| Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers | |
| Date: | November 7, 2009 |
| Venue: | Sears Centre[1] |
| City: | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States |
Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rogers was a mixed martial arts event held on November 7, 2009 promoted by Strikeforce in association with M-1 Global. It was the first MMA event on network television since the now-defunct EliteXC promotion broadcast its final event,, on CBS on October 4, 2008. The event had a four-fight main card with a broadcasting team of Gus Johnson, Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranallo.[2] The event drew an estimated 4,040,000 viewers, with a peak at 5,460,000 on CBS.[3]
Gegard Mousasi was originally slated to defend his Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship, but eventually competed in a non-title bout.[4]
A previously announced bout between Bobby Lashley and Ron Waterman was announced to have moved to a later date, though it never officially took place.
A women's bout between Marloes Coenen and Erin Toughill was set to serve as a reserve fight,[5] but was cancelled when Toughill withdrew due to an undisclosed medical condition.[6] Roxanne Modafferi stepped in to fight Coenen on this show.[7]
EA Sports showed a preview trailer for the new EA Sports MMA game coming out in 2010 during the event.
A welterweight bout between Mark Miller and Deray Davis was scheduled for the undercard, but was canceled due to time issues.[8]
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.[9]