Fedor Emelianenko

Strikeforce women’s middleweight champion Cris Cyborg learned that her next title defense would be against veteran fighter Jan Finney at a June 26th event in San Jose, California that is being co-promoted by Strikeforce and M-1 Global. The news was first confirmed by a report on MMAJunkie.com. Cyborg (9-1) has not tasted defeat since she dropped her MMA debut in 2005. Since entering Strikeforce, Cyborg has dominated her competition — winning all three fights in the organization by way of TKO. The challenger, Finney, will enter the cage with a mediocre record of 8-7. Finney has faced some of the [...]

The Strikeforce organization showcases the heavyweights tonight at the Scottrade Center  in St. Louis, Missouri. ‘Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery’ will be broadcast live on Showtime and features a heavyweight title fight between champion Alistair Overeem and Brett Rogers. Overeem (32-11, 1 NC) has not tasted defeat since September of 2007, while the challenger Rogers (10-1) is coming off of the first loss of his career after being knocked out by top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko. Also on the card is a heavyweight battle between Andrei Arlovski and Antonio Silva. ‘Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery’ also features: Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, Roger Gracie, Joey Villasenor, Kevin [...]

Fedor Emelianenko and his management are at it again. With ludicrous demands and track record of being tough to work with, M-1 Global is looking to re-negotiate Fedor’s contract with Strikeforce after just one fight. Re-negotiations have kept Fedor out of the cage since November and the top-ranked heavyweight only has three fights since 2007. Fedor was expected to be a part of Strikeforce’s April fight card which will be broadcast on CBS, but new contract talks have put off his return. It was then speculated that Fedor would face Fabricio Werdum in March. These rumors are false as well. [...]

Andrei Arlovski has once again found an organization to call home. He was at one point considered among the top three heavyweights in the world, but Arlovski struggled in 2009 going 0-2 with two first-round losses via knockout to Strikeforce’s Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers. According to Sherdog.com, Arlovski is back with Strikeforce: Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski signed a multi-fight, 16-month contract with Strikeforce on Monday, according to sources close to the negotiations. The report indicates that Arlovski’s first opponent in his return to the promotion will be American Top Team’s Antonio Silva. The bout is rumored for [...]

Strikeforce will be heading to the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee on April 17th. The event will be headlined by a middleweight title match between current champion and former PRIDE and UFC star Dan Henderson — who is making his promotional debut. The Nashville event will become the second fight card to air live on CBS under the Strikeforce banner. Strikeforce officials said that they will announce the full roster of fighters who will appear on the card next week. Shields vs. Henderson is the only official bout at this point. Another rumored bout is a light-heavyweight title fight between [...]