Strikeforce

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]

By Chart Topper Scott Smith talks about the possibility of fighting Cung Le, before the official announcement that he was the leading candidate, his loss to Nick Diaz, and more. Scott Smith talks about the possibility of fighting Cung Le, before the official announcement that he was the leading candidate, his loss to Nick Diaz, and more.

By Michael Rome While I would love to see Fedor fight Brock Lesnar, there's a small part of me that thinks it should never happen.  For Fedor to lose his streak at the hands of a giant 60 pounds bigger than him seems like an injustice to the greatest fighter in the history of the sport.  I won't complain about see...

By Kid Nate Rogers survived an initial takedown, fought his way to his feet and forced Fedor against the cage. Fedor got free and rocked him with a hook. Then took him down. Battered Rogers with a barrage of hooks before getting the takedown. But Rogers reversed and scored with ground and pound before Fedo...

By Kid Nate The Strikeforce Middleweight Championship fight delivered with sustained back and forth action on the ground and standing in five tough rounds. Jake Shields took a unanimous decision despite having been saved by the bell while trapped in a rear naked choke at the end of the third round.

By Kid Nate In a fight to determine who might get the next shot at Fedor Emelianenko, the #1 heavyweight in the world,neither fighter left fans excited about their prospects to beat the best in the world. Fabricio Werdum, the #13 heavyweight in the world came in favored against Antonio Silva, the #22 r...

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]

By Kid Nate But regardless of what happens tonight, Fedor Emelianenko will remain the greatest heavyweight fighter in the history of MMA for the foreseeable future. Only one athlete has a comparable resume -- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira -- and Fedor has beaten Nogueira convincingly twice.

By Luke Thomas Today on "MMA Nation" we'll be joined by WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown. We'll talk to him about what his ATT-teammate Antonio Silva needs to do to win tonight, his upcoming fight at WEC 44 with Jose Aldo and much more. And, of course, lots of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers talk along wil...

By Leland Roling What many fans seem to forget is just how amazing Fedor Emelianenko is as a fighter. He's one of the first fighters in history to be equally great at nearly all aspects of mixed martial arts. He can grapple both offensively and defensively with some of the best jiu-jitsu fighters in the world w...

By Chart Topper One of mixed martial arts legends, Frank Shamrock (23-10-2), plans on competing for another eight years before he retires. 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. One of mixed martial arts legends, Frank Shamrock (23-10-2), plans on competing for another eight years before he retires. He recently had surgery to remove a plate from his forearm after a bad break and he wears the piece of metal like a trophy around his neck. Talking to FanHouse.com, the former UFC and WEC light-heavyweight [...]   [read the full post]

By Chart Topper The official weigh-ins for the “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers” event took place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Both headliners Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers made weight while only one fighter from the preliminary card had trouble making his contracted weight. MAIN CARD The official weigh-ins for the “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers” event took place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Both headliners Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers made weight while only one fighter from the preliminary card had trouble making his contracted weight. The weigh-in event was open to the public on Friday [...]   [read the full post]

By Leland Roling While many fans would say that Miller is simply a promotional character rather than a real fighter, I'd go against that argument. Miller's entertainment factor is a selling point, but he's one of the hardest fighters to finish in the sport. He has some of the best defensive grappling and pur...

By Leland Roling Lightweight bout: Ousmane Thomas Diagne (1-0) vs. Merritt Warren (2-3): Diagne will look to bring his Sanshou style of fighting into the cage against a submission fighter in Warren. Diagne is a student under Cung Le, another Sanshou style fighter who made the transition to MMA. Pick your...

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 Chart Topper “You see the matchup potential between the winner of the Silva-Werdum fight and the winner of the Fedor vs. Rogers fight, so I think it would make sense for those two to fight each other depending on how it goes,” said Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker. Jason “Mayhem” Miller on Jake Shields (Yahoo! Sports). During Thursdays open workout and Press Conference, many great quotes and news worthy items have come up regarding the Strikeforce organization, individual fighters, and future matchups. We’ve tried to sift through them to bring you the best news worthy quotes. Next heavyweight matchup (Sherdog.com) “You see the matchup potential between the winner of the Silva-Werdum fight and [...]   [read the full post]

By Chart Topper The fourth installment of the Strikeforce challengers show will take place on Friday night at the SaveMartCenter in Fresno, Cali. and feature a main event bout between Billy Evangelista and Jorge Gurgel. Both Evangelista and Gurgel weighed in at 159 pounds, which was four pounds heavier than the 155 pound listed weight. Officials from the California State Athletic Commission clarified the weight issue by stating the bout was contracted at 159 pounds and not 155. Featherweight fighter Chris Culley missed his 146 pound weight limit by weighing in at 148.5 pounds and will have to forfeit 20 percent of his fight purse to opponent Casey Olson. MAIN CARD Source: MMAjunkie.com   [read the full post]

By MMASpotClint Although Werdum has just one fight remaining on his Strikeforce contract after Saturday night, he does not seem to be looking to his next contract as much as he is looking to accomplish his goals in the sport, “Promoters are in the business to make money, not hand it out. So a contract is a cont...

By Chart Topper After going 3-4 in the UFC, lightweight fighter Jorge Gurgel (13-5) couldn’t be happier facing undefeated Billy Evangelista in the main event of this Fridays Strikeforce Challengers show in Fesno, Cali. Gurgel was cut by the UFC after a unanimous decision loss to Aaron Riley at UFC 91 and, as he tells it, was unemployed for “four-minutes” before Strikeforce signed him to their organization. Under the Strikeforce banner and won his first fight at a previous Challengers show against Conor Huen in June. The fourth Strikeforce Challengers (ShoMMA) event will take place on Nov. 6 at the Save Mart Center at Fresno State in Fresno, Cali. The current Strikeforce Challengers card appears as follows:   [read the full post]

By Leland Roling Werdum enters the contest following a quick submission victory over Mike Kyle back in August at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg. Before his signing with Strikeforce, he recorded two wins and two losses in the UFC with a surprising upset loss at the hands of Junior Dos Santos that led to his re...

By Chart Topper Strikeforce heavyweight fighter Fedor Emelianenko is busy preparing for next weekends fight against Brett Rogers on November 7. The Russian took some time to respond to questions from his fans brought to him by Michael David Smith over at FanHouse.com. Strikeforce heavyweight fighter Fedor Emelianenko is busy preparing for next weekends fight against Brett Rogers on November 7. The Russian took some time to respond to questions from his fans brought to him by Michael David Smith over at FanHouse.com. Emelianenko answered questions about making the transition from the ring to the cage, his [...]   [read the full post]

By thebwit Rockhold will be taking on Jesse Taylor November 6th on "Strikeforce Challenger Series: Gurgel vs Evangelisa".  MMA Recap's Andrew Gladstone sat down with this young up and comer, to give more insight to mma fans on this Strikeforce fighter. What's it like fighting for Strikeforce?

By mason_beer This is not about a post about anybody in Strikeforce being able to fight Anderson Silva, because nobody can.  But for all the lack of depth that Strikeforce is dealing with, one division that is stacked (relative to the company) is the middleweights.  So if Dan Henderson is looking for good...

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 Leland Roling The question that immediately jumps out to fans is how will Strikeforce handle Lawal's career. Strikeforce certainly doesn't want to throw him to the wolves in a title bout with Gegard Mousasi in a few months, but do they feel the need to rush him into main event status because the division l...

By Chart Topper FanHouse: We had previously heard Fedor vs. Rogers would be on Showtime. How did the deal go down to put it on CBS? Scott Coker: We just got a call that CBS was interested in doing that fight, and we were all in agreement that would be a win-win for CBS to put MMA back on the air. It’s a great day for the mixed martial arts industry. FanHouse: Will Shields and Miller fight each other? Scott Coker: That hasn’t been confirmed. This is an exciting fight for the sport of mixed martial arts. The fans can tune in to CBS on Nov. 7 and see Fedor fight Rogers, plus Jake Shields, Mayhem Miller, Cris Cyborg, Gegard Mousasi, that’s a great day for mixed martial arts. I’m very happy we’re going to put MMA back on CBS and I’m looking forward to it.   [read the full post]

By MMASuPreMaCy Sherdog reports that Kerry Vera, wife of UFC fighter Brandon Vera, has signed with Strikeforce: Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker informed Sherdog.com Friday that the promotion has also pushed back plans to host two eight-woman tournaments –- at 135 and 145 pounds –- until early 2010.

By Dallas O'Malley In the aftermath of her historic fight against newly crowned Strikeforce Women’s Middleweight Champion Cris ‘Cyborg’ Santos, Carano may become a bigger star than she was in the build up of her championship bout with Santos.  A promotional error on Strikeforce’s part was the decision no...

By sundownmotel Strikeforce just did great big monster numbers this past Saturday for Cyborg-Carano, which was one of the most highly-anticipated MMA fights in history, being built up from before EliteXC went under.  It’s a good damn thing that both ladies made weight, because pretty much everything w...

By Kid Nate Gegard Mousasi has silenced this doubter. His utter dominance of Renato 'Babalu' Sobral for the Strikeforce light heavyweight belt sent a message to the MMA world. There is a reason that the UFC is spending so much time trying to poison the well for Mousasi -- he is the fighter in the M-1/Stri...

By Luke Thomas Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg on Showtime HP Pavilion in San Jose, California Fabricio Werdum vs. Mike Kyle Mike Cook vs. Scott Lighty Mike Fagan: Trevino's 3-0.  Cung Le trains Hill who is 4-6-1.  Yeah, Alex Trevino by submission, round 1.

By MMASuPreMaCy Having Roger Gracie, Ralek Gracie, Jake shields, Nick Diaz, and Gilbert Melendez compete for belts in one promotion would be an incredible feat and resurrection for the Gracie name. It would also help the California based promotion grow with names that are synonymous with BJJ and MMA.

By Leland Roling Bellator XII and Strikeforce Challengers will both take place this evening, so here's a small preview to the betting odds currently from BestFightOdds.com. The lines will be closing tonight, so get your bets in as soon as you can. There probably won't be very much movement from now until the...

By Brent Brookhouse I never understood why Strikeforce would have Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante on the undercard.  The assumption was that they wanted him to fight Sobral for the 205 title and having him fight off of TV didn't make a lot of sense for a promotion that needs to build stars.  However, all reports poin...

By Luke Thomas

By Leland Roling Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields, June 6th Robbie Lawler (-115, Sportsbook) vs. Jake Shields (-110, Bodog & BetCRIS) Mike Brown (+120, Sportsbook) vs. Urijah Faber (-125, 5Dimes, BetCRIS) Anthony Pettis (+260, Bodog) vs. Mike Campbell (-275, BetCRIS)

Del Rosario recently revealed that his contract was one of those purchased by Strikeforce in the acquisition of ProElite. Del Rosario has signed with Strikeforce and has stated that he could fight for Strikeforce as soon as August. ...

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz came to us all live on April 11, 2009, from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.  Yep, we're talking about Strikeforce and Scott Coker's usual stomping grounds.  Years ago, Frank Shamrock took out Nick Diaz's coach Cesar Gracie with a lightning fast first...

By Leland Roling The odds for Strikeforce's Shamrock vs. Diaz main card are available at BestFightOdds.com. Here's the breakdown: Frank Shamrock (-165) v. Nick Diaz (+145) Benji Radach (-165) v. Scott Smith (+145) Christiane Santos (-455) v. Hitomi Akano (+375) Brett Rogers (-440) v. Ron Humphries (+360)

By MMASuPreMaCy Carano in Strikeforce Around August Versus Cyborg? From Sherdog: Bobby Lashley Heading To Strikeforce? Seems like a logical fit to me. Shedog has the scoop: Lashley said he’s been impressed by Coker and the Strikeforce team’s business acumen.

So while Carano said she's open to fighting with either the WEC or Strikeforce, for now she's left waiting and wondering when her contractual issues will be resolved. And MMA fans are left without the opportunity to watch the sport's highest-profile female fighter.

By James Iannotti This Friday night at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, the 38-year-old product of American Kickboxing Academy will once again fill that role as he defends his light heavyweight strap against the uber-talented fan favorite Renato “Babalu” Sobral live in the main event of Strikef...

By Dave Walsh ShareThis   Here at Total MMA we have sent one Andrew Wallace to Strikeforce twice now to report live on what usually are some of the more fun MMA events in the United States. He has gotten to hang out with Dave Meltzer, some girl who started a site about MMA afterparties, talked about his abs an...

By James Iannotti The San Jose-based mixed martial arts promotion is set for “Strikeforce at the Mansion II” tonight at the world famous Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, California. “Strikeforce at the Mansion II” is set to stream live from the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sherdog.com begi...

By gorgeousgeorge@taggradio.com (Gorgeous George) November 20, 2007 - Ed Herman stiffed us today but it happens. It gave the guys a chance to review UFC 78 and talk about last weekend's Strikeforce card. The guys will do a show tomorrow, sans Trigg who will be flying to Chicago for Thanksgiving.

By promma A young man will make his Mixed Martial Arts professional debut tomorrow night (Friday Jul 27) at the Strikeforce event in San Jose. This MMA extravaganza will air live on HDNet at 7:30 PM PST/10:30 PM EST. As stated, this will be the young man's first professional Mixed Martial Arts event an...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman begins by previewing the mixed martial arts fight between Frank Shamrock and Cung Le. This will be held Saturday night, March 29, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. It will be shown in the U.S. as the main event of a joint EliteXC and Strike...

By Sam Cupitt It is not often you get an MMA event without any real highlights but ‘Strikeforce at the Dome’ fitted that bill. The show is probably even more of a let down considering we have treated to action packed events such as EliteXC: Street Certified, WEC 32 and UFC 81 already this month.

By Sam Caplan http://mmatakedown.net/MMA_Audio/Inside_the_Cage_Radio_9.22.07.mp3 Segment One - EliteXC’s female MMA controversy: Segment Two - UFC lightweight fighter Kenny “The Finisher” Florian: Segment Four - New Strikeforce middleweight fighter Joe “Diesel” Riggs:

Tank" Abbott is a legend in North American mixed martial arts. Fighting in the early days of the UFC, Abbott has garnished a Strikeforce against American Kickboxing Academy fighter Paul Buentello. Tank talks the fight and his preparation for the October"s