Strikeforce heavyweight Brett Rogers (10-1) says his loss to Fedor Emelianenko on Nov. 7 was due to an early stoppage by referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy. The biggest mistake he made in the fight was to turn in the wrong direction away from the ref, thus appearing in more trouble than he actually was.
Rogers talked with M-1 Global recently about his fight with the Emelianenko and how he is 100% ready for his next match. He’s hoping for Alistair Overeem, saying the Strikeforce champ is insulting everyone by not defending his title.
Here are a few quotes from that interview.
M-1 Global: How did you like the Strikeforce / M-1 Global show?
Brett Rogers: Strikeforce is my home. I love that strikeforce is willing to work with other promotions to create super fights. My last two fights with Strikeforce were collaboration events. I believe both organizations show a commitment to putting forward the best possible fights.
M-1: What’s next for you now? When do you expect to come back to Strikeforce? Are there any names thrown as your possible opponents? Who would you personally like to fight next?
Brett Rogers: I want to fight soon, and I want to fight Alistar. I’m 100% healthy and took zero damage in the fight; so I’m ready to go right now. As I said Strikeforce is my home; I love Strikeforce and in my opinion Alistar holding the title belt is an insult to every fighter in this organization, every fan and to Scott Coker. Champions defend their titles. And either Scott strips him and real fighters battle for it; or I will take it off him the hard way.
M-1: While being on top of Fedor on the ground you kept ground-and-pounding him. Were you not afraid of his submission skills? Why do you think you couldn’t finish him then? The blows seemed quite dangerous…
Brett Rogers: I was never worried about getting submitted. It was funny – people outside of myself and my trainers were so worried about that; but my Jujitsu is very solid. I felt I was close to getting him on the ground; but hey the guy is really good; he got out of danger.
M-1: What, according to you, was your biggest mistake throughout the course of your battle against Fedor?
Brett Rogers: Well honestly was covering the wrong way when I got knocked down; If I had turned the other direction John would have seen me better and not stopped the fight.
Catch the rest of the interview at M-1Global.com
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