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With an undefeated record and a recent upset victory over UFC veteran Jorge Gurgel at “Strikeforce Challengers IV: Evangelista vs. Gurgel,” Strikeforce contender Billy Evangelista (10-0) is quickly climbing the ranks of the promotion’s lightweight division. And after earning a hard-fought win over a “name” opponent, Evangelista recently told MAjunkie.com Radio that he plans on challenging [...] FRESNO, Calif. – If it wasn’t official before, it is now: Strikeforce lightweight Jorge Gurgel (13-6) uses his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt to wrap his hands. Despite the proven striking prowess of hometown fighter Billy Evangelista (10-0), Gurgel stood toe-to-toe with his opponent for 15 minutes but lost for the third time in his past four [...] Strikeforce’s November “Challengers Series” event is beginning to take Ben Holscher (2-0), Casey Olson (10-3), Anthony Ruiz (22-13) and female prospect Zoila Frausto (3-0) were all officially added to the card, Headlined by a lightweight contest [...] Strikeforce Challengers: ‘Villasenor vs Cyborg’ scheduled for June 19 from the ShoWare Center in Kent, Wa., has come to a close. In a night that promised fireworks in its main event, it was actually former UFC lightweight scrapper Jorge Gurgel who provided all the snap, crackle and pop in his three round war of attrition against [...] |
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Jorge Gurgel vs Billy Evangelista Strikeforce Challenger Series main event in the works for Oct. 25
Jorge Gurgel announced today that he will headline the next Strikeforce Challenger Series event against American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) standout Billy Evangelista at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., on Oct. 25.
Gurgel scored a unanimous decision win over Conor Heun in his debut for the promotion last month. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelt once again [...]