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Report: Jorge Masvidal vs. Pat Healy on Table For Jan. 12th Strikeforce Due to Gilbert Melendez Injury
By FCF Staff
With lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez no longer scheduled to compete at Strikeforce’s upcoming January 12th card in Oklahoma, the promotion is reportedly looking to veteran Jorge Masvidal to fight number one contender Pat Healy instead.
According to… Read More
Quote of the Day: Lorenz Larkin Tells Dana White He Wishes He Could Have Skipped MMA’s “Pu–y Era”
By FCF Staff
The fallout has begun from the news that Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold has been forced to withdraw from another title defense in January due to injury, and the man who’s had another title shot cancelled, apparently… Read More
Report: Luke Rockhold Injured Again, January Title Defense Cancelled
By FCF Staff
For the second time in just a few months, Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold has reportedly been forced to withdraw from another title defense due to injury.
According to multiple reports, the American Kickboxing Academy fighter will… Read More
Strikeforce’s Mike Kyle Says January 12th Bout With Gegard Mousasi Next
By FCF Staff
Strikeforce’s upcoming January 12th event in Oklahoma City has another significant addition, as light-heavyweight Mike Kyle has announced that he’s fighting former Strikeforce champ Gegard Mousasi at the event.
Kyle made the announcement via his Twitter account… Read More
Opinion: The Shakeup at Zuffa
By Jesse Heitz
Strange events are taking place in the MMA world. More specifically, Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC and Strikeforce, is in the process of quite an incredible shakeup. TMZ of all places (perhaps not too outlandish… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC Spreading Itself Too Thin in Early 2013
By Joshua Molina
The UFC on Fox show in January is shaping up to be a good fight card, but unfortunately for the UFC it lacks big headline names that could draw big ratings.
Even though it’s not a title… Read More
Jason High Talks Recent Strikeforce Cancellations: “It’s Hard Not to Think You Could be in The UFC And Making Money”
Welterweight Interested in Bouts With Tarec Saffiedine and Nate Marquardt
By Kelsey Mowatt
After adding three more victories to his record in 2011, and establishing himself in the Strikeforce welterweight division, it appears as though Jason High will end his… Read More
Opinion: The Draw of Chael Sonnen
By Jesse Heitz
Seemingly out of the blue, Chael Sonnen has been thrust into the limelight of the UFC’s light heavyweight division. After his disappointing and perhaps even controversial loss to Anderson Silva in their second bout at UFC 148,… Read More
Opinion: Is UFC 153 Stephan Bonnar’s Last Stand?
By Jesse Heitz
This upcoming weekend, on Saturday October 13th, UFC 153 will take place in Rio de Janeiro. The card as a whole, as I’ve written about in prior pieces, is generally less than satisfying. However, the event does… Read More
UFC 153: Official Preview and Predictions
By Tom Taylor
This Saturday, UFC light heavyweight Stephan Bonnar will have to chance to pull off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history. When UFC 153’s original main event, a featherweight title fight between champ Jose Aldo… Read More
Pat Healy: “I Think The Media Has Kind of Taken Gil Melendez and Turned Him Into This Mythical, Unbeatable Fighter”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Due to an impressive run at lightweight and a five fight win streak, it appears as though Pat Healy is finally starting to get the respect, which for quite sometime, he didn’t feel he was getting. Case… Read More
Opinion: Part 2 – Crime, But No Punishment In MMA
By Jesse Heitz
In the previous installment of “Crime, But No Punishment for MMA Fighters”, the focus laid on the MMA flagship promotion, the UFC, and its refusal to punish its fighters for criminal transgressions in contrast to other sports… Read More
Roger Bowling Excited to Fight “Number One Contender” Tarec Saffiedine, Says “I’m Addicted to Knocking People Out”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Now that Nate Marquardt has laid claim to the Strikeforce welterweight belt, which Nick Diaz left behind when he moved over to the UFC, the debate as to who will face the new champ is underway. Front… Read More
Strikeforce’s Bobby Voelker Says Knee “Is Healing Good”, Targeting November or December For Return
By Kelsey Mowatt
Recently, Strikeforce’s welterweight rankings have come into clearer focus, due to Nate Marquardt’s July 14th championship win over Tyron Woodley, and both UFC vet Jason High and the rising Jordan Mein scoring victories. In addition, there’s a… Read More
With Palhares and Camozzi Down With Injuries, Okami vs. Roberts Set For UFC 150
By FCF Staff
As a result of Rousimar Palhares and Chris Camozzi both withdrawing from UFC 150 due to injury, the promotion has announced that their scheduled opponents, Yushin Okami and Buddy Roberts, will now square off.
The nature of… Read More
Tarec Saffiedine: “I Believe a Win Against Roger Bowling Would Put Me Right There For a Title Shot”
By Kelsey Mowatt
At a time when fans are debating who will be first to challenge Strikeforce’s newly minted welterweight champ Nate Marquardt, Tarec Saffiedine is hoping to secure his title shot on August 18th, when he fights fellow contender… Read More
Strikeforce Weigh-In Results: Rockhold and Larkin Heavy on First Attempt
By FCF Staff
Strikeforce held the official weigh-ins this afternoon in preparation for the promotion’s latest event tomorrow night in Portland, Oregon.
According to the Strikeforce Twitter feed, both middleweight champion Luke Rockhold and Lorenz Larkin came in a bit… Read More
After Split Decision Loss to Tyron Woodley, Jordan Mein Still Believes “I’m Right at The Top”
Welterweight Looking to Rebound Against Tyler Stinson Saturday
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Jordan “Young Gun” Mein failed to record his… Read More
After Successful Welterweight Debut, Dan Miller Says “It’s a Rejuvenation of my Career”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After facing several of the world’s best middleweight competitors, and putting together a 5-5 record with the UFC, Dan Miller decided it was time to make a change. That change meant moving down to compete as… Read More
Additions to July 14th Strikeforce Include Healy vs. Hirota, High vs. Moore and Mein vs. Stinson
By FCF Staff
Approximately six weeks out from Strikeforce’s upcoming July 14th card in Portland, Oregon, the promotion has confirmed three more fights for the card, which feature several established fighters.
According to a press release from… Read More