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Strikeforce Title Fight Breakdown: Miller vs. Shields

07 Nov 2009 12:57:58 PST

When Jason "Mayhem" Miller and Jake Shields step into the cage on Saturday, it will match up one of MMA's best known personalities with one of its most underrated fighters. read more

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Today on MMA Nation on 106.7 The Fan: Mike Brown, ADCC Bronze Medalist Ryan Hall, Seph Smith and Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers Talk

07 Nov 2009 10:05:16 PST

Written 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...

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Strikeforce Preview: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers

07 Nov 2009 07:16:00 PST

Written 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...

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“Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers” Weigh-in Results

06 Nov 2009 17:26:08 PST

Written 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 [...]

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Strikeforce Preview: Can Jason "Mayhem" Miller vs. Jake Shields Steal the Show?

06 Nov 2009 11:58:35 PST

Written 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...

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Strikeforce Challengers IV Preview: Showcasing California's MMA Talent Pool

06 Nov 2009 07:58:55 PST

Written 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...

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Strikeforce news and blogs - November 07, 2009

07 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Strikeforce news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Fabricio Werdum Wants Fedor Next -- from MMAFighting.com
• Mayhem's Pre-Fight Video Journal, Part 2: Final Weight Cut -- from MMAFighting.com
• Fedor Emelianenko vs Brett Rogers Will Be for the WAMMA Heavyweight Belt -- by Anton Tabuena from Bloody Elbow
• Cung Le To Headline December “Strikeforce: Evolution” Event -- by Chart Topper from The MMA News
• Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker And CBS’s Kelly Kahl Preview The Strikeforce Show -- by Chart Topper from The MMA News
• Frank Shamrock Wants To Fight For Eight More Years -- by Chart Topper from The MMA News
• “Strikeforce: Challengers IV” Quick Results -- by Chart Topper from The MMA News
• Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker Talks About Saturdays Fight -- by Chart Topper from The MMA News
• Sengoku 11 Live Play-by-Play, Results and Commentary -- by Chris Nelson from Bloody Elbow
• Quote of the Day 2: The Nothingness of Fedor Emelianenko's Stare -- by Luke Thomas from Bloody Elbow

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Opinion: Interview with Sherdog.com radio host Joran Breen on Strikeforce's Fedor-Rogers CBS broadcast, and Showtime's Super Six boxing tournament

06 Nov 2009 05:31:21 PST

Written 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?

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Quotes From The Strikeforce Open Workout And Press Conference

05 Nov 2009 22:03:52 PST

Written 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 [...]

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Strikeforce Challengers Main Event Fighter Jorge Gurgel Couldn’t Be Happier

04 Nov 2009 10:00:17 PST

Written 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:

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Strikeforce Preview: Can Rameau Sokoudjou Derail Gegard Mousasi's Rise?

03 Nov 2009 00:43:01 PST

Written by Leland Roling
Mousasi's kickboxing and amateur boxing background coupled with his Judo and jiu-jitsu training have made him one of the most complete light heavyweights in the world today. At only 24 years of age, he has yet to fully grow into his frame as many expect will happen in the next few years. There...

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Fedor Emelianenko Answers Questions From His Fans

31 Oct 2009 11:01:05 PDT

Written 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 [...]

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Recapping Before The Fight - Luke Rockhold Interview

31 Oct 2009 10:06:40 PDT

Written 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?

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What's the Best Way for Strikeforce to Handle Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal?

14 Oct 2009 07:01:53 PDT

Written 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...

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Werdum To Face “Bigfoot” Silva On CBS Nov. 7 Event

07 Oct 2009 23:03:06 PDT

Written by Chart Topper
According to sources close to the fighters, the former UFC fighter will likely face the former EliteXC champion Antônio “Bigfoot” Silva in November 7 event. TATAME.com just learned the fight was agreed, and spoke with Werdum about the possibility. Strikeforce looks to stack it’s November 7 show on CBS by adding a heavyweight bout between Fabrício Werdum (12-4-1) and Antônio “Bigfoot” Silva (13-1). According to sources close to the fighters, the former UFC fighter will likely face the former EliteXC champion Antônio “Bigfoot” Silva in November 7 event. TATAME.com just learned the fight was [...]

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Strikeforce Can't Catch a Break

19 Aug 2009 12:58:27 PDT

Written 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...

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Strikeforce Gina Carano vs Cris Cyborg Post-Fight Analysis -- The New Face of Women's MMA Is Intensity

16 Aug 2009 02:18:34 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: Strikeforce: Gina Carano vs. Cris Cyborg Predictions

14 Aug 2009 21:21:54 PDT

Written 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.

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Huge Strikeforce Updates and Rumors - August 15 Event

27 Jun 2009 14:41:02 PDT

Written 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.

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Opinion: Next-Day Thoughts: Strikeforce: Shields vs. Lawler

07 Jun 2009 07:52:11 PDT

Written 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...

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Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz Betting Preview

09 Apr 2009 08:03:56 PDT

Written 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)

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Podcast: TAGG Radio (November 20, 2007)

20 Sep 2008 08:55:55 PDT

Written 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.

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Podcast: NO HOLDS BARRED: Shamrock-Le Preview, African-American Wrestling Legends at NCAA Wrestling Championship

28 Mar 2008 17:30:57 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: Why was “Strikeforce at the Dome” so bad?

25 Feb 2008 22:24:15 PST

Written 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.

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Podcast: LISTEN to Sept. 23 edition of Inside the Cage Radio with Kenny Florian, Ricco Rodriguez, and Joe Riggs

23 Sep 2007 04:35:47 PDT

Written 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:

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Podcast: "Beatdown" with TJ De Santis Episode 68

15 Aug 2006 18:00:00 PDT

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

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