Strikeforce heavyweight tournament finalists Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier sit down for a lengthy Q&A with MMA media. Read More »
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Josh Barnett discusses his upcoming bout against Brett Rogers in the Strikeforce heavyweight tournament and shares his thoughts about Zuffa's purchase of Strikeforce. Read More »
Scott Coker: “Josh Barnett will be in our tournament, period”
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker insists that Josh Barnett's issues with the athletic commission will not keep him out of the promotion's upcoming heavyweight tournament. Coker names a number of states that will allow him to fight. Read More »
Josh Barnett already training hard for Strikeforce heavyweight tournament – not
TMZ snapped this video of Barnett at a karaoke bar in L.A. this week doing his best Sublime impression. Barnett will face Brett Rogers in the upcoming Strikeforce heavyweight tournament. Read More »
Josh Barnett talks about his involvement in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament, sort of
Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament contestant Josh Barnett is far from serious as he talks about what sets him apart from the other tournament contestants and his unique training methods. Read More »
Erik Paulson reveals origin of Barnett-Lombard beef *VIDEO*
On Aug. 12, Bellator middleweight champ Hector Lombard knocked out Herbert "Whisper" Goodman just 38-seconds into their Bellator 24 fight. He then called out heavyweight legend Josh Barnett. Why? Read More »
Josh Barnett wants to rip off his opponent’s head and drink their blood on national TV
With Barnett’s recent signing to Strikeforce, he is back in a position and among a level of heavyweight talent, where he can make the biggest positive impact on his career since his days in PRIDE. Read More »
Josh Barnett: “The UFC should be washing my laundry”
FIGHT! Magazine’s Danny Acosta talks with former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett who has a fight coming up in Australia in July against Geronimo dos Santos at Impact FC. Barnett talks about what he has been up to since the ... Read More »
Josh Barnett will face Siala “Mighty Mo” Siligia on HDNet at DREAM 13 on March 22
Network’s LIVE coverage begins early Monday, March 22 at 3:00 a.m. ET DALLAS (March 19, 2010) HDNet will feature exclusive coverage of “HDNet Fights: DREAM 13″ early Monday morning, March 22 at 3:00 a.m. ET, LIVE from the Yokohama Arena ... Read More »
ProMMA.info Disappointment of 2009: Josh Barnett
Classic heavyweight fights are a rarity in MMA. There has always been a dearth of talent. Competition between promotions always ends up fracturing the already weak weight class. So, when Affliction announced Fedor Emelianenko vs. Josh Barnett, MMA fans thought ... Read More »
Barnett’s camp responds to positive steroid test and ‘Trilogy’ cancellation
Josh Barnett’s manager, Shannon Hooper of Excel Sports Management, has released a statement regarding Barnett’s positive steroid test result as administered by the California State Athletic Commission. Although Barnett denies intentionally using any banned substance, the positive steroid test has ... Read More »
Josh Barnett to Return to the Ring… the Wrestling Ring
Despite testing positive for anabolic steroids and derailing the entire Affliction Trilogy card, Josh Barnett is still headed for a payday. The former UFC champion is set to perform on Aug. 9 for Inoki Genome Federation, a professional wrestling promotion ... Read More »
Fedor was ready to fight anyone
When results came back with a positive steroid test for Josh Barnett, Fedor Emelianenko needed a new opponent on ten days notice. Multiple fighters threw their hat in the ring for a shot at the world’s number one heavyweight. In ... Read More »
Did Josh Barnett bring down Affliction?
Did Josh Barnett just single-handedly bring down a whole promotion and put twenty-three fighters and a number of other employees out of work? It would appear so. The domino effect caused by one man’s desire to enhance his performance with ... Read More »
No Fedor fight – “Affliction: Trilogy” cancelled
PRO MMA (promma.info) has been notified that in the wake of Affliction’s number one heavyweight contender, Josh Barnett, testing positive for a banned substance, Affliction Entertainment has cancelled their August 1st “Trilogy” PPV card. Although numerous fighters stepped up, including Vitor Belfort, ... Read More »
MMA Live 7-23-09
MMA Live talks about Josh Barnett’s suspension, Kimo Leopoldo’s whirlwind week, the possibility of Tito Ortiz and Fedor to the UFC, and a look back at DREAM.10. King Mo Lawal joins the program to discuss his feud with Quentin Jackson. Read More »
Photo of the Day
I came across this photo while walking around Chicago the other night. It appears as if Affliction was planning on marketing their third card as The United States versus The Soviet Union. This raises some problems. If Josh Barnett is ... Read More »
Fedor responds to Barnett controversy – wants fight with Brett Rogers
Fedor Emelianenko along with his manager and M-1 Global owner and president Vadim Finkelchtein held a press conference with the Russian media on Thursday to address recent developments regarding the WAMMA Heavyweight Champion’s Aug. 1 fight at “Affliction: Trilogy.” Fedor ... Read More »
Tom Atencio does damage control on “Affliction: Trilogy” conference call
The “Affliction: Trilogy” media conference call that took place today went from a call that was originally supposed to have various fighters talking about their upcoming Aug. 1 fights to Affliction Entertainment Vice President Tom Atencio fielding questions regarding yesterday’s breaking ... Read More »
Strikeforce fighters a possibility for Affliction Trilogy main event
During today’s conference call Affliction’s Tom Atencio confirmed that a Strikeforce fighter could replace Josh Barnett against Fedor Emelianenko at Affliction Trilogy. When asked about Strikeforce fighters, Tom Atencio said, “we do work with Strikeforce, we definitely share fighters, so ... Read More »
Barnett vs. Fedor fight in serious trouble
As if Tuesday did not have enough crazy news, Sherdog is now reporting that “Affliction Entertainment and M-1 Global are looking for a new opponent to face Fedor Emelianenko at Affliction ‘Trilogy’ on Aug. 1 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, ... Read More »
“Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields” photo gallery
PRO MMA (promma.info) was on hand at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri on Saturday, June 6, 2009 for “Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields.” From Phil Baroni and Joe Riggs settling their bad blood to Brett Rogers’ knock out of Andrei Arlovski ... Read More »