Strikeforce announced that Fedor (30-1), would face undefeated and heavy-handed  Brett "The Grim'' Rogers of Minneapolis on SHOWTIME® this fall. It will be Fedor's first fight since M-1 Global and STRIKEFORCE signed an agreement to co-promote major events.

Rogers was chosen over another likely candidate in Fabricio Werdum, a talented submission fighter with UFC and PrideFC experience. Rogers offers a solid striking game, size and strength. Rogers has easily dispatched his opponents, with only one lasting more than one round against him. Roger recently knocked out Andre Arlovski, a former UFC Heavyweight Champion, in a mere 22 seconds.

Although Rogers is not known as a master game planner, and until now it has been pretty much unnecessary, as he has relied heavily on his power to defeat his opponents. The question for this fight is, can Rogers defend the takedowns of Emelianenko in order to effect his strong striking game?

Emelianenko, in his last bout against Arlovski, seemed to be losing the striking game, as Arlovski was landing punches and a big push-kick that backed Emelianenko into the corner. Emelianenko ducked under a flying knee attempt and caught Arlovski with a big right that crumbled him to the canvas at 3:14 of the first round.

MMA math dictates that "The Grim" would be a better striker, judging by his performance against the same opponent, but what this equation lacks is the element of Fedors' superior ground game. Luckily for MMA fans around the world, all questions will be answered this fall, as Rogers and Emelianenko face off in the cage.