28-year-old Roger Gracie (2-0) will make his Strikeforce debut on May 15 against Kevin “The Monster” Randleman (17-14) according to a report published Monday on GracieMag.com. Gracie has only had two pro MMA fights. He defeated Ron Waterman with a first round armbar in 2006 in a Bodog fight, and he submitted Yuki Kondo with a [...]
NASHVILLE – Two of the country’s top amateurs will make their pro debut when Strikeforce makes its first visit to Nashville, Tenn., next month.
ProMMAnow.com has learned that Cody Floyd (5-0 am, 0-0 pro), who fights for AGEMA Fight Team out of Tupelo BJJ, will take on SSF Academy’s Thomas Campbell (17-2-1 am, 0-0) in a featherweight showdown [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Comedian Kris Tinkle is such a fan of MMA, that he includes well-known professional fighters in his act. He recently did this Steel Cage Comedy interview with Josh “The Punk” Thomson, and has also featured Jon Fitch in his show. He has another show coming up Tuesday, March 9, at The [...]
Here’s one senior citizen who is really disturbed about the way Nick Diaz carries himself. For some reason this elderly man seems to think it’s Nick’s duty to be a role model to all the children of the world. He says, “What you need is a good old fashioned butt stomping from one of our [...]
Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem (32-11) is expected to face Brett “The Grim” Rogers (10-1) in a non-title fight on May 15 in St. Louis, Mo. Because Rogers lost his most recent bout to Fedor Emelianenko at “Fedor vs. Rogers” this past November, the bout with Overeem will not be for the title. Overeem posted [...]
Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei “Pitbull” Arlovski (15-7), has signed a new multi-fight 16-month contract with Strikeforce. Arlovski broke the news today on his personal website www.arlovski.com. The Belarusian stated, “I cannot wait to get into the ring and show the world what I have been working on the last few months.” The website also [...]
Beforef a sold out crowd of 2,322, former ballet dancer turned undefeated professional mixed martial arts fighter Sarah Kaufman (11-0) became the first STRIKEFORCE Women’s Welterweight (135 pounds) Champion in history by powering her way to a five-round unanimous decision over Japan’s Takayo Hashi (12-2) in the Strikeforce Challengers 6 main event at San Jose’s Civic Auditorium on [...]
Undefeated female MMA fighter Sarah Kaufman improved her record to 11-0 and became the first Strikeforce 135-pound women’s champion by out-pointing Japan’s Takayo Hashi (12-2) Friday night in San Jose, Calif. With highly respected fight coach Greg Jackson in her corner, Kaufman remained on her feet for all but a few seconds of the entire [...]
SARAH KAUFMAN, TAKAYO HASHI, TREVOR PRANGLEY,
KARL AMOUSSOU, LUKE ROCKHOLD, PAUL BRADLEY
AND STRIKEFORCE: CHALLENGERS FIGHTERS
SELECTED FINAL QUOTES AND WEIGHTS
Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010,
Hilton San Jose, San Jose, California
STRIKEFORCE: Challengers ON SHOWTIME®
Friday, Feb. 26, 2010; Telecast Begins at 11 p.m. ET/PT
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The 24 mixed martial arts fighters all made weight for the historic [...]
Takayo Hashi vs. Chisa Yonezawa GCM – Valkyrie 2
Commentary
Takayo Hashi never really look comfortable on her feet. This will definitely be a problem against Sarah Kaufman who head and shoulders above the rest of the division in the boxing department. If Hashi is depending on her ground game, she will also have trouble against Kaufman. [...]
Join Brian and Mike on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 10:00 PM ET for the newest episode of The Cageside Beat, the official radio show of Pro MMA Now. Brian and Mike will be joined by MMA Big Show welterweight champion and recent Strikeforce signee Roger Bowling. This episode is sponsored by Silver [...]
This mini documentary takes a look at the life of Miesha “Takedown” Tate. The film explores her childhood in Tacoma, Wash., her days as a high school wrestler, and winning the state championship. It takes a look at her transition into MMA, her first fight, her most notable fights, and her goals for the future.
Miesha [...]
ProMMAnow.com has learned from from sources close to the situation that Strikeforce will hold their next CBS card at the Sommet Center (pronounced “So-may”) in Nashville, Tenn. on Saturday, April 17, 2010. The event is expected to be headlined with a middleweight title fight between champion, Jake Shields, defending his title against Dan Henderson, who [...]
If you are concerned about the direction things could be headed at Strikeforce, now is your chance to speak up. If you believe putting Jose Canseco on a Strikeforce card against Herschel Walker, or anyone for that matter, is a huge step in the wrong direction, not only for Strikeforce, but for MMA, then post [...]
According to Sherdog.com, Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi (28-2-1) has severed ties with his M-1 Global management team, the same company that manages the career of consensus number one heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko.
Mousasi stated:
“After careful consideration, I have decided that it is in my best interest to part ways with M-1 Global. During the time [...]
Comedian Lewis Black makes his living by driving fans to laughter by overdoing his Type A personality. Up until very recently I found it a bit unbelievable that someone could get so upset by “if it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college.” However, I am now beginning to understand [...]
Shine International Closes Deals across Europe, Australia and Latin America
LOS ANGELES, February 2, 2010 – Shine International has expanded the STRIKEFORCE brand internationally, selling more than 70 hours of STRIKEFORCE’s mixed martial arts (MMA) programming in six markets across Europe, Australia and Latin America. Virgin Media Television’s Bravo in the UK, Turner in Latin America, [...]
Here it is folks, “Strikeforce: Miami”, the full event (took place 1-30-2010). You will see former WWE star Bobby Lashley take on The Ultimate Fighter 10 veteran Wes Sims, Robbie Lawler battles devastating striker Melvin Manhoef, football legend Herschel Walker fights Greg Nagy, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos faces Marloes Coenen for the 145-pound women’s title, and [...]
Here is a photo slideshow of the Robbie Lawler vs. Melvin Manhoef fight at “Strikeforce: Miami” on Jan. 30, 2010. The photos below are from the other main card fights. You can see the results of all these fights here. All photos below courtesy of Esther Lin/Strikeforce.
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