Archive for August, 2009

Nick Diaz vs. Jay Hieron fight will happen ‘before end of the year’

Even though Nick Diaz put Strikeforce in a tough spot by not taking his CSAC mandated drug test and thereby getting removed from his scheduled Strikeforce welterweight title fight with Jay Hieron, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker says Diaz will return to the cage sooner rather than later. During last night’s post-fight press conference, Coker said that [...]

Mousasi vs. Sobral fight video

Look at how quickly Mousasi is able to finish Babalu after the takedown. He’s going to be a force in the light heavyweight division no matter where he goes: ***Video after the jump***

When will Fedor Emelianenko make his Strikeforce debut?

According to Scott Coker, the CEO of Strikeforce, Fedor’s debut looks to be set for November, though an opponent has not been set. Here’s what he had to say during the post-fight press conference last night:
“It’s probably going to be in November I definitely think there’s two guys here that would be a quality opponent [...]

Randy Couture on Gina Carano’s loss

Gina Carano trains over at Extreme Couture with, among others, Randy Couture. Here’s what he had to say seconds after leaving Carano’s locker room last night:

Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg post-fight thoughts

Even though their most popular fighter on the card suffered her first professional defeat, Strikeforce had to consider tonight’s event as a success. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos showed without any doubt who the best professional women’s MMA fighter is by defeating Gina Carano in the first round of their championship contest.  Despite what you’ll hear and [...]

Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg analysis and predictions

Fabricio Werdum vs. Mike Kyle: This will be Werdum’s first fight since a KO loss to Junior Dos Santos ended his UFC career. He’s 11-4-1 overall and has beaten fighters such as Gabriel Gonzaga (twice), Alistair Overeem and Brandon Vera during his career. Werdum is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, though his striking [...]

Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg weigh-in results

All fighters besides Jesse Taylor have made weight. Taylor has one hour to lose one additional pound. Both main-event participants Gina Carano and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos weighed in just under their required weight.
Full results:
MAIN CARD

Gina Carano (143) vs. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (144.5)
Champ Renato “Babalu” Sobral (201) vs. Gegard Mousasi (204)
Champ Gilbert Melendez (155) vs. Mitsuhiro [...]