Cris Cyborg’s doctor won’t allow cut down to Bantamweight; UFC future in limbo

Former Strikeforce Women’s 145 lb. champion Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Santos has been in a verbal war with Bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey for some months now. When news broke last week that Rousey would be making her way to the UFC along with Miesha Tate, it appeared the window for a Rousey-Cyborg superfight was opened up. Unfortunately, news comes today that Santos’ heart doctor has medically disapproved her making the cut down to 135 lbs. With dire risks associated with the weight cut, Cyborg remains in

Strikeforce schedules stacked card for final show ever in Oklahoma City

Adding to the blockbuster announcement that Ronda Rousey and now Miesha Tate will join the UFC as the first two female fighters comes the confirmation that Strikeforce will officially close doors after a January 12th blowout show. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker stated the following in a press release, courtesy of MMAFighting.com:”We’ve built an absolutely stacked card for Oklahoma City and the Showtime viewers. We have three awesome title fights featuring some of the best fighters to ever grace the

Sara McMann to take on Liz Carmouche in Strikeforce Cormier vs. Mir

Former Olympic silver medalist Sara McMann (6-0) just signed with Strikeforce and is slated to fight Liz Carmouche (7-2) at the Cormier vs. Mir event on November 3, in Oklahoma City.McMann most recently fought for Invicta FC and is coming off of a victory over Shayna Baszler which earned her Fight of the Night honors. A victory over Carmouche should put her in line for a shot at Strikeforce’s Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey. Both McMann and Rousey are former Olympic medalists and both are

UFC President talks Women’s MMA, Strikeforce and the Olympics

Dana White was available for a scrum with the media today in advance of UFC on Fox 4 and the UFC President spoke on a number of subjects including Strikeforce’s Ronda Rousey and her upcoming title fight in September: “I am a huge Rousey fan, I want to go, If I’m in town I will be there.”While on the subject of Strikeforce, the UFC President confirmed that Josh Barnett might be making his way back to the Octagon, since his loss in Strikeforce to Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier: “Barnett is healing. He

Strikeforce to hold September 29 card in Sacramento, California

Strikeforce is coming to Sacramento, California. The promotion announced Saturday during the Showtime broadcast of “Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy”, that they will host a fight card on September 29 at the Power Balance Pavillion, formerly the Arco Arena.Strikeforce’s next show is set for August 18 at Valley View Casino in San Diego, featuring a Bantamweight title fight in the female division between Champion Ronda Rousey and top contender Sarah Kaufman. The September card will be the second show of the

Miesha Tate recalls her first MMA bout and when she realized she was a fighter

When Miesha Tate steps into the cage on March 3 to defend her Strikeforce title against Ronda Rousey it will mark her 15th professional MMA bout. Tate is brimming with confidence heading into her first title defense, with that confidence being something she gained very early in her career.
Tate recently revealed when she discovered that she was a true fighter, the moment of clarity coming as she was beaten bloody in her first amateur MMA bout. Fighting with a badly broken nose, with her blood pooling below