strikeforce Stories - Bloody Elbow
Cris 'Cyborg' Santos Appealing Suspension, April 9 Hearing Likely
SI.com's Loretta Hunt reported Monday night that Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos has begun the process of appealing her one year suspension from the California State Athletic Commission with CSAC Executive Officer George Dodd "likely" expecting an April 9th date to hear the appeal. The then-Strikeforce...
Strikeforce Weigh-In Results and Video: Luke Rockhold vs. Keith Jardine
All fighters made weight Friday, making Strikeforce's Saturday return to Las Vegas featuring Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold vs. Keith Jardine official. The main card at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino begins at 10 PM EST on Showtime with the prelims airing on Showtime Extreme for the first...
Report: Miesha Tate vs. Ronda Rousey Set For Strikeforce's March Event
The most discussed women's MMA match since Gina Carano vs. Cristiane Santos has been booked for Strikeforce's March event in Columbus, OH, as 135-pound champion Miesha Tate will defend against Ronda Rousey. MMA Weekly reported the news Wednesday night, but there have been no confirmations from...
September 2011 MMA Recap: Nick Diaz Booted From Title Match, UFC On Fox Main Event Announced
The month of September belonged to a man from Stockton, CA, who made his disdain for press conferences well known and paid for it dearly. The UFC also made a big change in their pay-per-view (PPV) schedule to make a splash in their Fox debut and Jon Jones continued his year of dominance. September...
February 2011 MMA Recap: The Rise Of Jon Jones, Fedor Gets Crushed, Michael Bisping's Spitgate
The MMA year that was 2011 will be remembered for a lot of big news events, great fights, a little controversy and always plenty to talk about. This continues our series looking back month-by-month at what happened, who did what and what was to come. February 2011: Contenders &...
Gilbert Melendez, Gegard Mousasi Top Lightly-Attended Strikeforce Event Payouts
Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Gegard Mousasi each made $150,000 for their efforts last Saturday at the promotion's event in San Diego, each nearly topping what the show generated in ticket sales. The California State Athletic...
Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal Draws 460,000 Viewers
So much for the momentum from the announcement that Strikeforce was going to keep on keepin' on in 2012. Last Saturday's event featuring Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez headlining and Women's Featherweight Champion Cristiane Santos in the co-main event drew 460,000 viewers, verified by...
Strikeforce Weigh-In Results: Gilbert Melendez vs. Jorge Masvidal
The final Strikeforce event for 2011 takes place Saturday in San Diego, CA, headlined by Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez vs. Jorge Masvidal with Women's Featherweight Champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos vs. the debuting Hiroko Yamanaka in the co-main event. Friday's weigh-ins made...
Strikeforce's Future Should Be Women's MMA Only
I was surprised as anyone to hear UFC President Dana White recently talking glowingly about the future of Strikeforce. I assume nearly all of MMA fandom thought the promotion was on its last legs, preparing for inevitable absorption like PRIDE and the WEC before it. But White is boasting that the...
Strikeforce's Herschel Walker Featured in December's Playboy, May Have One More Fight
Strikeforce heavyweight and former NFL/college football star Herschel Walker is featured in December's edition of Playboy, giving some insight into his MMA training. The feature (also available on the Playboy website and safe for work) contains a lot of what people already know about Walker: he's a...
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