The bad blood between Anthony Smith and Lumumba Sayers spilled over into the cage in an action-packed fight that lasted less than a single full round. Smith put an end to the talk with a triangle choke that forced Sayers to tap almost immediately at 3:52 of the opening stanza. Read More »
It took Ovince Saint Preux two rounds to get started in his last fight against Gegard Mousasi, but tonight a single punch got him back to his winning ways as he landed a brutal left hand that put T.J. Cook away just seconds into the final frame. Read More »
"Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman" takes place this evening at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego and features a women's bantamweight title bout between champion Ronda Rousey (5-0) and former champion Sarah Kaufman (15-1) in the main event. Read More »
The ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) staff weighs in with their thoughts and predictions on the "Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman" fight card taking place Saturday night, Aug. 18, at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, Calif., and airing LIVE on Showtime and Showtime Extreme. Read More »
Fighters take to the scales today at 6:45 p.m. ET (3:45 p.m. PT) for "Strikeforce 'Rousey vs. Kaufman" and you can watch the live stream right here at ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com). Read More »
Ronda Rousey gets intense at Thursday's Strikeforce press conference as she talks about wanting to pound Sarah Kaufman's face into the ground and holding a choke until Sarah dies. Sarah's not bothered by the words. Are you? Is it too much or just part of hyping the fight? Read More »
Pro MMA Now Radio returns tonight at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT) with former Tennessee Volunteer linebacker and current rising Strikeforce light heavyweight star Ovince St-Preux. Jack and Gary will talk with OSP about his upcoming fight against T.J. Cook on this weekend's "Rousey vs. Kaufman" card. Also, ProMMAnow.com O.G. Denny "The Mad One" Hodge will join us to preview the full "Rousey vs. Kaufman" card and talk about the current news in MMA. Read More »
Had enough Ronda Rousey yet? We haven’t either. Here’s a chat with the Champ about ambition and what drives her to be the best female mixed martial arts fighter on the planet. “In my family we were always told we ... Read More »
Watch today's live stream with Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey as she chats with fight fans about her upcoming title defense against former champion Sarah Kaufman. Fans can submit questions and follow the chat on Twitter using #RondaRousey or via Facebook at StrikeforceMixedMartialArts. Read More »
Part 2 of "All Access: Ronda Rousey" continues Showtime's intimate look into the life of the Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion who will defend her title for the first time this Saturday night against former 135 pound champ Sarah Kaufman. Part 2 focuses more on Ronda's training as she travels to Lodi to train with the Diaz brothers and work on her boxing with coach Richard Perez. Read More »
Tonight (Wednesday, Aug. 15) the Showtime Sports cameras will return with their in-depth look at Ronda Rousey, female mixed martial arts' leading lady of the moment, just three days away from her first Strikeforce bantamweight title defense against former 135-pound champion and current No. 1 contender Sarah Kaufman. Read More »
Former Strikeforce women's 145 pound champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos about all the women leaving the 145-pound division in Strikeforce and her thoughts on Saturday's upcoming 135 title fight between champion Ronda Rousey and Sarah Kaufman. Cyborg feels like Rousey dropped to 135 pounds to run away from her and is willing to meet her at 140 pounds. Cyborg says she is ready to fight Rousey even in the parking lot on Saturday night after her fight with Kaufman. Read More »
Sarah Kaufman is giving away two tickets to her upcoming title fight against current Strikeforce bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey which takes place next weekend in San Diego. In order to win those tickets fans must submit their best impression of Ronda. Guess who entered? You guessed it -- Ms. Armbar herself (cameo by Wetzel). Read More »
Part 1 of "All Access: Ronda Rousey" premiered on Showtime Wednesday night, now they have released the full episode online. You've seen Ronda Rousey in the cage ripping arms from opponents like chicken wings, now watch as Showtime takes a look into the daily life of the Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion and her rise to stardom. Read More »
Hopefully you just watched the first episode of "All Access: Ronda Rousey" on Showtime. Now get ready for another dose of the Rowdy one as the Olympic medalist judoka and Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion will be on Conan tonight to talk about her upcoming title fight with Sarah Kaufman. Check out this pre-release clip from tonight's show that has O'Brien asking Ronda about sex before fights. Read More »
Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez has a title defense scheduled against Pat Healy on Sept. 29 but the champ took some time out to come to Los Angeles this week for UFC on FOX 4 which takes place Saturday night at the Staples Center. He spoke with ProMMAnow.com. Read More »
Are you a Ronda Rousey fan? Are you ga-ga for the golden-haired judoka who likes to rip arms from people's bodies just for fun? If so then sit back, grab a cup of coffee -- well, maybe two cups, because what we have here is nearly a full hour of the Rowdy one. Read More »
Rabid Ronda Rousey fans can rejoice knowing the Emmy Award-winning Showtime Sports is producing a new edition of their "All Access" documentary series which will take an all-encompassing look at Olympic judo medalist, women's mixed martial arts phenom and current Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Read More »
It is being reported that former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir (16-6) will face Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix champion Daniel Cormier (10-0) in Strikeforce. Cormier has one fight left with Strikeforce, and Mir will crossover to the Zuffa-owned promotion to face him in a bout expected to take place Sept. 29 in Sacramento, Calif., in the co-main event of "Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy" which will air live on Showtime. Read More »
As the corporate climate of MMA continues to grow, fewer and fewer notable independent MMA sites remain. Each week we will bring you some of the top articles from a few of our friends still holding it down out there. From the East Coast to the West Coast, the U.K. and Asia, this is the Independent MMA Link Club. Read More »
Luke Rockhold dictated the pace and effectively neutralized the takedown game of Tim Kennedy to retain his title by unanimous decision. Read More »
Nate Marquardt shook off any ring rust he may have had after a long layoff, viciously knocking out Tyron Woodley to claim the vacant Strikeforce welterweight title. Read More »
