Hello again fans and friends and welcome to the special three-part finale of “Heavy Wait”! “Heavy Wait” has been a “maxi-series” designed to give fans an ultra-in-depth look into the upcoming Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix from my perspective: who I think will win, how I think they’ll win, and why I’m looking forward to this tournament so much. Because, don’t forget, one of the main goals of this “maxi-series” was to inject some positivity into a medium that so often only focuses on the negative. So let’s get the three-part finale started with something I know everyone is talking about: the dream matches they hope to see! Here are my Top 5 Dream Matches For The Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. ...

Alistair Overeem has had a busy 2010--busier then most in the world of mixed martial arts. When the Dutch heavyweight star isn't in the cage, he part-time's as a kickboxer--not just any kickboxer, but one of the best in the world. In fact, his recent accolades as an athlete now include Overeem cleaning house at the K-1 World Grand Prix in 2010, defeating the likes of Tyrone Spong, Gokhan Saki, and multiple tournament champion Peter Aerts en route to capturing the most prestigious title in the sport. Although "The Demolition Man" only made one appearance in the mixed martial arts world last year, with a savage first-round TKO victory over top-10 fighter Brett Rogers last May under the Strikeforce banner in defense of his heavyweight crown, Overeem will now return in March for what will begin a busy year for the multiple-promotion-champion, in hopes to solidify his spot as the best in the world. ...

Welcome back fans and friends to another edition of “Heavy Wait”, my “maxi-series” where I examine the upcoming Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. With this eleventh edition of the series, I’ll have now covered all eight of the tournament’s participants, and given my thoughts on how they could possibly defeat all seven of their possible opponents. And last but certainly not least we have the man with dynamite in his hands that took Strikeforce and the MMA world at large by storm not too long ago: Brett Rogers. ...

Hello again fans and friends and welcome back to “Heavy Wait”, the “maxi-series” that takes an ultra-in-depth look into the upcoming Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. Today marks the series’ official entry into double digits, as I look at the final two combatants and once again talk about what I think they need to do in order to beat all seven of their possible opponents. Up next we have the one and only “Babyfaced Assassin”, UFC champion and PRIDE FC veteran Josh Barnett. ...

Welcome back fans and friends to another edition of “Heavy Wait”. My little “maxi-series” focusing on the upcoming Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix will soon be entering double digits, but not before we focus on Sergei Kharitonov. As before, today’s entry will look at what Sergei has to do in order to beat all seven of his possible opponents. While Kharitonov does seem to be the darkest “dark horse” of the tournament, as the saying goes, anything is possible in MMA. So let’s dive right into “Heavy Wait Part 9: What Sergei Kharitonov Has To Do In Order To Win It All”. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to another edition of “Heavy Wait”. We’re seven articles in to what I like to call my “maxi-series” focused on the upcoming Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, and today marks entries eight and nine. I’ve now covered four of the eight athletes of the tournament and given my thoughts on what they need to do in order to beat all seven of their possible opponents. Now it’s time to focus on the second leg of the tournament, starting with former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski. ...

Fabricio Werdum, though known to most hardcore mixed martial arts fans for yours, came into prominence in the industry when he defeated the seemingly unbeatable fighter in April of last year. When Werdum shocked former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko, everyone was left in awe, but also left wondering where the Brazilian would go from there. Did an impending title fight against Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem loom on the horizon for the Brazilian? Will Werdum rematch Fedor, and if so, be able to defeat him again? Instead, we were left wanting when the Jiu-Jitsu specialist was sidelined due to injury for the rest of the year, however he will now be returning for arguably one of the greatest tournament's ever assembled in the realm of mixed martial arts, and he thinks he can take it all. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to the seventh edition of “Heavy Wait: The Hunt for Strikeforce Gold”, a special “maxi-series” focusing on the fast-approaching Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. Once again I’ll be looking at another gifted competitor in the tournament and carefully examining what he needs to do in order to beat all seven of his possible opponents. And now we come to the man who arguably scored the biggest upset in MMA history: the one and only “Vai Cavalo”, Fabricio Werdum. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to another edition of “Heavy Wait”, a special “maxi-series” where I take an ultra-in-depth look into the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. Why? Because it’s an amazing tournament featuring some of my favorite fighters, and I just can’t help but be incredibly interested in it. We’re now into the bulk of “Heavy Wait”, a special eight-part series where I examine what all eight participants in the tournament need to do in order to beat their seven possible competitors. Up next is the one and only “Ubereem”, Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem. So let’s dive right into “Heavy Wait Part 6”. ...

Hello again fans and friends and welcome to part 5 of “Heavy Wait”, my ultra-in-depth look at the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, an event that I along with many Strikeforce fans have incredibly high hopes for. Today on Heavy Wait, we’re diving right into the tournament itself, as I’m taking all eight participants and giving my thoughts on what I think they should do to beat all seven of their possible opponents. Up next is Antonio Silva, the “Bigfoot” that was the first and only EliteXC Heavyweight Champion. Let’s do this. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome back to the “maxi-series” called “Heavy Wait: The Hunt for Strikeforce Gold”. Last time on Heavy Wait, I addressed some of the negativity concerning the planned Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, but make no mistake, the goal of this series is to get everyone pumped up for what I just know will be an amazing tournament. Currently, I’ve addressed the possible negatives as well as going over the positives and what I think will happen if the tournament lives up to its potential. And now we get into the real meat of “Heavy Wait”: an eight-part series where I examine what each and every fighter in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix has to do in order to ultimately win it all. So let’s get started with one of the major names of the tournament: the one and only Fedor Emelianenko. This is “Heavy Wait: What Fedor Needs To Do In Order to Win It All”. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome back to “Heavy Wait: The Hunt for Strikeforce Gold”. While the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix sounds amazing on paper, I’ll be honest and admit that no tournament is perfect. Some cynics opposed to this tournament are already emerging, and it’d be a bit biased if I didn’t take time to address that section of the fanbase. In the spirit of examining every angle and really giving the Grand Prix an in-depth look, here are the five things I dislike the most about the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. ...

Hello again fans and friends and welcome to the second part of “Heavy Wait”, my in-depth look at the upcoming Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. The eight-man tournament featuring eight of Strikeforce’s best Heavyweight fighters should be one of the best things to ever come out of the Strikeforce promotion. But why, exactly, am I so hyped about this tournament? Let’s find out in part 2 of “Heavy Wait”: the five things I like the most about the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. ...

Hello fans and friends and welcome to the start of what I’d like to call a “maxi-series”. Starting today, I’ll be beginning a series of topics called “Heavy Wait: The Hunt for Strikeforce Gold”. The goal of the series is to completely and totally examine the upcoming Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix from all sides: what I like about it, what I don’t like, what I think will happen, and much more. I haven’t been this excited for an MMA event in quite some time, and I can’t wait for the Grand Prix to get started. So, to kick off “Heavy Wait”, here are five things (in no particular order) that I think will happen if the Heavyweight Grand Prix lives up to its potential. ...

It’s been an interesting ride for former UFC star Todd Duffee, and many questions still surround the man. Was he all hype and no substance? Is he his own worst enemy? Was the UFC justified in releasing him? And perhaps the most important question in the here and now: where does Todd Duffee go from here, following a brutal KO loss to Alistair Overeem in under twenty seconds? Here’s the latest on Todd Duffee, straight from the man himself. ...

Japanese fans were treated to a bit of a second Christmas today, as the traditional MMA/K-1 New Year’ Eve super-show “DYNAMITE!!” continued to prove why it’s seen as the be-all and end-all in Japanese MMA year after year. No less than Alistair Overeem, Shinya Aoki, Gegard Mousasi, and Kazushi Sakuraba all competed at the event, with some coming out of the event much better than others. And to continue a tradition of my own, here’s the latest edition of “What’s Next”, featuring DREAM/K-1’s “DYNAMITE!! 2010”. ...

Who wants to wait a day for their MMA action? While most American fans are eagerly anticipating tomorrow’s UFC 125: “Resolution”, Japanese MMA fans were treated to a stacked card featuring MMA, K-1 kickboxing, and even a few “mixed rules” fights. “DYNAMITE!! 2010” has now come and gone, and several important fighters made several important statements at the massive year-end 2010 event. Highlights included Alistair Overeem dominating in classic Overeem fashion and Shinya Aoki being KO’d. So let's get right to it: here are the full results to DREAM/K-1’s “DYNAMITE!! 2010. ...

Alistair Overeem will get his wish..well, kind of. A big sticking point for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Champion was to fight for the vacant DREAM heavyweight title, should he fight at the promotion's year-end show. Overeem will in fact vie for the organization's heavyweight strap, albeit in interim form when he takes on former UFC star and rising prospect Todd Duffee tonight at the Super Saitama Arena in Saitama, Japan. Both "The Demolition Man" and Duffee made weight for their heavyweight contest, as well as all other competitors for tonight's epic card. ...

It’s been rumored to be going down for some time now, and it’s just now been confirmed as official. Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion and 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion Alistair Overeem will be competed at the upcoming New Year’s Eve “DYNAMITE!! 2010” super-show, a co-promotional effort between Japanese MMA promotion DREAM and famed kickboxing promotion K-1, both of which are owned by parent company Fighting and Entertainment Group. And his opponent? No less than the man that holds the record for the fastest KO in UFC history. Here are all the details. ...

The fifteen-fight DREAM/K-1 “DYNAMITE!! 2010” super-card will combine MMA, K-1 kickboxing, and several unique “hybrid” bouts in a New Year's Eve extravaganza that shouldn't be missed. The event will feature some big names both in Japan and around the world, and as always, I just can’t help but pull out the crystal ball and unleash my inner Nostradamus. So let’s get to it with a new edition of “Picks and Predictions” featuring “DYNAMITE!! 2010”. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to another edition of “Crash Course”, the series of articles designed to give fans a quick rundown of all the latest upcoming MMA cards. We’re only five days away from the traditional year-end Japanese MMA super-show, “DYNAMITE”, and it’s shaping up to be an amazing card. Many prominent MMA fighters are expected to compete in a card featuring at least fifteen MMA, K-1, and even MMA/K-1 “hybrid” fights. So let’s get right to it and dive into the latest edition of “Crash Course”. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to Part 3 of my special Christmas Day mini-series “All I want for Christmas”. The first half of the second part of my four-part special features some thoughts on what I think the immediate future holds for the surging Strikeforce promotion, which had an up-and-down 2010 but made some considerable gains in the war for the hearts and minds of the average MMA fan. So let’s get started with the Top 5 things I’m looking forward to for Strikeforce in 2011. ...

Despite rumors of financial instability and an inability to pay contracted fighters, Fighting and Entertainment Group continues to roll towards its “DYNAMITE” event with considerable effort and quite a lot of fanfare. The parent company of both MMA company DREAM and famed kickboxing organizations K-1, FEG is looking to put on a banner event on New Year’s Eve in order to enter 2011 on a promising, uplifting note. But how excited should non-Japanese MMA fans be for this multiple-hour extravaganza? Is the show worth checking out? Not only do I think it is, here’s a Top 5 of my big reasons to give “DYNAMITE” a watch. ...

A previously rumored match up pitting UFC veteran Todd Duffee against Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem is now said to be finalized for the year-end extravaganza for DREAM's: Dynamite!! 2010 show. The two parties have been in negotiation's recently sinced a proposed fight pitting Overeem and former WWE star turned mixed martial artist: Bobby Lashley, had failed to materialize due to monetary expectations, or in his case a lack thereof. ...

If there’s one thing DREAM and K-1’s mixed-card New Year’s Eve “DYNAMITE” extravaganza can’t be accused of, it’s an inability to drum up hype. It seems that not a day goes by without some new bit of news surrounding the card or some hot piece of gossip that gets the rumor mill churning. A few days ago I gave my opinion on one such rumor, which hinted that a fight between Bobby Lashley and Alistair Overeem may be going down. It now appears that the rumor was just that, but fear not “Ubereem” fans: another rumor has popped up to take its place, and this one pits Overeem against the man who officially holds the record for the fastest-ever KO in UFC history. Here are all the details. ...

We may not be seeing Alistair Overeem defend his strikeforce heavyweight title for some time. Why? Because after "The Demolition Man" tore through this years' K-1 World Grand Prix claiming the promotion's GP heavyweight championship, he'll be right back in action for another tournament of epic proportion's. It's rumored that Overeem, in addition to 7 other high-profile heavyweight stars will be competing in an 8-man heavyweight tournament under the Strikeforce banner. ...

If you believe the rumors, the big year-end Japanese MMA/K-1 mash-up show “DYNAMITE” just might have gotten a whole lot bigger. The card already features big names like Kazushi Sakuraba, Shinya Aoki, Gegard Mousasi, and more. But according to a recent report, the Japanese-based DREAM MMA promotion recently just signed a colossal showdown in every sense of the word. DREAM looks to be putting together a fight between two big stars and two hulking athletes. While nothing is officially confirmed as of yet, it’s been revealed that strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem vs. Bobby Lashley for some sort of DREAM Heavyweight Championship could be going down. Here are all the details. ...

When it comes to the future of MMA legend and current strikeforce fighter Fedor Emelianenko, any news is good news… right? Maybe not, at least in the minds of some fans. Word has barely gotten out that Fedor Emelianenko may finally be making his return to Strikeforce on January 29 against Antonio Silva, but already the cynics are circling. People are already strongly opposing this potential match-up, for several reasons. However, I personally would really enjoy watching this fight, and in fact, here’s my Top 5 reasons why Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva makes sense and Should happen. ...

While strikeforce looks to end the year with a good night of fights in the form of their upcoming “Henderson vs. Babalu 2” event, the show has gone far from smoothly. Jesse Finney pulled out of the event with a serious injury. One of the bigger attractions of the event, former football great Herschel Walker, also recently had to bow out due to a cut he suffered in training. And now another interesting match-up has gone the way of the dodo, as it’s recently been revealed that Valentijn Overeem has also been pulled from “Henderson vs. Babalu 2” due to injury-related reasons. ...

As the calendar turns towards 2011, the subject of Fabricio Werdum’s next fight continues to be on everyone’s mind. Werdum remains on the injured list after shaking the MMA world down to its core when he famously became the first man to ever legitimately beat Fedor Emelianenko on June 26 of this year. The exact date of Werdum’s return and even Werdum’s next opponent remain up in the air, but in a recent interview, Werdum shed some light on the situation. ...