“Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva” Official Event Poster

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“Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva” isn’t the most aesthetically appealing event poster in mixed martial arts history, but it gets the job done, nonetheless. We’ll give you one guess as to whose image is plastered across the billboard.

Fresh off inking his ever-elusive contract extension, Fedor Emelianenko will make his stateside return to face Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in the opening round of Strikeforce’s box office Heavyweight Grand Prix.

Although Alistair Overeem dons the 265-pound crown, the Dutchman only has a little black and white portrait in the upper left-hand corner of the poster. It will be interesting to see if they swap the superstars’ images when its time for ‘Ubereem’ to take the stage for his quarterfinals matchup, most likely in March.

Here is how Strikeforce’s highly anticipated tournament shakes out:

Emelianenko will end his MMA hiatus on February 12th inside the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Here are the fighters rumored/expected to participate in the Showtime broadcast:

Eight-man Heavyweight Grand Prix (1stRound):

Alternate: Shane Del Rosario vs. Lavar Johnson

Andrei Arlovski vs. Sergei Kharitonov
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva