When you're the most touted submission grappler in the world, I think most people expect you to submit some if not most of your opponents. In the case of Roger Gracie, not only does he remain undefeated as a professional mixed martial artist when he defeated the ten-year veteran in Trevor Prangley with a swift rear-naked choke, but not before showing off some of his much improved stand up skills which aided him with his latest victory. ...

Even though the new year hasn’t even started yet, hopes remain high that 2011 will be a banner year for the surging strikeforce promotion. Everything seems to be falling exactly into place: a deal with CBS will likely be worked out to put Strikeforce back on national television; Strikeforce ended 2010 with its fantastic “Henderson vs. Babalu 2” event, and even a Heavyweight Grand Prix is in the works. And things just keep getting better for Strikeforce fans, as three big fights were recently made, fights that include a member of the famed Gracie fighting family, a former NFL great, and even an Olympic Judoka! Here are all the details. ...

Shark Fights 13 was a significant landmark in the career of popular UFC fighter “The Dean of Mean” Keith Jardine. Unfortunately for all involved, the landmark was “rock bottom”. What should have been the first triumphant step in the long road back to the UFC became another nail in the coffin, as veteran MMA fighter Trevor Prangley took Jardine to a three-round decision and ultimately handed him his fifth straight loss in a row. In a post-fight interview with Sherdog.com, Jardine gave his immediate feelings on the event and his opponent. ...

It’s that time again, fans and friends. Another regional MMA promotion has taken their shot at the big-time, as Shark Fights just concluded its “Shark Fights 13” event live on Pay-Per-View, featuring a main event between hard-hitting veterans Keith Jardine and Trevor Prangley. Even though it was a night filled with decisions, there were some pretty good fights both on the live undercard stream on Sherdog.com and the main card on PPV. Here are all the results and my thoughts. ...

Today marks a pivotal turning point in the surging Shark Fights promotion, as weigh-ins were held to make their upcoming Pay-Per-View card “Shark Fights 13” official. Featuring a main event between Keith Jardine and Trevor Prangley, Shark Fights 13 looks to be a solid card admittedly filled with a majority of ex-UFC stars. However, they're some pretty intriguing fights for what they’re worth, and the only problem that arose during the weigh-ins was that Paul Daley once again missed the mark. ...

You read that right, fans and friends: free and most importantly legal streaming Mixed Martial Arts will be featured on September 11, 2010. Sherdog.com brings the news that they themselves will be streaming five undercard bouts from the upcoming “Shark Fights 13” event, which is expected to have a main card featured live on Pay-Per-View. Shark Fights 13 takes place in the Amarillo Civic Center Coliseum in Amarillo, Texas and will feature famous former UFC veteran Keith Jardine in the main event. Here are all the details regarding the upcoming card and the upcoming stream. ...

Shark Fights, a well respected regional promotion, is upping-the-ante as they now intend on making "Shark Fights 13" main card, a pay-per-view affair. ...

Strikeforce: Los Angeles takes place this evening at the famed Nokia Theatre with the first preliminary fight starting at 7 pm PT. The first televised fight on Showtime will be at 8 PT. "The Reverend of MMA"  Turk Vangel will be cageside bringing you all the action with live updates posted here. ...

Lately we have seen eye pokes become more prevalent in mixed martial arts (MMA). The pokes have had an impact on fights, fighters and the fans. There are a couple options to help eliminate this but will work? Re-designed gloves or making it a foul are two options that must be looked at to fix this major issue. ...

Shark Fights light heavyweight champion Trevor Prangley (20-4) has been forced to withdraw from Saturday's Strikeforce matchup versus former EliteXC middleweight champion “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler (16-5), according to Sherdog. ...

Former EliteXC middleweight champion “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler (16-5) and recently crowned Shark Fights light heavyweight champion Trevor Prangley (20-4) will matchup at Strikeforce in San Jose December 19, the promotion announced. ...

Canada's Maximum Fighting Championship MMA promotion has cut their light heavyweight champion, Aussie Trevor Prangley (20-4), for breach of contract, the promotion announced Sunday. ...

Fighters.com's ninth-ranked Kazuo Misaki (21-8-2) TKO'd "Diesel" Joe Riggs (28-11) at 2:29 of round two Saturday night in Beverly Hills, north of Los Angeles. "I'm happy with the win," Misaki said through an interpreter. There was a frustrating seven-minute build-up to the fireworks finale in which both veterans circled and strategized while  the crowd begged for action. Riggs struck first in the second round, nailing Misaki with a big left and a kick; but, Misaki countered with a right cross that floored "Diesel". Misaki followed Riggs to the mat and landed several shots before referee Josh Rosenthal ended the fight. "I had my hands covering my head," argued Riggs after the stoppage.  "But it is what it is." Strikeforce Lightweight Champion "Punk" Josh Thomson (16-2) knocked "Archer" Ashe Bowman to the fence with a right and followed up with a flurry before referee Herb Dean ended the fight at 1:14 of round one. ...

American Kickboxing Academy's Trevor Prangley (17-5) will fill-in for injured "Babalu" Renato Sobral (30-7) to rematch "El Toro" Anthony Ruiz (21-11) Saturday in Beverly Hills, north of Los Angeles. Prangely tapped Ruiz in an armbar in Fresno,southeast of San Francisco, in 2006. More recently, Prangley won a referee's decision over Falaniko Vitale (26-8) in San Jose last November in Strikeforce's middleweight tournament, but was TKO'd the same night in the tournament final by Jorge Santiago (17-7). Ruiz most recently won a UD over Jeremy Freitag (6-7). The original main event was to have pitted Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Bobby Southworth (9-5) versus Sobral; but, both fighters have pulled up lame. ...

Thursday afternoon in San Jose, Fighters.com was welcomed into Javier Mendez's American Kickboxing Academy by fight manager "Crazy" Bob Cook (5-0) to watch the pros sweat, twist, and roll on the mat. AKA is home gym to Fighters.com's top welterweight contenderJon Fitch(17-2), fourth-ranked "Kos" Josh Koscheck (10-2), lightweight "Punk" Josh Thomson (14-2), UFC heavyweights "Hungarian Nightmare" Christian Wellisch (8-4) and Cain Velasquez (3-0), Affliction heavyweight "Headhunter" Paul Buentello (25-10), and other professional fighters. ...