SAN JOSE, Calif. (Dec. 20, 2009) – No stranger to stirring comeback victories, Scott “Hands Of Steel” Smith rallied to knock out Cung Le, Gilbert Melendez regained the STRIKEFORCE lightweight world title in perhaps the Fight of the Year, and ... Read More »

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Josh Thomson and Gilbert Melendez are no strangers to each other or five round wars. Another five round battle was in the cards for tonight’s “Strikeforce: Evolution” lightweight title bout, with both fighters throwing everything but ... Read More »

SAN JOSE - This is it folks! Tonight’s the night for “Strikeforce: Evolution.” It is the promotion’s final card for 2009, and on paper at least, it may be their best of the year. The only down side is we’re ... Read More »

“Strikeforce: Evolution” takes place tonight, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. The main televised portion of this card is stacked with stars. It is a card that any true MMA fan should be thrilled ... Read More »

SAN JOSE – The “Strikeforce: Evolution” weigh-ins took place Friday night, Dec. 18, in San Jose, Calif. The fights take place Saturday night, Dec. 19, at the HP Pavilion. The four main card bouts headed up by Cung Le vs. ... Read More »

MMA Live looks at UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn’s domination of Diego Sanchez. Kenny Florian is back in Bristol following his win over Clay Guida and Rashad Evans stops by in advance of his showdown with Thiago Silva at UFC ... Read More »

This Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, Strikeforce proves just how much they have grown as an organization with their “Evolution” card, taking place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. If you are planning to attend the event, you can ... Read More »

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009) – Cung Le and Jose Thomson, who will be featured in this Saturday’s top two fights on STRIKEFORCE: Evolution at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed ... Read More »

After twice being forced out of the highly-anticipated rematch due to injuries, STRIKEFORCE World Lightweight (155 pound) Champion Josh “The Punk” Thomson (16-2) is healthy and ready to defend his title against top-seeded mixed martial arts (MMA) rival and Interim ... Read More »

Strikeforce – Challengers Series 4  takes place tonight in Fresno, Calif. The event airs live on Showtime beginning at 10 p.m. CT. You are not going to want to miss the fights. Not only the fights though; If you are ... Read More »

PRESS RELEASE – StrikeForce lightweight Lyle “Fancy Pants” Beerbohm has re-signed with the promotion, inking a two-year deal that will bring him 6-12 fights over the life of the contract. The undefeated Beerbohm (13-0) is one of the top prospects ... Read More »

Inside MMA returns this week with Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson, UFC middleweight contender Nate Marquardt, and UFC fighter / actor Roger Huerta. Ron Kruck sits down with Randy Couture to talk about his upcoming bout with Brandon Vera. Read More »

The man who ran the tournament, Cesar Gracie, talked shop with PROMMA.INFO’s ‘Fast Eddie’ Constantine at the 2009 Gracie Open at the Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco, California. Cesar hit on the topics of Melendez versus Thomson II, Shields versus ... Read More »

“One down and one to go.” This was the comment that Gilbert Melendez made at the post fight press conference in reference to his third round TKO stoppage of Mitsuhiro Ishida and the next fighter on his hit list; Josh ... Read More »

Historic STRIKEFORCE Event Will Include Rematch Between Ishida And Melendez for Melendez’ Interim Lightweight Title. SAN JOSE, Calif. (Aug. 12, 2009) – He’s had a week and a half to think about his new opponent, but Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez ... Read More »

SAN JOSE, Calif. (July 30, 2009) – It looks like Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez will get his rematch with Japanese wrestling expert Mitsuhiro Ishida a little sooner than he expected. STRIKEFORCE announced on Thursday that Ishida will replace the injured ... Read More »

Gil Melendez sat down with Matt De La Rosa and “Fast” Eddie Constantine in a special episode of THE INFO dubbed: The El Nino Hour. Melendez talked about the atmosphere of his new gym, his relationship with his father, what ... Read More »

The most anticipated matchup in women’s MMA to date has finally been signed. Strikeforce officially announced Gina “Conviction” Carano, unquestionably the most popular female mixed martial artist and “the face of women’s MMA”, will square off against Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos ... Read More »

PRO MMA (promma.info) has learned from Strikeforce officials that Rodrigo Damm will step in for Strikeforce Lightweight champion Josh Thomson this Saturday against Gil “El Nino” Melendez. Damm (8-2) comes in as a late replacement for Thomson, who broke his ... 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 »