Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett Out of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum, Conor Heun In
by Nick Thomas on Jun 2, 2010 8:08 PM EDT
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According to mmaweekly.com:
A change has been made to the upcoming fight for the last ever EliteXC lightweight champion as K.J. Noons is now set to face off against Conor Heun in Los Angeles on June 16 as a part of Strikeforce on Showtime. Charles Bennett, Noons' original opponent, was forced to withdraw for unknown reasons.
The fight between Noons and Heun will now take place on the June 16 card in Los Angeles as opposed to the original date for the fight with Bennett on June 26 in San Jose, Calif.
Karl James "KJ" Noons (8-2)
Win Andre Amado - Decision (Unanimous) Dream 13 3/22/2010 2 5:00
Win Yves Edwards - TKO (Punches and Elbows) EliteXC
Win Nick Diaz - TKO (Doctor Stoppage) EliteXC
Conor "Hurricane" Heun (8-3)Strikeforce June 16th rumored card [on Showtime]:
Loss Jorge Gurgel - Decision (Unanimous) Strikeforce
Win James Edson Berto - TKO (Punches and Elbows) EliteXC
Win Marlon Matias - Decision (Unanimous) ShoXC
- Robbie Lawler (17-5) vs. Renato "Babalu" Sobral (35-8)
- Marius Zaromskis (13-4) vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (17-13)
- Tim Kennedy (11-2) vs. Trevor Prangley (22-5-1)
- "KJ" Noons (8-2) vs. Conor Heun (8-3)
- Shane del Rosario (9-0) vs. Lolohea Mahe (4-1-1)
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Probably has something to do with Bennett fighting in Florida this Friday.
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Super bummer...
you are always in for an entertaining fight when it comes to Krazy Horse. You never quite know what you are going to get.
Take ONE Karate class, if you're so into Karate...
I figured it was because Krazy Horse just added another picture to this gif
by Steve4192 on Jun 2, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
wow.
i lose count easily. 20-something i think.
by cagefightonacid on Jun 3, 2010 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Seriously?
That is an awesome fight. Thanks for the news :)
- Fedor Emelianenko (31-1) vs. Fabricio Werdum (13-4-1)
- Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (9-1) vs. Jan Finney (8-7)
- Cung Le (6-1) vs. Scott Smith (17-6)
- Josh Thomson (16-3) vs. Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante (14-3-1)
Yeah...
Just read that… odd. I am guessing JZ vs Thomson fell through, though JZ is signed to Strikeforce, so perhaps they are booking him against someone else.
Yup...
Officially Thomson vs Healy now. Hmm, I wonder why they took JZ out of the Thomson fight. Perhaps DREAM is planning on using him soon.
Dammit
Read ALL comments before response, Tim.
Look away, look away…
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Ariel Helwani says its Thomson vs Pat healy
"Ten more seconds is all I ever ask. That's the good thing I learned about being KO'd twice. You don't see it coming -it's like death- you don't plan for it so don't wait for it. So many people are afraid of getting Ko'd that their hands stay home, but not me. I got to go out there and shoot the lights out and fall down" Jens Pulver
lol too slow sorry
"Ten more seconds is all I ever ask. That's the good thing I learned about being KO'd twice. You don't see it coming -it's like death- you don't plan for it so don't wait for it. So many people are afraid of getting Ko'd that their hands stay home, but not me. I got to go out there and shoot the lights out and fall down" Jens Pulver
It's Thomson vs Pat Healy d0000000000d!!!!!!!!
Oh, whoops..
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
LOL
Sad thing is that Showtime approved the JZ vs Thomson fight and everything… wonder what happened.
I wish it was that fight, but I still think this is a pretty good bout. Wouldn’t want to see either Thomson or JZ lose, also. They both need some boosting.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
Yeah...
JZ REALLY needs to learn how to take some warm-up fights after long layoffs. He always gets hurt right away.
No doubt
He’s lost a lot of his luster. And my BJJ trainer is down on his luck; his three most prominent friends in the MMA mainstream are JZ, Shaolin and Napao. Ouch..
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
Damn these next 2 SF card are Awesome
Dissapointed to see that Bennett step out, but Huen should make this fight pretty interesting none the less.
Seriously?
This card is decidedly mediocre. The main event doesn’t answer any questions and doesn’t have any allure to it. The best fight on this card is easily Kennedy/Prangley. Not saying that’s a bad thing, but it says a lot.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
We went from impressive Strikeforce Nashville and Heavy Artillery , UFC 111-114, and WEC 47 & 48 to the mediocrity of Strikeforce: E3, WEC 49. and UFC 115 in record time. Dang, just when I had time to start watching live again.
The nice thing is, when you care more about the quality of the fights, these types of cards are bound to surprise you (and WEC delivers no matter what). I’d rather see the likes of this card than Herschel Walker any day. At least they’re all real fighters.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
Well the E3 card is an overstatement to call it awesome but IMO it is ver good. I like the Babalu/ Lawler fight hope babalu takes it. Of course it is a bit irrelavant to the divisons bit I was hearing Babalu is interested in dropping to 185 in the future. So who knows it’s true relevancy.
Kennedy/ Prangley should be good, Del Rosario/ Mahe should be a brawl. IMO they are all exciting matchups.
by pRoXiMo on Jun 2, 2010 8:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Here's the thing..
When I say a “card” isn’t very good, that has mostly to do with its marketability and appeal with consumers. There are exciting fighters on this card and it’ll contain some good fights (don’t see a lot of room for boredom, really), but the card itself is pretty poor. This won’t draw well and I’ll have trouble finding friends interested in watching it.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
If I could have got a pass to E3 this year
You bet your ass I’d come see it with you.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
Forgive me ignorance
But what’s up with Jorge Grugel? Is he still with Strikeforce?
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by Dr. Doogie Seacrest on Jun 2, 2010 7:53 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Call me crazy but i like Noons/Heun better than Noons/KH.
And the Fans with tickets for SF LA now have one more fight to look forward to
Well they had to do something for us after Lashley pulled out.
by Polyhedron on Jun 2, 2010 8:24 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I was planning on saying the same thing
But, honestly, both are unappealing fights. Wish some one more intriguing could slot in, but they’re obviously short on time.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
They actually have a lot of talent at 155: Melendez, Beerbohm, Riberio, Noons, Thomson, JZ, Billy Evangelista, Gurgel, and possible co-promotion with Dream and (hopefully) Bellator. Unfortunately everyone is booked, hurt, or suspended.
Gurgel?
Which of those is he?
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
Well, still
Why not him?
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
In March he was still recovery from cracked ribs and a pulled groin. Don’t know how he is doing now.
I think they want to give Noons a push. Not a lot of mainstream familiarity with him and he’s a marketable kid.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
No proof only a hunch.
- Strikeforce has talked about holding tournaments.
- Coker mentioned trying to get something special off the ground a few months ago.
- All of their name lightweights have been pulled off fights against other name lightweights
- Melendez should be busy for sometime. Not only is he suspended for 3-months, but he could be looking at a co-promotion fight with Alvarez and/or the Dream champ,
What does it mean? Strikeforce is planning to hold a LW Grand Prix with Noons, JZ, Thomson, Riberio, JZ, Beerbohm and Evangelista. Do I have any evidence? hell no, I just want to start a real cool rumor,
I'd dig it
However— the Alvarez/Melendez fight looks like a major long-shot. Seems that Coker isn’t being receptive to it at all.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
I actually see it having a pretty good shot of happening. People can’t read too much into the fact that Coker hasn’t gotten back to anyone yet. For Pete’s sake he doesn’t have time to tell his own fighters if they have matches. If by the end of summer there is no word than I’ll start to think he isn’t interested.
Well, it’s more to go on to think he’s uninterested than there is to think he’s interested. And of course he has time to address the situation. How about answer his phone? It’s an insult to Bjorn Rebney to suggest he has all this time to ring up Coker and talk about him on TV and Scott can’t even text him.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
by Charles Awad on Jun 2, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Ask Sarah Kaufman how quick Coker gets back to you
Here’s what makes me think it’ll happen:
- Rebney and Strikeforce obviously have some sort of discussion going on. There have been rumors that Bellator was trying to unload Huerta on Strikeforce and that Lombard was looking to sign with Strikeforce as well.
- Coker isn’t going to do it unless it happens under the Strikeforce banner and unless he gets some sort of guarantee that if Alvarez wins he has to defend in Strikeforce.
- All sides will come to an agreement because it makes too much sense. Rebney needs publicity and a champ vs champ match between Melendez and Alvarez on a Strikeforce broadcast will let him promote and showcase his brand , while Strikeforce needs quality matches. There would be too much hype over such a match for Showtime and Strikeforce to turn it down.
I think it’ll happen, but a lot of things will have to be ironed out.
Of course, I also think bantam and feather divisions in the UFC are a no-brainer, so take it with a grain of salt.
Dropkicking a crackwhore?
Anyone have the video where he talks about dropkicking a crackwhore?
Is this headline correct? It seems to say this affects the Fedor card, but then it seems to be on the Los Angeles card. Unless all the forest fire smoke is going to my head…
Zermoskis VS Cyborg will be fireworks.
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by Thats It For you! on Jun 2, 2010 9:22 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Healy's a tough customer for Thomson
Despite Healy’s not-so-impressive record, if you delve deeper, he’s submitted Condit, Daley, and Hardy….not too shabby.
The lawler fight doesn't make any sense. Why is he fighting a 205er in Babalu?
Sobral is the UD. Prolly make some money on that.
I agree
That’s a huge mismatch. Not only is Babalu much bigger, he’s a vastly superior wrestler and grappler. Cake walk for Babalu.
oddsmakers don't think so
Lawler is the betting favourite.
I don’t think he’s gonna win but that’s how things stand right now
Just realized it's at a195 catch weight
Still, if Babalu can make it without cutting off an arm he should dominate.
Robbie’s wrestling/grappling is just not on Babalu’s level.
Well I just bought my tickets today for the LA event....first live MMA event for me, should be exciting
also never been to the nokia theater…if it seats 8,000 I would hope that it will sell out in Los Angeles…Im driving up from San Diego.
Team Pioli/Haley
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