Archive for June, 2011

MAIN CARD Caros Fodor vs. James Terry via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Matt Ricehouse def. Ryan Couture via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Lorenz Larkin def. Gian Villante via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Jason High def. Quinn Mulhern via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Julia Budd def. Germaine de Randamie via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) PRELIMINARY CARD Derek Brunson def. Jeremy Hamilton via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Eduardo Pamplona def. Jerron Peoples via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:40 Trevor Smith def. Keith Berry via technical submission (north-south choke) – Round 2, 3:02  

The MMA community has alot to look forward to this weekend, with three cards coming from the top three promotions. It all starts June 24th (Friday) with Strikeforce Challengers 16 and continues on the 25th (Saturday) with Bellator 46 and the Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinals. Finally, all the fun dies down on the 26th (Sunday) with the 4th installment of UFC on Versus. Each card has a lot to offer, beginning with the Strikeforce Challengers card. That airs live tonight on Showtime starting at 11 p.m. ET. The card is headlined by a lightweight fight between prospects Caros Fodor and James [...]

It appears that Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos has suffered a shoulder injury in training and will be forced to withdraw from his scheduled July 30th bout against British slugger Paul Daley, sources close to Cyborg’s camp told MMAprime.tv. The fight, which was scheduled for “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson,” surely would have provided fireworks and the winner would have been one step closer to claiming the Strikeforce welterweight title which was vacated by Nick Diaz — the last man to defeat both Daley and Cyborg. “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson” will take place at Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. There is no word [...]

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MAIN CARD Todd Moore def. Mike Bronzoulis via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)* Alistair Overeem def. Fabricio Werdum via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) Josh Barnett def. Brett Rogers via submission  (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:17 Jorge Masvidal def. K.J. Noons via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Daniel Cormier def. Jeff Monson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Chad Griggs def. Valentijn Overeem via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:08 PRELIMINARY CARD Justin Wilcox vs. Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante ruled a no-decision (accidental eyepoke by Cavalcante) – Round 2, 0:31 Conor Heun def. Magno Almeida via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, [...]

MAIN CARD Alistair Overeem (256) vs. Fabricio Werdum (246) Josh Barnett (256) vs. Brett Rogers (258) Daniel Cormier (239.5) vs. Jeff Monson (234) Chad Griggs (234) vs. Valentijn Overeem (234.5) Jorge Masvidal (155) vs. K.J. Noons (156) PRELIMINARY CARD Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante (155) vs. Justin Wilcox (156) Magno Almeida (155) vs. Conor Heun (155) Nah-Shon Burrell (179) vs. Joe Ray (180) Mike Bronzoulis (170) vs. Todd Moore (169.5) Brian Melancon (175) vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg (170)  

Strikeforce and DREAM heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem is looked at as a dominating force in the sport. There is no questioning his physical prowess, but his resume is less than stellar and it leaves a lot to desire. Since winning the DREAM heavyweight title in 2007, Overeem has only defended his title twice. Why is one of the “most dominant heavyweights” not putting his title on the line and facing top competition. Like Fedor Emelianenko, “The Reem” is only hurting himself by not fighting the best. Tim Marchman of Sports Illustrated had some harsh words for the heavyweight champ and [...]

“There’s no way for me to make those fights (vs UFC fighters) happen. If there are those opportunities out there, just line the son of a b—–s up and I’ll just put all their heads on a pike and use them to decorate my fortress.”

  Krzysztof Soszynski, John Howard, and Rich Attonito all have new opponents due to injuries, as announced by UFC.com. This is the third time for “The Polish Experiment”, as his original opponent, Anthony Perosh, also went down with an injury. It was reported last night that replacement Igor Pokrajac, also went down with an undisclosed injury. Stepping in on 4 days notice is Mike Massenzio, who is coming back to the promotion after being released in August of last year. The bout will be a part of the Facebook/YouTube stream announced earlier for UFC 131. UFC on Versus 4 in [...]