Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker told Sherdog Saturday in San Jose, ā€œI think Fedor will fight [in April on CBS]. Looks like heā€™ll fight Fabricio Werdum.ā€

Fighters.com Heavyweight Champion ā€œLast Emperorā€ Fedor Emelianenko (31-1) and ninth-ranked ā€œVai Cavaloā€ Fabricio Werdum (12-4-1) have been on a collision course since both won impressively on the original M-1 Global and Strikeforce collaboration on CBS in Chicago November 7.

But, Coker warned, ā€œNothing is signed. We havenā€™t gone through that process yet. But, Fabricio, I think, is a natural because he fought Giant Silva on CBS. Iā€™d like to see that fight.ā€

The matchup leaves Strikeforce heavyweight champion ā€œDemolition Manā€ Alistair Overeem (29-10) will leftovers in what will probably be his first title defense.

Coker added, ā€œIā€™d like to see Alistair Overeem make his debut on CBS with somebody, maybe Silva, maybe Brett Rogers.ā€

Both ā€œBigfootā€ Antonio Silva (12-2) and fifth-ranked heavyweight ā€œGrimā€ Brett Rogers (10-1) are coming off losses to Werdum and Emelianenko respectively, creating an awkward situation for Strikeforce where their champion is defending his title versus fighters whoā€™ve already lost to the top challengers whoā€™ll be fighting each other on the same card.

Is it any worse than another UFC interim title fight between third-ranked heavyweight Frank Mir (13-4) and sixth-ranked Shane Carwin (10-0)?

Fighters.com thinks so. The longer Emelianenko doesnā€™t challenge for the Strikeforce title, the more devalued the title and their division becomes. It risks mirroring the convoluted and frustrating professional boxing divisions that MMA has avoided doingā€¦until now.

For example, if Rogers challenges Overeem for the Strikeforce title and wins and Emelianenko beats Werdum, it sets up a Strikeforce title fight of little interest to anyone since Emelianenko already outclassed Rogers last November. Rogers wonā€™t have done anything to deserve the rematch, since Overeem is ranked lower than Emelianenko, and it serves Emelianenko another matchup heā€™s well-prepared to win.

Emelianenko should challenge Overeem in April so that the Strikeforce heavyweight division can shake out and become clear to fans of the sport. The proposed matchups ā€“ Emelianenko-Werdum, Overeem-Rogers or Silva ā€“ just create a confusing and awkward set of possibilities.