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Mike Kyle vs. Dion Staring Among Latest Additions to Sept. 29th Strikeforce
By FCF Staff
Strikeforce has confirmed several more bouts for the promotion’s upcoming September 29th event in Sacramento, California, including two fights that weren’t previously reported.
At light-heavyweight, Mike Kyle (19-8) will take on Dion Staring (28-7).… Read More
Caros Fodor Confirms September 29th Bout With Josh Thomson
By FCF Staff
Strikeforce’s upcoming September 29th card in Sacramento, California, will not only feature a lightweight bout between champion Gilbert Melendez and Pat Healy, but also a compelling match-up between former champ Josh Thomson and Caros Fodor.
Fodor has… Read More
Strikeforce’s Quinn Mulhern Says September 29th Bout With Jorge Santiago Next
By FCF Staff
Strikeforce’s upcoming September 29th card in Sacramento apparently has a new and intriguing addition, as Quinn Mulhern is reporting that he’s fighting UFC vet Jorge Santiago at the event.
Mulhern made the announcement via his official Twitter… Read More
Opinion: The UFC and Team-Based Rivalries
By Jesse Heitz
The other day I happened across an article by Fox Sports writer A.J. Perez, entitled “Team Concepts for a Solo Sport”. The article highlighted that the recent UFC on Fox: “Shogun” vs. Vera, featured a plethora of… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Strikeforce’s Tim Kennedy Talks A Lot; Luke At The Bat; Big Country’s Coaches Spark Drama
By Joshua Molina
First Chris Weidman calls out Anderson Silva. Then Silva calls out George St. Pierre. Then Nick Diaz calls out Silva. KJ Noons just wants to fight anybody in San Diego.
In an era of UFC overload in… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Anderson Silva’s Chance To Tap Out Nick Diaz; Jake Shields Needs To Show Up
By Joshua Molina
Nick Diaz threw himself into the center of the mixed martial arts universe again this week when he announced that he would return to the sport and that he wants to fight UFC middleweight great Anderson Silva.… Read More
Opinion: Zuffa, Showtime Decide to Shake Things Up
By Michael Hatamoto
The MMA world was shook upside down earlier in the week when the UFC confirmed Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Daniel Cormier will meet former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir inside the Strikeforce cage.
Mir already lost… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s The Daily Takedown: UFC, Mir, Enter the Hexagon; Invicta FC All-Women’s Show Creates MMA Buzz
By Joshua Molina
Daniel Cormier can’t go to the UFC yet. So the UFC will come to him.
Coming off a one-sided beating at the hands of UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos, Frank Mir is now scheduled to battle… Read More
Report: Showtime Exec Says No Strikeforce Fighters Prevented From UFC
By FCF Staff
Despite a recent report, Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza is denying that the network has an agreement in place with ZUFFA, which prevents certain fighters from moving to the UFC.
The network’s executive reportedly made the comments… Read More
Media Watch: Are Showtime Contracts Preventing Several Strikeforce Fighters From Going To UFC?
By Michael Hatamoto
The relationship between Showtime and Zuffa remains rather fickle, with some of Zuffa-owned Strikeforce fighters desperately seeking the opportunity to join the UFC.
However, according to Dave Meltzer in a post on the Wrestling Observer Forums, several… Read More
Ready to Strike: KJ Noons Wants Strikeforce To Fight Him In San Diego, But Hasn’t Gotten The Call Yet
By Joshua Molina
The cliché is that styles make fights and no one knows this better right now than Strikeforce superstar KJ Noons.
Noons, a master striker with arguably the best boxing skills in the business, hasn’t been able to… Read More
Bjorn Rebney Says Bellator Hopes to Sign New Contract With Eddie Alvarez
By Michael Hatamoto
Former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is one of the biggest superstars in the surging US MMA promotion, though rumors run rampant that he hopes to jump to the UFC in the near future.
Some MMA fans… Read More
Daniel Cormier Outscores Josh Barnett For Grand Prix Tourney Win
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from Strikeforce’s latest event in San Jose, which saw Daniel Cormier work his way to a unanimous decision win over Josh Barnett in the finale of the promotion’s heavyweight grand-prix.
In the card’s… Read More
Strikeforce Weigh-In Results: Cormier and Barnett Set For Grand Prix Final
By FCF Staff
As most likely expected, neither Daniel Cormier or Josh Barnett had trouble making weight for their heavyweight Grand Prix Final bout tomorrow night in San Jose.
The former UFC champion Barnett came in at 248 pounds this… Read More
Josh Barnett on Daniel Cormier: “I See My Experience As Being The Biggest Advantage In This Fight”
By FCF Staff
Tomorrow night, Strikeforce will return to San Jose’s HP Pavilion for the promotion’s “Barnett vs. Cormier” event, which will see Josh Barnett take on Daniel Cormier in the Grand-Prix Heavyweight Finale.
Barnett (31-5) advanced through the tourney… Read More
Line-Up Confirmed For Strikeforce’s “Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale”
By FCF Staff
Strikeforce and Showtime have confirmed the line-up for the promotion’s upcoming “Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale” in San Jose, California, which will be hosted by the city’s HP Pavilion.
The card will be headlined by the aforementioned tournament’s… Read More
UFC on FOX 3: Nate Diaz Believes Title Shot Headed His Way if he Beats Jim Miller
Josh Koscheck Cites Benefits of Training With People “Who Actually Care”
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship held a pre-fight teleconference today in advance of the promotion’s upcoming May 5th card at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New… Read More
Photos From Showtime Promo Shoot for Strikeforce May 19th Card
By FCF Staff
Showtime has begun to ramp up the promoting for Strikeforce’s upcoming May 19th card in San Jose, California, which will be broadcast on the television network.
Yesterday, heavyweight grand-prix finalists Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier were on… Read More
James Terry vs. Billy Evangelista Confirmed for May 19th Strikeforce
By FCF Staff
The list of confirmed bouts for Strikeforce’s upcoming May 19th card continues to get longer, as today the promotion announced that James Terry will fight Billy Evangelista on the event’s preliminary card.
The “Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand-Prix Finale”… Read More
Report: Sam Stout vs. Spencer Fisher III Set For June 22nd
By FCF Staff
It appears as though Gilbert Melendez-Josh Thomson III isn’t the only trilogy Zuffa is working on, as according to a report from Sportsnet, Zuffa has lined up a third bout between Sam Stout and Spencer Fisher for June… Read More