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Strikeforce Confirms More Fights for September 10th Event
If the Strikeforce event scheduled for September 10th was already stacked enough with the semifinals of the Heavyweight Grand Prix, the promotion just upped the ante by confirming several other additions to the card on Twitter yesterday: Jordan Mein's first opponent in Strikeforce? Evangelista...
Exclusive: Josh Thomson on Competing With the UFC and Why Fighters Need to Man Up and Fight
Never let it be said Josh Thomson isn't a company man. When he was with the UFC a few years back, Thomson was selected along with four other fighters to appear on the syndicated dating show "Blind Date." It was a hilariously awkward performance, as Thomson shied away from any physical contact and...
Strikeforce: Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante Trains For Josh Thomson
Follow Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante as he prepares for his October 9th Strikeforce bout with Josh Thomson. Beginning with strength & conditioning at South Miami Sports Performance with Juan Carlos Feraldo and finishing up with some hard sparring at American Top Team with Jorge Masvidal and Lorenzo...
Strikeforce Preview: Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante Talks Josh Thomson
"I want to thank Strikeforce and Scott Coker for getting me back to the USA. It’s a pleasure to me, even more so because Josh is a former champion and this will be a tough fight. I like challenges and I think the fans want to see this fight." "I don’t feel any pressure, especially because...
MMA Quick Quote: Josh Thomson sees no advantages in 'JZ' Cavalcante fight
"I don't think either one of us have an advantage. He is a little shorter than me. We have completely different styles, so it's hard to say who has the advantage. We are both really well rounded, he has great standup. Everyone wants to talk about mine, but I hate to say it, but he's got...
Gilbert Melendez Calls Out Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante
"I don’t want MMA to become boxing, with boring fights and fighters who throw one punch the whole round. The winner is the guy who finishes the fight, not caring about what’s on the judges’ scorecards. I feel some guys are afraid to lose and I don’t want that for MMA." "I like watching Maurício...
UFC Fight Night 22 - Post Event Thoughts and Analysis
The UFC never seems to fail to put on a great show. There have been very few times that the production or the TV presentation or really anything regarding the show, has been off. Tonight was no exception. The night went swimmingly along with 4 great fights. Nothing from the undercard made the show...
Josh Thomson vs. Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante Set for Strikeforce: San Jose
According to mmaweekly.com: Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante faces Josh Thomson in Thomson's hometown of San Jose on Oct 9 as the two lightweights are set to square off in Strikeforce. The bout was confirmed on Wednesday by Cavalcante's manager, Alex Davis, who spoke with MMAWeekly Radio about the...
USAT/SBN August MMA Consensus Rankings: Lightweight
Rankings compiled by Richard Wade. <!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter Points Promotion Last Rank 1 Frank Edgar 99 UFC 1 2 B.J. Penn 96 UFC 2 3 Gilbert Melendez 88 Strikeforce 3 4 Kenny Florian 86 UFC 4 5 Shinya Aoki 83 DREAM/Strikeforce 5 6 Eddie...
USAT/SBN July MMA Consensus Rankings: Lightweight
Rankings compiled by Richard Wade. <!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter Points Promotion Last Rank 1 Frank Edgar 349 UFC 1 2 B.J. Penn 335 UFC 2 3 Gilbert Melendez 309 Strikeforce 3 4 Kenny Florian 304 UFC 4 5 Eddie Alvarez 286 Bellator 5 5 Shinya...
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