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It’s an old adage, yet it still rings true: speed kills.
Heavyweight Shane Del Rosario used his superior speed and pinpoint Muay Thai strikes to baffle Hawaiian slugger Lolohea Mahe en route to a first-round victory at Friday night’s Showtime-broadcast Strikeforce Challengers 9 event.
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All main-card fighters competing in Friday’s Showtime-televised Strikeforce Challengers 9 event successfully made weight for the show.
Thursday’s weigh-ins took place at Comcast Arena of Everett in Everett, Wash, which also hosts Friday’s fight card.
Heavyweight headliners Shane Del Rosario and Lolohea Mahe had no problem making weight, and female champion Sarah Kaufman and Roxanne Modafferi also made their bout official by each [Read more...]
Washington-based grappling ace Miesha Tate is the third official contestant in Strikeforce’s upcoming four-woman 135-pound tournament.
Strikeforce officials recently announced the addition of Tate, who joins Hitomi Akano and Maiju Kujala in the single night tourney.
While the final slot has yet to be determined, the four women will square off at Strikeforce Challengers 10, which takes place on Aug. 13 at [Read more...]
As it turns out, Alistair Overeem will not fight Ricco Rodriguez at DREAM.15.
The Strikeforce heavyweight champion issued a statement today and stated he lost a desire to fight at the event when a title opportunity was taken off the table.
“I feel sorry for Rodriguez’s camp if they still think the fight is on, and I apologize to [Read more...]
Each time top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko steps onto the canvas, his legacy is questioned. And every time he steps from it, the public’s faith is renewed.
This Saturday at “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum,” Emelianenko fights on American soil for the fourth time – this time amid a different climate, and perhaps a more critical one.
In our official event preview, MMAjunkie.com’s Steven Marrocco explains why the focus has been [Read more...]
SAN JOSE, Calif. – MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from today’s official fighter weigh-ins for “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum.”
Festivities take place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., and air live on tonight’s edition of “Inside MMA” on HDNet.
Join us for live updates beginning at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT).
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Jan Finney isn’t rattled by bookmakers as she heads into her co-main event title fight against Strikeforce women’s 145-pound champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos at Saturday’s Showtime-broadcast “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum” event in San Jose, Calif.
After all, she’s not the one who’s supposed to win.
“It’s just gives me more motivation,” Finney today told MMAjunkie.com. “It’s great. There’s no expectations for me.”
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Jan Finney isn’t rattled by bookmakers as she heads into her co-main event title fight against Strikeforce women’s 145-pound champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos at Saturday’s Showtime-broadcast “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum” event in San Jose, Calif.
After all, she’s not the one who’s supposed to win.
“It’s just gives me more motivation,” Finney today told MMAjunkie.com. “It’s great. There’s no expectations for me.”
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LOS ANGELES – Robbie Lawler let out a big sigh at post-event press table.
A middleweight, Lawler met opponent Renato “Babalu” Sobral at a catchweight of 195 pounds in the main event of Wednesday’s “Strikeforce: Los Angeles” event. After three rounds and 15 minutes of action, he lost two out of three rounds on the judges’ scorecards and suffered a unanimous-decision defeat.
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LOS ANGELES – MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from today’s “Strikeforce: Los Angeles” event.
Tonight’s show takes place at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, and the main card airs on Showtime.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT) for the preliminary card and 11 p.m. ET for the [Read more...]