Strikeforce has added several more bouts to their September 10th card, which will feature the semifinal round of the Heavyweight Grand Prix. Rising Canadian prospect Jordan Mein will face Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos, Josh "the Punk" Thompson will meet Maximo Blanco, "King Mo" Lawal fights Roger Gracie, and "Jacare" Souza defends his middleweight title against Luke Rockhold.
MMA Live previews Saturday's Strikeforce title fights - Nick Diaz vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos and Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza vs. Robbie Lawler.
The poster for Strikeforce's January card headlined by a welterweight title bout between Nick Diaz and Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos
Traditionally, one of the least storied in MMA, the middleweight division has enjoyed one of the biggest and best months of its existence. And yet, the impact on the rankings was miniscule.
Mike Fagan looks at the FightMetric numbers behind the Strikeforce middleweight title bout between Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza and Tim Kennedy.
Bloody Elbow provides a full rundown of the conference call leading up to Strikeforce: Houston featuring Tim Kennedy, Ronaldo Souza, Jorge Gurgel, and K.J. Noons.
Cross your fingers fight fans, #2 Chael Sonnen has made a lot of promises about his title shot against #1 Anderson Silva at UFC 117, with the most important one being that he's got the skill set to force Silva to fight rather than goof around in the cage.
The biggest news in the middleweight division in June involved #2 Chael Sonnen's twitter account and whether or not he went too far in smack talking in advance of his UFC 117 bout with #1 Anderson Silva. That explains the conspicuous lack of movement in the rankings this month.
While the MMA world awaits the bout between the prodigal UFC champ #1 Anderson Silva and #2 Chael Sonnen at UFC 117, the biggest intrigue in this division involves #3 Jake Shields and the mystery of how long it will take him to jump to the UFC once his Strikeforce contract expires.
