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Zuffa Buys Strikeforce
Generally, Saturday is not a huge news day in the MMA community. Yesterday was definitely the exception, as we learned that Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the UFC, purchased the number two MMA promotion, Strikeforce.
UFC president Dana White announced the news in a video interview with MMAfighting.com’s Ariel Helwani. Although it appears many of [...]
Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Sobral Preview and Predictions
Going head-to-head with the finale of the 12 season of The Ultimate Fighter, Strikeforce has a tough battle for coverage this weekend. What it does boast, however, is the better card of the two promotions. Headlined by Dan Henderson vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral, the Strikeforce card won’t set the MMA world on fire, but should [...]
Henderson Set To Take on Shields for Strikeforce Middleweight Title in April
On an appearance on ESPN’s MMA Live program today, former PRIDE and UFC fighter Dan Henderson said that his Strikeforce debut would come in April and that he would take on current Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields.
Henderson officially signed with Strikeforce on December 5th, 2009, after lengthy negotiations with the UFC fell through.
Shields claimed the [...]
Dan Henderson Signs With Strikeforce
According to Sherdog, former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight Dan Henderson has signed with Strikeforce. The deal is for four fights and/or 16 months. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Henderson, the middleweight and light heavyweight champion of Pride when the organization was purchased by the UFC, had a chance to unify the Pride and UFC titles [...]
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers Preview and Predictions
Tonight’s Strikeforce event has been anticipated for some time and it’s all because of one guy, Fedor. The consensus #1 heavyweight in the world will make his network TV debut tonight on CBS in the main event. However, the card features several other solid fights as well.
Mark Miller vs. Deray Davis: Many would pick Miller [...]
Frank Shamrock Talks Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers
Strikeforce commentator and former UFC light heavyweight champion Frank Shamrock was a guest on the “Boers and Bernstein Show” today on WSCR 670 am, The Score in Chicago. He talked about why Brett Rogers has a chance to upset Fedor, why Emelianenko is so good, and the future of MMA. He also discusses a few [...]
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers Scheduled for Nov. 7th on CBS
After weeks of rumored dates, Strikeforce has finally settled on November 7th to unveil their new signing, Fedor Emelianenko. Strikeforce and promotional partner M-1 Global announced that Rogers would be Fedor’s first Strikeforce opponent last month. A date wasn’t announced at that time, though October or early November seemed to be likely targets.
This will be [...]
