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Kenny and Bas are joined by Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Renato "Babalu" Sobral and a pair of fighters on the rise, Jon Jones of the UFC ... www.truveo.com

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An exclusive interview with Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le and UFC welterweight champ Matt Serra. video.aol.com

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Feb. 17: Terry Martin and Scott Smith meet in the prime of their careers, as each looks to elevate himself to another level of MMA. (NBC Sports) video.aol.com

MMA Fight Weekly An exclusive interview with Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le and UFC welterweight champ Matt Serra. www.metacafe.com

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By rss@youtube.com (LexLuthorPWB) On December 23, 2008, Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem joined Lex and Ian on the PWB Podcast Hotline. Overeem discussed his controversial fight against Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović, and the war of words that has transpired since the fight. For the full interview, as well a...

By Kris Karkoski Walker (0-0), a 47-year-old former Heisman Trophy winner who signed with Strikeforce in September, is a sixth-degree black belt in tae kwon do who has been training with American Kickboxing Academy in preparation for his MMA debut against an opponent to-be-announced.

By Robert Gardner Rumble has a pretty impressive wrestling background, but it is his standup that makes him so dangerous. Johnson has been under the tutelage of former Strikeforce middleweight champion and sanshou world champion Cung Le. Le has been able to harness Johnson’s raw ability and is slowly turn...

By Mike Fagan Ortiz went on to beat up Ken Shamrock not once, but twice before Chuck Liddell obliterated him for a second time.  He later drew Rashad Evans in a dreadful fight, followed by getting the Mexican beaten out of him by Lyoto Machida at UFC 84.  Since then, Ortiz has been busy teasing Strikeforce,...

By Leland Roling Women's Division (135 lbs.): Kim Couture (1-1) vs. Kerry Vera (1-0) SBN coverage of Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears Light Heavyweight: Rafael Cavalcante (7-2) vs. Aaron Rosa (12-2) Middleweight: Kevin Casey (2-1) vs. Chad Vance (5-3)

By Chris Gagnon The only problem in this scenario is if he beats Mousasi upon arriving. Strikeforce needs some time to build a stronger light heavyweight division before unleashing Henderson upon it. Then again, he’s probably happier to stay at middleweight anyways, which in terms of fights is better fo...

By E. Spencer Kyte Lost in the shuffle of last weekend's UFC 105 and the impending UFC 106 tomorrow night, the next installment of the Strikeforce Challengers series hits Kansas City, Kansas, tonight with a familiar fight on the card: Couture vs. Vera. Photo courtesy of Esther Lin / Strikeforce.

By Josh Sanchez The WEC always puts on a good event. After this night of endless mixed martial arts action, one can only be even more excited for the Strikeforce Challengers Series on Showtime Friday night and UFC 106: Griffin vs. Ortiz II this Saturday on Pay-Per View.

By Oliver Suarez The same problems in boxing also exist in the sport of MMA. The different fighting organizations such as UFC and Strikeforce are the counterparts of the governing bodies in boxing. They each have their own agenda and it may not always be for the better of the sport and fans. MMA is a great sport b...

By Kris Karkoski FightTrends.com has teamed up with Six Deuce to give away t-shirts in honor of Fedor Emelianenko’s win over Brett Rogers earlier this month in Strikeforce. Click here for complete details on how to sign up for the contest.Six Deuce will be rolling out a handful of new designs on Black Friday,...

November has been a great month for MMA. We'll have had a Strikeforce fight, (2) UFC events and a great WEC card. You won't have to wait until Saturday for some good MMA action. The WEC is putting on a...

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By Jesse Holland At the commercial break we get a nice little promo from the boys at Spike, "Home of the only MMA that matters." Then a minute later they show an HDNet promo of Fedor and other Strikeforce guys doing their thing. Dana shows up at the gym to give his annual "Do you wanna be a f'ing fighter?" speech an...

By Staff In less than three years, Craig, a former boxer and stockbroker, has guided FIGHT! Magazine to become the most popular and influential mixed martial arts monthly in the world. Along with extensive coverage of the UFC and other top promotions (Strikeforce, Dream, WEC), FIGHT! also has re...

By CagE Strikeforce kicks off their last event of the year with “Evolution” featuring fighters Cung Le, Scott Smith, Robbie Lawler, “King Mo” Lawal and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. Strikeforce: Evolution is set for December 19th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA. For the rumored fightcard, check out...

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By Joe Burgett MMA is 100% real. The fact is that even casual fans of the UFC bought the Lesnar vs. Couture or Lesnar vs. Mir fights on PPV . Then you have wrestling fans that like him too, which adds to the money. If he signs with Strikeforce, they will let him do both wrestling and MMA, but UFC may not let him wrestle.

By Kelsey Philpott Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer sheds some more light on the Strikeforce on CBS ratings of last weekend: … As a comparison with this season of Ultimate Fighter, Males 18-34 has TUF at 3.52 and this show at 2.3. Males 35-49 has TUF at 2.28 and the CBS show at 2.7. …

By Eduardo Cruz Former Pride FC lightweight deity Takanori Gomi talks about his desire to sign with one of two US-based fight promotions while visiting Las Vegas to catch the Nov. 14 boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto. "The Fireball Kid" flirted with a stateside move a few years ago when Z...

By Jon Pantera The heavyweight division is one of the most competitive weight classes in MMA. The best fighters are split between the UFC and Strikeforce and every MMA fan would love to see a Fedor vs. Lesnar match up. In the heavyweight division, fans get to enjoy a devastating knock out or TKO in most fights....

By Kris Karkoski FightTrends.com, part of the MMAFrenzy.com Network, has teamed up with Six Deuce to give away five t-shirts to a handful of lucky FightTrends.com readers in honor of Fedor Emelianenko’s victory earlier this month in Strikeforce. Also, be sure to check out FightTrend’s interview with Six D...

Update on Eddie Edwards Notes on the rest of the season of Ultimate Fighter Next major Strikeforce show and update on who is on it Notes on the Strikeforce show from Fresno Official main event change in the biggest show of the year in Japan

By Adam Wagner Rush" commented on everything from his successful title defenses against B.J. Penn, Thiago Alves and Jon Fitch, to a potential super fight against middleweight champion Anderson Silva or even Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields.

By Kid Nate 5 Junior Dos Santos will be tested by #16 Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 108.  If Dos Santos can beat Gonzaga he will be well placed for a title shot, pending the resolution of the title situation. Nominal Strikeforce champ #11 Alistair Overeem is expected to return to Strikeforce in 2010 to defend hi...

By Jay Bandu Johnson was a JUCO College National Wrestling Champion in his younger years, but since then he has trained under the tutelage of Strikeforce fighter Cung Le. His mix of reverse wrestling with sharp, crisp striking remind many people of a much younger Chuck Liddell.

In this action packed episode, the Fedor Era began at Strikeforce, and the UFC prepares for the British Invasion.

By Maggie Hendricks So, MMA promoters of the world, can we have MORE of this? Whether it's a UFC pay-per-view coupled with a WEC event or Ultimate Fight Night, or a Strikeforce Saturday night show paired up with a Challengers Series card, please try to put them geographically close to one another. This would be...

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A little bit later than planned due to health problems (I’ve got an infection in the left side of my jaw! Send get well messages to the usual address), we’re now going to take a look back at the recent Strikeforce/M-1 Global Fedor v Rogers show, shown on Bravo here in Britain on a one day delay. I...

By Darren Wong The worst matchup for Shields is new Strikeforce acquisition, Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, who aside from having a better submission grappling pedigree, also has better standup. Instead, Shields wants to fight Cung Le, a fighter who has never, ever been forced to display his submission def...

By Jeremy Botter Dec. 18-20 — San Jose: Going to northern California is always fun. This will be for the Strikeforce event featuring a Cung Le/Scott Smith main event. I covered my first Strikeforce show last weekend (Fedor/Rogers in Chicago) and had a good time. The Strikeforce folks are first-class people a...

By Kris Karkoski A matchup between Strikeforce 145-pound women’s champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos and top contender Marloes Coenen is likely to take place at a January 30 Strikeforce event in Miami, Florida, according to MMA Weekly. For the latest Strikeforce news and Strikeforce rumors stay tuned...

By Tim Ngo Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal vs. TBD Robbie Lawler vs. TBD Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (Strikeforce Women’s Champion) vs TBD Josh Thomson (Strikeforce Lightweight Champion) vs TBD Scott Smith vs. Cung Le Matt Lindland vs. Ronald “Jacare” Souza

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By Chart Topper The solid ratings mean Strikeforce should return to the CBS airwaves in early 2010. Strikeforce and CBS executives were mum on future plans last week during pre-event festivities for “Fedor vs. Rogers.” “Those are decisions that will be made next week once we’ve had a chance … to look at the numbers,” Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). Saturday nights CBS broadcast of the “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers” event netted a viewer high of 5.46 million viewers during the main event bout between Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers. The average number of viewers for the evening totaled 4.04 million which earned CBS a 2.5 household rating. The show scored top ratings in the adults [...]   [read the full post]

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By Chart Topper Interestingly, Arlovski, who is coming off a pair of knockout losses this year to Fedor Emelianenko in January and Brett Rogers in June, could have fought on the Fedor vs. Rogers card this past weekend. Arlovski was offered Mike Whitehead, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (Whitehead and Sokoudjou would have moved up in weight) and finally Antonio Silva, but parties could not agree to the matchups. This December, former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski (15-7) will make his MMA return with Strikeforce or as part of the Sengoku or Dynamite!! 2009 on New Year’s Eve shows in Japan. FanHouse has learned that Arlovski’s management has been in discussions with the aforementioned organizations and Arlovski is currently training to potentia...   [read the full post]

By Tim Ngo “I fought Alistair one time in Japan and think now is my opportunity to fight against Fedor,” Werdum said at the “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers” post-fight presser. “That’s something we’ll have to circle back with M-1,” Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said.

By Tom Ngo Of the four MMA broadcasts CBS had previously hosted, Fedor vs. Rogers ranks third behind “EliteXC: Primetime,” which averaged 4.85 million viewers, and “EliteXC: Heat,” which drew 4.56 million viewers. Both cards were headlined by YouTube sensation Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson.

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Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with THE NEWS! Konnan will be on sometime later today or tomorrow, but for now a quick update on the top news stories, including a new main event for UFC 106, why Quinton vs. Rashad isn't looking good right now, tons of notes on the Fedor ratin...

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA! We'll open with thoughts on Raw is Ricky Hatton, the good and bad of the build towards Survivor Series, DX vs. Cena, and more. Also on the docket: Fedor and Strikeforce...

By Zach Arnold “We talk to everybody. We’re never going to say no, we like MMA and you know like I said, Strikeforce put on a great show for us tonight and we’re very happy with Strikeforce but we’re not going to close the door on anybody.” The result? Not many “real” MMA fans watched the show.

By Tommy Messano Strikeforce did end up paying each man’s show money, but it should be noted that many sponsorship payouts depend on whether the fighter actually fights in the cage or not. Losing sponsorship money is something many up and coming MMA athletes cannot afford to do.

By Akimitsu Kuwabara This weekend, Fedor Emelianenko garnered the attention of the MMA fans across America in his Strikeforce debut on network television. “I’m the 2009 No-Gi BJJ World Champion. Thanks to all for the support and to my opponents as well. Catch Wrestling lives!”

By Tom Ngo Prior to his “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers” victory over Jason “Mayhem” Miller, Jake Shields had called out former middleweight champ Cung Le for not defending his title. Le subsequently relinquished his Strikeforce crown, something that Shields was more than happy to capture on Satu...

By Jesse Holland Fans of mixed martial arts were once again treated to an action-packed weekend chock full of fights thanks to Strikeforce cranking out back-to-back shows as well as World Victory Road putting forth a bevy of top stars in the heat of battle for Sengoku: “Eleventh Battle.” Strikeforce held...

What top ten MMA heavyweight gets belt reminiscent of the world champion in the 80s and issues open challenge for it Former wrestling star will host new TV show debuting in a few weeks Notes on an MMA movie that features tons of 80s pro wrestling stars Strikeforce signs overseas champion

By Josh Stein Early reports on the ratings for the Strikeforce event on CBS put the numbers very close to four million (3.8, essentially) and, as MMAJunkie points out, that number is soft. Of course (and this may or may not surprise people) this does not break the current CBS  broadcast record for an MMA ev...

By Jesse Holland The preliminary ratings for the CBS broadcast of Strikeforce: “Fedor vs. Rogers” returned an estimated 3.79 million viewers for the prime time mixed martial arts event. Here’s a snapshot of the quarterly breakdown, courtesy of TV by the Numbers:

By Curtis Clontz Antwain Britt is known for being a nasty stand up fighter.  He has power in both hands and is starting to create a lengthy list of formidable opponents that he has knocked out.  While this will be his Strikeforce debut, he is no stranger to fighting in big spots.  Antwain busted onto the scene th...

By Chart Topper With the first collaboration between Strikeforce, M-1 Global, and CBS finished, one has to think that the respective companies are quite happy with the end results. Here’s our take on the night, in our usual column we call “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.” Fedor continues to speak(through a translator mind you) with a humility that many other MMA fighters could learn for. Fedor deserves some respect just for his consummate professionalism, and his lack of trash talk. The five round fight between Jake Shields and Mayhem Miller, while a grappling exercise, was tedious and seemed at times to stall considerably. Despite the solid ground skills of both fighters, the hold downs by Shields seemed to drag on. Shields gained the victory, but certai...   [read the full post]

By Jesse Holland “It’s my turn now. I have a lot of respect for Fedor. He is the best in the world. I already fought (Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion) Alistair Overeem in Japan. It’s my turn to fight Fedor. I believe in my techniques and if it goes to the ground, I believe in my jiu-jitsu.” –Strikeforce heavyweigh...

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By Jesse Holland Confirmed for San Jose is a middleweight tilt between former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Cung Le and the always-game Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith. Several of the promotion’s other top fighters will be in action on the card as well, including a middleweight bout pitting staunch MM...

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By Kris Karkoski Gegard Mousasi happier to see Fedor Emelianenko win than himself: Fabricio Werdum says he deserves to fight Fedor next: Jeff Curran happy to snap losing streak: Marloes Coenen says champ “Cyborg” is next: Props to MMA Fanhouse and Ariel Helwani for the videos.

By David Andrest So many things go into a MMA event,  even more when it’s broadcast on one of the largest television networks available.  Breaking down the evening into parts, let’s review and talk about the good, the not so good , and what Strikeforce/CBS needs to do to keep the momentum building  from toni...

More Strikeforce Coverage Post-Fight Show | Fedor vs. Rogers Photos | Full Results Scott Coker Looks Back at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers Event originally appeared on Fanhouse MMA Blog on Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:33:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

By Chart Topper UFC president Dana White is sure that former PRIDE champion Dan Henderson has signed with rival MMA promotion Strikeforce. Meanwhile, Henderson’s business partner and manager, Aaron Crecy, has denied that his fighter has signed with anyone. UFC president Dana White is sure that former PRIDE champion Dan Henderson has signed with rival MMA promotion Strikeforce. Meanwhile, Henderson’s business partner and manager, Aaron Crecy, has denied that his fighter has signed with anyone. White told Yahoo! Sports on Wednesday, “I guarantee you 1,000 percent that Dan Henderson is signed by Strikeforce.” Crecy [...]   [read the full post]

Now the question is whether MMA will improve to CBS in 2010. Kahl said it's too soon to say about that, but that a significant improvement in the targeted demographic means CBS accomplished its first goal. Kahl noted that MMA on CBS beat college football on ABC in the demographic.CBS Likes Str...

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By Kris Karkoski Once-feared striker Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou appeared improved in his non-title matchup with Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Gegard Mousasi, but in the end it was an outcome”The African Assassin” has become all too familiar with over the last two years, as Mousasi finished a tir...

By Chart Topper The event will be broadcast live on CBS and feature a main event heavyweight bout between Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett “The Grim” Rogers and a middleweight title fight between Jake Shields and Jason “Mayhem” Miller. The live quick results for the “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers” event are as follows: (more…) is happy to bring MMA fans the live results for tonights “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers” event from the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The event will be broadcast live on CBS and feature a main event heavyweight bout between Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett “The Grim” Rogers and a middleweight title [...]   [read the full post]

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- This is the Strikeforce live blog for the first five preliminary bouts on the Fedor vs. Rogers card featuring welterweights Mark Miller vs. Deray Davis, John Kolosci vs. Shamar Bailey, bantamweights Jeff Curran vs. Dustin Neace, lightweights Christian Uflacker vs....

I loved the opener, a very quick fight for two giant guys. I loved the mix of striking and grappling. The second fight was just about as good as the first, and Gegard looked like a killer out there, even if Sokoudjou won the first round. KO: Fedor Best Fight: Fedor vs Rogers

By Josh Nason The best case scenario for Strikeforce: This is a fun slugfest that goes three rounds with a decisive winner by KO. Worst case: Fedor wins relatively easily and doesn't get over. Middleweight Title: Jake Shields vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller

By Jesse Holland Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has upped the ante in its latest round of counter programming, assembling a two-hour block of recent main event bouts to challenge tonight’s Strikeforce show from Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

By Jesse Holland Props: Sherdog.com Quoteworthy: “EA Sports is the premiere game manufacturing company in the world and I’ve been an EA Sports fan since Madden 1! For them to have Strikeforce in their game as the premiere league, we’re very honored.” –Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker reacts favorably to the in...

By Jim Genia Also impressive was West Coast submission specialist Luke Rockhold. Taking on the more experienced UFC and TUF veteran Jesse Taylor, Rockhold found himself defending takedowns early and in danger when Taylor almost took his back. But a reversal to a scramble and Rockhold was suddenly ba...

Miller, who will fight Jake Shields for the vacant Strikeforce middleweight title Saturday night on CBS, faced some unexpected obstacles while trying to make the 185-pound weight limit, but in the end he tipped the scales with one pound to spare, coming in at 184 pounds. Check out the behi...

by Michael David SmithFiled under: Strikeforce, M-1 Global MMA Twitter universe is getting excited for Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers Saturday night on CBS, and that's reflected in the latest installment of our MMA Twitter mailbag.

By Press Release CHICAGO, IL (Nov. 5th, 2009) – The World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA), today announced it will sanction the STRIKEFORCE and M-1 Global fight between undisputed WAMMA reigning heavyweight champion Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko and undefeated challenger, Brett “The G...

By Chart Topper One of mixed martial arts legends, Frank Shamrock (23-10-2), plans on competing for another eight years before he retires. Talking to FanHouse.com, the former UFC and WEC light-heavyweight champ, as well as former Strikeforce middleweight title holder, talked about his future prospects within the sport of MMA. “If they give the next middleweight title shot to me, it’s because I have a famous name,” Shamrock said. “It would be because it would bring in TV viewers, not because I’ve earned it.” Shamrock last fought on April 11 against Nick Diaz in a catch-weight fight of 179 pounds. Diaz won the bout via TKO in the second round of the Strikeforce show.   [read the full post]

By Kris Karkoski Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le will return to action at Strikeforce: Evolution on December 19 in San Jose, California, according to Fanhouse, likely fighting Scott Smith at the Showtime-televised event. For the latest Strikeforce news and Strikeforce rumors stay...

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By Kris Karkoski Smith (16-6), who went 1-3 in the UFC between 2006 and 2007, twice fought EliteXC middleweight champ Robbie Lawler in 2008, fighting to a no contest in their first bout before suffering a second-round TKO in their second meeting. Smith rebounded with back-to-back wins in Strikeforce ove...

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By elmundotech Jake Shields, a native Californian, will be taking on Jason “Mayhem” Miller for the STRIKEFORCE middleweight title. This 5’11”, 170 pound fighter, holds a current record of 23-4-1 and comes into tomorrow night’s middleweight title bout with a 12-fight winning streak. He is also the firs...

By Kris Karkoski “It has been a while since I have fought in the States. It’s great to be part of a card that includes fighters like Fedor and Brett Rogers. I’ve come to seek what I think is mine. I will be working very hard for that.”“Werdum is a fighter of many qualities. He’s fought in many events. He has strengths an...

By Bryan Levick Tomorrow night mixed martial arts returns to CBS for the first time since last October as Strikeforce presents: Fedor vs. Rogers. The televised portion of the card has four bouts and all of them have some sort of title implications involved with them. Now on to my predictions.

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By James Iannotti While a headlining bout for the card is still up in the air, Strikeforce Director of Communications, Mike Afromowitz, confirmed an intriguing middleweight battle between 2008 DREAM middleweight grand prix runner-up, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (10-2), and 13-year mixed martial arts ve...

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By Tim Ngo Nobody knows how much money the UFC has offered Henderson, nor does anybody know how much Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker is throwing his way, but there’s one thing that White does know. “At the end of the day, he’s the grown man and he has to do what he has to do for his business and I have to do what I h...

By Tim Ngo Saturday night is poised to being the biggest in Strikeforce’s short history. Arguably the greatest heavyweight MMA fighter of all-time will make his debut for the promotion against a dangerous opponent in Brett Rogers. If Fedor wins, Strikeforce will prove that no matter how many heavy...

By Kris Karkoski A rumored December 19 Strikeforce event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California was made official at Thursday’s “Fedor vs. Rogers” press conference, with Strikeforce’s Scott Coker announcing that the Showtime-televised “Evolution” event will feature Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza’s St...

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By Leland Roling One of the fights to keep an eye on will be a battle between The Ultimate Fighter Season 7 finalist Jesse Taylor (13-4) and rising prospect and American Kickboxing Academy-trained Luke Rockhold (5-1). Taylor is coming off an unanimous decison loss to Jay Hieron at Strikeforce: Carano vs....

By Kris Karkoski “I respect him (Evangelista) as a fighter. He’s well rounded and he has a lot of heart. He’d not going to give up.“He’s well rounded, but I think I’m a better fighter and have more experience.“It’s going to be a tough fight. I’m really looking forward to it.“I’m excited to be booed for the first time...

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By Tom Ngo The only reason White is so concerned with his rival’s highly anticipated “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers ” show is because they’re hosting a fight that most MMA fans would prefer not to see. White maintains that his organization houses the world’s top heavyweight champion in Brock Lesna...

By PJ Swenson(jon@sharkspage.com) Q] How big is this upcoming event for Strikeforce with the CBS broadcast, the Fedor-Rogers heavyweight showcase, the Middleweight Shields-Miller title fight? Do you think this will be their biggest mixed martial arts event to date?

By Jesse Holland And let’s not forget about Gegard Mousasi, who won the Strikeforce light heavyweight title from Renato Sobral but doesn’t think Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou has earned the right to compete for it. Mousasi: Mousasi: -500 ((Bet Now)) Prediction: Mousasi via submission Silva:

By Todd Jackson That is a very bold statement considering the story history tells.  This is not the first time an MMA event was held live on CBS.  EliteXC tried their hand in impressing the sport upon casual viewers and sadly they failed handily.  Strikeforce has something they didn't have and that is Fedor. ...

asked Emelianenko at Thursday's Strikeforce press conference why he loves the sweater so much. Find out the reason below.Fedor Emelianenko Talks About His Favorite Sweater originally appeared on Fanhouse MMA Blog on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:11:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

For those without CBS, Strikeforce will be airing the show live on PPV for $5.99 on the website. What will do the biggest PPV number between now and the end of the year? Pacquiao vs. Cotto 53.1% Ortiz vs. Griffin 30.6% WWE Survivor Series 9.7% Penn vs. Sanchez 6.5%

It's fear that drives a fighter to get better. They fear encountering a situation they're unprepared for and so they train and they train and they train. But at what point does a fighter stop having fear? For Fedor, what's left? He beat arguably the greatest heavyweight striker in MMA histor...

By Press Release Bowling, who has yet to go to a decision or even see the 2nd round in his career, is considered by many to be one of the top welterweight prospects in MMA. Known for his cardio, brutal strikes, and excellent wrestling, he is expected to make his StrikeForce debut in February or March 2010. He hol...

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By Tom Ngo The last time CBS dabbled in the MMA arena was back in October 2008 at “EliteXC: Heat.”  That was the evening that street fighting legend Kevin “Kimbo” Slice was slapped senseless by Seth Petruzelli, however CBS still came up big scoring a 2.5 rating in the Male 18-34 and 18-49 sectors.

By Kris Karkoski PRESS RELEASE — HDNet’s “Inside MMA” will provide LIVE, exclusive coverage of the weigh-ins for “STRIKEFORCE: Fedor vs. Rogers,” Friday, November 6at 6:00 pm ET. Heavyweight sensation Bobby Lashley, “King” Mo Lawal, and MMA legend Frank Shamrock are expected to join Kenny Rice and Bas R...

By James Iannotti Ultimate Fighter (TUF) castoff Jesse Taylor is also scheduled to make his Strikeforce debut on the Showtime telecast, and there will be plenty of other promising fighters from the promotion’s roster in action as well. Strikeforce fans can probably expect more of the same in this fight fr...

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By Press Release DALLAS (November 4, 2009) HDNet’s “Inside MMA” will provide LIVE, exclusive coverage of the weigh-ins for “STRIKEFORCE: Fedor vs. Rogers,” Friday, November 6at 6:00 pm ET. The special 90-minute edition of “Inside MMA” will provide a first look at the undisputed #1 Heavyweight in the wor...

by Ariel HelwaniFiled under: UFC, Strikeforce Check it out below.MMA Roundtable: Will Fedor Ever Be a Major Star in the US? originally appeared on Fanhouse MMA Blog on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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By Josh Stein For those who don’t know, I live in Fresno, California, very close to the site of the next Strikeforce fight (no, not Fedor vs. Rogers, the one before that). MMA Opinion will have live coverage of the event as well as photos that will be up on our sister site, MMA Prints.

By Erik Fontanez Most took Silva out of the heavyweight equation after he tested positive for steroids in July 2008, however now that he’s back, you can be sure that “Bigfoot” will be starting his hunt for Strikeforce gold shortly. We are not denying that the UFC holds the highest grade of talent in mixed mar...

The Ultimate Fighter 6 contestant John Kolosci left a six-figure job exactly a year ago to pursue mixed martial arts as a full-time career, and he's hoping to make an impression Saturday in his Strikeforce debut on the undercard of the CBS-televised "Fedor vs. Rogers" event in Hoffman Est...

By Press Release NEW YORK (November 3, 2009)–-Jason “Mayhem” Miller has already shown the world that he’s no fan of bullies. Now, the host of MTV’s smash-hit reality series “Bully Beatdown” has been joined by fellow STRIKEFORCE mixed martial arts (MMA) stars Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith and Daniel Cormi...

By Darren Wong Another interesting example to consider is Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi. Mousasi is deserving of a ranking within the top 10 at light-heavyweight, but I find recent arguments for his consideration in the pound-for-pound rankings to be dubious at best.

by Ray HuiFiled under: Strikeforce Follow along below at 2 p.m. ET for live updates.Live Tweeting the Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers Conference Call originally appeared on Fanhouse MMA Blog on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

By Scott White Strikeforce has officially announced the signing of DREAM welterweight grand prix champion Marius “Whitemare” Zaromskis to a multi-fight contract. No date was announced for Zaromskis’ Strikeforce debut. Continue reading "Strikeforce Signs Marius Zaromskis" Post from MMA on Tap

By Erik Fontanez In addition to the 5Round middleweight affair, little mention has been made about the heavyweight bout between Fabricio Werdum and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva. This too is an important fight as the winner will surely be in title contention along with the winner of the Emelianenko/Rogers fi...

By Derek Bolender The fight will be for the vacated Strikeforce middleweight championship formerly held by Cung Le, which Le won by defeating Frank Shamrock way back in March 2008, but he never once defended it because has been more involved in the movie business than mixed martial arts.

By Zdot The women fights of the night are action packed guaranteed. Kim Couture, the ex Randy Couture wife will face Kerry Vera. It will be her third pro MMA fight. She lost her first fight to Kim Rose by unanimous decision at Banner Promotions – Night of Combat on 6/20/2008 and won a first-round TKO ove...

By Zach Arnold Thompson drew much more media attention than other fighters on the card. He was asked by one reporter if he viewed the fight with Overeem as something that gave him more motivation because Overeem was the Strikeforce champion and Thompson is a Strikeforce fighter.

By Zdot This is the most awaited fight of the year. The coming Fedor fight in the US after refusing to sign with the UFC. Bet us Fight Lines Fedor Emelianenko -450Brett Rogers +325 Bet on UFC 105 fights • Bet on UFC 105 – BJ Penn vs Diego Sanchez – @ BetUs

By Tom Ngo In case you didn’t know, there was a major MMA event on Saturday night and it had nothing to do with the UFC. Actually, Dream.12 took place in the wee hours Sunday morning inside the Osaka Castle Hall in Osaka, Japan. Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem trounced James Thompson...

By Kris Karkoski Meanwhile, the UFC will counter Strikeforce’s CBS debut on November 7 with “UFC Main Events” on Spike TV, a new special showcasing main events from the promotion’s recent cards. UFC 101 headliners BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian and Forrest Griffin vs. Anderson Silva are set to be featured on the s...

By Zach Arnold DANA WHITE: “It’s huge. The things all lined up to be here and uh in LA and have him fighting, you know and now it’s up to him to win, I think that uh you know the Mexican community loves their fighters, man, and uh they’ve never had a Heavyweight champion. This guy can be the first Heavyweight cham...

By Tom Ngo Today, Showtime Sports announced that “Fight Camp 360º: Fedor vs. Rogers” will premiere on November 3rd at 9:30 PM ET/PT, just four days before CBS kick off the biggest primetime mixed martial arts fight card in their brief stint in MMA,  “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers.” The show will featu...

By Tim Ngo Henderson recently stated he was in talks with other organizations, however always preferred to re-up with the world’s biggest MMA show. Strikeforce appears to have emerged as the front-runner to employ the 39-year old veteran if White decides to let him walk.

By Justin H Lightweight fighter, Chris Horodecki is expected to sign with the WEC very soon, according to his trainer Shawn Thompkins. If the deal goes through, the 22 year old fighter would enter the organization with a 13-1 record, having suffered his only loss to Ryan Shutlz in the IFL.Jeff Curran’...

By Josh Stein A bout between Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem (30-11-0-1 MMA, #8 IWMMAR) and less-than-solid Brit James “The Colossus” Thompson (14-10 MMA) is suspected, but has yet to be announced. Overeem will be on the event, according to Dream’s promotional materials, but hi...

By Chart Topper On Saturday night, Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem defeated an out matched American, Tony Sylvester, in Amerstdam during the first round of a mixed martial arts bout at Golden Glory’s ‘Ultimate Glory 11′ event. On Saturday night, Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem defeated an out matched American, Tony Sylvester, in Amerstdam during the first round of a mixed martial arts bout at Golden Glory’s ‘Ultimate Glory 11′ event. For a fighter who hasn’t fought under the Strikeforce banner since winning his belt in 2007, Overeem looked overpowering as he finished [...]   [read the full post]

By Curtis Clontz Once upon a time a fighter by the name of Dan Henderson shocked the world (or at least the Japanese version) by dropping superstar Wanderlei Silva.  Some argue that this fight never should have happened (like me), but from that day forward Hendo was known as the first to wear two title belts f...

“Did Joe Warren tap?” Chuck Liddell was voted off of “Dancing with the Stars” this week. (Thank God he’s off that show.) “King” Mo Lawal was signed by Strikeforce, and will still be able to continue fighting in Japan. “MMA Junkie/Inside MMA Poll”

By Chart Topper Non-televised bouts in an event presented by San Jose, Calif.-based STRIKEFORCE, in association with Shamrock Promotions, will begin at 8 p.m. CT. Doors open at 7:15 CT. Tickets, starting at $35, are available at the Memorial Hall ticket office, online at Ticketmaster.com or by phone at (800) 745-3000. In his last outing, Woodley registered an impressive second-round submission (armbar) over former Tito Ortiz protégé, Zach Light fight at the STRIKEFORCE Challengers event in Tulsa, Okla. A popular up-and-comer, the 5-foot-9, 27-year-old Woodley, the 11th of 13 children raised mostly by a single mother, has won all his fights by submission.   [read the full post]

By Kris Karkoski UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun – October 24, 2009 (Los Angeles, CA)DREAM 12 – October 25, 2009 (Osaka, Japan)Strikeforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. Gurgel – November 6, (Fresno, CA)Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers – November 7, 2009 (Hoffman Estates, IL)Sengoku 11th Battle – November 7, 20...

By Dave Walsh Vadim Finkelstein: Fedor believes his opponent is a top fighter, a knockout artist. One should overestimate his opponent. Fedor respects him as a fighter. He’s in a serious training camp now preparing diligently for the November, 7 fight.

By Zach Arnold Is Kimbo damaged goods? And speaking of another fighter at an older age trying to learn the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, Strikeforce is ready to promote Herschel Walker for this December or January in a fight. Aren’t you excited, Mr. White?

By Chart Topper Middleweights Jake Shields and Jason “Mayhem” Miller Battle for the Recently Vacated STRIKEFORCE Middleweight Title; Gegard Mousasi and Heavyweight Fabricio Werdum Will Also Appear on the Four-Fight Primetime Card 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. The following four primetime matchups are confirmed for CBS/ STRIKEFORCE/ M-1 GLOBAL SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS on Nov. 7: Jake Shields vs. Jason “Mayhem” Miller (Middleweight Title Fight)   [read the full post]

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By Maggie Hendricks The Strikeforce Challengers Series: Up-and-coming fighters are given a shot to show their stuff on television. It's that simple, and that enjoyable. Strikeforce's best prospects are not thrust into tough fights too soon. Instead, they are given the chance to grow into top fighters befor...

By Justin Former UFC heavyweight champion Kevin Randleman will look to get back in the win column after losing to Mike Whitehead at a June Strikeforce event, facing off against undefeated Stanislav Nedkov at Sengoku 11. [MMAJunkie]DEEP’s “45th Impact” will include a “Guam vs. Japan” format which...

By Zach Arnold UFC President Dana White has been very critical of Strikeforce signing Walker to an MMA contract. Walker addressed the criticisms during his ESPN interview. Dana White, in a recent interview with u l t m m a . c o m, reacted to Walker’s comments about him on ESPN.

By Chart Topper The Full November 14th Fight Card: 1. 185 lbs. Hector ‘Sick Dog’ Ramirez - UFC (8-3-1) vs. Bret Bergmark - WEC (5-1-1) 2. 145 lbs. Bao ‘The Taz’ Quach - Strikeforce, Affliction, EliteXC (17-9-1) vs. Georgi ‘Insane’ Karakhanyan (12-1) 3. 155 lbs. Wander Braga - WEC (16-1) vs. Alberto Crane - UFC (12-4) 4. 185 lbs. Sean ‘The Destroyer’ Loeffler (17-4) vs. Brad Harris (5-1) 6. HW Virgil Zwicker (6-1) vs. Mychal Clark (6-9) 7. 155 lbs. Sevak Magakian (7-2) vs. Saad ‘Assasin’ Awad (7-3) 8. 155 lbs. Juliano Prado (4-2) vs. RJ Clifford (3-1) 9. HW Maurice ‘The Gorilla’ Jackson (1-1) vs. Dave Mejia (4-0) 10. 185 lbs. Ben ‘Blitzkrieg’ Jones (3-1) vs. Waylon Kennell - Strikeforce (4-2) 11. 125 lbs. Sophie Bagherdai (3-1) vs. Avery Vilche (1-2)   [read the full post]

By Justin Press Release — Shine International has signed a global distribution deal with STRIKEFORCE, one of the world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotions, to sell its entire library of television programming, including more than 70 hours of content, to international markets.

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By Kris Karkoski Chou comes to STRIKEFORCE with 10 years of experience in the MMA business. During his tenure in the sport, he has functioned in the same capacity with two other organizations and worn a number of other hats including that of competitor and referee.

By Justin Strikeforce fighter Luke Rockhold has announced via facebook that he will be Jesse Taylor’s unannounced opponent at the November 6 “Strikeforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. Gurgel” event in Fresno California, which will air on Showtime. This comes just a day after MMAFrenzy.com repor...

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We also have updates on the Strikeforce show on CBS. We also look at the announced retirement of the person who was a major pioneer in Japanese MMA. IWGP heavyweight title change Legends and Japanese headliner at a training camp this week

The MMA rookie hasn't fought since his June 27 victory over Bob Sapp on the Prize Fight Promotions "Ultimate Chaos" pay-per-view, and still has two fights left on his contract with that organization. However, talks have heated up over the last few weeks with Strikeforce about Lashley mak...

By Zach Arnold A decade later and Mixed Martial Arts is the new fad for athletes, active and retired, who want to show that they still are bad asses to the public. Last week, Strikeforce announced that 47-year old Herschel Walker would fight for the promotion in early 2010. Bob Cook, who helps run the ship at...

By Zdot Dana White must be crazy! He tried everything he could to get him in the UFC, but co-promotion demands from the Russian camp put an end to the deal. Strikeforce got him and said. Amen to every Fedor’s demand. So, it will be the first co-promotion event of Strikeforce with M1 Global.

By Jim Genia In the heavyweight match-up between K-1 kickboxer Ray Sefo and UFC veteran Kevin Jordan, things didn’t quite go as either man planned. Jordan wisely wasted no time taking Sefo down in the opening frame, and he spent the duration on top sticking knuckles in the kickboxer’s face. But in Round...

By Dave Walsh Tim Kennedy: I think the guys like Georges St. Pierre that are amazing athletes in the first place and have been able to train with the best in all of the different realms of mixed martial arts: boxing, kickboxing, jiujitsu, wrestling, and really take a certain skill set and perfect it. You ca...

UFC President Dana White says he's outraged that Strikeforce has signed former football star Herschel Walker to make his MMA debut at age 47, and he ripped Strikeforce's TV partner, Showtime, for engaging in a gimmick that makes the sport look bad.Dana White Rips Strikeforce, Showtime F...

By Jim Genia Stuck between Strikeforce’s “Carano vs. Cyborg” epic and November’s “Gurgel vs. Evangelista” and “Fedor vs. Rogers” double-header, Friday’s Strikeforce Challengers may seem meager. But for those who like wrestlers – and wrestlers and wrestlers – it might be worth it to tune in.

Bruce Kivo of MMAConfidential.com caught up with Gina Carano. Carano will be fighting Cris Cyborg Santos in the first-ever Strikeforce Female Championship on August 15th. The fight is scheduled for five rounds and the athlete's will compete at 145-pounds. MMAConfidential.com has more in...

By Larry Vollmer Former NFL and NCAA football superstar Herschel Walker will enter a new chapter in his career as a professional athlete when he makes his debut as a heavyweight in the world’s fastest growing sport – mixed martial arts (MMA) – as part of a multi-fight contract he has signed with world champ...

By Larry Vollmer Fedor, the #1 Ranked MMA Heavyweight in the World, To Be Seen for the First Time by Broadcast Television Audience 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). SH...

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By Kelsey Philpott Today Strikeforce announced that MMA is returning to primetime television on CBS with Fedor vs. Rogers: 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 S...

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By Zdot Gina Carano is the most well known female MMA fighter on the planet. She was undefeated until she met Christiane Cyborg Santos, one of the most brutal female fighters ever. That fight happened recently as you should all know, on Saturday, August 15, 2009 as a main event in a Strikeforce show.

THREE STRIKES By Ben Miller Showtime’s highest-profile MMA production since its consummation with Strikeforce gave the world a compelling show and plenty to talk about. It’s all too much for one topic, so let’s divide this space into thirds. Now That’s Pro Wrestling Somewhere, Chyna is j...

Hi Dave Hard Justice 2009 Thumbs Up: Best Match: Steiner/Booker Vs Team 3-D Worst Match: Knockout Title Match Hey Dave, Overall it was a good show, despite some questionable booking decisions and a big company decision I am livid about. Steel Asylum Match- A fantastic way to start the show....

By Zdot Gilbert Melendez vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida. Mendendez got a TKO victory late in the third round. That fight was the most competitive fight of the night. Fabricio Werdum vs. Mike Kyle scored a submission win via guillotine choke at 1:24 of the first round.

By Zdot This is the last fight from Cris Cyborg at the Shamrock vs. Diaz Strikeforce event. The Japanese was extremely courageous against the brutal Brazilian. The fight was first called off, but they made some business deal with the Japanese fighter and the fight was kept on the card.

By Yael Grauer 2009 hasn’t been all that bad for women’s MMA. Bellator, Strikeforce, Valkyrie, Shooto and DEEP haven’t been the only games in town. We saw HookNShoot put on the G-Fight Summit, and women fighting for a ton of other promotions including Fight Force, Combat USA, Beast of the East, CMF, UCFC,...

By Zdot This is the Official Showtime trailer video for Strikeforce: “Carano vs. Cyborg” Also on the card: Alistair Overeem will make his first Strikeforce heavyweight title defense against Fabricio Werdum. There are still some tickets to grab here.

By Leland Roling Masvidal was defeating Imada before getting caught in the unorthodox inverted triangle choke, so I imagine Reynolds won't be much of a test barring another crazy submission. Like the Alvarez line, I'm not too keen on placing that much money in a matchup to win so little.

By Mark Chalifoux Is there a future for women’s mixed martial arts? Sure, Gina Carano will be headlining the Strikeforce show Saturday on Showtime, but is it really the boon for women’s MMA that most are making it out to be or is... Is there a future for women’s mixed martial arts? Sure, Gina Carano will be headli...

By EuanTaylor On this week’s show: *Strikeforce recap with the failure of a former UFC legend *Why Casey wants to marry WEC aka WEC 41 recap and discussion of fighter pay outs *WWE Extreme Rulez stuff *INJURIES! from the above shows and other randomness Email the show: blitzkrieg@mma-blitz.com Follow...

By Leland Roling Baker hasn't been the most impressive fighter for a guy who holds a 9-1 record with his lone loss being to UFC fighter Chael Sonnen, but he has enough power and good enough wrestling to gain top control to pound opponents. Horwich is mostly known for surviving against tough competition. He ha...

By D Wizzle Tito Jones, Strikeforce Featherweight Fighter: Mike Swick, UFC Welterweight Fighter: I predict Machida. Keith "KO Kid" Berry, KOTC Middleweight Champion: Houston Alexander, UFC Light Heavyweight Fighter: Lyoto wins on Saturday.

By Lee honish Segment 4 MMA Strikeforce is crazy… UFC 98 full card Chuck Lidell fights at taco bell? Greenman goes to a clan rally How to break up… Elaina Maxwell joins UFC winners Maxwell and nipple action Elaina Maxwell is a prude in bed…

By Mark Chalifoux UPDATE: Since this entry was posted, Fedor Emelianenko has signed a contract with Strikeforce. Read the AP story here. After a crazy week in MMA, I thought it would be a foregone conclusion that Fedor Emelianenko would be in the UFC.... UPDATE: Since this entry was posted, Fedor Emelianenko h...

This past Saturday night, Britain’s Extreme Sports channel once again ventured into MMA territory with a showing of Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives. Originally held in November 2007 in San Jose, California, the show has been on a regular rotation through the schedules for...

By Fraser Strikeforce: Shamrock v. Diaz Dream.8 WEC: Torres v. Mizugaki I know it’s all the rage to hate on EliteXC, but I quite enjoyed their shows and have missed them this year. This Strikeforce show picked up where EliteXC left off with an exciting, dramatic main event, a great

By robnashville Mixed Martial Arts For Dummies by Frank Shamrock by Frank Shamrock (with Mary Van Note) Publisher: Dummies/Wiley Available on Amazon.com MMA legend Frank Shamrock recently made his return to the cage for his showdown with Nick Diaz for Strikeforce. The cage is a familiar environment for...

By Jesse Holland Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz — who is still waiting for his UFC contract to expire — talks about his future at the post-fight press conference for Strikeforce: ‘Shamrock vs. Diaz’ from the HP Pavilion on April 11. “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy,” who has a tendency to flir...

A big weekend in MMA is behind us and a big weekend in MMA is ahead of us, so now is a good time for the very first FanHouse mixed martial arts podcast. I was pleased to be joined by Ariel Helwani of Versus.com for our first installment. We had a great discussion about Saturday night's Strikeforce e...

Gina Carano and Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos. MMA Mania Photo. • At Saturday night's "Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz" post-event press conference, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said he hopes to arrange a bout between former EliteXC stars Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos and...

A definite thumbs up for last night's fights. Best fight: Benji Radach vs. Scott SmithWorst: Cyborg vs. Akano, just for being allowed to happen in the first place First, the dislikes. I was disappointed that they allowed Cyborg vs.Akano to happen with such a huge weight discrepancy. Cyborg mus...

By Leland Roling Brett Rogers (8-0) vs. Ron Humphries (5-0): In a battle of undefeated fighters, Rogers looks to continue his dominating performances and make a name for himself in the Heavyweight division by steamrolling yet another tough competitor in Humphries.

STRIKEFORCE: “LAWLER vs. SHIELDS” “Babalu” Sobral To Make First Strikeforce Championship Defense Sobral (32-7) will be making the first defense of his Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship against vaunted striker and fellow Brazil native “Feijao” (7-1).

By TIM VREELAND At current I watch Affliction, Dream, Sengukou, Strikeforce, WEC and, UFC primarily. Though other MMA events occur I see them when I can.  Soon after HW champ Randy Couture leaves UFC to pursue a fight with Fedor. Fedor Emelianenko Alexsander Emelianenko Anderson " Spider" Silva

By Josh Nason In dealing with the aftermath of a 2/6 incident at the Strikebox event in Montreal where fans peppered the ring with cans and bottles in a match between James Thompson vs. Steve Bosse due to perceived rules infractions, the Commission has decided to enforce the laws that allows only boxing...

By Lynchman Anyone who watches MMA Live on ESPN.com knows that I am fair when talking about UFC, Strikeforce, Affliction etc . . . or any of the fighters. In the most recent episode, I spoke about Joe Lauzon's dominant win over Stephens. Joe has spoken negatively about me in several interviews lately but I cal...

Last week marked a monumental move for Strikeforce, as the mixed martial arts organization formalized a partnership with Showtime to broadcast live MMA shows during the next three years. Showtime will televise up to 16 events per year, ...

By Michael Rome I've also seen people criticize Florian for being a shill on MMA Live, which is classic selection bias.  This week on the show, he said it was great news that Strikeforce got the deal and that all these fighters would have a place to fight.  He then followed up praising Joe Lauzon, who has gone a...

By Lee honish UFC Fight Night from Tampa Florida… • Did it suck? • Who was in the main event? • Anthony Rumble Johnson didn’t have my back at IMMAE! But he did win! • How many people attended? Strikeforce goes network? • Gary Shaw still sucks! • Can Elite XC gear be bought on ebay? UFC 96 • Whos the main event? •...

By Rear Naked Fight That Should Have Happened, But Didn't Fedor vs Couture Santos vs Carano Liddell vs Rua Silva vs Anyone Alvarez vs Diaz Fight of the Year Alvarez vs Hansen - DREAM 3 Shamrock vs Le - EliteXC/Strikeforce Condit vs Miura - WEC 35 Nogueira vs Sylvia - UFC 81 Torres vs Maeda - WEC 34

By drw14 After watching this PPV, I am terribly excited for next year!! I do have some concerns, but overall I am ready to see MMA take over the world. Whether it be the UFC, Affliction or Strikeforce. It doesn't matter, they all work together whether they want to admit or not.

By The Lights Out Show  Everybody’s excited about Couture vs Liddell except Couture and Liddell. Why?  Newly crowned Strikeforce champion, Babalu Sobral, is the odd man out at Affliction  Josh Barnett is set for Affliction 2, and it’s not against Brett Rogers thankfully

By The Lights Out Show Strikeforce “Destruction” Recap and Results  Boxing is circling the drain  Rumor Mill: Chuck Liddell’s next opponent not Anderson Silva, and not even at light heavyweight!  Rumor Mill 2: Anderson Silva’s next opponent will be a loser. Seriously!

By The Lights Out Show  Fedor Emelianenko wants Brock Lesnar!  TUF 6 Finalist quitting MMA for good  Fabricio Werdum says he’s staying with the UFC. Dana White has other plans  UFC 91 Fight Salaries - Did anyone get “Fabered”?  WEC 37 card finalized  Strikeforce “Destruction” preview

By someonespecial4 Fedor Emelianenko Affliction UFC Randy Couture UFC Affliction Emelianenko (#1) 1/24 5 Affliction 6 UFC 7 UFC 8 9 DREAM/Strikeforce UFC UFC Affliction Aleksander Emelianenko Affliction UFC Couture (#3), 11/15 Affliction UFC EliteXC? UFC UFC EliteXC? Affliction? EliteXC? EliteXC?

By John Chandler The event will see Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson take on Lion’s Den product Ashe Bowman in a non-title bout. Additional main card bouts include Renato “Babalu” Sobral vs. Anthony Ruiz, Joe Riggs vs. Kazuo Misaki, and Terry Martin vs. Cory Devela.

By Dave Walsh Affliction understands that this is a sport, but they are approaching it like an entertainment company, something that UFC, Pro Elite, Strikeforce and everybody else has neglected to do. Affliction has the lineup of fighters to make for ...

By MMAMemories.com Mixed martial arts is making further inroads into network television. NBC has given a time slot to Strikeforce, which will put MMA programming on the network starting in April. This comes on the heels of Elite XC’s deal with CBS, which is slated to start in April. That means...

By Ariel Helwani This fight will be Von Flue’s first away from the national spotlight in over two years as he had been fighting for the UFC and Strikeforce since January 2006. I spoke to Von Flue about his upcoming fight, his future with Strikeforce and why he thinks the San Jose-based promotion is afraid to g...

By Sam Caplan The latest edition of Inside the Cage Radio is now available! Joining Matt Cava and I this week were Kenny Florian, Ricco Rodriguez, and Joe Riggs. Segment Two - UFC lightweight fighter Kenny “The Finisher” Florian: Segment Four - New Strikeforce middleweight fighter Joe “Diesel” Riggs...