strikeforce News

• Ring or Cage, Doesn't Matter to Shinya Aoki

• By Michael David SmithPosted: 03/09/2010 07:00 PM ET
• Filed Under: DREAM, Strikeforce
• As Dream lightweight champion Shinya Aoki prepares for his first fight outside Japan and his first fight in a cage, he says that he doesn't see much reason for concern in going over the differences between Strikeforce rules and Dream rules. ...
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• Cung Le: 'I'm Hoping to Get a Rematch With Scott Smith ASAP'

• By Ray HuiPosted: 03/09/2010 10:37 AM ET
• Filed Under: Strikeforce, News
• If Cung Le has it his way, the former Strikeforce middleweight champion would like the opportunity in his next fight to avenge the only loss of his career. "I"m hoping to get a rematch with Scott Smith ASAP," Le said in the above video on the Strikeforce ...
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• Alistair Overeem K-1 Fight Set for April 3

• By Michael David SmithPosted: 03/06/2010 08:30 AM ET
• Filed Under: Strikeforce, K1
• Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem is scheduled to fight a K-1 kickboxing match against Dzevad Poturak on April 3, just six weeks before he is supposed to defend his title against Brett Rogers at the May 15 Strikeforce show. The scheduling calls ...
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• CBS Keeping 'Options Open' In Light of Potential UFC Competition on April 17

• By FanHouse NewswirePosted: 03/05/2010 09:23 PM ET
• Filed Under: MMA Media Watch, UFC, Strikeforce
• With reports indicating that the UFC is looking to put on a show on the same night as the upcoming Strikeforce: Nashville event on April 17, Kelly Kahl, Senior Executive Vice President of CBS Television Primetime, told SiriusXM Fight Club Friday that the ...
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• UFC Readying Competing April 17 Event to Counter Strikeforce on CBS

• By Mike ChiappettaPosted: 03/05/2010 11:50 AM ET
• Filed Under: UFC, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive
• The UFC is in the process of laying the groundwork for an April 17 show to counter the Strikeforce on CBS offering, MMA Fighting has learned. Though the company has not officially announced the event and it should not be considered a done deal, two separate ...
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• M-1 Global: Fedor Fine With Strikeforce, No Talks With UFC

• By Michael David SmithPosted: 03/04/2010 08:00 PM ET
• Filed Under: UFC, Strikeforce, M-1 Global
• Rumors have swirled in the mixed martial arts world about the status of the sport's heavyweight champion, Fedor Emelianenko, who was surprisingly not included in the upcoming Strikeforce card on CBS. Is Fedor hurt? Will Fedor still fight Fabricio Werdum? Are ...
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• Scott Coker Looking Forward to Fedor's Return by Summertime

• By Ray HuiPosted: 03/04/2010 04:09 PM ET
• Filed Under: Strikeforce, News
• Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker commented Thursday on Fedor Emelianenko's absence from the April 17 Strikeforce-CBS card, downplaying the promotion's contract renegotiations with Fedor and his M-1 Global management. "I look forward to having Fedor back and I think ...
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• Shinya Aoki Cannot Wear Pants for Strikeforce Fight

• By Michael David SmithPosted: 03/03/2010 06:44 PM ET
• Filed Under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, News
• When Shinya Aoki makes his American MMA debut against Gilbert Melendez on the April 17 Strikeforce card, he'll do it without the trademark pants that he's become well-known for wearing. Tennessee Athletic Commission Director Jeffrey Mullen told MMA Fighting ...
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• Fedor, Strikeforce and the Travails of Non-Exclusive Contracts

• By Mike ChiappettaPosted: 03/03/2010 11:25 AM ET
• Filed Under: Strikeforce, News
• For years, MMA fans have been railing about seeing Fedor Emelianenko in the UFC. In reality, that is not necessarily what they want. What they want is the opportunity to see the man who many consider the greatest heavyweight of all time available to fight ...
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• Dan Henderson Getting in Shape After Long Layoff

• By Michael David SmithPosted: 03/03/2010 10:55 AM ET
• Filed Under: MMA Videos, Strikeforce
• When Dan Henderson steps into the cage against Jake Shields on April 17, it will be his first fight since UFC 100, more than nine months earlier. That's the longest layoff Henderson has had in more than five years, and Henderson acknowledges that getting into ...
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• CBS: April Strikeforce Card May Only Have Three Fights, No Herschel

• By Mike ChiappettaPosted: 03/02/2010 05:48 PM ET
• Filed Under: Strikeforce, News
• With the long-rumored April 17 Strikeforce on CBS card now official, new details continue to leak out. Among Tuesday's news items revealed on Sirius' The Fight Show with Mauro Ranallo: the CBS broadcast portion of the event -- scheduled for a two-hour block ...
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• CBS Hoping for Herschel; 3 Title Fights Could Cause Problems

• By Michael David SmithPosted: 03/02/2010 07:00 AM ET
• Filed Under: MMA Media Watch, Strikeforce, News
• If things go right for Strikeforce and CBS over the next six weeks, their April 17 MMA show will feature Herschel Walker returning to the cage in addition to a lightweight title fight of Gilbert Melendez vs. Shinya Aoki, a light heavyweight title fight of ...
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