Report: Antonio Silva vs Fabricio Werdum set for Nov. 7 Strikeforce event

i think at this point they realize the lack of depth in every weight class…i mean other than rogers and werdum who does fedor have left to pick on? silva was once thought to be a future star hw…they’re probably sitting round waiting on TUF to end so they can pick up the scraps that the ufc throws aside

Nobody. Once Fedor fights Rogers, Werdum and Big Noggin his 3-fight contract with Strikeforce will be up. Then we’ll go back to calling him a coward and a pussy on line when he refuses to sign with UFC because they won’t ‘co-promote.’

I’m sick of this Fedor sh^t yeah he was the man back in the day but really when is the last battle he has been in prove anything infact the only guy that he has beat that is considered a top fighter is NOG. I would rather watch Wandy fight anyday his fights are ten times the excitement win or lose he faces anybody us fans would like to see him fight. Fedors management like some boxing managers have planned Fedors fights very well and have many fans blinded by a record. Brock at 4-1 has faced just as many top HW as Fedor has thats pretty Sad.

You guys consider that they didn’t pick up his contract because Cali suspended him for a year? And at the time that’s where Strikeforce was holding all of their shows. A lot changes in a year, and this is a business. High quality fight, this card is looking nice.

Absolutely Ca$Z! I am very excited to see how thhis fight shakes up. I am a hUge fan of Werdum, and like you said, we finally get to find out how good Bigfoot really is!

The CBS card, unfortunatley is only airing 4 fights, but they are good ones:

God vs. Grim
werdum vs. Bigfoot
MOusasi vs TBA (probaby either arona, soko, or Lawal)
Sheilds vs. Mayhem in a FRAUD of title fight. because the title shoot belongs to JACRE!

The part that gets tricky is that I hear that they have been talking about Lashly vs. Waterman. Lashly has some drawing power but I am not really wiling to bump one of the above mentioned fights to the undercard, which is what would happen if the lashly fight gets added to the card. as much as I want strikeforce to succeed and pull in BIG ratings for this event (lashly would be a big help), I dont want it to happen at the expense of one of the great 4 fights that are already slotted to be televised, so at this point, i hope the lashly fight doesnt happen!

Hopefully they can squeeze the Lashley fight in. I can’t wait to get a better gauge on how good big foot is. I heard the Gegard fight might be a non-title fight, why would that happen? If he fights he has to be defending the belt doesn’t he? What time(EST) will this event start on CBS?

nOt sure about the time Jay..My guess would be 9..where are you from?

Yeah, finding out just how good Bigfoot is really excites me.

I read that Mousasi was a title fight and posted it, but someone posted otherwise so I dont know. If its not a title fight, it will be because of 2 reasons..Not enough time on the time slot to have 2 title fights, and Not finding a title worthy opponent. I wont be too mad if it isnt a title fight, because Ii doubt anyone that they would get would make it out of the 3rd round against mOusasi anyway!

It’s rumored that Mousasi’s fight won’t be a title fight. Do you guys think he might face a MW or HW? Either way, the haters can say whatever they want, this card is looking pretty sweet. Anyone that complains about a card of this caliber when it’s free is crazy.

I forgot about the extra time that could be needed if this was a title fight(extra rounds). I live in Ontario, Canada. So I am EST. I don’t think it matters who they put in their against Mousasi it won’t go 3 rounds. I can’t think of a single LHW fighter outside of Machida who can give Gegard a run for his money.

Fair assessment, but I can’t give him a pass on the AA fight. If he had been thrown off by the cage, different rules, etc. that would be one thing. But refusing to engage and repeatedly flopping to the ground in a way that would make Vlade Divac blush is unacceptable. Other than that though, it’s hard to argue against him.

I can only speak for myself, but I’m sure a lot of the other guys feel the same way as I do. I think Werdum is a good fighter, just boring personality wise. He should still be in the UFC if skills were the only thing the UFC cared about. I’m sure if Fabricio was more exciting he would have tons of fans. You are right though John, MMA fans have a “what have you done for me lately” mentality and he hasn’t done anything in his past couple of fights to get people excited about seeing him. I gotta hand it to you though, when you choose a fave it isn’t usually because of their mic skills or interview skills, and once you choose a guy you really stick to him. Loyalty is a great character trait to have and you have it in spades my friend.

One point once again John. People underestimate Werdum but he’s legit. I seriously think that Silva should avoid the clinch with Werdum and try to pick him apart with leg kicks and shots from a distance with his nutty reach. Werdum just needs to practice on how to close in on guys coz he can’t shoot takedowns to save his life. Guys like werdum need to diversify their wrestling games to be like Maia’s- very technical and unassuming.

thanks Men!