Best of Mixed Martial Arts

By Charttopper On Monday, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill regulating mixed martial arts in his state. The bill calls for a new regulating body to be created, the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission which will oversee MMA as well as other combat sports, and will replace the old Massachusetts State Boxing Commission. On Monday, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill regulating mixed martial arts in his state. The bill calls for a new regulating body to be created, the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission which will oversee MMA as well as other combat sports, and will replace the old Massachusetts State Boxing Commission. According to the text [...]   [read the full post]

By Charttopper M-1: What’s next for you now? When do you expect to come back to Strikeforce? Are there any names thrown as your possible opponents? Who would you personally like to fight next? Brett Rogers: I want to fight soon, and I want to fight Alistar. I’m 100% healthy and took zero damage in the fight; so I’m ready to go right now. As I said Strikeforce is my home; I love Strikeforce and in my opinion Alistar holding the title belt is an insult to every fighter in this organization, every fan and to Scott Coker. Champions defend their titles. And either Scott strips him and real fighters battle for it; or I will take it off him the hard way.   [read the full post]

By Charttopper AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (November 24, 2009) – M-1 Global and Strikeforce announced today that the international audience reports from broadcasters all over the world revealed an unprecedented number of viewers for the November 7th “Fedor vs. Rogers” MMA event from Chicago, Illinois. Scott Coker, founder and owner of Strikeforce and experienced MMA promoter responded “We are thrilled with the tremendous viewership figures that the Fedor vs Rogers event generated overseas. The results clearly demonstrate the appreciation that fans worldwide have for a number of M-1 Global and Strikeforce mixed martial arts superstars including the number one fighter on the planet – Fedor Emelianenko – and his opponent Brett Rogers.”   [read the full post]

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By Charttopper In an interview with Lawal, the undefeated fighter talks about needing to keep busy by fighting as often as possible, fighting in Japan, and feeling that he won’t get any respect until he fights in the UFC. King Mo: He’s solid. He’s a solid veteran, He’s solid pretty much everywhere and doesn’t make many mistakes. He used to wrestle at heavyweight back in college. I was wrestling freestyle at the time so I didn’t know him, but I knew of him. King Mo: Yeah, and the thing is that we’re fighting at heavyweight because he didn’t want to make the cut to 205. He’s like 245 or 250 right now. I’ll fight him anywhere. He wanted to fight at heavyweight, I’m like… whatever.   [read the full post]

By Charttopper Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (5-0) told FiveOuncesOfPain.com that his next opponent Mike Whitehead (24-7) wasn’t interested in cutting down to 205 pounds for their December bout at the “Strikeforce: Evolution” show. FiveOuncesofPain: So what made you sign with Strikeforce. I know the UFC kind of had you on their radar as well, but what made you make the ultimate decision to take the road you did? Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (5-0) told FiveOuncesOfPain.com that his next opponent Mike Whitehead (24-7) wasn’t interested in cutting down to 205 pounds for their December bout at the “Strikeforce: Evolution” show. In an interview with Lawal, the undefeated fighter talks about needing to keep busy by fighting as often as possible, fighting in Japan,...   [read the full post]

By Chart Topper MMAjunkie.com has since confirmed with sources close to the Strikeforce organization that “King Mo” and Mike Whitehead (24-6) have agreed to meet on Dec. 19 at the “Strikeforce: Evolution” show in San Jose, Cali. Lawal will make his Strikeforce debut against Whitehead putting his 5-0 record on the line. His last win came in quick fashion as he defeated Mark Kerr in his first M-1 Global fight last August in Kansas City, Kan. Whitehead, who has fought in many different promotions from the IFL, Affliction, M-1, the WEC, and more, is on a two fight win streak. He’s won 15 of his past 16 matches. The former ‘TUF’ season 2 fighter defeated Kevin Randleman in his last bout in June of this year, ruining “The Monster’s” return to the cage.   [read the full post]

By Chart Topper The host of MTV’s “Bully Beatdown” show, Jason “Mayhem” Miller, has partnered with the “We’re Kickin’It” campaign to send the message out to children that “Bullying is not OK.” He’s also recruited Strikeforce fighters middleweight Scott Smith and heavyweight Daniel Cormier to help out. Smith doesn’t see a disconnect between what he does in the cage and a message against violence. The host of MTV’s “Bully Beatdown” show, Jason “Mayhem” Miller, has partnered with the “We’re Kickin’It” campaign to send the message out to children that “Bullying is not OK.” He’s also recruited Strikeforce fighters middleweight Scott Smith and heavyweight Daniel Cormier to help out. All three fighters talked with Yahoo! Sports about they wanted [...]   [read the full post]

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By Chart Topper CBS Senior Executive Vice President Kelly Kahl recently spoke with MMAWeekly.com about the upcoming November 7 Strikeforce event, one headlined by a heavweight bout between Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers. “Even if you’re not a hardcore mixed martial arts fan, you’re still going to get a lot of excitement watching (Emelianenko) do his thing in the cage,” said Kahl. “It’s a big task, but we’re up to it.” CBS Senior Executive Vice President Kelly Kahl recently spoke with MMAWeekly.com about the upcoming November 7 Strikeforce event, one headlined by a heavweight bout between Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers. CBS ran several ten second adds this weekend during NFL broadcasts but Kahl feels that in order for the event to be successful,...   [read the full post]

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By Chart Topper LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9 - CBS, STRIKEFORCE, M-1 Global today officially announced the fight card for mixed martial arts’ (MMA) return to primetime with CBS/ STRIKEFORCE/M-1 GLOBAL SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS, Saturday, Nov. 7 (9:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network from Chicago, Illinois’ Sears Centre Arena. “We’re looking forward to delivering an explosive night of world class MMA action on CBS,” said Scott Coker, Founder and CEO of STRIKEFORCE. “We have the world’s # 1 fighter, Fedor, making his network primetime debut against an undefeated powerhouse in Brett Rogers and, with the stars lined up for the remainder of the card, it is bound to be an exciting night of television.”   [read the full post]

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By Chart Topper The CBS Television Network will return to the mixed martial arts (MMA) cage with STRIKEFORCE: FEDOR VS. ROGERS, to be broadcast Saturday, Nov. 7 (9:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT). SHOWTIME Sports™ will produce the five-fight event with host Gus Johnson calling the action and MMA legend Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranallo serving as color analysts. In 2008, CBS aired the first live MMA fights on network television, with three successful events earning time period-winning ratings in all key young adult and young men demographics. CBS’s most recent broadcast in October 2008 ranked as the night’s highest-rated program on both broadcast and cable in adults 18-34 and men 18-34, topping all other sports programming in those demographics, includi...   [read the full post]

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By Chart Topper Here’s Rich “Ace” Franklin talking about MMA fighters, and how to become a good one. Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1BeCdGXYZs Here’s Rich “Ace” Franklin talking about MMA fighters, and how to become a good one. Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1BeCdGXYZs

By Chart Topper Here’s Rich “Ace” Franklin talking about MMA fighters, and how to become a good one. Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1BeCdGXYZs Here’s Rich “Ace” Franklin talking about MMA fighters, and how to become a good one. Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1BeCdGXYZs

By Chart Topper Fresh from his recent victory over Jason Lambert, Jason MacDonald has announced, via his blog(Sportsnet.ca) that he has signed a new contract with the UFC for four more fights. Here’s the quote: MacDonald also said that he had a “gut feeling” he might be fighting Michael Bisping, but of course there’s nothing official to that at this time. Fresh from his recent victory over Jason Lambert, Jason MacDonald has announced, via his blog(Sportsnet.ca) that he has signed a new contract with the UFC for four more fights. Here’s the quote: “I signed a new contract with the UFC this week. It’s a new four-fight deal, so I’ll be looking forward to four more [...]   [read the full post]

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