“A Closer Look At strikeforce: ‘Fedor vs. Henderson’” concludes its second day with a massive championship co-main event. My special series “A Closer Look” is designed to let readers know everything they need to know in order to both understand and get hyped up about the latest MMA super-card. This edition of “A Closer Look” has been focused on Strikeforce’s upcoming July 30 event. Part 1 of the series is available here, part 2 is here, part 3 is here, and part 4 can be seen right here. Now it’s time to focus on the Marloes Coenen/Meisha Tate fight that sees Coenen’s Women’s Welterweight Championship on the line. ...

“A Closer Look At strikeforce: ‘Fedor vs. Henderson’” continues into its second day with more in-depth coverage of Strikeforce’s upcoming can’t-miss attraction. Part 1 of the series is available here, while part 2 is here and part 3 is here. After focusing on the two key Welterweight fights of the “Fedor vs. Henderson” main card, it’s now time to give attention to a very interesting Middleweight match-up, which will more than likely be a “contender eliminator” fight. It’s Tim Kennedy vs. Robbie Lawler, and this is “A Closer Look At Strikeforce: ‘Fedor vs. Henderson’”. ...

Tim Kennedy hasn't exactly kept quiet about his desires. He either wants another run at the title, or Robbie Lawler. Plain and simple. Kennedy vied for the Strikeforce middleweight title last August against Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, however fell short on his goals of becoming champion when the Brazilian edged Tim on all judges score cards after the five-rounds were in the books, as he took home the decision win. Now that he's back on the winning track after a dominating performance against K-1 veteran Melvin Manhoef, Kennedy is ready for bigger and better things, whatever they may be. ...

Last Saturday, Strikeforce put on their first show of the new year, and it went off without a hitch. The Showtime televised event featured a dual-title headliner, featuring middleweight Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza successfully defending his title against veteran Robbie Lawler with a third-round rear-naked choke, as well as Nick Diaz dominating a game Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos en route to a second-round arm bar win. And for their efforts, these men took home some of the evenings largest paydays, with the Stockton native taking a large portion of the $463,500 payroll. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to another entry into the “Best Performance” series. This new series will take a look at who I think gave the best performance of the night, and why, whenever a big MMA event happens. And Strikeforce’s “Diaz vs. Cyborg” event was certainly big, with two championships on the line and all four televised fights ending with dramatic finishes. But one fighter’s performance outshone all the rest, including the night’s headliner. Here’s why I think Ronaldo Souza was the best performer of Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Cyborg”. ...

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 looked like an early upset, as "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler took it to the Strikeforce middleweight champion early, putting "Jacare" Souza on roller skates early in the first-round. However, the multiple-time Jiu-Jitsu world champion was able to retain his title where he used a stifling ground game en route to a third-round submission win over the former three-time middleweight titleholder. ...

The highly anticipated dual-title Strikeforce show has now been made official. Nick Diaz will be defending his welterweight crown against the resurgent Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos while Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza takes on former 3-time middleweight champion "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler. All participants for tonight's Saturday event, which takes place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, all successfully made weight--but it wasn't without it's problems. ...

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”. ...

Welcome back fans and friends to today’s entry into the “5 Reasons Why” series of articles. Up for discussion today is the much-anticipated bout between Ronaldo Souza and Robbie Lawler for Souza’s Strikeforce Middleweight Championship. The first entry, examining five reasons why Souza could beat Lawler, is available here. And now we move on to the second part of this two-parter, with the five reasons why Robbie Lawler could beat Ronaldo Souza. Let’s get to it. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to another entry into the newly-established series simply called “5 Reasons Why”. The goal of this series is simple: I’ll take a big upcoming MMA fight and give five reasons why one fighter could beat his opponent, and then shortly follow it up with another post detailing the exact opposite. Today’s double-entry features the much-anticipated bout between Ronaldo Souza and Robbie Lawler at the upcoming Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Cyborg” show. Souza’s Strikeforce Middleweight Championship will be on the line, so let’s start this entry off with the five reasons why Ronaldo Souza could beat Robbie Lawler. ...

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. ...

The surging strikeforce promotion heads into 2011 with two things: a lot of promise, and several important goals that must be met. One of their clearest and yet most-difficult goals is to continue to legitimize their various championships. And two men have recently emerged as key players in that regard: one is already a champion, and another will soon get his shot at Strikeforce gold. And both men aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, as it was recently revealed that both Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler have signed new contracts with Strikeforce. Here are all the details. ...

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. ...

While nothing has been confirmed as of yet, it’s generally been accepted that the #2 MMA promotion in the world will look to hold their first major MMA event of the new year on January 29, 2011. strikeforce has been quietly putting together their January 29 card for some time now, and recently, several big matches have been rumored to be taking place. The most talked-about match is a possible fight between Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva, but recently, two new matches have hit the rumor mills: one for a major Strikeforce championship, and another featuring a major Strikeforce personality. Here are all the details. ...

Strikeforce: “Henderson vs. Babalu” was a Christmas treat come early. Fans were treated to not one, not two, not even three, but four straight (T)KO victories, at least two of which will probably stay on their respective fighter’s highlight reels for the rest of their career. I was proud to be a Strikeforce fan on December 4, and I absolutely can’t wait to see what’s next for the promotion. In that vein, here’s the latest “What’s Next” featuring Strikeforce: “Henderson vs. Babalu 2”. ...

What a way to end the year! Strikeforce “Henderson vs. Babalu” is now a thing of the past, and trust me fans and friends, this is the event that everyone should have seen. Does it get much better than four straight, dramatic finishes featuring some of the best talent Strikeforce has to offer? In the main event, Dan Henderson firmly set himself up for a big comeback by KO’ing former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Renato Sobral. Without a doubt, Strikeforce ended 2010 with a roar and not a whimper. Here are the full results to Strikeforce: “Henderson vs. Babalu”. ...

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. ...

When Robbie Lawler is tasked with fighting another standup specialist, he usually works his way to a knockout win with his own world class fists as he did against Melvin Manhoef.  When tasked with facing a wrestling or multi level skilled fighter he has struggled in comparison, as witnessed in his loses to Renato Sobral and Jake Shields.  His opponent Saturday night in St. Louis on the Strikeforce card falls in the latter category.  Matt Lindland has Olympic level wrestling in his tool box and has Lawler ready to fight on his feet or off his back. “I don’t know how he thinks it is going to be but I have been working on my skills, my wrestling and I have been working on everything.  I think you have to ask Matt how easy he thinks it will be. I think he thinks it will be tough and it will be.” ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to another edition of “Crash Course”. For those unaware, “Crash Course” is an ongoing series where I take an upcoming MMA event and give a quick rundown on why you should care about it. The goal of “Crash Course” is pretty simple: by the time you’re done reading you should know everything you need to know in order to fully enjoy some good, upcoming MMA action. So let’s get right to it with today’s edition, which focuses on the upcoming Strikeforce: “Henderson vs. Babalu 2” event. ...

Who hasn’t Matt Lindland fought in the cage?  His career fight bio is a list of MMA 1.0 and 2.0 greats from Pat Miletich to Ricardo Almeida, to Fedor Emelianenko and Vitor Belfort.  Now 40, and seeking one more title belt run, he has his hands full with one of the biggest punchers in the game in Robbie Lawler in the Strikeforce cage come Saturday night in St. Louis. ...

Strikeforce will look to end its remarkable 2010 run with the upcoming December 4 “Henderson vs. Babalu” event. Featuring the return of multi-promotion star and veteran Dan Henderson, as well as the return of former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Renato Sobral, the event will compete head-to-head with the UFC’s outing on December 4, their “Ultimate Finale” event for the twelfth season of “The Ultimate Fighter”. As is customary for a big card, here are my official picks and predictions for Strikeforce: “Henderson vs. Babalu”. ...

What an interesting career it’s been for Matt Lindland. 2011 will be Lindland’s fourteenth year spent competing as a professional Mixed Martial Artist. He’s traveled the world and fought fighters the likes of Vitor Belfort, Quinton Jackson, and even the one and only Fedor Emelianenko. He’s a UFC, WFA, Strikeforce, IFL, and Affliction veteran. And Lindland’s chief goal in 2011 is to capture the one thing that has eluded him throughout his long career: championship gold. He’ll have to get through Robbie Lawler in order to start the build towards contender status, but according to a recent interview, Lindland is more than up for the challenge. ...

It will always be hard to precisely measure the two largest MMA organizations when comparing a Strikeforce event on pay cable vs. a UFC event on free TV the same night.  However, Dec. 4^th will provide another opportunity to see if Strikeforce can stand up to the monster on the block in the UFC. The major question I have is … how many of the newbie UFC fans have become true followers of MMA at large and now seek out great fights to watch beyond the UFC brand?  To date, it has really been the UFC lapping the next closest competitor in Strikeforce.  Yet, if  “A rising tide lifts all boats,”  has the power of the UFC really spilled over and helped Strikforce or is the UFC such a unique brand that the new fans only connect to the names and faces that Dana White and the Ferttita brothers have built and marketed so well? ...

The world’s #2 MMA promotion looks to end the year in a big way when Strikeforce holds its upcoming “Henderson vs. Babalu 2” event, scheduled to take place December 4 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. While all eyes are obviously on the main event, which sees PRIDE FC legend Dan Henderson face former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Renato Sobral, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker recently commented that two of the other main card bouts will most likely have serious championship implications: a Middleweight showdown between Matt Lindland and Robbie Lawler, and the fight that will see the Strikeforce debut of controversial striker and UFC exile Paul Daley, who will meet heavy-handed "Comeback King" Scott Smith. Here are my thoughts on both these match-ups, which look to impress. ...

Dec. 4 in St. Louis will hold a lot of implications for four men. The main event of the evening on said card will feature a special attraction pitting legends and former champions Dan Henderson and Renato "Babalu" Sobral against one another. While this bout has already been promised an immediate title shot against current light heavyweight kingpin Rafael Cavalcante (who defeated Muhammed Lawal last August for the promotion's title), two more title shots may be waiting on the wings for two men. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker recently revealed that the winners of Robbie Lawler/Matt Lindland and Paul Daley/Scott Smith could be in line for a title shot in their respective weight classes. ...

For someone who once approached the upcoming video game “EA Sports MMA” with an incredible amount of hesitation, now more and more I’m thinking that October 19 can’t get here soon enough. In order to generate interest and encourage fans to open their wallets and put down a pre-order, EA Sports is revealing the entire roster of the game on a week-by-week, division-by-division basis. The Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight roster has already been revealed, and recently the Middleweights took center stage. EA Sports also recently revealed a teaser image of a famous venue that has yet to see a Mixed Martial Arts event. ...