Earlier today Strikeforce held their pre-fight conference call for Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier event, which will air live on the Showtime.
The media had the opportunity...
Strikeforce announced at tonight's "Tate vs. Rousey" event, that the finals to their heavyweight grand prix tournament will take place on May 19th. Josh...
I am going to make this a short article as I am writing this in advance of being on a nice warm beach by the time you read this... The magic of the interweb!
I always wanted to keep this series of articles general and not make it about specific brands or promote any one in particular. However, when you have a rare situation like I experienced this week it needs to be noted when a new company and it's ownership group seem to have their finger on the pulse of what it takes to be successful in this business.
Weight-cutting is becoming more and more of an issue in combat sports. The process, common among mixed martial artists, boxers and amateur wrestlers involves sucking as much as twenty plus pounds of water out of the body before the weigh-in and then re-hydrating afterwards, ostensibly to give the combatant an advantage in size. Proponents of weight-cutting insist that if done properly there is no risk to the body's health, while detractors point to cases of extreme dehydration and in some cases permanent damage.
Back in June, Daniel Cormier beat a very game Jeff Monson in Grand Prix Alternate Bout. Just three months later Cormier has entered the Grand Prix due to Alistair Overeem's departure and is now in the finals against Josh Barnett. Last night (Sept, 10) Cormier defeated Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva via first round KO.
Despite being tagged by a pretty good punch by Sergei Kharitonov, Josh Barnett made fairly quick work of his adversary at last nights second leg of The Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. With the win Barnett will now take on tournament replacement Daniel Cormier.
When you are away from your job for an extended period of time, you are either not looking forward to going back or excited to go back. Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal fits the latter.
The former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion returns to the cage this coming Saturday night as faces Roger Gracie at Strikeforce: Barnett vs Kharitonov live on Showtime at 10:30ET.
The STRIKEFORCE® Heavyweight Grand Prix semi-finals take place on Saturday, September 10, at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati. In tournament action, Josh Barnett faces Sergei Kharitonov, and Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva faces undefeated Daniel Cormier.
