Frank Mir opened a can of worms with his comments about wanting to break Brock Lesnar’s neck. He also said he wanted Lesnar to be first death in the Octagon. His boss Dana White reacted in his typical short, sweet and explosive fashion.
“Mir is a [expletive] idiot! I have never heard something so unprofessional and [...]
Frank Curreri, WEC – If Scott Jorgensen could have handpicked his next opponent, it would have been Miguel Torres. Instead the Idahoan drew Chad “Savage” George, an up and comer who lacks the name-power and cachet of the former bantamweight champion.
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For as much praise as new Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz
(21-7 MMA, 3-0 SF) receives for his grappling prowess, it’s his voluminous striking attack that has led to his most recent surge in popularity.
Never was that more evident than in this past Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Miami” main event, where Diaz defeated DREAM champ and vaunted striker [...]
Victorious this weekend at Strikeforce: “Miami” was heavyweight Bobby Lashley, who made the most of his promotion debut by stopping last-minute fill-in Wes Sims in the first round.
Though the former WWE superstar dominated the match from beginning to end (all of two-plus minutes), many questions still remained about the prospects of Lashley’s future in the [...]
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Quoteworthy:
“I’m a little frustrated. I thought [Cung and I] were friends, but I kind of lost respect for him when he decided not to fight me and hand picked his [next] opponent. I expected it from him, honestly, because people for years were telling me that Cung Le was that way and would never [...]
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Quoteworthy:
“[Brett] took about a week off but that’s it. We are already making preparations for his next fight and have started his training program. Brett didn’t suffer any injuries during that fight so there is no reason not to get him right back in the cage training again. That was another frustrating [...]
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Quoteworthy:
“(Carlos) is a great fight for myself. He’s a great, game striker. Like’s to have a bang, has some good submissions, and a bit of wrestling. But in my opinion, he’s a slightly worse version of (Martin) Kampmann, in that I don’t think he’s as solid in every area as Kampmann is. Of course I [...]
“My injury is 100 percent now, I’m ready to go. I’m waiting to see what’s going to happen next with the UFC…. I look forward to fighting again and I can’t wait to see what’s going to happen between Swick and Hardy…. It doesn’t matter who I’m fighting, it’s always dangerous. I learned my mistake [...]
Frank Curreri, WEC – For Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, his sworn enemy is his inspiration. The lanky Coloradan is set to collide with Benson Henderson on Saturday in San Antonio, but as has been the case for months, he speaks sparingly about his next opponent and tends to devote far more time happily reiterating his disdain [...]
Middleweight slugger Scott Smith (16-6) has signed a new six-fight deal with Strikeforce, and he could see action as soon as December.
News of the new deal was first reported by AOL FanHouse, who learned of the re-signing from Smith’s agent, Mike Roberts.
Roberts also shared that his client, while uncertain of his next opponent, was interested [...]