Archive for July, 2011

Dan Henderson defeated Fedor Emelianenko in an epic first round at tonight’s Strikeforce event. Prior to the fight, the Strikeforce commentators were touting Fedor as the “Michael Jordan of MMA” despite coming off of two straight defeats. After suffering a TKO loss in round one, Dana White immediately took to Twitter to give his thoughts.

Team Quest’s Tarec Saffiedine will take on the heavy-hitting Scott Smith at tonight’s “Strikeforce: Fedor vs Henderson” event. With only a few hours until showtime, Saffiedine is on route to the stadium with the support of his team. Be sure to tune in to “Strikeforce: Fedor vs Henderson” live on Showtime at 10pm ET.

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MAIN CARD Champ Dan Henderson (207) vs. Fedor Emelianenko (223) Champ Marloes Coenen (135) vs. Miesha Tate (135) Tim Kennedy (185) vs. Robbie Lawler (185) Paul Daley (171) vs. Tyron Woodley (170) Tarec Saffiedine (170) vs. Scott Smith (171) PRELIMINARY CARD Gesias Cavalcante (155) vs. Bobby Green (155) Eduardo Pamplona (170) vs. Tyler Stinson (171) Alexis Davis (136) vs. Julie Kedzie (135) Derek Brunson (186) vs. Lumumba Sayers (184) Bryan Humes (266) vs. Gabriel Salinas-Jones (260)

“Everybody wants to be where I’m at. I want to be fighting for the belt and they want to be fighting for the belt. So when you get to this position, it’s a dog eats dog world. Everybody wants to be the top dog. And no matter who I go against, they’re always going to try to come and try to get at me. “I think Tito’s going to try to get me down. I think he’ll try to get me down, put me on my back, do a little bit of ground and pound. That was his game plan [...]

Urijah Faber and Brian Bowles will meet in a bantamweight clash that has title shot implications, according to UFC president Dana White. “Both Urijah and Bowles lost to Cruz,” White told ESPN. “The winner of their fight will earn a rematch.” The winner of Faber vs. Bowles will take on the winner of Dominick Cruz vs. Demetrious Johnson, who face off for the title at UFC Live on October 1st. “I definitely want the rematch with Cruz. It’s a fight that needs to happen. But I’m fine with having another fight going into it. It definitely gives me extra motivation. [...]

Championship Fighting Alliance 2 took place Saturday night at the U.S. Century Bank Arena in Miami, Florida. Two notable UFC veterans — TUF winner Efrain Escudero and MMA Underground legend Sean McCorkle — were in action and came away with victories. Escudero defeated the previously unbeaten Mike Rio via unanimous decision. The win over Rio gets Escudero back on the right track after suffering a loss in his last bout to Fabricio Camoes. Escudero’s record improved to 17-3 and he is now 4-1 since leaving the UFC. In the night’s main event, Sean McCorkle submitted Cameron Befort with a kimura just over [...]

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The Strikeforce Heavyweight World Grand Prix will continue the next round of the tournament on September 10th, but it will be without a familiar face. The organization’s heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem has been pulled from the tournament. Overeem was unhappy with the September 10th date and felt disrespected by Zuffa when they threatened to release him from the tournament if he did not agree with their timeline. It appears Overeem did not get his wish, but instead got the axe from the grand prix. There is no word on whether or not Overeem has been completely released from the organization. [...]

UFC featherweight contender Kenny Florian and Strikeforce lightweight Gesias Cavalcante joined forces in this latest skit from CollegeHumor.com. Florian and Cavalcante shoot a promo for “All Balls Brawl” in a light-hearted and entertaining video. “When I was fighting in the cage, all I could think was how much I want to cut this [expletive] and kick my opponent right in the stupid balls,” Cavalcante said. “That’s how I joined the ABB.” “In the ABB, I feel free,” Florian said. “I get to experiment with all kinds of cutting-edge techniques. I can push my testicles to their limits.”