source | MMAFighting.com A former Strikeforce champion is among a pair of cuts from the UFC roster. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante and Daniel Sarafian will no longer compete in the UFC. MMAFighting.com confirmed an initial Saturday report by the Brazilian website Olimpo MMA. read the article…
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source | MMAJunkie.com After several months of weighing his options, middleweight Cung Le has decided to hang up his MMA gloves. Le’s longtime manager, Gary Ibarra, told MMAjunkie that the 42-year-old fighter’s retirement extends only to the cage, leaving open the possibility of a return to kickboxing, where he competed …
source | Sherdog.com By New Year’s Eve, Coker hopes to have had a discussion with one very prominent former employee: retired Russian heavyweight superstar Fedor Emelianenko. The ex-Strikeforce head plans on attending Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 in Tokyo on Dec. 31. At some point, he expects to cross paths with “The …
Back in StrikeForce days Ronda Defended the belt against S Kaufman. She breaks down the event for us.
By Mike Chiappetta | MMAFighting.com The biggest issue, according to Cyborg’s management firm Primetime 360, was Zuffa treating Cyborg as a bit player rather than an event co-star. “Every pay-per-view megafight requires two participants, and they weren’t giving Cris her just credit,” Primetime 360 partner George Prajin told MMA Fighting. …
by MMAJunkie Staff At long last, the UFC has booked its second women’s fight. Former Strikeforce bantamweight champion Miesha Tate (13-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will face Cat Zingano (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in April at the The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale. UFC officials on Monday announced the matchup. The TUF …
by Dave Meltzer | source: mmafighting.com The UFC on FOX 7 card continues to fill out as lightweights Nate Diaz and Josh Thomson are set face one another at the event. The news was first reported by CSN Bay Area. The two will face off on the April 20 card at …
Thanks to the amazing Patrick L. Stumberg of MMAMania, we can look into the “Curse of Frank Mir”. Unfortunately this curse doesn’t affect Frank Mir himself, but the person that defeats him. It seems that anyone who beats Frank Mir loses their very next fight! Sound crazy right? Patrick has …
I cant help but to love this guy. Not only is he looking past Frank Mir, but tells us he’s dropping to LHW by challenging Jon “Bones” Jones in the fall of 2013. Daniel Cormier had a another dominant performance, this time against Dion Staring. Which earned him $120,000 and …
Source | MMAJunkie.com The full list of Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine” paydays included: Tarec Saffiedine: $39,000 (includes $19,500 win bonus) def. Nate Marquardt: $40,000 Daniel Cormier: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Dion Staring: $8,000 Josh Barnett: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Nandor Guelmino: $12,000 Gegard Mousasi: $175,000 (no win …
By Mike Chiappetta | source: MMAFighting.com According to sources with knowledge of the situation, the UFC has its sights set on April 20’s UFC on FOX 7 event to pair UFC lightweight titleholder Henderson against Strikeforce’s last reigning divisional champion, Gilbert Melendez. The event is likely to take place in …
Source | MMAWeekly.com It’s no secret that Barnett and UFC President Dana White have had a tumultuous relationship in the past, and as of right now there’s no word on if the former UFC heavyweight champion will get a second shot at fighting in the promotion or not. “I don’t …
This last card looks amazing! STRIKEFORCE: MARQUARDT VS. SAFFIEDINE Date: January 12, 2013 Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma MAIN CARD (Sho 10 pm et) Nate Marquardt vs. Tarec Saffiedine Daniel Cormier vs. Dion Staring Josh Barnett vs. Nandor Guelmino Mike Kyle vs. Gegard Mousasi Ed Herman vs. Ronaldo Souza PRELIMS (ShoExtreme, 8 pm et) Pat Healy vs. TBA Roger Gracie vs. Anthony Smith Tim …
Source | MMAFighting.com Consider it official: Strikeforce is closing its doors and its final show will be on Jan. 12th. The promotion announced the news Thursday confirming it was ceasing operations as well as laying out the bouts on its last fight card. “Since 2009, Showtime has been a great partner and we appreciate …
Source | Huff Post Sports On Wednesday’s episode of Jim Rome on Showtime, Rousey addressed the long-held belief that fighters should abstain from sex before a bout. While admitting that the science is dubious with regard to men, Rousey made it plain that she has no questions when it comes to women. “For …