Coming up this Saturday is Strikeforce in St. Louis, Missouri. On the card is Brett Rogers, a 10-1 heavyweight who lost a competitive fight to consensus #1 heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko in his last fight. Rogers faces the very dangerous Alistair Overeem, a Dutch K-1 and MMA fighter who holds the Strikeforce heavyweight title.

For more on Brett Rogers, check out my column on Heavy.com/FoxSports.com:

The first man to make it into the second round with Fedor Emelianenko since Mark Coleman back in 2006, Brett Rogers has taught himself about the dangers of being drawn the mystique of his opponents.

Now facing Alistair “Demolition Man” Overeem, Rogers isn’t intimidated by Overeem’s physique or his record which includes three MMA wins in 2009 and going 3-2 in K-1 kickboxing in 2009 and early 2010.

Of his first meeting with Rogers six years ago, coach Mike Reilly shares his reaction, “The first time I saw him, he was getting out of his car, walking up my driveway — I was thinking ‘God I hope I don’t owe this guy money!’”

(Read the rest at FoxSports.com…)

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