'Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers' Intro Video — No Empire Lasts Forever

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Behold, the opening video for tonight's broadcast of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers (CBS, 9 p.m. ET/PT). As Strikeforce doesn't have the rights to show clips from Emelianenko's last two Affliction fights, we have to settle for a montage of Sherdog photos soundtracked by Mauro Ranallo's high-pitched re-enactments. But we do dig the Citizen Kane-esque shots of Fedor perched in this throne in the middle of a broken-down warehouse. Is Rogers ready to take the crown. Or will his coup attempt end in a humiliating public execution?

Not that it matters much, but Emelianenko/Rogers will in fact be contested for Emelianenko's WAMMA heavyweight title. Said Vadim Finkelchtein: “Recognizing Fedor as the undisputed WAMMA heavyweight champion means that Fedor is the world champion wherever and whenever he fights.” Suck it, Overeem.

After the jump: Footage from yesterday's Fedor vs. Rogers weigh-ins, courtesy of MMA Fanhouse.

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