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Props:MMA Weekly Quoteworthy: “I think (Shinya Aoki’s) tough. I think I have the proper game plan for him. I’ve got the proper training partners for him, and I think he knows I’d be a tough match for him. I’d love to fight that guy. If they could really make that happen in Strikeforce, I’m all over it. [...] Props:CageWriter.com Quoteworthy: “Now that we got our stuff done with, it’s up to us to prove we’re the best 55ers. Me and him are badass. I think me and him can take out all the dudes in UFC and all the dudes in DREAM. It’s about the respect. We can beat a lot of those guys. We’re [...] Yowza! Strikeforce: “Evolution” has stopped evolving. And so, too, has the perfect mixed martial arts career of sensational San Shou striker, Cung Le. Scott Smith once again “pulled a rabbit out of his butt” to send Le packing for the Hollywood hills with a late third round knockout at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., tonight [...] Despite his status as a part-time fighter, Cung Le remains a star attraction. More than a year and a half removed from his most recent bout, the Sanshou-trained martial artist returns to Strikeforce Saturday night to headline the promotion’s final show of 2009. Le draws Scott Smith in a bout that is anything but a tune-up [...] This Saturday nightDec. 19) Strikeforce will continue its “Evolution” into one of the premium mixed martial arts brands in the United States when it returns home to the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California with its last event of the 2009 calender year. The main card, featuring the return of former 185 pound champion and Sanshou [...] Following the withdrawals of Benji Radach and most recently Trevor Prangley, Strikeforce will be unable to find a suitable replacement to take on former Elite XC middleweight champion, Robbie Lawler, at its upcoming “Evolution” event from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., this Saturday (Dec. 19). MMA Fanhousereports that “Ruthless” will instead compete against a [...] With the MMA world still waiting on news of a replacement for main-card casualty Trevor Prangley in his matchup with Robbie Lawler, another MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close to the event that Strikeforce newcomer Bryan Travers (13-1) has suffered an undisclosed Better late than never. With less than two weeks until Strikeforce middleweight contender Robbie Lawler (16-5) is scheduled to return to action, the California-based promotion has finally announced his opponent: Strikeforce and UFC veteran Trevor Prangley (22-5). Lawler and Prangley meet on the Showtime-broadcast portion of “Strikeforce: Evolution” on Dec. 19 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, [...] Strikeforce today officially announced the headlining bout for their upcoming “Evolution” event as Lightweight Champion Josh Thomson (16-2, 1 NC) will return to action to battle the promotion’s interim 155-pound kingpin, Gilbert Melendez (16-2), at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., on Dec. 19. As MMAmania.com first reported last week, this will be a much anticipated rematch of their [...] |
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