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Strikeforce signs middleweight Joey Villasenor to four-fight deal

Strikeforce has signed former PRIDE fighter and one-time top EliteXC middleweight contender Joey Villasenor (27-6 MMA, 2-1 SF) to a four-fight deal.

The Greg Jackson-trained fighter made the announcement via Twitter on Thursday.

Villasenor, a 34-year-old who previously fought three times under the Strikeforce banner, enters the organization with a four-fight win streak and five victories in [...]

Bantamweight vet Jeff Curran hopes XFO win propels return to WEC

A true veteran of the sport in every sense of the word, bantamweight Jeff Curran (30-12-1) has fought throughout the world in his
near-13-year career.

A recent four-fight skid in the WEC proved especially difficult for “The Big Frog,” but Curran has since bounced back with a win under the Strikeforce banner.

Curran will look to win again [...]

UFC and Strikeforce veteran Joe Riggs headlines Rage in the Cage 138 on Dec. 4

While eight-plus-year veteran Joe Riggs (30-10) currently holds a two-fight win streak under the Strikeforce banner, “Diesel” will next
fight for another familiar organization.

The 17-time Rage in the Cage veteran will fight again for the
Arizona-based promotion on Dec. 4. Riggs is slated to fight in the main event of Rage in the Cage 138 against submission [...]

New WEC champ Jose Aldo auctions fight night items for Brazilian charity

New WEC featherweight champ Jose Aldo (16-1 MMA, 6-0 WEC) is proudly carrying his new title belt back home to Brazil, but a few items brought to the cage with him on the night he won the 145-pound title can be delivered to your house.

And it’s for a good cause.

Aldo and his Nova Uniao team [...]

MMA Quick Quote: Brett Rogers gets advice from, and trains with, Josh Barnett for Fedor Emelianenko fight

”Keep moving. Never, never stay still. Keep moving, and you’ll always find some way, some pocket, to get out of a bad situation. Especially when it comes to a ground situation.”

– Words of wisdom from former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Josh Barnett, as he helps Brett Rogers prepare to take on the world’s best heavyweight, Fedor [...]

Roxanne Modafferi likely to replace Erin Toughill at Nov. 7 Strikeforce event

Rising female star Roxanne Modafferi (13-4) finally appears to have a fight. But it took a late-replacement opportunity to get it.

The American-born, Japanese-based fighter is expected to replace Erin Toughill (10-2-1) and rematch Marlos Coenen (16-3) next week under the Strikeforce banner, sources close to the event today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com.

For the past 24 hours, [...]

UFC Quick Quote: Someone, somewhere will beat Anderson Silva

“Sometime, someone will beat me, that’s a fact. Someone will end up catching my arm, my foot and submitting me – this will happen, that’s for sure. If I retire before it happens, that’s fine. But I want all the people to know that I am prepared for anything. I am training hard not to [...]

First ladies: Couture vs Vera (part deux) on tap for November Strikeforce event

Not to be upstaged by the men whose name they bear, female fighters Kerry Vera (1-0) and Kim Couture (1-1) are in talks to throw leather at a possible November Strikeforce event according to Sherdog.com.

While event details are still under wraps, a date of Nov. 20 is being discussed, putting the ladies in battle just [...]

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Strikeforce signs middleweight Joey Villasenor to four-fight deal

Bantamweight vet Jeff Curran hopes XFO win propels return to WEC

UFC and Strikeforce veteran Joe Riggs headlines Rage in the Cage 138 on Dec. 4

New WEC champ Jose Aldo auctions fight night items for Brazilian charity

MMA Quick Quote: Brett Rogers gets advice from, and trains with, Josh Barnett for Fedor Emelianenko fight

Roxanne Modafferi likely to replace Erin Toughill at Nov. 7 Strikeforce event

UFC Quick Quote: Someone, somewhere will beat Anderson Silva

First ladies: Couture vs Vera (part deux) on tap for November Strikeforce event

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