If the recent Strikeforce: “Houston” event had lacked the Karl James Noons vs. Jorge Gurgel fight, the only thing even remotely controversial to come out of that show would have been Ronaldo Souza getting the decision victory over Tim Kennedy in a very close five-round war. Instead, we received not one but two moments of controversy, both at the hands (and feet) of “KJ” Noons. I don’t think anyone can dispute the fact that Noons was the better fighter, but I think the way in which he won is open to debate. I even think that there is some merit to the belief that Noons should have been disqualified for his actions. ...

First reported by MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani, a Strikeforce lightweight matchup between former EliteXC 160-pound champion KJ Noons (8-2) and eight-time UFC veteran Jorge Gurgel (13-6) may have been sealed on my Nokia N95 Thursday night. After reading Helwani's report, I text messaged both fighters for confirmation. Gurgel responded first: "I am!" ...

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. ...

This week we look at the president of the UFC, a Strikeforce fighter and a legend in the sport. So sit back and get hit with Fighters.com weekly jab. ...

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fans should prepare to hunker down for what will be a very long night of fights starting tonight at 8 PM EST/ 6 PST. UFC on Versus is the first event followed closely behind by five hours of DREAM 13. ...