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UFC's Dana White Makes the Case Against Strikeforce on CBS
Dave Meltzer gets the Dana's reaction and points out how well UFC on Spike has done relative to Strikeforce on CBS: "CBS made its biggest mistake partnering with a tiny, small show with a roster no...
Strikeforce's Fedor Emelianenko vs Brett Rogers Seen by More Than 5 Million Viewers on CBS
MMA Fanhouse has the story: The final Nielsen ratings are in and 5.46 million viewers tuned in Saturday to watch Strikeforce and M-1 Global's main event between Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers fro...
Fedor Emelianenko Shines in the Spotlight in His U.S. Broadcast Debut for Strikeforce
We talk a lot at Bloody Elbow about whether Fedor is marketable or not. Sometimes readers object that they only care about the fights and don't want to hear about what goes on backstage and want to he...
Strikeforce: 'Fedor vs. Rogers' Winners and Losers: Gina Carano Tops List of Winners
There were a number of winners and losers coming out of Strikeforce's first CBS show. Below I've listed the winners, losers, and those who fell somewhere in the middle. Winners: Gina Carano: B...
Dana White: I Guarantee Dan Henderson Has Been Signed by Strikeforce
As always, Kevin Iole has what Dana White wants us to hear: White said Wednesday, "I guarantee you 1,000 percent that Dan Henderson is signed by Strikeforce." ... "Honestly, I got a call from Dan's m...
Strikeforce Marketing Fedor Emelianenko: The Anti-Star
Ben Fowlkes breaks down the real problem with selling Fedor in an MMA Fanhouse round table: Naturally fans want to see fighters who they identify with, but the thing that's standing between Fedor a...
November Will Answer Two Big Questions About Fedor Emelianenko
Josh Gross asks, 1. Will Fedor remain at the top of the heavyweight division? Emelianenko's cage debut Nov. 7 on CBS will reveal plenty regarding the state of a weight class. For 33-year-old Russia...
Quote of the Day: Ed Soares Talks About His Approach to Managing Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida and the Nogueira Brothers
"We don’t have a tremendous amount of guys in comparison to some who are out there," Soares said. "I’ve seen some management companies with 60, 70 guys that they’re representing. I ...
UFC 104 Gate and Fighter Salaries
The California State Athletic Commission has released the payroll and gate information for UFC 104: Lyoto Machida $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua $155,000Cain Velasquez $70,000 (in...
Shane Carwin's Mouth Got Him the Title Shot Against Brock Lesnar at UFC 106
Per Heavy.com: Carwin was scheduled to face fellow prospect Cain Velasquez at UFC 104. But when Lesnar returned earlier than expected from a surgery and asked the UFC to give him an opponent before t...
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