie staande vechter om te zien.

[MilfhunterMMA]

taaie tegenstander voor de pitbull.

[barclay]

Arlovski for the win.

Mooie staande vechter om te zien.

Jammer dat ie zo snel gaat liggen

[TOON]

Arlovski gaat slopen!

in mijn ogen is de vraag vooral of ie tegen een stoot op loopt tijdens de sloopprocedure en deze daardoor niet af kan maken.....

[MMA Fan]

WAR The Pitbull .......

[Vitor Belfort]

Wat een vette card!

Arlovski vs Rogers
Lawler vs Shields
N. Diaz vs Smith
Baroni vs Riggs

Dat kan nooit een lange avond worden!

Mooi stukje ook hoe er samen wordt gewerkt met de Affliction in dit geval:

“I don’t really know the contract status of Andrei Arlovski, but this is a two-pronged question,” said Coker. “One is when he’s a free agent, we’re going to have conversations with every free agent out there. The other answer is this: we’ve had a good relationship with all of the other organizations out there, including Affliction. When they wanted to use Paul Buentello, we said OK. When they wanted to use [Renato] Babalu [Sobral], we OK'd it. We have a working relationship with them, so this is something where we’ve done ‘fighter sharing’ back and forth. It just that this one happens to be Andrei Arlovski, who’s a superstar of the sport today.”

Tja Dana, zo kan het natuurlijk ook!