Strikeforce has reportedly reserved June 26 for an event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, that is expected to host the return of top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko against Fabricio Werdum.

While Fedorā€™s appearance on the card depends on the outcome of his ongoing re-negotiations with the promotion, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said Wednesday that 145-pound womenā€™s champ Cris Cyborg and former middleweight title-holder Cung Le will also be in action at the event.

Emelianenko (32-1) hasnā€™t fought since scoring a second-round TKO of Brett Rogers in November in his Strikeforce debut, which headlined the promotionā€™s first-ever event on CBS. ā€œThe Last Emperorā€ was expected to fight Werdum on Strikeforceā€™s upcoming return to CBS on April 17, but the matchup was delayed as he and his M-1 Global management worked to finalize a revised contract.

Werdum (13-4-1) was released by the UFC in 2008 following an upset loss to Junior dos Santos, but has rebounded with back-to-back Strikeforce victories over Mike Kyle in August and Antonio Silva in November.

ā€œCyborgā€ (9-1) won the title with a first-round knockout of Gina Carano last August, then retained the belt in January with a third-round TKO of Marloes Coenen. She was expected to face Erin Toughill in her next bout, but Toughill recently announced her intention to leave Strikeforce and hinted at a likely retirement.

Le (6-1) earned a third-round TKO of Frank Shamrock in March 2008 to claim the title, but vacated the belt in September after more than a year-and-a-half of inactivity while pursuing an acting career. He returned to MMA in December, suffering a come-from-behind knockout to Scott Smith for his first career loss.

Broadcast plans for the event have yet to be revealed, and likely depend on the success of Strikeforceā€™s April 17 return to CBS.

Strikeforce is planning a Showtime-televised ā€œChallengersā€ event for May 21 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon that is expected to include Tyron Woodley and Kim Couture, while a June 16 ā€œChallengersā€ card in Los Angeles is also reportedly in the works.