Mousasi will put his title on the line for the very first time in his Strikeforce career, at the star-packed Strikeforce: Nashville event. Mousasi will square off against the decorated Wrestler King Mo, who is yet to be beaten in his career.
by Cage Potato contributor Matt Kaplan With his new Strikeforce deal completed, it seems like “The Pitbull” might soon be…
Fedor Emelianenko who made his successful debut in Strikeforce by knocking out Brett Rogers in November of last year is now set to take on Fabricio Werdum. Fedor is considered one of the best pound for pound fighter in the world holds a record of 32-1-1, while Werdum is one of the most dangerous heavyweights in the world holds a record of 13-4-1. Strikeforce President, Scott Coker, had this to say;
‘Fedor is now scheduled to fight in June towards the end of the month in America against Fabricio
A few fights that I think will provide some serious entertainment this year. With plenty of great fights already gone by this year what is yet to come? Heres my opinion.
After seeing how James ‘The Sandman’ Irvin looked at the weigh-ins before the UFC Vera vs Jones event, Dana White has expressed that doesn’t want Irvin to fight at 185lbs in the UFC again.
A recap of last night’s UFC Vera vs Jones event and some effects it has had on the UFC and its fighters. The show provided a good night of exciting fights with plenty of knockouts and fast paced fighting.
Rashad Evans is set to face the former UFC light heavyweight champion Rampage Jackson at UFC 114. This highly anticipated grudge match was supposed to take place at UFC 107 but Rampage had to pull out of the fight because of the A-Team movie. Both these fighters served as coaches at TUF 10, where the hatred towards eachother increased 10 folds and they have guaranteed a KO victroy. In a recent Interview Rashad Evan said
“I don’t like all the pre-fight talking, so I can’t wait until I finally get my chance
Georges St. Pierre is set to defend his Welterweight title on march 27, at UFC 111. In order to prepare for this fight, GSP asked the Strikeforce Light heavyweight champion, Gegard Mousasi, to help him train for the dangerous striker Dan Hardy. GSP had this to say about his experience training with Mousasi:
“He’s amazing, he’s a great fighter, he’s an even greater human being than a fighter,” said St-Pierre. “He’s a great guy. We plan to train together.”
While, Gegard Mousasi is set to face King Mo at
Rich “The Ace” Franklin holds an impressive record of 26-5 record and is a former UFC middleweight champion. Franklin has beaten some of the best in the world including: Wanderlei Silva, Matt Hamill, Ken Shamrock and Evan Tanner. Currently, Franklin has lost two of his last three fights, with his latest loss coming in the form of a KO by the hands of Vitor Belfort. Franklin still believes that he has what it takes to make another run for the title but feels he has only two or three years left in mixed
Now just a year ago the Middleweight division seem to get at its peak with former PRIDE champion Dan Henderson that seem ready to take the spider out after his KO of the year against Bisping , and Former pancrase champion Nate Marquartd also making his way to the title to rematch Anderson Silva , and the return of the phenom Vitor Belfort
