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UFC Heavyweights Don't Fight Any More Than Fedor

20 Nov 2009 06:00:28 PST

When UFC President Dana White criticizes Fedor Emelianenko's decision to fight on M-1 Global and Strikeforce co-promoted cards instead of fighting in the UFC, he likes to say it's proof that Fedor doesn't want to fight the best on a consistent basis. Specifically, White says:read more

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Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal To Take On Mike Whitehead At “Strikeforce: Evolution” Show

18 Nov 2009 22:04:56 PST

Written by Chart Topper
MMAjunkie.com has since confirmed with sources close to the Strikeforce organization that “King Mo” and Mike Whitehead (24-6) have agreed to meet on Dec. 19 at the “Strikeforce: Evolution” show in San Jose, Cali. Lawal will make his Strikeforce debut against Whitehead putting his 5-0 record on the line. His last win came in quick fashion as he defeated Mark Kerr in his first M-1 Global fight last August in Kansas City, Kan. Whitehead, who has fought in many different promotions from the IFL, Affliction, M-1, the WEC, and more, is on a two fight win streak. He’s won 15 of his past 16 matches. The former ‘TUF’ season 2 fighter defeated Kevin Randleman in his last bout in June of this year, ruining “The Monster’s” return to the cage.

Original story at The MMA News .

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UFC 106 Preview: Can Amir Sadollah Weather the Storm Against Phil Baroni?

17 Nov 2009 05:49:35 PST

Written by Leland Roling
Sadollah's second professional bout took place at UFC 101 against a beefy NCAA D-I wrestler in Johny Hendricks. Surprisingly, Hendricks showed quick, powerful striking to down Sadollah early and finish him off in only 0:29 seconds. It was a huge disappointment for Sadollah, but he's a ra...

Original story at Bloody Elbow .

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Fedor Emelianenko KO's Brett Rogers in Strikeforce primetime network television debut on CBS

12 Nov 2009 17:04:13 PST

Written by PJ Swenson(jon@sharkspage.com)
It offers San Jose-based Strikeforce an opportunity it can capitalize on if it continues to deliver a quality product inside the cage. A stacked December 19th Strikeforce 'Evolution' card at HP Pavilion will feature the return of former Middleweight titlist Cung Le, a fight of the night...

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Whats Next for Strikeforce?

09 Nov 2009 21:20:11 PST

Written by MaZZacare
Whos going to fight Fedor next? My personal pick would be Alistair Overeem you know the Strikeforce champ who hasnt defended the belt in 2 years. I dont know what Coker is being told but this shit would never have flied in UFC or Pride . This also would be a big fight its a free title defense on nati...

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Strikeforce 'Fedor vs. Rogers' Analysis: Fedor Emelianenko Reigns Supreme Again

07 Nov 2009 20:37:52 PST

Written 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...

Original story at Bloody Elbow .

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Strikeforce news and blogs - November 20, 2009

20 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.

• Gambling Spotlight: UFC 106 -- by Mike Fagan from Bloody Elbow
• Strikeforce Challengers V Preview: Kim Couture Battles Kerry Vera, Tyron Woodley Headlines -- by Leland Roling from Bloody Elbow
• Strikeforce Challengers V: Woodley vs. Bears Weigh-ins: Main Card: Tyron Woodley (5-0) 171 vs.... -- by MMASuPreMaCy from Bloody Elbow
• USAT/SBN November MMA Consensus Rankings: Middleweight -- by Kid Nate from Bloody Elbow
• “Strikeforce Challengers V: Woodley vs. Bears” Weigh-in Results -- by Chart Topper from The MMA News
• Mike Whitehead Discusses Potential 'King Mo' Bout -- from MMAFighting.com
• Fedor Popularity Starting To Rise, And It Should. -- by Chart Topper from The MMA News
• USAT/SBN November MMA Consensus Rankings: Light Heavyweight -- by Kid Nate from Bloody Elbow
• 'Mayhem' Miller, Jake Shields Tweetin' Trash -- from MMAFighting.com
• USAT/SBN November MMA Consensus Rankings: Heavyweight -- by Kid Nate from Bloody Elbow

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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...

Original story at Bloody Elbow .

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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...

Original story at Bloody Elbow .

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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:

Original story at The MMA News .

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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...

Original story at Bloody Elbow .

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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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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.

Original story at Bloody Elbow .

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Fedor's worth - is it the same inside and outside the UFC?

30 Jul 2009 21:57:28 PDT

Written by random_asshole
Strikeforce... Fedor isn't worth what you're offering. You think this is win-win for you, but it's lose-lose. If he doesn't sign, you lose. If he does sign, you still lose because of how the UFC will destroy any mystique you can build around Fedor.

Original story at Bloody Elbow .

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Details Emerging on Strikeforce Offer to M-1, Fedor Emelianenko (With Update on UFC Offer)

30 Jul 2009 12:29:29 PDT

Written by Luke Thomas
Oh yeah, and does anyone else get the feeling that the UFC's mostly laissez-faire attitude towards Strikeforce is about to come to a screeching halt? It's just a guess and I don't blame Strikeforce for trying to capture the sport's top free agent when the opportunity presents itself, but...

Original story at Bloody Elbow .

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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.

Original story at Bloody Elbow .

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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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Huge Rumored UFC Match Now Official for UFC 101, More

28 Apr 2009 11:48:57 PDT

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. ...

Original story at Impact Wrestling .

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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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Cung Le mania on NBC this Saturday night

05 Dec 2008 11:33:58 PST

Written by Press Release
Two years after making his highly-anticipated mixed martial arts (MMA) debut, Le notched what is undoubtedly the greatest win of his career — a third round TKO of former UFC middleweight champion and MMA legend, Frank Shamrock on March 29th of this year. The live SHOWTIME televised victo...

Original story at MMAmania.com .

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Opinion: Left but never gone: Bobby Southworth interview exclusive with MMAmania.com

20 Nov 2008 06:21:33 PST

Written 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...

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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.

Original story at Five Ounces of Pain .

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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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