Victorious this weekend at Strikeforce: "Miami" was heavyweight Bobby Lashley, who made the most of his promotion debut by stopping last-minute fill-in Wes Sims in the first round.

Though the former WWE superstar dominated the match from beginning to end (all of two-plus minutes), many questions still remained about the prospects of Lashley's future in the sport.

We may however, have those questions answered sooner rather than later.

SI.com is now reporting that Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker would like to see Lashley take a gigantic step up in competition and face former number one contender and consensus number seven heavyweight, Brett "The Grim" Rogers.

Also one the card, heavyweight Bobby Lashley, a hyped fighter who many want to compare to Brock Lesnar because of his dominating physical appearance and professional wrestling ties, dominated an overmatched, undertrained Wes Sims to earn a stoppage. The performance did nothing to advance Lashley's career. That may come next, said Coker, who would like to see a bout between Lashley, now 5-0, and Brett Rogers.

To say a fight with Rogers would be a big step up for Lashley would be gross understatement. From fighting Wes Sims, a man that couldn't even win one fight in the TUF house, to stepping inside the cage with a man that just gave the greatest heavyweight the sport has ever seen, Fedor Emelianenko, all he could handle into the second round, would be a very tall order for the still-green prospect. 

What do you think? Would Lashley have a chance against Brett Rogers? Would he even make it out of the first round?

Let's hear it Maniacs.

HDNet continues to cement its status as the "Home of MMA," with the upcoming broadcasts of live, monthly King of the Cage (KOTC) events starting with KOTC: "Vengeance" on Feb 12.

A household name among the American MMA promotions, KOTC will begin airing their monthly shows on the all-high-definition cable station next month as part of a three-year deal.

The partnership was announced on Friday's new edition of "Inside MMA." A renowned TV producer and partial owner of KOTC, Mark Burnett, will helm the production of the live event broadcasts.

Burnett brings his extensive reality-show resume to HDNet. Having earned 51 Emmy Awards nominations with shows ranging from "Survivor" to "Apprentice," he will apply his signature, storyline-centered approach to the KOTC broadcasts.

The veteran producer bolsters his credential for the new role with his past work with combat sports: His past projects include he Jason "Mayhem" Miller-hosted "Bully Beatdown" on MTV and the popular boxing reality-competition show "The Contender."

"Vengeance" will take place on Feb. 12 at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Casino in Mescalero, N.M. The event features UFC veteran, Rich Clementi, who will face Anthony Lapsley. Travis Wiuff vs. Mike Kyle and a trio of title fights, including the defense of the promotion's 135-pound title by DREAM veteran, Abel Cullum, are also on the card.

Launched in 1998, King of the Cage has groomed many notable fighters who have found success on MMA's biggest stages. Diego Sanchez, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Urijah Faber, Joey Villasenor, Joe Stevenson and others have cut their teeth in KOTC during the formative phase of their careers.

KOTC has hosted events around the globe, and announced the plan to accelerate the overseas expansion of its brand in 2010. To kick off the 2010 campaign, the promotion made its Japanese debut this past Saturday, with "KOTC: Toryumon" in Naha, Okinawa.

KOTC is the latest promotion to strike a deal with HDNet, which previously has hosted shows from organizations such as Strikeforce, Affliction Entertainment, DREAM, World Victory Road, Adrenaline MMA and Xtreme Fighting Championships.

Reed Harris, the General Manager of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), has been adamant for the past year that his promotion would soon make the move to pay-per-view (PPV) at some point in the near future.

It seems the future Harris was referring to is almost near -- he announced that the WEC would coordinate its first-ever PPV event this coming May, WEC 48, which will be headlined by perhaps the most notable match up in promotion's history, Urijah Faber taking on 145-pound champion, Jose Aldo.

Harris made the announcement this past week on The Dave and Mahoney Show. The WEC executive wants the PPV to be priced at $44.95, which is the going rate for every UFC event on PPV. 

The Zuffa-owned promotion has been running its events through the Versus networks, free for fans to enjoy on Sunday, and occasionally, Saturday nights. It is no mystery that the WEC is going to have to put together quite the card for this event to be a success.

Urijah Faber vs. Jose Aldo for the featherweight championship is a good start, but with stars such as Miguel Torres, Brian Bowles, and Dominick Cruz all signed up for WEC 47 on March 6, the promotion may be missing a few key components come the May date. 

However, other WEC fan-favorites should be prepared to fight on the May card, including Mike Thomas Brown, Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, and perhaps even WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson.

If the promotion moves forward with a PPV set for this May, be on the lookout for some huge match ups and big announcements, Maniacs. Stay tuned to MMAmania.com as this card begins to come together over the coming weeks.