Strikeforce

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 Kid Nate BE commenter MMALogic did a very capable job of describing how a fighter, even a seemingly non-charismatic fighter like Fedor can become a star: The closer a fighter can get to being viewed as a "lead" character in a movie the more potential they have.

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 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 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 Leland Roling Strikeforce Challengers should be a solid card top to bottom. I'm a bit surprised that Strikeforce was able to put together some compelling matchups on this card, and it will surely fill my fix for MMA action. Check it out tonight at 11 PM EST on Showtime.

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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)

 add - Julian Radbourne 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 ...

 - Jason Probst Often misunderstood given his penchant for straight talk and sometimes-abrasive moods, Diaz still feels he's on a mission to help illustrate what mixed martial arts should be. With Strikeforce promoter Scott Coker saying that fighters from Japan's ...

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 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...

Strikeforce is an organization on the rise.  In fact, every time a new MMA outfit starts off they seem to reference the Strikeforce model, one that starts off with strong local talent and expands from there.  Said another way, besides the UFC the only MMA organization that’s known to be maki...

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...

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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.