BABALU ON SOUTHWORTH: “THIS WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF HIS CAREER”
November 19th, 2008
SAN JOSE, Calif. — There isn’t another fighter in the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) whose physical appearance coincides with his character more so than that of Renato “Babalu” Sobral (30-7). At 33 years of age, the Brazilian native and Jiu-Jitsu black belt has firmly ingrained in the minds of his followers a [...]
Thomson Out, Ludwig Mans Up For Edwards
November 13th, 2008
A broken toe will sideline Strikeforce World Lightweight (155 lb. limit) Champion Josh “The Punk” Thomson from his scheduled title defense against Yves Edwards (34-14-1) in the main event of Strikeforce “Destruction” at San Jose’s HP Pavilion on Friday, November 21st. World Muay Thai champion and mixed martial arts (MMA) knockout artist, Duane “Bang” [...]
StrikeForce Results
October 7th, 2008
Knockout artist Duane “Bang” Ludwig (17-8) capped off an electrifying night of Strikeforce mixed martial arts (MMA) action, scoring a first round TKO on Sam “The Squeeze” Morgan (19-12), in their highly-anticipated rematch at Broomfield, Colorado’s Broomfield Event Center on Friday, October 3rd. Superstar Frank “Twinkle Toes” Trigg (18-6) controlled the action against Falaniko [...]
Josh Thomson eagerly awaits fight at Playboy Mansion
September 3rd, 2008
Strikeforce lightweight champion, Josh “The Punk” Thomson (15-2) is eagerly awaiting his next fight when he squares off against Ashe Bowman (12-4) at the Playboy Mansion September 20, 2008.
Working hard during this training camp, Thomson’s been sparring with Rob “Razor” McCullough at his training facility in Huntington Beach CA and Trevor Prangley out [...]
StrikeForce “Payback” on Oct 3
August 25th, 2008
Bombs are bound to be exchanged when K-1 kickboxing veterans Patrick “HD” Barry (3-0) and Andre “The Silencer” Walker (2-3) face off with one another in the cage during Strikeforce “Payback” at Denver, Colorado’s Broomfield Events Center on Friday, October 3rd.
Cung Le To Appear On ESPN
July 16th, 2008
Reigning Strikeforce World Middleweight (185 lb. limit) Champion, Cung Le, will appear live on the national cable network show, ESPNEWS “The Hot List” on Wednesday, July 16 at 5:10 p.m. EST (2:10 p.m. PST). During the interview, Le, who has appeared repeatedly, of late, on the wildly popular Strikeforce on NBC weekly mixed martial arts [...]
Shamrock Signs Multi-Fight Deal with Strikeforce
June 27th, 2008
Jeff Shamrock, nephew of MMA Legend Ken Shamrock, has signed a multi-fight deal with world championship fight promotion, Strikeforce. Shamrock’s first fight under the San Jose based organization will be announced soon. “I am definitely excited to have Ken Shamrock’s nephew as a part of the Strikeforce team,” said Strikeforce CEO, Scott Coker. “Jeff possesses [...]
B.E.T. “Iron Ring” star preps for Strikeforce cage fight
June 10th, 2008
Mr. International” Shonie Carter (39-17-7), a star on Black Entertainment Television (B.E.T.)’s new “Iron Ring” mixed martial arts (MMA) reality series, will return to the cage to battle rising star, Luke Stewart (5-1), in a welterweight (170 lb. limit) showdown at Strikeforce’s “Melendez vs. Thomson” mega-fight card on Friday, June 27th.
“Melendez vs. Thomson” Preview show premieres on HDNET Friday
June 10th, 2008
HDNet, the first national television network broadcasting all of its programming in the high-definition format, will give fans an all-access, behind-the-scenes look at the lives and training camps of Strikeforce World Lightweight (155 lb. limit) Champion, Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez (14-1), and challenger, Josh “The Punk” Thomson (14-2), during a special 30 minute program that [...]
“Mr. International” Shonie Carter Returns To The Cage
June 4th, 2008
“Mr. International” Shonie Carter (39-17-7), a star on Black Entertainment Television (B.E.T.)’s new “Iron Ring” mixed martial arts (MMA) reality series, will return to the cage to battle rising star, Luke Stewart (5-1), in a welterweight (170 lb. limit) showdown at Strikeforce’s “Melendez vs. Thomson” mega-fight card on Friday, June 27th.
“Strikeforce on NBC” Slams The Competition
May 22nd, 2008
The fifth episode of “Strikeforce on NBC”, the first-ever weekly mixed martial arts cage fight program on one of the four major national television networks in the U.S, topped the average ratings of both ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” both of which air several hours earlier during weeknights, [...]
Donruss Creates Cung Le Trading Card
May 16th, 2008
Newly crowned Strikeforce World Middleweight Champion, Cung Le (22-0), has been selected to appear in the first-ever mixed martial arts trading card series manufactured by Donruss Trading Card Company. Slated for release in mid-July, “Ring Kings,” produced as an insert series for the larger Donruss “Americana II” set, will be comprised of approximately 30 [...]
