Brett Rogers on Strikeforce heavyweight tournament
The Fight Nerd met with Brett Rogers recently to discuss his participation in the upcoming Strikeforce heavyweight tournament. “Grim” will be facing off against Josh Barnett, which has now been revealed to happen on April 9 and possibly in Japan, and we talk about his thoughts on fighting Barnett (and if he thinks Barnett will even be cleared to fight), why he has taken such big fights so early in his career, who is the biggest threat in the tournament, and who will the entire event! Plus, the return of the mohawk!
Don’t forget to check out our interview with other heavyweight grand prix competitor, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva and Strikeforce President Scott Coker!
[...] well as the reserve fighters. Fedor Emelianenko, Josh Barnett, Alistair Overeem, Fabricio Werdum, Brett Rogers, Sergei Kharitonov, Andrei Arlovski and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva all answered questions, [...]
[...] Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva gave us his thoughts on fighting one of the most dominant fighters in MMA, the scoop on leaving American Top Team and explained that he genuinely does not like Alistair Overeem.We also spoke with Brett Rogers, who unveiled the return of his glorious mohawk, and talked about his fight with Barnett, if Barnett will pass the drug test, and who will give him the toughest fight. Strikeforce president Scott Coker also gave us a great two-part interview, where he discussed the outcome of the tournament and the issues that arose from putting it together, and then Batista in MMA and thoughts on Japanese MMA & Brock Lesnar. [...]