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May 14, 2020

Showtime Relives Strikeforce Classic Fights

NEW YORK – May 13, 2020 – SHOWTIME Sports announced today its new mixed martial arts series, MORNING KOMBAT STRIKEFORCE CLASSICS, which features hosts Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell reliving some of the most memorable STRIKEFORCE on SHOWTIME® fights, along with all-new interviews and analysis from legendary combat sports...

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Sep 1, 2016

Best Bets for UFC Fight Night 93: Arlovski vs. Barnett

The UFC heads to Hamburg, Germany for UFC Fight Night 93: Arlovski vs. Barnett on Saturday, Sep. 3. Let’s take a look at your best bets for this event. LOCKS These favorites are our locks to win on Saturday. Alexander Gustafsson. “The Mauler” returns to The Octagon for the first time in almost a year …...

Referee Rob Hinds ‘Positive’ About Mir/Barnett Stoppage

by Matt Lo Cascio NFL fans piss and moan about play-calling from offensive coordinators and decisions made by their team’s quarterbacks. MMA fans have their own weekly gripes: judges’ scorecards and referee stoppages. Fans expressed displeasure about the stoppage in the Josh Barnett/Frank Mir fight at UFC 164 on Saturday...

UFC 164 Best Bets

There’s no shortage of interesting matchups on the UFC 164: Pettis vs. Henderson card. Here’s a look at our best bets and quick picks for the event. Jamie Varner -150 vs. Gleison Tibau +120 I’d be shocked if Tibau submits Varner, which is his best chance to win this fight. Tibau’s physique is impressive, but...

Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament Recap

The Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix will finally have a winner when Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier do battle on May 19th. Here’s a recap of how the tournament got down to these two fighters....

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Oct 6, 2011

Erik Paulson, Greg Nelson at Hackney’s

Don’t forget that this weekend Erik Paulson and Greg Nelson are coming to Chicago for the first-ever Midwest CSW MMA Camp. The event takes place October 8 & 9 at Hackney’s Combat in Roselle. Keith Hackney will also be part of the camp. Sifu Marcus Charles (pictured left with Paulson), the longtime JKD/Kali instructor who...

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Aug 29, 2011

Erik Paulson, Greg Nelson Bringing CSW to Chicago

Erik Paulson and Greg Nelson are coming to Chicago for the first-ever Midwest CSW MMA Camp. The event takes place October 8 & 9 at Hackney’s Combat in Roselle. Keith Hackney will also be part of the camp. Sifu Marcus Charles (pictured left with Paulson), the longtime JKD/Kali instructor who has trained under the likes …...

Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Predictions

by Tim Stroud The Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix will continue Saturday at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, TX. The Grand Prix will pair two more quarterfinal match-ups with Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum and Brett Rogers vs. Josh Barnett. In the first two quarterfinal fights, we saw Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva defeated...

STRIKEFORCE ANNOUNCES JUNE 18 CARD

Four of the sport’s most talented heavyweights are set to collide when STRIKEFORCE® heads to American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, June 18 for the quarterfinals of its Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament. Alistair “The Demolition Man” Overeem (34-11, 1 NC) squares off against Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Fabricio...

JOSH BARNETT JOINS STRIKEFORCE

Here in Chicago, the last time we saw Josh Barnett was at Bellator 14 when he was cornering Felice Herrig. Maybe the next time we see him it will be inside the cage doing battle. The two-time champion and top world-ranked heavyweight known as “The Babyfaced Assassin” has signed a multi-fight agreement to compete for …...

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