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Strikeforce Women’s Champion Cristiane Santos has been forced to bow out of a possible title defense at the upcoming “Fedor vs. Rogers” event on CBS after a shoulder injury suffered in her September ADCC match did not heal in time for the Nov. 7 event, according to Sherdog.com. After losing to American Penny Thomas in the [...] “I really, really want my next fight to be for a title. I’ve worked my butt off and I feel I really deserve a title shot. That’s why I signed with Strikeforce to get a title shot. I could have went straight to the UFC. They were offering the same money, but at the end [...] New York, NY, August 12, 2009 – Spike TV will present a special cable telecast of some of the most exciting bouts from UFC 100, one of the biggest nights in the history of mixed martial arts, on Saturday, August 15 at 10:00pm-12:30am ET/PT. Featuring Brock Lesnar’s coronation as heavyweight king and Dan Henderson’s must-see [...] Props:MMAWeekly Quoteworthy: “I think she had some opportunities to win. It was an amazing five minutes. They made a lot of transitions, a lot of positions, and I think Gina caught Cyborg with some shots that got her attention, and obviously Gina got overwhelmed on a couple of occasions, but I think overall, she did some great [...] “I’m very happy! I was ready to face the five rounds, I was ready to face the crowd, I was ready to face Gina — I was ready for everything. I prefer Muay Thai but if I need to go to the ground then I’ll go to the ground. Whoever Scott Coker puts in [the [...] “There was some pressure coming into the fight because it was my first fight in the US, but I trained hard for it and I was very comfortable and confident in the ring. I wanted to fight stand-up with him but I knew he would go for the clinch. I didn’t want to give him [...] “This is going to be really tough. I’m not going to lie. But, I’m going to try to make it as easy as possible. Five rounds is going to be difficult. It’s 16 more minutes than I’m used to. I feel like it gives you a different mentality. At the beginning, I was like ‘What [...] New York, NY, August 12, 2009 – Spike TV will present a special cable telecast of some of the most exciting bouts from UFC 100, one of the biggest nights in the history of mixed martial arts, on Saturday, August 15 at 10:00pm-12:30am ET/PT. Featuring Brock Lesnar’s coronation as heavyweight king and Dan Henderson’s must-see [...] Props:AOL Fanhouse Quoteworthy: “Sadly, it’s a big problem because somebody’s out a lot of money — Strikeforce/Showtime — and you know, that wasn’t fair from a professional standpoint. But you know, I’m not matching the fights, and unfortunately, Diaz has a strong name right now, and he has a lot of value to somebody. I mean, UFC [...] |
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