Nick Diaz participated in a STRIKEFORCE conference call on Thursday, April 2, 2009 in which he answered various questions from the media. As always, Nick held nothing back and spoke his mind on a number of topics. Particularly entertaining were ... Read More »

PRO MMA (promma.info) was notified Thursday Renato “Babalu” Sobral (32-7) will finally return to the STRIKEFORCE cage on June 6th in St. Louis, Missouri, to defend his light heavyweight title for the first time. His opponent will be fellow Brazilian, ... Read More »

PRO MMA (promma.info) received official word today from Strikeforce officials “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler (16-4) will fight Jake Shields (22-4-1) on Saturday, June 6, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The fight will be the headliner for STRIKEFORCE: LAWLER vs. ... Read More »

PRO MMA (promma.info) received word Wednesday evening from Strikeforce officials that Josh “The Punk” Thomson (16-2) sustained a broken left leg during a sparring session with Billy Evangelista earlier in the day. Thomson was scheduled to defend his lightweight title ... Read More »

Following his workout at American Kickboxing Academy, Josh Thomson fielded questions from the media. Multiple online websites were in attendance as well as several prominent bay area local television stations. “The Punk” discussed a bevy of topics that included Gil ... Read More »

PRO MMA’s (promma.info) Matt De La Rosa snapped dozens of photos of Josh “The Punk” Thomson’s media day workout at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, California. “The Punk” will defend his Strikeforce Lightweight belt against “El Nino” Gil Melendez ... Read More »

PRO MMA’s (promma.info) “Fast Eddie” Constantine caught up with Strikeforce middleweight and American Kickboxing Academy prospect; Luke Rockhold while at the Josh Thomson media day on Tuesday. Rockhold is coming off two straight victories in Strikeforce over Josh Neal and ... Read More »

Prior to beginning his training session at the Gracie Sports Center, Gilbert Melendez fielded questions from the media regarding his upcoming rematch with Josh “The Punk” Thomson. The former Strikeforce champion appeared to be in very good condition and spoke ... Read More »

PRO MMA’s (promma.info) Matt De La Rosa was on hand for “El Nino” Gilbert Melendez’s media day workout in Pleasant Hill, California. The former Strikeforce 155 pound champion took time to field questions from the media before starting a hard ... Read More »

PRO MMA (promma.info) was notified today by officials of the final addition to the Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz fight card set for Saturday, April 11th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. Heavyweight fighters, Brett “The Grim” Rogers (8-0) ... Read More »

Coming off his victory this past weekend in the annual Team Shamrock tryouts, Swedish MMA fighter Victor Cheng accomplished a career milestone. PRO MMA (promma.info) was on hand for all the action in downtown San Jose. In doing so, Victor ... Read More »

PRO MMA (promma.info) has learned that Jorge Gurgel (12-5) will make his return to the MMA cage and Strikeforce debut on June 6th in St. Louis, Missouri. PRO MMA (promma.info) spoke with the UFC veteran this afternoon. Gurgel had originally been ... Read More »

Kevin Ferguson, better known as the Internet street fighting sensation ‘Kimbo Slice’, says he wants to try his hand at professional boxing. In an interview with Bahamian news paper, The Nassau Guardian, Ferguson stated he will be making the transition ... Read More »

On April 11, Strikeforce’s main event will feature Nick Diaz vs. Frank Shamrock on Showtime. While Shamrock’s image is that of a fighter dedicated to progressing the sport of MMA, Diaz seems to be the polar opposite. Nick openly admits ... Read More »

There were a few fireworks at the STRIKEFORCE press conference yesterday in Hollywood. As the two main event fighters, Nick Diaz and Frank Shamrock, walked out on stage for pictures, Shamrock stuck out his hand for a hand shake only ... Read More »

Gus Johnson, Mauro Ranallo, Frank Shamrock, Stephen Quadros, and Pat Miletich make up the all-star announce team that will appear on Showtime during the upcoming Strikeforce events. The announcement was made today by Ken Hershman, Senior Vice President and General ... Read More »

Yesterday we ran an article about Kevin “The Monster” Randleman signing with STRIKEFORCE. According to that source, Randleman had officially signed a fight contract with the San Jose based MMA promotion, STRIKEFORCE. We attempted to contact STRIKEFORCE officials last night ... Read More »

Kevin “The Monster” Randleman has a new job with STRIKEFORCE. According to a new report, Randleman has signed a contract with the San Jose based MMA promotion and will be competing in their light heavyweight division (186lbs. – 205lbs.). Randleman, former UFC ... Read More »

Benji Radach is set to make his Strikeforce debut where he will do battle with Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith on April 11th. The middleweight bout will air live on Showtime as part of the Shamrock vs. Diaz undercard. Both ... Read More »

Elite XC did a lot of things wrong. The list of failures has been chronicled so many times that even interviews with wannabes like $kala seem pointless and unwanted now. However, the now deceased promotion did do one thing right. ... Read More »

PRO MMA (promma.info) was notified earlier this week from the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts of their first-ever rankings for female mixed martial artists. As female mixed martial arts gains more notoriety and popularity, the more important the rankings ... Read More »

PRO MMA (promma.info) was notified on Thursday by Strikeforce management that the very dangerous female MMA fighter, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos would be fighting the Japanese “Smack Girl” Champion, Hitomi Akano on April 11th as part of the Shamrock vs. Diaz card ... Read More »