NICK DIAZ VS. KJ NOONS VIDEO PREVIEW
September 1, 2010 by Matt
Don’t be scared, homie. It’s just the killer new preview from Showtime sports for the Nick Diaz vs. KJ Noons rematch on October 9th.
CELEBRATING THE FOURTH, MMA STYLE
July 4, 2010 by Matt
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Looking at the famous 4s in MMA history…
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors |
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UFC 4 was an 8-man tourney back in 1994. No weight classes or weight limits. No time limits, rounds or judges. Royce Gracie beat Dan Severn with a triangle choke to win the tourney. Gracie had to get by local fighter Keith Hackney (Hackney’s Combat Academy) in the semis to get to Severn. |
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WEC 4: Rumble Under the Sun |
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WEC 4 took place in Connecticut in 2002. Jeremy Horn won the main event by subbing Aaron Brink in the 1st round. Kurt Pellegrino (pictured) beat Mac Danzig for the WEC Lightweight Title. Mike Swick won in just his 3rd professional fight, as did local fighter Jeff Curran, who beat Bao Quach by decision. |
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Pride FC 4 |
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Pride FC 4 was held back in 1998 at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. “The Smashing Machine” Mark Kerr remained undefeated with his 10th straight win, a TKO of Hugo Duarte. Marco Ruas’ corner threw in the towel in his bout, giving Alexander Otsuka his first professional win. Igor Vovchanchyn KO’d Gary Goodridge, and Rickson Gracie beat Nobuhiko Takada by an armbar near the end of the first round. |
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King of the Cage 4: Gladiators |
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King of the Cage 4: Gladiators was held in June of 2000. Co-creator of KOTC Tedd Williams won via keylock in round 1. Marvin Eastman defeated Quinton “Rampage” Jackson by unanimous decision. Duane “Bang” Ludwig beat up Shad Smith, whose corner called it quits for him in round 1. And the late Jeremy Williams needed less than one minute to win by armbar. |
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Strikeforce: Triple Threat |
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Triple Threat was the fourth MMA event held by Strikeforce. Gina Carano beat Elaina Maxwell for her 3rd straight win as a pro. Ruben Villareal’s corner stopped his fight against Paul Buentello in round 2. Cung Le beat Jason Von Flue by TKO after a huge knee opened up a gash over Von Flue’s left eye. Bobby Southworth won the Strikeforce LHW belt by beating Vernon White via unanimous decision. |
SHOWTIME GIVES PEEK INTO FEDOR & WERDUM TRAINING SESSIONS
June 24, 2010 by searstapper
Strikeforce and M-1 Global teaming up for another co-promoted event. “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” is this Saturday in San Jose, CA. Showtime has another preview video featuring main event fighters Fedor Emelianenko and Fabricio Werdum.
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TRAIN LIKE AN MMA “CYBORG”
June 7, 2010 by searstapper
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos defends the Strikeforce 145 pound women’s title later this month against Jan Finney as the co-main event in Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum. Cyborg is a wrecking machine and as you would expect, her strength and conditioning workout is pretty hardcore. One would expect no less from a fighter as imposing and intimidating as Santos. Aaron Tru cannot keep up with the champ, how well do you think you would fare in this workout?
STRIKEFORCE LIVE PROMO
May 25, 2010 by Matt
Strikeforce returns with its first-ever event scheduled for a weeknight. Can’t wait to see Robbie Lawler back in action. He never fails to produce an exciting fight. He’ll take on Babalu. Also in action on the card: KJ Noons, Bobby Lashley and Evangelista Cyborg battles Marius Zaromskis.
NEW FEDOR STRIKEFORCE PROMO
May 7, 2010 by Matt
Fedor is back fighting Fabricio Werdum on June 26th at HP Pavilion in San Jose.
WHEN CLAY GUIDA WAS CHAMP
February 25, 2010 by Matt
Some of you might not remember that Clay Guida wasn’t always a UFC fighter. Guida cut his MMA teeth fighting locally in the XFO, Combat Do and Ironheart Crown. He fought in the first-ever events for both the XFO and Combat Do. He also fought in the first Strikeforce event and was the very first Strikeforce lightweight champion.
Guida defeated Josh “The Punk” Thomson to win the belt. Check out Thomson’s face and the special guest who presents the belt. Here is the entire fight.
It’s easy to see why Guida is so tough. Chuck Norris presented him the championship belt!
ROBBIE LAWLER GETS HIS FIGHT
January 9, 2010 by Matt
“Ruthless” Robbie Lawler finally gets his next fight at “STRIKEFORCE: Miami”, in what looks to be a another fantastic card. Lawler (16-5) and Melvin “No Mercy” Manhoef (24-6-1) will square off with each other in a middleweight brawl on Saturday, January 30. Joe “Diesel” Riggs (32-10) and Jay “The Thoroughbred” Hieron (18-4) will face off at welterweight.
Lawler will look to get back to his winning ways after his first round submission loss to Jake Shields at the STRIKEFORCE fight card in St. Louis last June.
One fight prior to the meeting with Shields, Lawler, who hails from Granite City, Illinois, thrilled millions of fans when he unleashed his wrath on Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith in the main event of the live, CBS primetime televised event held in Stockton, California on July 26, 2008.
Manhoef, one of STRIKEFORCE’s newest signees who hails from Amsterdam, Netherlands, notched his latest conquest just days ago at the annual New Year’s Eve K-1 “Dynamite!” event in Japan when he scored a first round (1:49) TKO on former top 10 ranked Kazuo Misaki with a barrage of punches.
His arrival in STRIKEFORCE comes after Manhoef reached the semifinal round of the 2008 DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix tournament by scoring first round TKOs on Dae Won Kim and legendary champion Kazushi Sakuraba on May 11, 2008 and June 15, 2008 respectfully.
His well-known battle cry “When I fight, I am willing to die” has translated into Manhoef’s explosive style of fighting, one that has helped him earn 22 of his 30 career MMA wins and 27 of his 45 career kickboxing victories by way of knockout.
In the main event, Nick Diaz (20-7) will take on DREAM welterweight (170 pounds) champion Marius “The Whitemare” Zaromskis (13-3) of Siaulial, Lithuania at welterweight.
STRIKEFORCE Women’s World Lightweight (145 pounds) Champion Cris Cyborg (8-1) of Curitiba, Brazil will put her title on the line against Marloes Coenen (17-3) of Deventer, Holland.
Football legend Herschel Walker will make his highly-anticipated MMA debut against an opponent that has yet to be determined. Undefeated heavyweight and former WWE champion Bobby Lashley (4-0) will make his STRIKEFORCE debut during the event.
BOBBY LASHLEY SIGNS WITH STRIKEFORCE
December 11, 2009 by Matt
Strikeforce has their Brock Lesnar. Former WWE heavyweight champion and undefeated MMA fighter Bobby Lashley will make his Strikeforce debut at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday, January 30 in the first-ever Strikeforce event in Florida.
In his last fight Lashley recorded a first round TKO over Bob Sapp in June. The win moved Lashley’s MMA record to 4-0. He also beat local fighter and trainer Jason Guida.
“I’m looking forward to fighting for STRIKEFORCE and challenging myself by taking on some of the top heavyweights in MMA,” said Lashley.
Lashley made his MMA debut on Dec. 13, 2008, earning a 41-second TKO over Joshua Franklin after Franklin sustained a cut and could not continue.
Herschel Walker? Antonio Silva? Brett Rogers? It will be interesting to see who Lashley gets in his first fight.
STRIKEFORCE: POST-FIGHT VIDEO
November 8, 2009 by Matt
Post-fight comments from the fighters at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates.
Scott Coker on the event:
Fabricio Werdum wants to fight Fedor next:
Mayhem talks about his performance and Jake Shields talks about the RNC that almost ended the fight:
Scott Coker says Strikeforce will be back in Chicago:
Brett Rogers on a rematch with Fedor:
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