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Winner of Alistair Overeem vs. Brock Lesnar to Challenge for Title
The stakes in Alistair Overeem’s first Octagon appearance will be considerable, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship has confirmed that the fighter’s December 30th bout with Brock Lesnar, will determine who is the heavyweight division’s number
Golden Glory’s Bas Boon Wishes Alistair Overeem Well, Hopes No Legal Action Necessary Over Split
By Kelsey Mowatt
Following a post on the official Twitter account of Alistair Overeem, where the decorated fighter announced that he has split from his long time management team Golden Glory, the company has confirmed with FCF that indeed… Read More
Fresh Off Grand Prix Win, Daniel Cormier Confirms Broken Hand
By FCF Staff
Although Daniel Cormier further demonstrated Saturday night why he is one of the sport’s fastest rising heavyweights, the decorated wrestler did not emerge from his knockout win over Antiono Silva unscathed. According to a post on… Read More
Barnett, Cormier Advance to GP Finals, Rockhold Dethrones Souza
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s Strikeforce “Barnett vs. Kharitonov” event in Cincinnati, which saw Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier score first round victories to advance to the finals of the promotion’s heavyweight grand-prix final.
In… Read More
Top Prospect Jordan Mein Hopes to “Have a Great Time” in Strikeforce Debut
By Kelsey Mowatt
While Strikeforce’s upcoming September 10th event will feature considerable star power with the likes of Josh Barnett, Sergei Kharitonov, and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza competing, amongst several others, another of the card’s interesting storylines is… 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
HDNet to Broadcast Weigh-Ins and Prelims for Sept. 10th Strikeforce
By FCF Staff
Strikeforce has announced today that the official weigh-ins and the preliminary bouts for the promotions’ upcoming September 10th “World Grand Prix Semifinals” event will be broadcast live on HDNet.
The main card, which will… Read More
FCF Exclusive: Josh Barnett Talks Upcoming Strikeforce Showdown, Brett Rogers, Zuffa, Alistair Overeem And More
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MMA superstar and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett talks with FCF about his upcoming Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament semifinal round fight with Sergei Kharitonov and recaps his dominant, quarterfinal round… Read More
Cavalcante vs. Romero, Kyle vs. de Lima Added to Sept. 10th Strikeforce
By FCF Staff
The upcoming, September 10th, “Strikeforce Heavyweight World Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Kharitonov” event now has eight fights confirmed, as the promotion has announced that Rafael Cavalcante will meet Yoel Romero and Mike Kyle will fight Marcos… Read More
Report: Alistair Overeem Released By Strikeforce
By FCF Staff
Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem has been released from his contract by the promotion, according to a report by Ron Kruck on Friday’s edition of “Inside MMA” on HDNet.
Strikeforce, according to the report, exercised its… Read More
United Glory Offering YouTube PPV Refund
By FCF Staff
United Glory and FightGameTV.com, co-producers of the historic May 28 UNITED GLORY: GLORY WORLD SERIES event, are offering a comprehensive online survey on United Glory’s website (www.unitedglory.nl). Anyone who purchased the YouTube.com online Pay-Per-View offering of… Read More
Cincinnati to Host Sept. 10th “Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinals”
By FCF Staff
Strikeforce has confirmed that Cincinnati’s U.S. Bank Arena will host the promotion’s upcoming September 10 event. The card will feature the semifinals of the ongoing Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand-Prix, which will see Antonio Silva take… Read More
Daniel Cormier Confirmed as Replacement for Alistair Overeem
By FCF Staff
As expected, rising heavyweight Daniel Cormier will fight Antonio Silva in the semi-finals of Strikeforce’s heavyweight grand-prix on September 10th. While speaking on a teleconference today to promote Strikeforce’s upcoming “Fedor vs. Henderson” event,… Read More
Pro Elite Announces Signing of Andrei Arlovski, NCAA Champ Mark Ellis
By FCF Staff
As expected, Pro Elite has confirmed today that it has has signed Andrei Arlovski to a contract, and that the former UFC heavyweight champion will compete at the promotion’s upcoming August 27th event in… Read More
Fickett Replaces Freire, Prangley vs. Mizuno Added to July 16th DREAM
By FCF Staff
Drew Fickett will look to get back on the winning track against one of the world’s top lightweights, as DREAM has announced that the UFC vet will replace the injured Willamy Freire against Tatsuya… Read More
Andrei Arlovski’s Manager Blasts Critics, Says Veteran Committed to Comeback
By Kelsey Mowatt
When Andrei Arlovski was violently knocked out by Sergei Kharitonov in February, speculation as to whether the former UFC champion would retire as a result of his fourth straight defeat was not unheard of.… Read More
Alistair Overeem, Josh Barnett Advance to Strikeforce HW Grand-Prix Semis
By FCF Staff
Alistair Overeem avenged his 2006 submission loss to Fabricio Werdum tonight in Dallas, Texas, by working his way to a unanimous decision win over the renowned submission artist. Two of the three judges scored… Read More
Murilo “Ninja” Rua Announces Retirement
By FCF Staff
Following his knockout loss to BAMMA middleweight champ Tom Waton Saturday in London, England, Murilo “Ninja” Rua has announced his retirement from the sport. The 31 year-old-veteran made the announcement via his official Twitter… Read More