Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva had a few things to say about waiting for his next Strikeforce opponent and his disappointment with the attitudes of Alistair Overeem and Fedor Emelianenko, both of whom have rejected fights with him.
M-1 Global has made their choice, but Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem is not on board. MMAFighting has reported that Overeem is not interested in fighting Fedor Emelianenko. Instead, he will enter the K-1 World Grand Prix for the second-straight year.
With his welterweight title on the line, Nick Diaz will face former EliteXC lightweight champ K.J. Noons in the main event at Srikeforce in San Jose on Oct. 9.
Is there any angle left to cover from this past Saturday’s Strikeforce card? Probably not, but I’ll try. K.J. Noons arguably did enough to earn himself a no-contest and Bobby Lashley is probably getting more crap than he deserves.
No one here at ProMMAnow.com predicted Feijao would defeat King Mo. Our Staff Picks reflected our belief Lawal’s wrestling would likely play a big part in the fight, much like in his fight with Mousasi.
The following pictures are from “Strikeforce: Houston”, which took place Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker talks about the event that took place Saturday night in Houston, Texas. Although Coker says he was not disappointed by the results of the fights, his demeanor says differently.
Following his knockout victory over fellow lightweight Jorge Gurgel at Saturday night’s “Strikeforce: Houston” event, K.J. Noons defends his actions in the cage that have appeared to some as controversial, late and illegal.
“Strikeforce: Houston“ takes place tonight, Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Toyota Center in Texas, and the night’s main card airs on Showtime beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET. ProMMAnow.com will provide live results and play-by-play commentary during the broadcast.
The fighters competing at tonight’s “Strikeforce: Houston” event weighed in Friday at the Toyota Center in downtown Houston, Texas. Lightweight competitor K.J. Noons was a ¼ lb. over the 156 lb. non-title fight limit.
It’s time again for ProMMAnow.com’s Staff Picks. “Strikeforce: Houston” takes place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, Saturday night and features “King Mo” Lawal vs. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante in the main event.
Since acquiring EliteXC’s assets, including a CBS television deal, and signing heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko, Strikeforce has certainly tried to up the promotional ante.
In his pre-fight interview, Joe “Diesel” Riggs said he believed that Louis Taylor would be aggressive and that “he’ll walk into something.”
It took longer than the seasoned veteran likely expected, but in the third round, after starting to drop his hands and wade into trouble with his head straight up, Taylor walked into a crushing [...]
Strikeforce Challengers 10 takes place tonight at Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz., and airs live on Showtime starting at 11:00 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. PT. In the main event, MMA veteran Joe Riggs takes on Louis Taylor.
Four of MMA’s top women welterweights drew cards at Thursday’s Strikeforce Challengers 10 weigh-ins at Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz. to determine the match-ups for the first round of Strikeforce’s 135 lb. women’s tournament.
Strikeforce Challengers 10 will feature the promotion’s first ever women’s tournament. Hitomi Akano, Miesha Tate, Carina Damm and Maiju Kujala will all fight for a shot at the Strikeforce 135-pound title. Also on the card, Joe Riggs will make his return and Ryan Couture will make his professional debut.
Phil Lanides recently spoke to UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture’s son about his pro debut Friday at Strikeforce Challengers 10 in Phoenix, Ariz. against Rage in the Cage veteran Lucas Stark.
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