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Miami, FL ( USA ): Shine Fights is excited to announce the official signing of a bout between former Bodog Welterweight Champion Nick “The Goat” Thompson (38-12-1) and Brazilian veteran Eduardo Pamplona (12-2). The bout will take place on the main card at “Worlds Collide: Mayorga vs. Thomas,” which will be held at the Crown Coliseum [...] Rhett Butler, UFC – In 1985, the film The Last Dragon debuted to the rare mix of horrible critiques by the movie critics and impressive box office sales. As one of the rare oxymoronic pieces of cinema, it became a cult classic with the timeless tale of naive good versus conscious evil. Lead character Leroy [...] The co-main event of Friday’s “Strikeforce Challengers VI: Kaufman vs. Hashi” event was all about speed vs. power. As the first round of the fight between Trevor Prangley (22-5-1 MMA, 3-1-1 SF) and Karl Amoussou (11-2-2 MMA, 0-0-1 SF) unfolded, the South African connected an a few powerful blows while the Frenchman danced The quest continues for a fight against Herschel Walker. Strikeforce officials have repeatedly said they’re not interested in bringing Jose Canseco into the fold and they’ve also reiterated there’s been no sitdown or negotiations. By looking at this photo, we know they broke bread. That is Canseco pictured (on the left) speaking with Strikeforce matchmaker Rich [...] Strikeforce has now officially crowned it’s second female champion as hard hitting Canadian Sarah Kaufman captured the promotion’s inaugural welterweight title earlier tonight in the main event of “Challenger Series VI” from the Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California. Here’s how it all went down. The Canadian brawler needed all five rounds and a judge’s decision to [...] SAN JOSE, Calif. – Despite earning Strikeforce’s first-ever 135-pound title in the main event of Friday’s “Strikeforce Challengers VI” event in San Jose, Calif., Canadian Sarah Kaufman was unable to deliver the type of brutal striking finish that has quickly Nevertheless, after earning all five rounds of a 25-minute affair with grappling ace Takayo [...] You’ll excuse Strikeforce’s Trevor Prangley (22-5 MMA, 3-1 SF) if he’s not buying into the hype. Prangley’s opponent at tonight’s “Strikeforce Challengers VI: Kaufman vs. Hashi” event in San Jose, Calif., Karl Amoussou (11-2-1 MMA, 0-0 SF), enters the contest as a much ballyhooed prospect. But Prangley, a nine-year veteran, has dealt with his share of [...] With the Showtime-televised main card already set, Strikeforce also has finalized the preliminary card for next week’s “Challengers” card. Although heavy on amateurs bouts, the un-aired portion of the Feb. 26 show features a solid middleweight pro bout between Eric Lawson (9-2 MMA, 5-0 SF) and Wayne Phillips (3-3 MMA, 0-0 SF), Strikeforce officials confirmed with [...] Props: ShoSports Quoteworthy: “I’m proud to be doing what I do. I wasn’t hurt at all [in this fight]. My lip got cut a little, but I wasn’t hurt, I was fine…. My gameplan was that I am a better all-around fighter than him, so I was going take what I was going to get. Try and [...] Props: Sherdog.com Quoteworthy: “To be honest, that’s not something I am too concerned with, as strange as it sounds. I’ve accepted that, at some point, he’s going to take me down. I’ve accepted that I’m going to be fighting off my back for some of the fight and I’m just going to work to get back to [...] |
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