All Entries Tagged With: "Strikeforce"
The UFC signs James Toney…really?
Not long after Dana White blasted an extremely athletic Herschel Walker for fighting in Strikeforce by stating that Walker would “would be the first death in the UFC”, he signed stalkerish, overweight, and washed-up boxer James Toney to a multi-fight deal in the UFC. Which is better? An active ex-football standout who still looks to be in better shape than most UFC heavyweight fighters (and already won his MMA debut) or an aging boxer-turner-stalker who wouldn’t leave White alone at… (Full Story)
Strikeforce Challengers Results – Kaufman victorious
Main Card Sarah Kaufman def. Takayo Hashi via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) Karl Amoussou vs. Trevor Prangley – technical draw (eye poke) at 4:14 of R1 Luke Rockhold def. Paul Bradley via TKO (strikes) at 2:24 of R1 Tarec Saffiedine def. James Terry via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Yancy Medeiros def. Raul Castillo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Undercard Wayne Phillips def. Eric Lawson via submission at 4:27 of R1 Samuel Bracamnonte def…. (Full Story)
Strikeforce: Miami Payroll
MMAJunkie released the payouts for Strikeforce’s card in Miami over the weekend. The results are interesting, though who’s making the most money isn’t surprising. Note Herschel Walker’s payout. Walker donated his winnings to charity, which is a story in and of itself (since it shows that Walker isn’t in the game because he’s hurting for money). Nick Diaz: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Marius Zaromskis: $30,000 Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos: $35,000 ($15,000 win bonus and $5,000… (Full Story)
Strikeforce: Miami Videos
Nick Diaz vs. Marius Zaromskis Cris Cyborg vs. Marloes Coenen Melvin Manhoef vs. Robby Lawler Bobby Lashley vs. Wes Sims Herschel Walker vs. Greg… (Full Story)
Strikeforce: The Things that Matter (and Things that Don’t)
It seems appropriate that Strikeforce: Miami is being held in the same building where EliteXC received its death-knell (the loss of Kimbo Slice to TUF dropout Seth Petruzelli). It seems appropriate because Strikeforce has put together a card that I, as an MMA fan, simply cannot be proud of. There are bouts on this card that matter to the international scene. Marius Zaromskis (13-3 MMA, #9 IWMMAR) vs. Nick Diaz (20-7-0-1 MMA, 6-4 UFC) matters. Cristiane Santos (8-1 MMA) defending her title… (Full Story)
EA Sports to offer free stream of Riggs vs. Hieron
NEW YORK (January 26, 2009)- For the first time in history, Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) will offer live mixed martial arts (MMA) fight action online with a free of charge stream of the highly anticipated STRIKEFORCE welterweight (170 pounds) matchup between wrestling powerhouses Joe “Diesel” Riggs (32-10) and Jay “The Thoroughbred” Hieron (18-4) from BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida this Saturday, January 30. The live stream of the STRIKEFORCE: Miami preliminary bout will… (Full Story)
Payouts for Strikeforce: Evolution
Well, here’s the payout report. King Mo was fined 10% of his purse, which comes out to $3,000, for his postfight Rockstar celebration. Scott Smith ($55,000 – no win bonus) def. Cung Le ($150,000) Gilbert Melendez ($55,000 – no win bonus) def. Josh Thomson ($30,000) Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza ($65,000 – includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Matt Lindland ($50,000) Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal ($20,000 – $10,000 win bonus) def. Mike Whitehead ($30,000) Antwain Britt ($10,000… (Full Story)
Strikeforce: Evolution Results
Main Card Scott Smith def. Cung Le by TKO @ 3:25 of Round 3. Gilbert Melendez def. Josh Thomson by Unanimous Decision. (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza def. Matt Lindland by Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) @ 4:18 of Round 1. Muhammad Lawal def. Mike Whitehead by TKO @ 3:08 of Round 1. Undercard Antwain Britt def. Scott Lighty by TKO (Corner Stoppage) @ 5:00 of Round 1. Justin Wilcox def. Daisuke Nakamura by Unanimous Decision. (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) Alexander… (Full Story)
Why Jacare Matters
Of the top ten middleweights in MMA, six fight in the UFC (four of the top five are UFC fighters). But, then again, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (10-2-0-1 MMA) isn’t listed among those ten. There’s certainly a reason why. Jacare hasn’t won a fight in over a year (his two recent MMA bouts have been a loss to newly crowned Strikeforce lightheavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi and a No Contest loss against Jason “MayheM” Miller). However, going into his fight with former UFC top-contender and… (Full Story)
Weekend MMA Action
Fight fans this weekend have plenty to forward to, thanks to Strikeforce and WEC. Both promotions are holding their events on Saturday, December 19th. U.S. fight fans can watch Strikeforce on Showtime and WEC on Versus while Canadian fans can watch Strikeforce on SuperChannel. Strikeforce Evolution Main Card Cung Le vs. Scott Smith Josh Thomson vs. Gilbert Melendez Ronaldo Souza vs. Matt Lindland Muhammad (King Mo) Lawal vs. Mike Whitehead Undercard Scott Lighty vs. Antwain… (Full Story)
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