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Strikeforce Gets April 17 Spotlight to Itself; UFC Counter Show A No-Go
By Mike ChiappettaPosted: Mar 18th 2010 12:53 PM
Strikeforce has the spotlight to itself. The long-rumored UFC event expected to counter the promotion's April 17 CBS offering will not take place, MMA Fighting has confirmed.
Earlier this month, the UFC explored the option, going so far as to inform likely broadcast partner Spike TV that the show was a go, but the company has apparently reversed course, and a Spike source said the network has been told by the UFC that the show is no longer happening.
UFC Readying Competing April 17 Event to Counter Strikeforce on CBS
By Mike ChiappettaPosted: Mar 5th 2010 11:50 AM
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 sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed that the promotion has begun to ramp up its efforts over the last several hours and that Spike TV -- the likely broadcast outlet for the show -- has been informed of the decision.
When reached by MMA Fighting on Thursday night, UFC President Dana White would not confirm or deny the possibility of the event.
More Coverage: CBS Keeping 'Options Open'
Dan Henderson Getting in Shape After Long Layoff
By Michael David SmithPosted: Mar 3rd 2010 10:55 AM
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 peak physical condition after such a long layoff is a concern.
CBS: April Strikeforce Card May Only Have Three Fights, No Herschel
By Mike ChiappettaPosted: Mar 2nd 2010 5:48 PM
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 -- may feature only three bouts.
The cause of the decision is simple: all three fights will be conducted as championship matches, and the network has to plan for the possibility that all three fights could go the 25-minute time limit, making a fourth match a difficult proposition.
CBS Hoping for Herschel; 3 Title Fights Could Cause Problems
By Michael David SmithPosted: Mar 2nd 2010 7:00 AM
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 Gegard Mousasi vs. Muhammed Lawal and a main event of Jake Shields vs. Dan Henderson for the middleweight title.But while CBS wants Walker on the card, it's no sure thing that he'll participate. And as great as those other three fights are for hard-core MMA fans, there are potential problems with having three title fights on one card.
Shields vs. Henderson to Main Event April 17 CBS Strikeforce Show
By Mike ChiappettaPosted: Mar 1st 2010 5:22 PM
The long-rumored Strikeforce middleweight title bout between Jake Shields and Dan Henderson is finally official, according to Shields, who Twittered the news on Monday afternoon.The event will take place on April 17 on CBS.
By posting the news, however, Shields unintentionally confirmed that international heavyweight star Fedor Emelianenko will not compete at the event. Emelianenko, whose M-1 team is currently in the midst of trying to renegotiate his deal with Strikeforce, would headline any event in which he was participating.
Strikeforce Confirms April 17 in Nashville, Announcement Next Week
By Michael David SmithPosted: Feb 25th 2010 6:09 PM
Mixed martial arts fans have been anxiously awaiting word about what's next for Strikeforce, which has been rumored to have another big card on CBS coming up in April. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker confirmed Thursday that Strikeforce will have a card in Nashville on April 17 but said fans will have to wait just a little bit longer for any details."We've been putting most of our efforts into the fight tomorrow night," Coker said of the Strikeforce Challengers card on Friday in San Jose. "But we'll have some announcements next week, for sure. ... We will be having a fight in Nashville on April 17, but the rest of the information we'll be announcing next week."
Two Months From Rumored April Date, Strikeforce Event Still Not Official
By Mike ChiappettaPosted: Feb 19th 2010 6:21 PM
With less than two months to go before Strikeforce is expected to return to CBS for its second go-round, the event remains shrouded in mystery.According to various sources, no venue has been selected and no bout agreements have been signed.
While recent reports have suggested an April 17 date in Nashville, Tenn., neither Strikeforce or CBS representatives or independent sources could confirm a definitive date or location for the event.
If Maia Beats Silva, MMA Middleweight Division Is a Mess
By Michael David SmithPosted: Feb 13th 2010 10:55 AM
Since Anderson Silva knocked out Rich Franklin at UFC 64 in 2006, there's been an undisputed king of the middleweight division in mixed martial arts. The rankings of the best middleweights in the sport have seen their share of shakeups, but no one doubted that the UFC middleweight champion was at the top of the heap.
It's also been generally understood since then that if any middleweight could beat Silva, that man would be at the top of the middleweight rankings. Sure, Patrick Cote and Thales Leites were relatively weak opponents who didn't seriously threaten Silva, but Cote and Leites were each on five-fight winning streaks when they fought Silva. There's something fundamentally different about Silva's newest opponent, Demian Maia.
MMA Top 10 Middleweights: Chael Sonnen Moving Up
By Michael David SmithPosted: Feb 12th 2010 7:00 AM
According to UFC President Dana White, Chael Sonnen is now the UFC's No. 1 middleweight contender, thanks to his UFC 109 win over Nate Marquardt.It's hard to envision Sonnen giving Anderson Silva much of a fight, but then again it's hard to envision anyone at 185 pounds giving Anderson Silva much of a fight. And since Sonnen's record is now 24-10-1, and since Sonnen has now dominated three very good fighters -- Marquardt, Yushin Okami and Dan Miller -- in his last three fights, it's hard to argue that Sonnen should be next in line in the UFC.
See how Sonnen and the rest of the middleweight division stack up in our latest rankings of the top 10 middleweights in MMA.
Michael Bisping: Wanderlei Silva 'Not the Most Difficult Guy to Prepare For'
By Mike ChiappettaPosted: Feb 11th 2010 12:02 PM
Facing a must-win fight to stay in the densely packed middleweight title picture, British middleweight Michael Bisping is taking no chances.
Making sure his body is adjusted to the drastic time change, he'll have been in Australia for nearly three weeks by the time he steps into the cage. He's also gone through his customary grueling camp. But when it comes to readying himself for the legendary brawler Wanderlei Silva, he says that's not necessarily the most challenging part of his preparation.
"To be honest, in some respects, he isn't the most difficult guy to prepare for," Bisping said on a Wednesday conference call. "The striking element and the loopy punches. Outside of that, I think that that's pretty much all he's got to offer. Obviously he has good Muay Thai, he's very experienced and good on the ground and stuff, but he likes to strike and so England with its background in boxing and Thai boxing, we have lots of guys to try to replicate that style."
MMA Top 10 Light Heavyweights: Is Randy Couture in the Mix?
By Michael David SmithPosted: Feb 9th 2010 1:45 PM
After Randy Couture beat Mark Coleman at UFC 109, UFC President Dana White said Couture is one of the top five or six light heavyweights in the world.
But while Couture looked good against Coleman, he's going to have to win at least one more fight at light heavyweight before he makes my Top 10. The updated rankings of the Top 10 light heavyweights in MMA are below.
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