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CSAC Confirms Attendance Figures for Strikeforce’s Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale
By FCF Staff
The California State Athletic Commission has released the attendance figures for Strikeforce’s recent “Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale” at San Jose’s HP Pavilion, which saw Daniel Cormier win the competition by handing Josh Barnett a unanimous decision loss.… Read More
Report: Josh Barnett Will Fight One More Time in Strikeforce
By FCF Staff
While Daniel Cormier will fight again for Strikeforce, due to the rising fighter’s Grand Prix Finale win over Josh Barnett Saturday, it appears as though the latter will also compete for the promotion one more time.
After… Read More
UFC 146 Heavyweights Offer Predictions On Strikeforce Grand-Prix Finale
By FCF Staff
Tomorrow night, San Jose’s HP Pavilion will host one of Strikeforce’s biggest heavyweight bouts to date, as former UFC champ Josh Barnett will take on renowned wrestler Daniel Cormier in the finals of the Grand-Prix Tournament.
UFC… Read More
UFC 146 Media Call: Junior dos Santos Continues to Question “Heart” of Frank Mir
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship held a media call today in preparation for the promotion’s upcoming May 26th event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
On the call were the UFC 146 main event competitors heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos… 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
Antonio Silva Fighting Cain Velasquez at UFC 146
By FCF Staff
Despite the loss of his original opponent Frank Mir, Cain Velasquez will still compete at the upcoming May 26th, UFC 146 card, as UFC President Dana White has announced that the former champion will… 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
Gilbert Melendez vs. Josh Thomson III Booked For May 19th
By FCF Staff
Josh Thomson and Gilbert Melendez will battle for a third time, as a rubber match between the two men has been booked for Strikeforce’s upcoming May 19th card.
Following his unanimous decision win over KJ Noons in… Read More
UFC on Fox 2’s Joey Beltran “Recharged” Heading Into Fight Against Lavar Johnson
By Joshua Carey
Before Rashad Evans and Phil Davis square off at UFC on Fox 2 in Chicago’s United Center, a rejuvenated Joey Beltran returns against former Strikeforce heavyweight Lavar Johnson.
Following a knockout victory over Aaron Rosa… Read More
Report: Strikeforce Heavyweight Division to be Phased Out
By FCF Staff
While Strikeforce will continue operating in 2012, it appears as though the heavyweight division is not part of Zuffa’s long term plans for the promotion. Although the new agreement between Showtime and Strikeforce will feature the heavyweight… Read More
Fodor vs. Wilcox Amongst Latest Bouts Confirmed for Dec. 17th Strikeforce
By FCF Staff
Strikeforce has confirmed three more preliminary bouts for the promotion’s upcoming December 17th card in San Diego, including a notable lightweight tilt between Caros Fodor and Justin Wilcox.
Wilcox (11-3) is undefeated in his last eight fights,… Read More
FCF Exclusive: Strikeforce Heavyweight “Bigfoot” Silva
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Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament Semi-Finalist Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva talks with Full Contact Fighter correspondent Jimmy Smith about the fighter’s surgery scheduled for Weds., Nov. 23 as well as… Read More
Ohio Commission Releases Drug and Steroid Test Results for “Barnett vs. Kharitonov”
By FCF Staff
The Ohio Athletic Commission has released the drug test results following Strikeforce’s recent September 10th “Barnett vs. Kharitonov” card in Cincinnati, which was hosted by the city’s U.S Bank Arena.
The Commission’s Bernie Profato has confirmed… Read More
Report: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Jeff Monson Scheduled for Nov. 20th
By FCF Staff
The previously announced M-1 Global tilt between Fedor Emelianenko and Jeff Monson will take place November 20th, in Moscow, Russia. The bout’s date and location were announced on Emelianenko’s (pictured) official Twitter account today.
The 34… Read More
Strikeforce “Barnett vs. Kharitonov” Weigh-In Results
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors for Strikeforce’s “Barnett vs. Kharitonov” event tomorrow night in Cincinnati, Ohio made weight this afternoon, green lighting a card that will feature the semifinals of the promotion’s heavyweight grand-prix.
The tourney semis… Read More
UFC Heavyweight Champ Cain Velasquez Talks Junior dos Santos, UFC Heavyweights vs. Strikeforce Heavyweights and More
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UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez talks about his upcoming championship showdown with Junior dos Santos, the talent in the Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament and the possibility of having… Read More
Jeff Monson Says November 12th Bout with Fedor Emelianenko “Confirmed”
By FCF Staff
Fedor Emelianenko’s next bout will take place November 12th in Russia versus well traveled veteran and decorated grappler Jeff Monson, according to a post on the latter’s official Twitter account. Monson’s ‘tweet’, which said a bout… Read More
Pat Healy Replaces Injured Josh Thomson vs. Maximo Blanco
By FCF Staff
Fresh off his unanimous decision win over Eric Wisely on August 12th, Pat Healy informed FCF that he was hoping to fight again in September, and Strikeforce has announced that the veteran has gotten his wish.… Read More
Injury Removes Josh Thomson From Sept. 10th Bout with Maximo Blanco
By FCF Staff
Josh Thomson’s 2011 campaign will continue on without a fight, as a reported foot injury has forced the veteran to withdraw from his upcoming September 10th, Strikeforce bout with Maximo Blanco
Thomson… Read More