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.

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.

Cung Le has vacated the Strikeforce middleweight title he’s failed to defend since winning it early last year and contenders Jake Shields and Jason “Mayhem” Miller are now set to square off for the belt on November 7 on the undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers on CBS.

A lightweight matchup between UFC veteran Jorge Gurgel and undefeated prospect Billy Evangelista will headline a November 6 “Strikeforce Challengers” event, which airs live on Showtime from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.

More Strikeforce news, including the release of heavyweight Paul Buentello, the signings of Brian Travers and Antwain Britt, the debut of Olympic wrestler Daniel Cormier, and updates on Robbie Lawler and Jake Shields vs. Jason “Mayhem” Miller, are after the jump…

Jason “Mayhem” Miller will square off against Jake Shields for the interim Strikeforce middleweight title, Miller announced on Monday.

A date and location was not disclosed for the matchup, though the fight is expected to appear on the same card as Fedor Emelaienko’s Strikeforce debut, likely in November.

DREAM today announced thats its DREAM 11 event, previously expected to take place in late-September, will instead take place on October 6 at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan.

The HDNet-televised event will feature the semifinals and finals of the promotion’s featherweight grand prix, as well as the semifinals of the “Super Hulk” open weight tournament.

It seems that Jason “Mayhem” Miller will square off against Ronald “Jacare” Souza yet again for the DREAM middleweight belt. This time is rumored to take place at DREAM 11 in September, according to a post on Miller’s Twitter page.

A new DREAM middleweight champion failed to be crowned on Tuesday at DREAM 9, as Jason "Mayhem" Miller and Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza fought to a no contest in their headliner for the vacant title at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan.

The fight between Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Kala Hose at Kingdom MMA results in a Miller victory over Hose at 2:23 of round one via a rear naked choke. After the fight Miller announced that he was going to be going to Japan to fight for the DREAM middleweight belt as rumored. This [...]

Middleweights Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza (10-2) and Jason "Mayhem" Miller (21-6) could square off at DREAM 9 for the promotion's middleweight title, which was vacated when previous title-holder Gegard Mousasi declared he'd be moving up to light heavyweight.

Have you just been itching for a guilty-pleasure reality show that features Jason "Mayhem" Miller tracking down local bullies and shoving them into MMA matches? Well then "Bully Beatdown" might be your new favorite program good sir. A preview of the new series is after the jump.

Attention all Mayhem Monkeys:  Jason “Mayhem” Miller will return from his short retirement to face Kala “Kolohe” Hose in the headlining matchup of KINGDOM MMA’s debut event on the weekend of March 28th at the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii.
In his career Miller has a solid record of 21-6, owning wins over Denis Kang and Robbie Lawler. [...]

Melvin Manhoef def. Kazushi Sakuraba via TKO – Round 1
Middleweight Grand Prix Bout
Ronaldo Souza def. Jason Miller via unanimous decision
Middleweight Grand Prix Bout
Zelg Galesic def. Taiei Kin via TKO (injury) – Round 1, 1:05
Middleweight Grand Prix Bout
Gegard Mousasi def. Dong Sik Yoon via unanimous decision
Middleweight Grand Prix Bout
Hideo Tokoro def. Darren Uyenoyama via unanimous decision
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MW (84kg/185lbs): Kazushi Sakuraba (83.6 kg) vs. Melvin Manhoef (84 kg)
MW (84kg/185lbs): Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (83.9 kg) vs. Jason Miller (84 kg)
MW (84kg/185lbs): Taiei Kin (84 kg) vs. Zelg Galesic (83.8 kg)
MW (84kg/185lbs): Dong Sik Yoon (83.9 kg) vs. Gegard Mousasi (83.8 kg)
FW (67kg/145lbs): Hideo Tokoro (62.9 kg) vs. Darren Uyenoyama (62.6 kg)
HW (+93.1kg/+205lbs): Gadzhiev [...]