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Strikeforce: Los Angeles Finalized - Winner of Lawler vs. Sobral Will Receive a Title Shot

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"If 'Babalu' looks good and wins the fight, I think that he will be first in line for a matchup [with] 'King Mo,'" [Scott] Coker said. "Robbie, if he wins the fight, he'll be first in line to have a title shot at 185 pounds against 'Jacare' [Souza]."

Robbie Lawler (17-5) -170 vs. Renato "Babalu" Sobral (35-8) +140 [195 catchweight]
Robbie LawlerRenato Sobral
Marius Zaromskis (13-4) -220 vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (17-13) +170
Marius ZaromskisEvangelista Santos
Tim Kennedy (11-2) vs. Trevor Prangley (22-5-1)
Tim Kennedy
"KJ" Noons (8-2) vs. Conor Heun (8-3)

HT: strikeforce.com
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Preliminary card:
R.J. Clifford vs. Jeremy Umphries
Marcus Kowal vs. Hugo Sandoval

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I thought Babalu wouldn’t fight King Mo? And didn’t he want to go down to 185?

by xDieseLx on Jun 13, 2010 5:45 PM EDT reply actions  

Hope he will because Babalu / Mo would be a good fight...

and Sobral would have a good style to match up with Mo.

Dude. It's Anderson Silva.
If he gives a damn he will end Sonnen’s night by either sub or KO.
-SSreporters

By Monday morning Chael Sonnen will be pissing out of his neck.
-Also SSreporters

by Razreshat on Jun 13, 2010 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

This whole catchweight fight to determine a #1 Contender idea seems stupid to me.

"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."

by Earl Montclair on Jun 13, 2010 5:50 PM EDT reply actions  

exactly.

"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."

by Earl Montclair on Jun 13, 2010 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

They should’ve made Shields fight Jacare on a Showtime card before Henderson. I know hindsight is 20/20, but Jacare probably would’ve out-grappled Shields and they wouldn’t have had a vacated title to fight over.

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by Anthony Pace on Jun 13, 2010 5:55 PM EDT reply actions  

yea, and rampage will give rashad the stanky leg guaranteed.

by Hendo_One-Shot on Jun 13, 2010 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

matchup wise it should be an entertaining card.

Babalu will not fight King Mo though.
Maybe he can make 185 and fight Jacare

by KOQ24 on Jun 13, 2010 6:00 PM EDT reply actions  

Wow! Multi division madness! This is like getting Anderson Silva vs Shogun Rua!

Keep Firing, Assholes!

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by Ubernoober on Jun 13, 2010 7:05 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

Words cannot express how much I hate KJ Noons...

I think that I hate him and Anderson Silva about the same amount, but for complete different reasons.

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by punchdrank on Jun 13, 2010 7:11 PM EDT reply actions  

Why the hate for Noons?

by HarmlessNinja on Jun 14, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m just guessing but, I think it’s cuz he only throws punches. No kicks, no takedowns, no clinch, no Jits, just punches.

Or he’s a huge Nick Diaz fan. (like me.)

"Bottom line, wrestling is a martal art. If you can’t hang, go kickbox for K-1."
"That meat which you have just tasted........was human meat!"

Pain don't hurt...

by RolloTomasi on Jun 14, 2010 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Whitemare vs Cyborg burns me out man lol …..What a barnburner….and ss cyborg a “moneyweight” or what? lol

by moonlapse88 on Jun 13, 2010 7:12 PM EDT reply actions  

War Tim Kennedy!

I forgot to mention that previously.

Dude. It's Anderson Silva.
If he gives a damn he will end Sonnen’s night by either sub or KO.
-SSreporters

By Monday morning Chael Sonnen will be pissing out of his neck.
-Also SSreporters

by Razreshat on Jun 13, 2010 7:37 PM EDT reply actions  

This has to be the first inter-divisional #1 contender fight in MMA history.

"Bottom line, wrestling is a martal art. If you can’t hang, go kickbox for K-1."
"That meat which you have just tasted........was human meat!"

Pain don't hurt...

by RolloTomasi on Jun 13, 2010 7:42 PM EDT reply actions  

If Franklin was somehow guaranteed a Title shot at 205 after beating Vitor and Vitor didn’t get injured and fought Anderson at 112, that would have been the first lol

by MikeD32 on Jun 13, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

I thought Noons was supposed to fight Crazy Horse? Or didn’t Crazy Horse go to jail? F it, it’s been a long day.

by dreamers_12345 on Jun 13, 2010 8:19 PM EDT reply actions  

They pulled him off the SF card because he had a fight booked 2 weeks ago with the AFL and wanted to fight both. SF pulled him before the AFL fight, but Crazy Horse lost anyway.

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by Tim Burke on Jun 13, 2010 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wow

Babalu is the betting underdog against a blown up welterweight with poor wrestling and grappling?

by Electro Boy on Jun 13, 2010 8:55 PM EDT reply actions  

How so?

Because of his losses to Chuck? Chuck was a legit LHW with big KO power for a LHW and probably the best takedown defense in history of MMA.

He’s also beaten Sokoudjou, Diabate, Shogun, and Maurice Smith.

I guess they’re counting on the blown up welterweight to land that one shot like he did against Manhoef.

I make Babalu a big favorite.

by Electro Boy on Jun 13, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Totally agree.

Was suprised to see Babalu the odds maker underdog myself. If I was a betting man I’d put car, if not the house, on him for that fight.

Dude. It's Anderson Silva.
If he gives a damn he will end Sonnen’s night by either sub or KO.
-SSreporters

By Monday morning Chael Sonnen will be pissing out of his neck.
-Also SSreporters

by Razreshat on Jun 13, 2010 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

He hasn't just been Ko'd by Chuck

He’s be KO’d by Chuck twice as well as Mousasi and also by Jason Lambert. Four clean KO’s

by dreamers_12345 on Jun 14, 2010 4:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

Outside of Lambert...

Chuck and Mousasi are much, much better strikers than Lawler, imho.

Dude. It's Anderson Silva.
If he gives a damn he will end Sonnen’s night by either sub or KO.
-SSreporters

By Monday morning Chael Sonnen will be pissing out of his neck.
-Also SSreporters

by Razreshat on Jun 14, 2010 5:21 AM EDT up reply actions  

Not arguing with you there

Point is, Babalu has never been a very good striker, he’s been a good wrestler with good submissions. Kind of reminds me of Tito in that sense, if he can’t get you to the mat, he’s in trouble. Not hating on Babalu, he just seems out of his prime and not evolved enough to keep up with the top in the sport right now.

by dreamers_12345 on Jun 14, 2010 5:28 AM EDT up reply actions  

You may be right...

but that makes this an interesting match up because for as un-evolved as Babalu may be as a grappler/BJJ guy, Lawler is every bit the same as a striker. Should be a fun throw-back fight then.

Dude. It's Anderson Silva.
If he gives a damn he will end Sonnen’s night by either sub or KO.
-SSreporters

By Monday morning Chael Sonnen will be pissing out of his neck.
-Also SSreporters

by Razreshat on Jun 14, 2010 5:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

just noticed this now that coker is saying that it would be lawlor vs. jacare for 185 lb title should lawlor win… that seems odd seeing as how shields is champ, is coker pretty much giving up on the notion of re-signing shields?

by kanodogg on Jun 13, 2010 9:40 PM EDT reply actions  

A used car salesmans wet dream is Scott Coker. He bought a framer from some Russians and he paid over book.

by Bob Boblaw on Jun 13, 2010 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

So Babalu has to fight King Mo if he wins… sounds like Coker agrees with Dana that fighters should fight anyone regardless if they are teammates or not.

Just BE.

by mattman73 on Jun 14, 2010 10:42 AM EDT reply actions  

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