While UFC announcers Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg are the most famous announcing team in MMA, they aren't the best. That honor goes to Pat Miletich, Mauro Ranallo, and Stephen Quadros the announce crew for Showtime's Challengers Series. Jonathan Snowden was allowed special access to the team to see how magic is made on air.
Despite earlier reports that suggested Benji Radach would be facing Lucas Lopes at this weekend's Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu , MMA Junkie reports that Radach will instead fight at 205 lbs against Ovince St. Preux, who scored an upset decision victory over Antwain Britt on the Challengers card earlier this month. Radach vs. St. Preux will be on the televised card to replace the scrapped Herschel Walker vs. Scott Carson matchup. Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu coverage
Miesha Tate earned a shot at the Strikeforce 135 pound title. If she had her way, she'd fight Sarah Kaufman-and the fight would go down on the main card of a large Strikeforce card, no the main event of a smaller Challengers show. Much more with Tate in an exclusive interview.
Roxanne Modaferri talks about her loss to Sarah Kaufman for the Strikeforce women's 135lbs belt at Strikeforce Challengers.
Sarah Kaufman's last Strikeforce fight saw fans leave the arena in droves. Ratings were abysmal. Yet female MMA's first diva thinks she's too good for a prime national television slot. Jonathan Snowden explores the issue.
All fighters made weight for Friday night's Strikeforce Challengers event in Everett, WA, including heavyweights Lolohea Mahe and Shane Del Rosario, plus 135-pound women's champ Sarah Kaufman and challenger Roxanne Modafferi.
Strikeforce women's champion, Sarah Kaufman, vents some frustrations on her blog at PrettyToughFighter.com: Cookies and Man Parts …seem to be the 2 things that will get me on a main Strikeforce card…that and learning how to shake my assets I am currently the Strikeforce Women’s Welterweight Champion…yet I fought for the title on a Challengers Card. Now, I am set to defend said title against Roxanne Modafferi in just a few days – again – on a Challengers Card. I know that it’s going to be a fun and challenging fight…and I always welcome that. Roxanne has been around the sport for a long time and will come game to fight; however, I need to take this fight and make a statement. That statement will be: I deserve to be on a main Strikeforce Card because I am a talented, exciting FEMALE fighter at 135lbs! I will NOT eat a ridiculous amount of cookies to make 145lbs JUST for the opportunity to be on a main card and growing man parts… well that would just be ridiculous :D Photo: Examiner.com
