Herschel Walker’s story is one filled with twists, turns, surprises, and unexpected outcomes. Walker recently competed for the second time as a professional Mixed Martial Artist, dismantling Scott Carson at Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Cyborg”. Always humble, Walker recently gave both fans and detractors a look inside of his mentality as he continues his MMA excursion. ...

Hello and welcome to another “Top 5 Best Moments”, fans and friends. Whenever a major MMA promotion puts on a show, it always leaves fans talking. Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Cyborg” was no different, since it featured dramatic fights, stunning (T)KO’s, and super-slick submissions. But what were the highlights of the night? Here are my picks for the Top 5 Best Moments of Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Cyborg”. ...

It’s that time once again, fans and friends. Another major MMA event has come and gone, leaving fans with a great night of fights and leaving the MMA community at large wondering “what’s next?” As is traditional, I’ll present my own answer to that very question in the form of the latest entry into my “What’s Next for the Winners and Losers” series, featuring the recent Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Cyborg” event. Let’s get right to it. ...

The first major Strikeforce event of 2011 is now a thing of the past, as “Diaz vs. Cyborg” recently wrapped up with a stellar main card on Showtime and a preliminary card that was available in its entirety online. The night was filled with dramatic knockouts, entertaining fights, great submissions, and hard-won contests. Here are the full results as well as some early commentary for Strikeforce: “Diaz vs. Cyborg”. ...

It's amazing to think what Herschel Walker could have done if he would have taken up Jiu-Jitsu or wrestling 20-or-so years ago. Because at the tender age of 48-years-old, Walker has taken a liking to mixed martial arts, and it shows in his most recent performances, specifically tonight where he impressively dispatched of WEC veteran Scott Carson inside of the first-round of their heavyweight tilt under the Strikeforce banner. ...

Hello once again fans and friends and welcome to another edition of “What If He Wins?”, the series that attempts to both ask and answer the question “what happens if an MMA fighter wins his upcoming fight?”. The subject of today’s entry is former NFL great Herschel Walker, who steps into the Strikeforce cage for the second time at Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Cyborg”. So what if he wins? Here are my thoughts. ...

This Saturday, strikeforce will hold its highly-anticipated “Diaz vs. Cyborg” event, featuring not one but two championships up for grabs. But other than both the Strikeforce Welterweight and Strike Middleweight Championships being on the line, what are some other good reasons to check out this card? Here’s my answer to just that: 5 reasons to look forward to Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Cyborg”. ...

We’re now only a few days away from Strikeforce’s “Diaz vs. Cyborg” event. In the main event, controversial top star Nick Diaz defends his Strikeforce Welterweight Championship against the hard-hitting Evangelista Santos. The co-main event will also be a championship affair, as Strikeforce Middleweight Champion and submission ace Ronaldo Souza takes on “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler. As is customary, here are my official picks and predictions for Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Cyborg”. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to the latest edition of “Crash Course”. “Crash Course” is a series of articles designed to give readers a quick rundown on all the relevant information they need to know heading into an upcoming major MMA event. Everything from why you should watch, what you should expect in the co-main and main event, and even where and when you can find it on TV is all covered in detail. So let’s get right to it with today’s edition, featuring Strikeforce’s upcoming “Diaz vs. Cyborg” event. ...

Former football great Herschel Walker remains one of the most quizzically polarizing fighters currently competing under the strikeforce banner. Despite showing the utmost respect for the sport to the point of being accepted into one of its premiere camps, the American Kickboxing Academy, cynics still consider him a “freak-show” fighter. Despite donating all the money he received for his first fight in Strikeforce to charity, cynics still complain about how much he was paid. Walker seems to be taking it all in stride, and if a recent interview has anything to say, it’s that the controversial Walker has no problem addressing controversial topics. ...

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. ...

Strikeforce heavyweight upstart Herschel Walker was recently sidelined from last Saturday's Dec. 4 event at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Miss. Herschel was originally expected to meet Scott Carson, however sustained a cut while in training that would later prevent him from competing in the heavyweight tilt. Following Saturday's successful event, which featured a headliner pitting legends Dan Henderson and Renato Sobral against one another in a title eliminator, which "Hendo" later clinched after knocking out "Babalu" inside of the first round, Scott Coker revealed that Walker may be able to make an immediate return to the ring, as early as January of next year. ...

What an interesting trip it’s been for football great Herschel Walker. A legend of the gridiron, Walker caused a considerable amount of waves in the MMA world when he announced that he would be making his MMA debut as a member of the strikeforce roster. His first fight came and went, and many were surprised by the real skill Walker demonstrated. Strikeforce saw enough in Walker to offer him a second fight, but according to recent news reports, Walker has officially been removed from his upcoming December 4 bout at Strikeforce’s “Henderson vs. Babalu 2” event. Here are all the details. ...

Whenever there’s a controversial fight about to happen or a controversial fighter that’s about to fight again, the online forums and even the press is inundated with a tidal wave of opinions from every spectrum of the debate. Such is the case for former football great and current strikeforce star Herschel Walker, who returns to the cage at Strikeforce’s upcoming “Henderson vs. Babalu 2” event. Recently, MMAWeekly highlighted a fighter who had some very, very strong words for Walker and the promotional forces driving his continued exposure. Here are all the details. ...

If anyone understands the precarious position former World Wrestling Entertainment star Dave Bautista finds himself in, it’s current Strikeforce star and former football great Herschel Walker. Walker is set to compete in his second professional Mixed Martial Arts bout after debuting in January of this year amidst quite a lot of media coverage and a not-insubstantial amount of hardcore MMA fan backlash. Walker recently took the time to address Bautista, who is looking to make the transition to MMA yet still remains unsigned to any MMA promotion, and had nothing but good things to say. Here are all the details. ...

The surging strikeforce promotion made some waves recently when they announced that football legend Herschel Walker would be fighting at the upcoming Strikeforce: “Henderson vs. Babalu” event. This will be Walker’s second fight in the organization, his first whipped up a decent media frenzy and had MMA fans divided on whether or not Walker was a “freak show” fighter. Walker proved a lot of people wrong (including me, to be honest) when he put on a pretty good performance in his debut, beating unheralded unknown Greg Nagy. Once again Strikeforce has given Walker another unheralded unknown in the form of Scott Carson, but Walker’s opponent recently took the time to boldly address MMA fans and cynics. In fact, Carson outright lashed back at the critics questioning his abilities. ...

Although his opponent has not yet been revealed at the time of this article, it has been confirmed that football legend Herschel Walker will once again step inside the Strikeforce cage at the December 4 Strikeforce: “Henderson vs. Babalu 2” event. Walker’s first foray into Mixed Martial Arts caused quite a stir and got a lot of media attention, although many MMA purists decried Strikeforce for putting on a “freakshow” fight and declared Walker a failure waiting to happen. Even after a successful performance and an entertaining debut, some fans and insiders are still soundly against the idea of Herschel Walker competing in MMA entirely and Strikeforce in particular. And I have to tell you, fans and friends…I am not one of those people, and in fact, I think their argument is baseless as well as pointless. Here’s why. ...

Fedor Emelianenko is not done yet…but he’s not UFC-bound either. M-1 Global, Fedor’s management team, recently released a statement saying that Fedor would like to sign a 4-6 fight contract with Strikeforce once his current deal with them expires. As expected, Fedor detractors have called this latest statement yet another admission that Fedor is ducking the UFC. As one of the biggest Fedor fans walking the planet right now, even I can admit that Strikeforce doesn’t have the kind of roster necessary to give Fedor 4-6 fights that are actually interesting. I’m being honest here: I’m trying to think of six fights involving Fedor against Strikeforce’s Heavyweight division that really interest me, and at the most I’m able to come up with three. ...

Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker told MMA Junkie, "I can tell you this: If Cesar Gracie says to me, 'Jose's training with me, I'm going to get him ready, and I'm going to do it in four or five months,' and Cesar's telling me this? That will have a lot of weight on what we decide [about Canseco fighting for Strikeforce.]" ...

In an interview with MMA Weekly Radio, Fighters.com second-ranked middleweight and Strikeforce champion Jake Shields (24-4-1) called former baseball all-star turned fighter Jose Canseco (0-1) "kind of a scumbag". ...

It was announced that heavyweight boxing champion “Lights Out” James Toney (0-0) has signed a five-fight deal with the UFC. The latest is that the contract is the first ever non-exclusive contract that the UFC has done. The signing of Toney can be looked at as a freak show, a shot to beat Strikeforce to the punch or a vehicle to prove that MMA is greater than boxing but no matter how you view it the important question is what will this do for the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). ...

The last few weeks we have seen a lot going on inside the Strikeforce organization. Some of it,well most of it, seems rather negative and I wonder if we are watching the final days of the organization. ...

Strikeforce and Herschel Walker (1-0) make a good team  and that is evident by looking at the viewership numbers. Let's just hope that Strikeforce does not go off the deep end with this. According to MMA Junkie, Strikeforce: Miami drew 517,000 viewers which is just below the record set in August when "Conviction" Gina Carano (7-1) fought "Cyborg" Cris Santos (9-1). That event brought 576,000 viewers to Showtime. ...

Strikeforce put on the first show of this year last night and there were highs and lows plus some shocking revelations post-fight. I will start with the high points of the night first which leads me to the showdown between "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler (17-5) and Melvin Manhoef (23-6-1). ...

Strikeforce welterweight title challenger Nick Diaz (20-8) and heavyweight prospect “Dominator” Bobby Lashley (4-0) both made weight for their respective fights at Strikeforce in Miami January 30. ...

Former NFL Pro Bowl running back Herschel Walker (0-0) is on a whirlwind media tour this week promoting his January 30 Strikeforce fight. He is starting with 790 The Ticket and WQAM and ending with "The Scott Van Pelt Show" that will also run on ESPN2 and ESPN Radio. The massive exposure given to Walker and his mixed martial arts debut is a step back for a sport that has been on the rise and working hard to become more mainstream. ...

Recent Strikeforce signee and former NFL Pro-Bowler Herschel Walker (0-0) will discuss his upcoming MMA training camp at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose live on ESPN2 First Take at 11:20 AM ET/8:20 AM PT on Tuesday, September 29. ...

Retired NFL Pro Bowl running back Herschel Walker (0-0) has signed an MMA contract with Strikeforce to make his competitive fighting debut at 47-years old, Strikeforce director of communications Mike Afromowitz confirmed to AOL Fanhouse. ...