Strikeforce

By subo Tito Ortiz is a different kind of shameless.  This time, it's about his brand new organization - and the fact that it's primary partner's director of communications has never fucking heard of it: However, when Fanhouse contacted Strikeforce director of communications Mike Afromowitz...

 CA by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti (Scribe) On June 6, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri at Scottrade Center, Strikeforce will host another solid MMA fight card that promises fireworks as usual. One bout, however, could generate more hype, action and an exciting ...

 OH In the UFC, you have Lesnar, Mir, Nog, Valasqez and Congo. In Affliction, you have Fedor, who is regarded as the greatest, Yvel, Barnett and Strikeforce is just getting started up, but they have Overeem. I don't agree with that. ...

I'll be running down my thoughts on the post draft effects of each brand in the WWE so far, the latest on Dragon Gate USA, what's up with Paul London, and a brief examination of those wanting to transition from wrestling and MMA to Hollywood. ...

  Canada The biggest story in women's mixed martial arts, Kaufman stepped in on less than two weeks notice to defeat Miesha Tate last Friday on Showtime television's Strikeforce from Fresno, Calif. Replacing Kim Couture, Kaufman was awarded the win by unanimous ...

Andrei Arlovski vs. Brett Rogers added to June 6 Strikeforce event MMAjunkie.com Arlovski-Rogers Added to Strikeforce Sherdog.com STRIKEFORCE NEWS: Arlovski vs. Rogers added to June 6th Showtime event MMATorch MMA for Real - Watch Kalib Run

The weigh-ins for the first installment of "Strikeforce Challengers" were held Thursday at the Piccadilly Inn University Hotel in Fresno, California. Showtime Bouts: read more

 FL The former Rutherford High School student currently is a professional fighter in mixed martial arts, one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. He will make his television debut Friday in the Strikeforce Challengers card on Showtime starting at 10 ...

The bout was part of Strikeforce's first Challengers series of fight cards, televised on Showtime and featuring younger MMA prospects. The organization did not announce a reason for Couture's withdrawal. Edited: MMAJunkie.com had reported that Tate ...

By Larry Vollmer MMAweekly.com is reporting that Kim Couture has pulled out of her Strikeforce Challenger Series debut against Maeisha Tate. The bout was to take place on May 15 in Fresno, California at a weight class of 135 pounds. On her myspace blog, Tate claims that there is trouble in paradise at the Cout...

 OH - Percy Crawford PC: How important do you think it was for this Strikeforce deal to go through and for Scott Coker to secure the Showtime and CBS deal as far as giving women the platform to continue to show their skills? KC: I think it's great. ...

Frank Shamrock has reiterated his intentions to continue fighting despite a lackluster performance in his loss last Saturday to Nick Diaz at Strikeforce in San Jose. In a blog on his official site, FrankShamrock.com, the former UFC and Strikeforce champion wrote, "Everyone wants to kno...

Quick results from today's Strikeforce "Shamrock vs Diaz" weigh-ins at the Grill at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. Frank Shamrock and Nick Diaz both took advantage of the one-pound allowance, weighing in at 180 pounds for their catchweight fight at 179 pounds. 

Kim Couture (1-1), the wife of UFC heavyweight Randy, will take on Miesha Tate (4-1) at ShoMMA: Strikeforce Challenger Series on Friday, May 15 in Fresno.  Couture suffered a broken jaw in her debut in June 2008 and lost via unanimous decision to Kim Rose, but bounced back last November to T...

By scotty23 With plans to secure separate opponents for Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson and the promotion’s former 155 pound king Gilbert Melendez apparently having following through, sources have informed FiveOuncesOfPain.com that Strikeforce officials could be set to annou...

By warsilva DreamFighters.com: Are you still going to fight for DREAM, or are you wanting to fight for Affliction MMA, or the UFC at all? Sergei Kharitonov: I will fight in Dream but if good offers come from Affliction or Strikeforce, i will be there. UFC likes exclusivity and this is not possible for me!

By SamCupitt After that fight he returned to Japan, again as a heavyweight. The bottom of the two pictures shows off Overeem in two fights, the left of which being his most recent K-1 outing against Badr Hari and the right being his most recent MMA bout against Mirko Cro Cop.

 - Cross promotion efforts with Affliction or Strikeforce are also in discussions, she said. Spurned on by the success of female superstar Carano’s two ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. ???Strikeforce World Light Heavyweight (205 lb. limit) Champion Bobby Southworth (9-5) will face the greatest challenge of his nine-year mixed martial arts (MMA) career when he puts his belt on the line against superstar Renato ???Babalu??? Sobral (30-7) at the world-...

By edit0r K. Couture: "I trained hard and really wanted to show the MMA fans a good show and let them know I was a 100% and ready to fight, I have the utmost respect for anyone who steps into the cage but felt disappointed that she just wouldn’t engage with me and turned her back on me. I was just dumbfounded.”

By news@sherdog.com (news@sherdog.com) ’s Dave Mandel was cage-side at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., to photograph Strikeforce “Destruction”

By MMAmania Strikeforce: “Destruction” took place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., on Friday, November 21, 2008. Strikeforce sent around the pictures below of the event — check ‘em out after the jump when you have some time. For detailed results of “Destruction” click here.

 - Nov 22, 2008 Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Cung Le, right, so get in the fucking cage. (MMA Junkie) "I'd love to see the rematch." - Kim Couture, who obviously has a ...

By Steve Cofield It's Couture in the Cage III tonight as Kim Couture steps into action at Strikeforce in San Jose. Her husband Randy lost his UFC heavyweight title last weekend to Brock Lesnar at UFC 91. The week before Randy's son Ryan won an amateur fight in Washington. Kim goes for her first professional w...

By Michael Woods, Special to ESPN.com Renato Sobral has moved past 2007's "long choke" incident against David Heath and he wants MMA fans to do the same. Step 1 in memory removal comes against Strikeforce champion Bobby Southworth, writes Michael Woods.

By Day Man Sugar-Free' joins Strikeforce: Good for women's MMA? Regardless of whether you agree with their viewpoint, Fox News is a major news outlet and this type of mainstream coverage is seldom seen and has the potential to be very beneficial to the sport of MMA.

Nov 2: From the Playboy Mansion, submission specialist Mitsuhiro Ishida faces Justin Wilcox in Watch submission specialist Mitsuhiro Ishida facing Justin Wilcox in the first of a three-part episode of Strikeforce on NBC. (NBC Sports)

Oct 16: Watch Strikeforce at the Playboy mansion. (NBC Sports) Oct 16: Watch Strikeforce at the Playboy mansion. (NBC Sports)

By liftstudios Last Friday I made the trip to Broomfield, Colorado to cover STRIKEFORCE for sherdog.com. Sherdog.com is one of the biggest and most popular MMA web sites. Photographing fights is always fun and keeps you on your toes. ...

By news@sherdog.com (news@sherdog.com) Isaac Hinds was cage-side at the Broomfield Events Center in Denver, Colo., to photograph Strikeforce "Payback" for Sherdog.com. The card featured UFC veterans such as Frank Trigg, Duane Ludwig and Pete Spratt Isaac Hinds was cage-side at the Broomfield Events Center in Denver, Colo., to...

 NY - And in talking today to the MMA fighter Duane Ludwig (who fights Sam Morgan on Friday night's Strikeforce card), I learned one technique of a man who says ... Duane Ludwig on Sam Morgan: 'He Showed Up for a Fight, I Showed Up ... FanHouse all 2 news articles

 CA - Booze, boobs, and a buffet... throw in a full night of Strikeforce MMA action, and you have one hell of a party! I just got back from MMA at the Mansion II, ...

 - By Gary Herman But the fights did not involve any of the residents, but rather combatants from the Strikeforce MMA organization. ...

By Crimson Mask Strikeforce at the Mansion II, Playboy Mansion, Beverly Hills, CA, 9/20/2008 Live card is broadcast on SCORE in Canada and streamed on Sherdog. Jesse Gillespie vs. Dave Martin, 190 (dark) Brandon Thatch vs. Brandon Magana, 170 Sherdog live stream seems to be starting with r...

By ChrisNelson CR28 was a decidedly solid showing for the ProElite-owned promotion, but it comes along with the news that popular British heavyweight champ Mustafa Al-Turk inked a multi-fight deal with the UFC and has vacated his title. The venue for this show also looked miniscule on camera; indeed, t...

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By James Iannotti Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps and post-fight analysis after “Strikeforce at the Mansion II.” Without further delay, see the latest “Strikeforce at the Mansion II” results after the jump below.

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Former Pride Fighting Championship Grand Prix winner, Kazuo “Grabaka Hitman” Misaki (22-8-1) will take on fellow middleweight wonder Joe “Diesel” Riggs (28-10) at Strikeforce mixed martial arts’(MMA) highly-anticipated return to the world-famous Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hil...

MMAjunkie.com  OH - Aug 10, 2008 In addition to a full night of MMA action, all "Strikeforce At The Mansion II" guests will be entitled to a top-shelf, open bar; buffet-style, ... Joe Riggs vs. Kazuo Misaki booked for Sept. 20 Strikeforce MMAjunkie.com all 3 news articles

Strikeforce Returns to the Playboy Mansion press release), WA - Strikeforce is a world-class mixed martial arts cage fight promotion which, on Friday, March 10, 2006, made history with its “Shamrock vs. Gracie” event ...

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By Chart Topper Strikeforce has announced Strikeforce At The Mansion II, which will take place on September 20th at the Playboy Mansion. The first show featured Gilbert Melendez and Strikeforce managed to have several a-listers attend the show. Strikeforce has yet to confirm any fights, but rumors have been circulating that Kazuo Misaki will debut and Josh Thomson should make a title defense. will bring all card details as they come. Strikeforce has announced Strikeforce At The Mansion II, which will take place on September 20th at the Playboy Mansion. The first show featured Gilbert Melendez and Strikeforce managed to have several a-listers attend the show. Strikeforce has yet to confirm any fights, but rumors have been circulating that Kazuo Misak...   [read the full post]

 - Last year Scott Coker’s California-based organization produced the first MMA event at the famous address. Gilbert Melendez (Pictures) earned a unanimous ...

By Press Release SAN JOSE, Calif. —Strikeforce mixed martial arts (MMA) will return to entertainment mogul Hugh Hefner’s world-famous Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, CA with a star-studded lineup of cage fights on Saturday, September 20th. Continue reading "Strikeforce Announces Playboy Mansion...

By MMANEWS.com Strikeforce mixed martial arts (MMA) will return to entertainment mogul Hugh Hefner's world-famous… Read. Read Comments.

 OH - Jul 16, 2008 Le will talk specifically about the growth of MMA and the potential of it becoming an Olympic sport. Le, who defeated Frank Shamrock for the Strikeforce ... Strikeforce World Champ Cung Le To Appear on ESPN National TV July 16 Impact Wrestling News all 3 news articles

Major props to FightChat.com for putting together the most comprehensive collection of mixed martial arts hotness I’ve ever seen. They have assembled a gallery of over 100 photos of these ringside beauties for your viewing pleasure. Representatives from the UFC, WEC, ProElite, Strikef...

 TX - I've just received notice that Drew Fickett or you, I don't care which one of you fuckers did it, has signed a contract to fight in Strikeforce this fucking ...

By Larry Csonka | 2008-06-27 02:46:00 Plus a bout is canceled, but not due to weight. Plus photos inside!

  USA - Jun 27, 2008 Strikeforce returns to San Jose three months after a show featuring Frank Shamrock and Cung Le, promoted by EliteXC and Showtime. Outside of Las Vegas, ...

Cung Le is a contender for fight of the year for his amazing bout against Frank Shamrock under the Strikeforce MMA promotion. Now Le can boast that he’s done something not to many MMA guys have done; get a movie role for his acting, not his action. Le recently did an interview and announced that he would be in a sci-fi movie with Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster, and that he got the role based on a pure acting interview. Here’s some of the highlights of that interview he did with top gun mma: The affiable Cung Le seems to be selling his role with an almost “Frank Shamrock” like frenzy. It seems that Le would be more than happy to transition to movies completely, and why wouldn’t he as he could make way more money than he ever will in MMA, and he won’t take much dama...   [read the full post]

By admin (mailto:esbcomments@googlemail.com) 08.06.07 - MMA legend and former UFC middleweight champion Frank Shamrock and foul-mouthed, trash-talking, knockout-artist Phil �The New York Bad Ass� Baroni clash for the vacant Strikeforce middleweight (185-pound) championship in the main event of a spectacular MMA cage fight car...