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Nov 4, 2009 3:40 pm US/Pacific

Former Tire Shop Worker Faces MMA's Best

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) ― Brett Rogers doesn't want to hear comparisons to Buster Douglas.

The former tire shop worker from Minnesota will step into the cage on Saturday night to face the mixed martial arts version of Mike Tyson -- Fedor Emelianenko.

Rogers is a decided underdog along the lines of Douglas, who shocked Tyson back in 1990. Rogers is 10-0 with nine knockouts. But Emelianenko is widely considered the best fighter in the world.

This will be his debut for Strikeforce and the fight in Chicago will be televised nationally on CBS.

As late as April, Rogers was changing tires in a local Sam's Club. He says he is not intimidated by Emelianenko and hopes to use his big size advantage to register the big upset.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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