Despite being bloodied in the opening seconds of the fight, top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko did what most predicted he would, scoring a second-round knockout of previously undefeated Brett Rogers on Saturday in the main event of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers.

In the evening’s co-headliner, Jake Shields was crowned Strikeforce’s middleweight champion with a unanimous decision victory over Jason “Mayhem” Miller.

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers, which takes place tonight at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois just outside Chicago. The CBS-televised event is headlined by top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko vs. undefeated up-and-comer Brett Rogers.

Join MMAFrenzy.com beginning at 7pm ET for live coverage of the “Fedor vs. Rogers” preliminary card, followed by live main card results beginning at 9pm ET and be sure to stop by after the event for complete post-fight coverage.

Michihiro Omigawa upset Hatsu Hioki on Saturday at Sengoku 11 in Tokyo, Japan, receiving a controversial split decision win in the evening’s main event. Also on the card, Mamed Khalidov extended his unbeaten streak to 18-straight by making quick work of Jorge Santiago, while notables Jorge Masvidal, Akihiro Gono, and Dave Herman also picked up wins.

Billy Evangelista remained undefeated on Friday in the main event of Strikeforce Challengers 4 in Fresno, California, earning a unanimous decision win over veteran Jorge Gurgel at the Showtime-televised card.

In other main card action, Shane Del Rosario, Luke Rockhold, Merrit Warren, and Thomas Diagne all earned victories.

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le will return to action at Strikeforce: Evolution on December 19 in San Jose, California, likely fighting Scott Smith at the Showtime-televised event.

All 20 fighters who will be in action at tomorrow’s CBS-televised Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers event in Hoffman Estates, Illinois successfully made weight today for their bouts.

Top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko tipped the scale at 232 pounds, while his main event opponent, Brett Rogers, came in 32 pounds heavier at 264 pounds.

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers takes place tomorrow, Saturday November 7, at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois near Chicago. Get ready for the event by checking out MMAFrenzy.com’s Strikeforce “Fedor vs. Rogers” Roundup with pre-fight news, photos, quotes, and videos.

All 22 fighters set to participate at Saturday’s Sengoku 11th Battle event in Tokyo, Japan successfully made weight earlier today for their bouts. The official weigh-in results for the HDNet-televised event, which is headlined by Hatsu Hioki vs. Michihiro Omigawa, are after the jump.

A rumored December 19 Strikeforce event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California was made official at Thursday’s “Fedor vs. Rogers” press conference, with Strikeforce’s Scott Coker announcing that the Showtime-televised “Evolution” event will feature Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza’s Strikeforce debut against fellow newcomer Matt Lindland as well as the debut of Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal.

UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre says a torn abductor suffered in his successful July title defense against Thiago Alves is completely healed, and that he’ll fight the winner of Mike Swick-Dan Hardy early next year, likely in March or April.