In a cruel and unusual turn of events, strikeforce has released former title challenger and top-10 female fighter, Roxanne Modaferri. The promotion has done an admirable job with building female fighters, case in point Cristiane Santos who is more affectionately known simply as "Cyborg", but their most recent move has left a few people scratching at the head with a profoundly ignorant look on their faces. ...

While the weigh-in ceremonies went swimmingly, more or less, for the big show, "Strikeforce: Diaz vs Noons II", which is taking place tomorrow night in San Jose, Calif., at the HP Pavilion before a sold out crowd. Everyone, with the exception of Justin Willis (271--heavyweight match; 265 limit with an added one pound allowance) and Jonathon Del Rosario (156.5--lightweight match; 155 limit with an added one pound allowance), were registered within their weight classes, and were fit to fight come Saturday Night. However, in two title fights adorning the card, being the headliner Nick Diaz, who will attempt to defend his title for the first time against the last man to defeat him nearly 3 years ago in KJ Noons, a bout between to lightweights, with no title on the line, is taking precedence over the women's welterweight title fight between Marloes Coenen and champ Sarah Kaufman...why? ...

Sarah Kaufman has been a very vocal Strikeforce Women’s Welterweight (135-pound) Champion. Kaufman famously voiced her displeasure at being put on a lower-end “Strikeforce Challengers” show despite her status as a champion, and she emphatically proved her point when she monster-slammed Roxanne Modafferi into unconsciousness in her first championship defense. Now in a co-main event of a major Strikeforce show, Kaufman recently clued us all in on how she’s handling the added pressure, how she feels about her upcoming opponent, and more. ...