What about: Cung Le vs Nick Diaz (title fight) Fedor vs Rogers (title eliminator) Cristiane 'Cyborg' Santos vs Yuko Yamanako (title fight) Gina Carano vs Hitomi Akano KJ Noons vs Jake Shields (title eliminator) Frank Shamrock vs Ken Shamrock? I know better cards could be made for the fans, but you have to generate public interest. Fedor is the little known, but usually touted as, best fighter in the sport. Carano and Cyborg had a little buzz. Ken Shamrock has a name, Frank Shamrock is a former UFC champion, and they are brothers. Cung Le needs to defend his title, and the winner of Shields and Noons would deserve a shot.
Fedor, Mousasi, Le and Santos verse the best opponents available would be a legendary card deserving of a huge audience both in the stadium and at home.
It is quite comical that Fedor doesn't get an immediate shot at the Strikeforce Heavyweight title. As if Strikeforce titles have some sort of integrity that has to be protected.
I think they want him to work his way up and they want Overeem, Werdum, and Rogers to be hyped as their champion before facing Fedor. I think they're trying to give those guys a chance and to increase the marketing with Fedor coming in as a challenger. But Fedor has done a lot more than both those guys combined, Fedor already beat Arlovski who beat Werdum who beat Overeem, so in one win Fedor has done enough, not counting his other wins.
