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Saturday, Oct 3
Rich Chou appointed as Strikeforce matchmaker
Strikeforce matchmaking was previously done by a committee headed by Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, but most of the matchmaking was actually done by Bob Cook. Cook’s involvement created a unique situation for the company, as he also serves as an instructor at American Kickboxing Academy....
Thursday, Aug 20
Art of Fighting 4 Preview
Petruzelli has not fought since the bout with Slice that ended in a first-round technical knockout at EliteXC “Heat” in October 2008. Petruzelli was supposed to fight in Roy Jones Jr.’s March Badness promotion before dropping out with an MCL injury. The 29-year-old journeyman will carry a...
Thursday, Aug 13
Nick Diaz Turns To Boxing
Nick Diaz has signed a professional boxing contract with Don Chagrin, a longtime boxing promoter. Diaz will be allowed to box professionally as well as compete in MMA matches with Strikeforce. This announcement comes on the heels of Diaz being replaced in this Saturday’s Strikeforce eve...
Wednesday, Aug 12
Strikeforce: Carano v. Santos Preview
Gina Carano v. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos Carano is 7-0, making her Strikeforce debut, with four wins by stoppage. She is a muay thai fighter. Santos is 7-1, 1-0 in Strikeforce, with five wins by KO. She is a muay thai striker with jiu jitsu skills.
Monday, Jul 27
What does Strikeforce need to do to challenge the UFC?
The collapse of EliteXC and Affliction leaves Strikeforce as the only possible challenger to the UFC. Since they moved into the MMA business in 2006 they’ve carefully grown their business by building a strong fanbase in California. Indeed, it’s a Strikeforce show that currently holds th...
Sunday, Jul 26
What does the fall of Affliction mean for MMA?
And the fact is that another MMA promotion doesn’t need to provide UFC with its competition. The UFC’s competition is other sports. A second major MMA promotion would diminish the ability of the UFC to focus on promoting MMA as a sport and put on the best events possible. When the day comes that...
Thursday, Jul 23
UFC Heavyweights Finally Pulling Their Weight
And it wasn’t just the light heavyweight division; the UFC has always been a company that focused on smaller fighters. From the early days of Royce Gracie showing how Gracie Jiu-Jitsu could allow him to beat bigger men to the dominant title reigns of George St Pierre and Anderson Silva the h...
Wednesday, Jun 10
No News Barred
In the biggest fight announcement of the week Strikeforce officially announced that their next major card, scheduled for August in San Jose, will have the first female main event for a major promotion in MMA history. Gina Carano will finally take on Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos for the Stri...
Saturday, Jun 6
Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields Live Coverage
Join us tonight for our live coverage of the Strikeforce show in St. Loius! The show features a main event between two former EliteXC champions as Robbie Lawler takes on Jake Shields in a catchweight bout. Our liveblog will begin at 9:45pm ET on this very post. Join me for a fun evening that will...
Friday, Jun 5
Silver Linings to MMA’s Dark Clouds
ELITEXC: That all said, EliteXC and its two television breakthroughs were not at all the failures many made them out to be. Let us not forget that the exposure their TV deals garnered is now paying dividends to Strikeforce in its taking of the mixed martial arts baton and running with it on Sh...
Wednesday, Jun 3
Strikeforce: Lawler v. Shields Preview
Phil Baroni v. Joe Riggs: Baroni is 13-10, 0-1 in Strikeforce, with 10 wins by stoppage. He is a boxer with solid wrestling. Riggs is 29-10, 2-2 in Strikeforce, with 27 wins by stoppage. He has solid boxing, wrestling, and jiu-jitsu. Nick Diaz v. Scott Smith: Diaz is 19-7, 1-0 in Strikeforce, with...
“Ruthless” Robbie Lawler: Blue Collar Brawler
It has been a long time since Lawler saw the inside of a cage because of the dissolution of EliteXC and subsequent purchase of his contract, along with most of the other remaining ProElite assets, by Scott Coker and the Strikeforce organization.
Wednesday, May 27
No News Barred
While Strikeforce cut one fighter they also brought in another. Nick Thompson will bring his 50 fights of experience into the cage further deepening Strikeforce’s talent pool. Thompson is a veteran of the UFC, Bodog Fight, World Victory Road, and EliteXC. He held the Bodog Fight Welterwei...
Tuesday, May 26
Former EliteXC champion KJ Noons looks to MMA return
Doghouse Boxing TX Noons (7-2) holds wins over Nick Diaz and Yves Edwards when competing for Elite XC. KJ Noons seemed to let boxing take center stage for awhile but appears to still have interest in MMA competition. When asked about the shift from MMA, to boxing, ...
Thursday, May 14
Inside Fights Interview: Jake Shields
EliteXC announced shortly thereafter they would cease operations. Then in February 2009, Strikeforce stepped up to purchase the remaining Pro Elite assets, including the contract of Shields and many others. Jake Shields: At this point I just want to fight for Strikeforce and get these f...
Wednesday, May 13
No News Barred
Joey Villasenor will be back in action for the first time in a year after being embroiled in the EliteXC meltdown. He will headline Strikeforce’s ShoMMA event on June 19th against Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos. To most Americans he is more well known for being the name sake of his wife Cristia...
Tuesday, Apr 28
Let the Debate Begin: Strikeforce
Last year it was EliteXC, this year it’s Strikeforce. It is ironic that the promotion that purchased the assets to last year’s next big thing in the MMA world happens to be this year’s next big thing in the MMA world. But that is exactly what Strikeforce is at this very moment, not on par with [...]
Wednesday, Apr 15
No News Barred 4/15/2009
Strikeforce: Shamrock v. Diaz a Success: The show drew a great crowd of 15,211 spectators to the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA the home of both Frank Shamrock and Strikeforce HQ. Strikeforce saw a gross gate of a respectable $750k. Misc. Strikeforce News Misc. UFC News MMA Mash Up
Saturday, Apr 11
UFC Counters Strikeforce With UFC 94
If you aren’t planning on watching the Strikeforce show tonight, or don’t have Showtime, then Spike and Zuffa have an alternative viewing option for you: UFC 94 will be replayed at 9pm ET. It could very well be that White isn’t replaying this show because of Strikeforce, but because of his p...
Wednesday, Apr 8
No News Barred 4/8/2009
In other Strikeforce news Robbie Lawler v. Jake Shields will officially headline their June 6th card to take place in St. Louis, MO. This will mark Lawler’s debut in Strikeforce after winning and defending the EliteXC Middleweight title twice. This also marks Shields move up to Middleweigh...
Sunday, Jul 27
EliteXC: Unfinished Business Review
EliteXC has booked a lot of brawls and one-sided affairs but this was an evenly matched mixed martial arts fight. Bravo. It also warrants mentioning that the mat is splattered with blood stains. I want to see that fight. ...
Friday, Jun 13
EliteXC: Return of the King Preview
Diaz has had a rocky ride in EliteXC. He was tested by Mike Aina in his EliteXC debut in a fight that I thought he lost. Diaz was stopped by KJ Noons in his next fight after doctors told him he couldn’t continue due to cuts and blood. He’s always a dangerous fighter and can finish you in many ways, but...
Tuesday, Jun 3
Complete EliteXC on CBS Ratings
Ratings for the final 51 minutes of CBS’s inaugural CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS mixed martial arts broadcast (11:00-11:51 PM, ET/PT), which were unavailable Sunday, delivered an average audience of 6.12 million viewers, according to updated Nielsen live plus same day ratings f...
Monday, Jun 2
CBS Reveals Ratings for EliteXC
The inaugural CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS mixed martial arts event, live from Newark N.J., led the Network to demographic victory and significant time period growth among all key young adult and young men demographics from 9:00-11:00 PM, according to preliminary Nielsen live plu...
Saturday, May 31
EliteXC: Primetime Review
This is being billed as the biggest night in MMA history. Live from Newark, NJ, EliteXC presents Saturday Night Fights on CBS. The announcers for tonight’s action are Gus Johnson, Mauro Ranallo, and Frank Shamrock. That’s already an improvement from EliteXC on Showtime. Ranallo and Stephe...
Friday, May 30
EliteXC Final Presser Quotes
GARY SHAW, EliteXC Live Events President DOUG DELUCA, Executive Chairman, ProElite, Inc. GARY SHAW ON KIMBO GINA CARANO KAITLIN YOUNG PHIL BARONI FRANK SHAMROCK, Analyst MAURO RANALLO, Analyst KARYN BRYANT, Reporter JOY GULLEDGE, Prudential Center
Thursday, May 29
EliteXC: Primetime Preview
Not only is Gina Carano the queen of MMA, she’s also an American Gladiator. Fortunately for Young this matchup won’t be contested in the Gladiator Arena. I hear that Carano is unstoppable in the Joust. Perhaps unfortunately for Young, the fight will be contested in the EliteXC cage where Car...
Rapper to be a Part of EliteXC on CBS
RHYMES BRINGS HIP HOP FLAVOR TO NEW JERSEY’S PRUDENTIAL CENTER FOR MMA’S BIGGEST NIGHT ON MAY 31 RHYMES BRINGS HIP HOP FLAVOR TO NEW JERSEY’S PRUDENTIAL CENTER FOR MMA’S BIGGEST NIGHT ON MAY 31 ProElite (Leader Enterprises, Inc.) EliteXC (Brener Zwikel & Associates, Inc.)
Monday, May 26
EliteXC Conference Call Quotes From Kimbo, Thompson
Kimbo Slice and James Thompson give their thoughts on the main event for EliteXC’s debut on CBS this weekend (more…) Kimbo Slice and James Thompson give their thoughts on the main event for EliteXC’s debut on CBS this weekend
