Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem submitted Tony Sylvester with a first-round guillotine choke in the Ultimate Glory 11 “A Decade of Fights” main event on Saturday ... Read More
As fall sets up shop, days get shorter and outdoor temperatures begin to drop. Quite a different environment exists in mixed martial arts, where autumn and winter have traditionally been the busiest and hottest seasons. ... Read More
Tim Kennedy will lock horns with hot-and-cold Pride Fighting Championships veteran Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos in the featured bout at Strikeforce “Challengers Series 3” on Sept. 25 at the SpiritBank Event Center in Tulsa, Okla.
Finished only once in his eight-year career, Kennedy (10-2) will carry a two-fight winning streak into the match. The World Extreme Cagefighting and International Fight League veteran last appeared in June, when he stopped form Bodog Fight champion Nick Thompson on second-round punches. Kennedy, 29, also holds notable victories against Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Ryan McGivern. He expects fireworks from Santos. ... Read More
Unlike its main competitor in the Japanese market, Dream -- whose latest effort appeared a bit rushed -- Sengoku has taken the whole summer to work on its ninth installment ... Read More
Shooto 154-pound world champion Takashi Nakakura said that he would return his title if he lost to Takanori Gomi on May 10. Now, Nakakura may not have a choice in the matter.
Nakakura, the ninth 154-pound world champion of professional Shooto, underwent surgery on June 25 to repair a detached retina in his left eye, stemming from his second-round knockout loss to the man who once held his title, Gomi, at pro Shooto's 20th anniversary card. The 32-year-old Osakan was not initially diagnosed with a detached retina when he was medically checked following the Gomi bout. ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Middleweight (185 pound) wrecking machines "Smokin" Joey Villasenor (26-6) and Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (16-12) will face off in the main event of a Strikeforce Challengers mixed martial arts (MMA) card at the all-new ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington on Friday, June 19 ... Read More
Here’s part two in an ongoing series on the connections between the coin-operated juggernauts of “Street Fighter” and today’s MMA fighters ... Read More
By age 20, the average person has endured eight to 12 years of schooling, may have done some world traveling and might have had a first go at working life ... Read More
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