During today's Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier media conference call, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker revealed three fights for the July 14 show.
The event will take place...
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.
Las Vegas, Nevada – STRIKEFORCE® announced today that it will host an exciting middleweight championship bout in the fight capital of the world, Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday, Jan. 7, when champion Luke Rockhold battles UFC® veteran Keith Jardine in the night’s main event, live from The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
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.
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.