Leading up to argubaly the biggest fight of his career, Mike Kyle will now not be able to continue as scheduled. The budding light heavyweight contender was originally scheduled to meet with Gegard Mousasi, the former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion, come April 9. The two fighter's were meeting on the main-card for "Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley" however Kyle has once again broken his hand, which is something that has become a common occurence for the American Kickboxing Academy product. ...

Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson will enjoy some much needed time off. After debuting in the San Jose based organization in April of last year in disappointing fashion against then middleweight champion Jake Shields, the Team Quest co-owner has since rattled off a two-fight win streak inside the cage. In that stretch, Henderson dropped his patented "H-Bomb" on those two foes, Renato "Babalu" Sobral and Rafael "Feijao"--whom Dan dethroned as the promotions light heavyweight titleholder. Now, the living legend will be returning to the cage a little bit later this year, however upon his return he will have a bevy of contenders waiting on the wings to challenge him. ...

Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi has made good on his comeback. While he hasn't real gone anywhere, the Armenian has had to do a little bit of "redeeming" after a setback suffered in April of last year, where he lost the Strikeforce 205-pound title against world class wrestler, "King Mo". The title has been like hot potato since. Once Muhammed Lawal claimed the strap, he immediately lost it in his first defense when he took on Rafael "Feijao", who later relinquished his strap against current champ Dan Henderson. Now, Mousasi will look to find some consistency in a shaky division, after posting a two-fight win streak since his defeat to Mo, when he takes on perennial contender Mike Kyle. ...

It’s always interesting when a fighter everyone expects to see lose does indeed lose… but comes very close to actually pulling off the upset before he does. That’s exactly the position Mike Kyle finds himself in right now. Kyle fought on short notice and even outside of his normal weight division at the recent Strikeforce: “Henderson vs. Babalu 2” event, and ultimately he would get pounded out by surging Heavyweight star Antonio Silva. But for the first five minutes, Kyle floored Silva and nearly finished “Bigfoot”. With a broken hand and a heavy heart, Kyle recently commented on how he felt about the fight. ...

Today, all but one of the competitors competing under the Strikeforce banner for tomorrow's event, made the required weight limit for their respective bouts. Headliner's Dan Henderson and Renato Sobral were green lighted for the event when the two light heavyweights came in under the required 205-pound limit. Strikeforce debutant Paul Daley successfully made the 170-pound limit, which in the past he has notoriously struggled with weighty issues however came in at 169 pounds for the welterweight contest. And Scott Smith, who spent nearly his entire career as a middleweight, easily made the transition to the welterweight class when he came in at 170-pounds on the nose. ...

Former UFC and WEC veteran Mike Kyle has been tapped as a late replacement for an injured Valentijn Overeem. The older brother of the Strikeforce heavyweight champion in Alistair, was scheduled to make his organizational debut on Dec. 4 opposite of contender Antonio Silva, however Valentijn has since bowed out of the heavyweight clash due to an elbow injury. Kyle, a product of the famed American Kickboxing Academy, steps up for the heavyweight bout on just five-days notice, after having competed primarily in the 205-pound class for his most recent performances. ...

Former strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi has some duties to attend to back in the San Jose based promotion. Losing his title earlier this year to then champion "King Mo", the Armenian fighter returned to the DREAM promotion in Japan where he initially attained his middleweight title, bounced back with two back-to-back first-round submission victories over UFC veteran Jake O'Brien and Tatsuya Mizuno, en route to the light heavyweight title. Now with new rumored bouts on the horizon, Mousasi sets the record straight as to where his future lies in the world of mixed martial arts. ...

Mike Kyle was though to be damaged goods a long time ago. An imposing figure in the cage, with knockout power and incredible athleticism, Kyle was expected to make big waves in the mixed martial arts world. However his bravado, ego, and bad habits put a halt to any immediate success. Now with the proper dedication coupled with his continued training with the American Kickboxing Academy group in San Jose, Cali., Kyle is quietly working his way back into the lime light. ...

It’s been a little over a week since Rafael Cavalcante became the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion, but he’s already being called out by the man with perhaps the most legitimate reason to want a shot at “Feijaio” and his belt. The only man to ever legitimately beat (and by TKO, no less) Cavalcante, Strikeforce Light Heavyweight and all-around MMA veteran Mike Kyle has fired the first salvo in a war of words that could get quite ugly. ...

Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion King Mo, is in a new position that he has yet to endure in his young MMA career--he lost his first fight as a professional, in somewhat devastating fashion. Although not unaccustomed to losing, as he has lost several--though not many--matches in is long and storied wrestling career, that spans from collegiate wrestling to competition overseas. ...

Returning heavyweight "Vai Cavalo” Fabricio Werdum (12-4-1) tapped out American Kickboxing Academy's "MAK" Mike Kyle (11-7-1) in a guillotine in 1:24 at Strikeforce in San Jose Saturday.

"I fight anyone," Werdum shouted after his first win since getting knocked out by "Cigano" Junior dos Santos (8-1) at UFC 90 in Chicago last October. Kyle tagged Werdum with a 1-2 combo as Werdum shot for the takedown; Werdum walked through the assault to put Kyle on his back. Kyle left his guard wide open, then sank an armbar that Werdum quickly defended. ...

Strikeforce light heavyweight champion “Babalu” Renato Sobral (31-8) and challenger “Dreamcatcher” Gegard Mousasi (21-2-1) made the 205-pound weight limit for their title fight in San Jose Saturday with pounds to spare. Defending champion "Babalu" weighed 201 pounds while challenging prospect Mousasi weighed 204 pounds. Heavyweight UFC cast-off "Vai Cavalo” Fabricio Werdum (11-4-1) weighed 228 pounds. His late replacement opponent, American Kickboxing Academy's "MAK" Mike Kyle (11-6-1), weighed 219 pounds. ...

After initial reports that he was scratched, “Vai Cavalo” Fabricio Werdum (11-4-1) will fight "MAK" Mike Kyle (11-6-1) at Strikeforce in San Jose 15 August.

Werdum hasn't fought since getting KO’d by Fighters.com’s seventh-ranked heavyweight “Cigano” Junior dos Santos (8-1) at UFC 90 in Chicago last October.

He was originally scheduled to challenge Strikeforce heavyweight champion “Demolition Man” Alistair Overeem (27-10), but a hand injury forced Overeem out of his first title defense since earning the belt by defeating “Headhunter” Paul Buentello (27-9) in 2007.

Kyle knocked out "Feijao" Rafael Cavalcante (7-2) at Strikeforce in St. Louis 6 June. ...

Top Strikeforce welterweight contender Drew Fickett (33-5) locked in his title bid versus champ Jake Shields (20-4-1) in the form of a guillotine choke around the neck of intended Nick Diaz (15-7) opponent "The Korean Icepick" Jae Suk Lim (9-4) at 1:14 of the first round in San Jose Saturday night. Fickett was signed to challenge Shields on tonight's Showtime-televised card; but, Shields injured his back heaving a sledgehammer during training. Fickett drew Lim after Shields's partner, Diaz, was denied a license by the California State Athletic Board. The title fight has reportedly been rescheduled for 14 June in Hawaii. The absence of Shields and Diaz, popular Nor Cal warriors,  agitated thousands of hungry fight aficionados at HP Pavilion. They packed in to feast on a middleweight mixed martial arts title fight between Strikeforce champion Frank Shamrock (24-9-1) and Cung Le (6-0), heroes from opposite sides of the Capital of Silicon Valley. What they were fed was two-and-a-half rounds of brisk San Shou sparring and two-and-a-half minutes of MMA. Le remained undefeated when Shamrock quit with a broken arm after the third round, relinquishing his belt to the Vietnamese kung-fu stylist.  "He kept blocking," Le explained,  "so I kept aiming at that part of the wrist." With local street cred on the table, both fighters answered the opening bell cautious of the other's prowess. Shamrock circled in a crouching stance while pumping a lazy jab in Le's general direction, while Le waltzed warily from a safe range. When the hammer did fall, beginning with a Shamrock kick to Le's midsection countered by a Le left hand, it was in single-strike spurts followed by congratulatory high fives. They grinned at each one-off as the crowd chanted "Boring!" Shamrock closed round one with a knee busting Le's lip, but lost the round in range of Le's snapping kicks. Le opened the second frame knocking Shamrock's mouthpiece out with a left high kick. As Le learned Shamrock wasn't interested in taking him to the mat, he became more comfortable launching left and right middle kicks to setup punches to Shamrock's head, catching Shamrock with a right hook towards the round's final bell. Le topped Shamrock in round two as well. Midway through the third round, a fight broke out and the champion and challenger traded flurries against the cage. A hard left kick to Shamrock's core backed the champion into the fence and Le followed with a spinning back fist as Shamrock advanced. Shamrock walked through the worst of Le's attack and pounded punches in a flurry marked by a right fist that staggered Le against the cage. Le countered with another lightning strike body kick followed by a flurry of hooks as the bell signaled an end to the round and, as Shamrock chose not to answer the fourth round's bell, the end of the fight. "This is a dream come true," Le said after the fight.  "Coming from Vietnam under gunfire and now world champion, I love it." In undercard action, top ten lightweight "El Niño" Gilbert Melendez (14-1) shook-up and opened the anticipated can of whoop ass on last minute opponent Gabe Lemley (11-7). Referee Herb Dean showed mercy on the seemingly awe-struck Iowan and called an end to Melendez's G'n'P onslaught at 2:18 of the second round. Melendez returned like a typhoon from a loss to "The Endless Warrior" Mitsuhiro Ishida (16-3-1) in Japan, the first of "El Niño's" career. Strikeforce newbie Wayne Cole (11-6) surprised "MAK" Mike Kyle (9-7-1) in an armbar 45-seconds after the opening bell. Kyle, win-less since 2005, was rusty from a two-year absence from professional competition. In a sloppy, but entertaining 4:45 minute punch-up, middleweight Joey Villasenor (25-6) of Jackson's Submission Fighting popped late replacement Ryan Jensen (11-4) with a right hand, knocking the former UFC fighter out in his third consecutive first-round stoppage loss (all against tough competition). Team Oyama welterweight Tiki Ghosn's (10-7) takedown defence kept his scrap with young Luke Stewart (5-1) where Ghosn could pick at Stewart's stand-up.  The veteran nickle-and-dimed his way to a unanimous decision of 29-28 twice and 30-27. Stewart picks up his first "L" after five stoppage wins, all in Strikeforce affairs. Team USA grappler Darren Uyenoyama (4-1) broke bantamweight Strikeforce regular Anthony Figueroa's (4-2) two-fight win streak by sweeping from half guard into a guillotine choke, enticing the tap at 1:27 of the first frame. Undefeated Jesse Jones (2-0) exposed Jesse Gillespie (1-1), transitioning in back control from a rear naked choke to G'n'P for a 35-second TKO. Lightweight Billy Evangelista (6-0) knocked out Marlon Sims (3-3) at :39 of the third round to end the night. ...