Strikeforce

After a fairly long absence, Strikeforce returned on Saturday night, delivering a card from San Diego, CA that saw two champions defend their titles. Also along the way, an up and coming fighter saw his 8 fight winning streak come to an end while another halted a two fight losing streak.
Gilbert Melendez looked the worse for wear following his bout with Jorge Masvidal, but still walked away with his lightweight title belt strapped around his waist after earning the unanimous decision victory. Cristiane

The announcement that Showtime and Strikeforce had inked a new deal to present six to eight fight cards on the cable network was not a real surprise as UFC President Dana White had all but officially announced the deal was done earlier in the week. What did come as a surprise was the announcement that the Strikeforce Heavyweight division would cease to exist at some point in 2012.
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker had this to say about the division, which currently sits without a champion and awaits the

After long months of speculations, polls and opinion articles – the final of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix is finally set. Josh Barnett will meet Daniel Cormier, after booking his place with a convincing performance against the fellow PRIDE veteran Sergei Kharitonov.
The Russian Mercenary (that’s according to Mauro Ranallo) was better on his feet, managing to hurt Josh Barnett with various striking combinations. But the turning point was when Josh Barnett got his takedown, immediately finding

Long time fans from all corners of the globe have patiently waited for the main event between Fedor Emelianenko and Dan Henderson. The Last Emperor came to the fight in the best shape of his life and seemed very ready for the heavy hands of Dangerous Dan. As soon as the bell rang, the two living legends squared off in the six sided cage, and right off the bat swung for the fences. After a very heavy and powerful exchange with both fighters tasting leather, the two engaged in a clinch battle against the

An epic battle, two legends will collide in a fight for PRIDE (pun intended) and legacy. This Saturday, “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko will be taking on “Dangerous” Dan Henderson inside the Strikeforce six-sided cage in Chicago, Illinois. Both men are extremely accomplished grapplers in their respective styles and are equally dangerous on the feet with extremely powerful hands.
According to Compustrike we should expect a barrage of power strikes, with both Fedor and Hendo landing almost equal amounts

A battle between one of the best HWs of all time, and a resurgent
LHW making the last great run of his career.

Note: Before watching this card you should click here to read my exclusive interview with Ovince St. Preux who’ll be facing Joe Cason tonight on this card.
Strikeforce will be making it’s debut at the fighting city of Las Vegas, at the Pearl at the Palms casino and resort. The home of many UFC Fight Night cards, also the former home of the WEC will be introduced to the six-sided cage for the very first time. The main event of the evening is a trilogy bout featuring welterweights Bobby Voelker and Roger

Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum was one of the most anticipated bouts of 2011 and unfortunately the event did not live up to the hype. We’ve all heard the saying “styles make fights” and last Saturday was a perfect display of that. It was clear, Fabricio Werdum wanted to keep the fight on the ground, and Alistair Overeem wanted to keep the fight on the feet. Similar to Anderson Silva’s fights with Demian Maia and Thales Leites (minus the dancing) a big chunk of the fight was spent with Werdum doing the

Live from the NBA championship city of Dallas was the 2nd half of the Strikeforce Heavyweight World Grand Prix. So much has changed since the first half of the tournament. The upset of Fedor and the sale of Strikeforce to the UFC’s parent company ZUFFA have changed the landscape of the MMA world drastically, but finally fans got to witness the contination of the WGP. Saturday night featured two grand prix fights headlined by the main event of Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum.
Alistair Overeem went into

According to Compustrike, the fight between Alistair Overeem and Fabricio Werdum could be a very close affair. Compustrike averages show that both men show that both men throw similiar amounts of strikes, with Overeem having a slight advantage. Reem has a higher accurancy and power percentage and even on the ground Alistair is the more agressive fighter. How will this all pan out tomorrow with the 2nd half of the Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix just around the corner?
We’ll find out very soon, but