Giving black eyes is nothing new to the Cristiane Santos, better known by her moniker “Cyborg” but usually she gives the black eyes in a cage or a gym but today she gave one to women’s mixed martial arts on the whole.
Sometimes you have to work with the tool you have, that’s exactly what this Saturdays Strikeforce outing is victim of since Zuffa, LLC, the parent company to the UFC have begun stripping the number-two ranked organization for parts they don’t have the star-power to work with that they once had.
Some unfortunate news was released today by the California State Athletic Commission. As if women's MMA hasn't been under the microscope enough, Cristiane Santos, the Strikeforce women's 145-pound champion, has tested positive for steroids following her 16-second knockout win over Hiroko Yamanaka back on Dec. 16 in San Diego, California.
Today the fighters taking part in Saturday's (Jan.7) Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine fight card will take to the scale at the HRH Lounge at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
"I'm on my up, and he's on his way out." Watch highlights from the pre-fight press conference for STRIKEFORCE®: Rockhold v.s Jardine, held January 5th at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.
Can you name the Strikeforce middleweight champion? If so, congratulations. I guarantee you the casual MMA fan has never heard the name Luke Rockhold. Rockhold took to the MMA scene in 2007 when a few of his friends convinced him to come down and train with them at American Kickboxing Academy in California.
Ever since Ronda Rousey finished Julia Budd in 39 seconds and called out the Strikeforce bantamweight women’s champion Miesha Tate, they have both been going back and forth with each other in a bitter twitter quarrel.
In a lot of ways, Jordan Mein sounds like your typical 22 year old Canadian. He is brimming with optimism, rarely going more than a few sentences without chuckling. He's got a lot to smile about these days, riding a six fight winning streak that has seen him go from fighting in small Alberta towns to the bright lights of Strikeforce where he is set to fight the undefeated and self-proclaimed number-one welterweight contender Tyron Woodley. That fight will happen on the undercard of Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine on January 7th.
Today the California State Athletic Commission released the salary figures, along with the attendance and live gate for this past weekends Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal fight card.
The big bread winners were the main event winner Gilbert Melendez and the former light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi who both brought home a very generous $150,000.
