Russian MMA heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko to fight Saturday

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CBS will resume televising mixed martial arts Saturday by airing a Strikeforce promotion headlined by Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko fighting unbeaten American Brett Rogers.

The card from Chicago’s Sears Centre, shown tape-delayed at 9 p.m. Pacific time, will also feature a middleweight fight between Jason Miller and Jake Shields and a heavyweight bout pitting Antonio Silva versus Fabricio Werdum.

CBS formerly aired cards promoted by the now-defunct organization Elite Xtreme Combat. It has now united with Strikeforce, which signed Emelianenko, the man some consider the best MMA fighter in the world. He declined an offer to fight for the best-known MMA organization, Ultimate Fighting Championships, earlier this year following the collapse of the Affliction circuit.

Rogers (10-0) positioned himself for this shot by knocking out Emelianenko’s last victim, Andrei Arlovski.

-- Lance Pugmire