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Many expected Nate Marquardt to come out of last nights final Strikeforce event and into the UFC as the Strikeforce Welterweight Champion. Tarec Saffiedine didn’t buy into that. In a very lopsided main event, Saffiedine brutalized Marquardt’s lead leg with stiff leg kicks for the entire fight. Th...
Goodbye Strikeforce. The final Strikeforce event went down last night from the the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In the main event we saw Tarec Saffiedine defeat Nate Marquardt for the Strikeforce welterweight championship. Check out the post-fight interviews with the main c...
Strikeforce held its very last event last night from the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In what many called the most lopsided matchmaking in MMA, the night did not disappoint when it came to finishes. The main card featured finishes in every fight other than the main event, w...
Last night was the final curtain call for the Strikeforce organization. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker spoke with Ariel Helwani following the final event and recapped the nights happenings. Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine went down from the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma an...
Full Contact Championship, one of India’s premier Mixed Martial Arts promotions, is set to showcase it’s first event of 2013. FCC 8 will be the organization’s 8th event, that will be taking place on February 3rd at the Vagator Beach situated in Goa, India. This will be the first time that Goa pla...
Tarec Saffiedine defied the odds and closed the book on the days of Strikeforce by upsetting Nate Marquardt to win the Strikeforce welterweight title and cement his place in the UFC. On a main card that saw lopsided favourites dominate lesser opponents, Saffiedine scored one for the underdog figh...
Daniel Cormier used his outstanding wrestling skills to defeat 20-1 underdog Dion Staring in his former home of Oklahoma, then used his post-fight interview to serve notice to two of UFC’s biggest names. Cormier, the former OSU standout and Olympic wrestler, owned the action on the mat and had St...
In a surprise to no one, Josh Barnett was able to run through Nandor Guelmino like a knife through hot butter and walk away with a submission victory in the first round. Barnett suffered from a nasty flu that hampered his training, claiming that he didn’t have more than a couple of days of good […]
Gegard Mousasi hit Mike Kyle early and often, dominating Mike Kyle and steamrolling his way to a first-round submission victory. Mousasi was able to counter Kyle’s strikes early, then force the fight to the mat. He used a Kyle escape attempt to move to mount, where he was able to land several dam...
Renowned grappler Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza put his dominating jiu-jitsu on display, locking a kimura on UFC transplant Ed Herman and forcing the tap at 3:10 into round one. The fight was all “Jacare” as soon as the Brazilian was able to take the fight to ground. Herman landed an illegal upkick whic...
Strikeforce will put on their last card tonight from the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The main event is for the welterweight championship, as Nate Marquardt puts his title on the line against Tarec Saffiedine. Also on the card is the Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion Daniel C...
There are many fighters that will probably wind up in the UFC, but one who is all but guaranteed a spot is Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion Daniel Cormier. UFC President Dana White has said that he has so much respect for him that he could either stay at heavyweight and vie for a title...
The tournament field is set as Bellator MMA has announced today the final tournament pairings in the Season 8 Lightweight Bracket. Emanating from Michigan’s Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort on January 24th, submission ace Ricardo Tirloni will battle the undefeated Will Brooks in the quarterfinals of...
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans describes his feelings going into the biggest fight of his career against Chuck Liddell. ‘Sugar’ Rashad gives fans the inside info on how nervous he was going into the fight! [springboard type=”video” id=”641535″ player=”mmas002″ width=”600″ heig...
The fighters taking part in tomorrow’s Strikeforce event took to the scale today at the official fighter weigh-ins. Today’s weigh-ins took place at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. The main event of the final Strikeforce card is for the welterweight championship, as Nate Marquardt takes ...
Strikeforce’s final event was not going to be available in Canada, that is until now. According to the good folks at Super Channel they have struck a last minute deal that will allow Canadian fans the ability to watch the main card fights live at 7pm PT/10pm ET on HD2/SC2. “Strikeforce: Marquardt...