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Chael Sonnen was on fire this week. First and foremost with his dominant win over top five middleweight Nate Marquardt. He also sizzled in front of microphones and cameras. As if the bevy of fighters he tore apart wasn’t enough he even shredded Showtime on Saturday night. “At the end of the day, if you want [...] Nick Diaz’s boxing is simply too much for anyone in Strikeforce right now at 170 pounds — and possibly even 185 pounds. The 27-year-old keeps getting better each time out. His volume-style punching has allowed him to steamroll five straight opponents. Saturday’s victim was Marius Zaromskis, a highly touted Lithuanian. Diaz stayed in the pocket and [...] This week’s “Strikeforce: Miami” weigh-ins are open to the public, and the festivities also include a free autograph session with Strikeforce fighters Dan Henderson, Cung Le and Scott Smith. Strikeforce spokesperson Mike Afromowitz confirmed the plans with MMAjunkie.com. The weigh-ins take place Jan. 29 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. ET [...] If there’s one lesson that Strikeforce middleweight Scott Smith (17-6 MMA, 3-1 SF) has taught the MMA world during his career, it’s to never, ever count “Hands of Steel” out of a fight. Smith famously added to his growing legend with a come-from-behind, knockout win over previously undefeated striker Cung Le in December. And while Smith doesn’t [...] 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 [...] The hard-hitting and high-kicking Cung Le (-350) returns to action to face “Hands of Stone” Scott Smith (+250) on December 19 at Strikeforce Evolution. Le, the former Strikeforce Champion, brings a dynamic striking style and a record of 6 knock out wins to the cage.Click to Read the Full Story Oh my. Foul-mouthed fight monger Nick Diaz (20-7) will likely take on DREAM 2009 Welterweight Grand Prix Champion Marius Zaromskis (13-3) at the next major Strikeforce event, which is scheduled to take place at theBankAtlantic Arena in Sunrise,Fla., on Jan. 30, 20010. Talk about fireworks. MMAWeekly.com reports that the pair will duke it out for the promotion’s vacant [...] The official weigh-in event for Strikeforce: “Evolution” is set to take place today (Dec. 18) LIVE from Ballrooms 1-4 inside the San Jose Marriott in Downtown San Jose, California. It’s expected that the first fighter will tip the scale at 7:30 p.m. ET. As usual, MMAmania.com will provide the latest coverage of the Strikeforce weigh-ins, as well [...] |
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Frank Shamrock targeting March 2010 Strikeforce return
Strikeforce pillar and former middleweight champion Frank Shamrock (23-10-2) could abandon his commentating duties for another round of in-cage action as early as March 2010, according to MMAFighting.com.
Shammy dropped back-to-back fights for the first time since 1997 when Nick Diaz sent him packing in their main event of Strikeforce: “Shamrock vs. Diaz” last April. Prior [...]