He’s one of the top four fighters for Scott Coker’s Strikeforce. It’s not often the growing promotion gets a fighter at his peak in his 20’s. But there’s a long story behind why Nick Diaz isn’t getting a shot anytime soon at UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre. The 26-year-old from Stockton, California marches to [...]
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MMAmania.com has confirmed the fighter payouts for Strikeforce: “Miami” from the Florida State Boxing Commission (FSBC) for the Showtime event held at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida, on Jan. 30. There was a lot of hubbub surrounding Herschel Walker’s mixed martial arts debut, along with his decision to donate his entire fight purse to charity. [...] After 50 fights and 12 years in the mixed martial arts business, Matt Hughes has seen and done it all. So when he spots something he doesn’t like, he’s the first guy to speak his mind. Hughes has commented in the past on how Strikeforce has treated his buddy Robbie Lawler. He did it again [...] Jay Hieron scored a solid victory last night over Joe Riggs but it wasn’ttheguy he wanted to beat. The welterweight, fighting out of Las Vegas, spent much of 2009 chasing Nick Diaz. Diaz is regarded as Strikeforce’s top welterweight and officially picked up the Strikeforce 170-pound hardware last night with a win over Marius Zaromskis. [...] Their goals are different but the risk is still huge for both Herschel Walker and Bobby Lashley. Walker is risking serious injury fighting in a pro mixed martial arts fight at 47-years-old. He has no false expectations. Walker knows he’ll never be a champion but that’s not the case with Lashley. He’s hoping for a fight against the world’s best, Fedor [...] Fear not, fight fans — the previously untelevised welterweight showdown between rough-and-tumble brawlers, Joe Riggs (32-10) and Jay Hieron (18-4), will air live on EASports.com at 9:05 ET on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. Sherdog.com passes along the good news, setting the table for the Strikeforce: “Miami” event slated for the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., which [...] It’s not the fight he wanted – or was originally promised – but with would-be opponent Nick Diaz out of the picture, Jay Hieron said he’s content to fight a big-name opponent such as Joe Riggs. Company officials on Wednesday officially announced the fight as part of the Jan. 30 “Strikeforce: Miami” card at the BankAtlantic [...] Because of so many injuries to big stars around MMA, it was a lackluster close to the year in terms of marquee title fights and superfights. Now everyone is getting healthy. Look out 2010. Strikeforce’s Jan. 30 card is just about complete. Robbie Lawler against Melvin Manhoef was recently confirmed along with Nick Diaz-Marius Zaromskis, [...] A pair of high-profile contests that were both widely rumored in recent weeks has now been officially added to “Strikeforce: Miami.” MMAjunkie.com today confirmed with Strikeforce Director of Communications Mike Afromowitz that Robbie Lawler vs. Melvin Manhoef and Jay Hieron vs. Joe Riggs are now official for the evening’s fight card. Featuring a welterweight title fight between [...] With his welterweight title shot on hold and with a potential bout with Marius Zaromskis ultimately scrapped, Jay Hieron (18-4 MMA, 1-0 SF) instead is expected to meet veteran Joe Riggs (32-11 MMA, 3-2 SF) next month at “Strikeforce: Miami.” Sources close to the event told MMAjunkie.com the fight is in the works, but bout agreements [...] |
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