The highly anticipated STRIKEFORCE and M-1 Global co-promoted heavyweight showdown between Fedor Emelianenko (30-1) and undefeated American heavyweight Brett Rogers (10-0), will take place at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill, located just outside of Chicago, on Saturday, Nov. 7.

A special pre-sale ticket purchase opportunity will take place for "STRIKEFORCE Insider" e-newsletter subscribers (www.strikeforce.com/signup.asp) beginning at 10:00 AM, CT Friday, Sept. 25, and ending at 10 PM, CT on Sunday, Sept. 27. STRIKEFORCE Insiders will receive a special e-newsletter tonight with the pre-sale code.

Tickets, priced from $35, go on sale to the general public at 10:00 AM, CT on Monday, Sept. 28 at Sears Centre box office as well as at all Ticketmaster locations (800-745-3000), Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com), STRIKEFORCE'S official website (www.strikeforce.com), and M-1 Global's official website (www.m-1global.com).

Doors at Sears Centre will open at 5:15 PM, CT for the STRIKEFORCE and M-1 Global: "Fedor vs. Rogers" event presented by Rockstar Energy Drink and the first preliminary bout will begin at 6:00 PM, CT.