The injury bug continues to shred the November 3 Strikeforce card as both Luke Rockhold and Sara McMann join Frank Mir on the sidelines. Could this mean yet another card will be cancelled?
The UFC injury bug has just crossed over to its “sister” promotion. Former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir has been forced to withdraw from his highly anticipated crossover match with Daniel Cormier.The news has been lighting up Twitter for the past hour:
RT @shaunalshatti: #MMA Morning Report: Frank Mir Injured, Out of Strikeforce Bout Opposite Daniel Cormier sbnation.com/e/3118773
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 19, 2012
The Strikeforce card on which Cormier and Mir were supposed to
Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy is in the books from Portland with two title fights. Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold came out and controlled his opponent against the cage early on. He landed some shots, but Kennedy fought back with a good double leg. Rockhold went for the choke early in the econd, but Kennedy escaped. Rockhold continued to use his range and kicks to win the round. The champion landed a right hook in the third, followed by a left. The fourth round saw Rockhold land a hard right and a
Today, Strikeforce announced that they are adding 2 new fights to Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy, at the Rose Center in Portland, Oregon set for July 14, reports Yahoo Sports by way of MMA Weekly.
Ryan Couture (4-1), son of Randy Couture will take on Joe Duarte (10-2) in a lightweight bout. This fight is set to take place on the preliminary card available on Showtime Extreme.
Couture is coming in off of 2 back-to-back victories including his most recent, a TKO over Conor Heun in March. Couture
Yesterday it was announced that former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight champion Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal had signed with Bellator. Shortly thereafter, Strikeforce came out with news of their own, announcing a July 14 show to take place in Portland, OR. There are a number of good match-ups on the card, with the main event set to feature Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold defending his belt against top contender Tim Kennedy. Luke Rockhold’s win streak stands at 8 in a row after his stoppage of
It appears that Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal has found a new home. It was announced today that the suspended fighter has signed with Bellator. The promotion is making a move to Spike TV for its television broadcasts, and with the switch, Lawal will also be appearing on the network’s TNA Wrestling. In a rarely-seen signing of an athlete for both real and unreal fighting, this news comes as a bit of a surprise. Lawal had the following to say via a report from 5thround.com:
“ This is a dream
On Saturday, January 7, Strikeforce presented their first fight card of 2012. The main event saw Luke Rockhold successfully defend his Strikeforce Middleweight crown against Keith Jardine. In the co-main event, Robbie Lawler recovered from an illegal knee, ending his fight against Adlan Amagov with a knee of his own.
In all, there were nine fights on the card. Of the eighteen competitors, eight escaped without a medical suspension, ten other fighters weren’t so lucky.
Strikeforce Medical
Heading into Saturday night most fans and pundits had Luke Rockhold as the favorite over Keith Jardine in Rockhold’s first defense of his Strikeforce Middleweight title. With that being said, it’s doubtful that many had Rockhold breezing through the fight as easily as he did.
It seemed as if whenever Rockhold threw a strike it landed and the post-fight numbers reflected that as Rockhold connected on 75 percent of his strikes, especially those that ended the fight at the 4:26 mark of Round
Strikeforce will make its 2012 debut on Saturday from the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. The main event of the card will feature a Middleweight title bout as Luke Rockhold defends his title against Keith Jardine, who will be making his Middleweight debut on the card.
The fighters stepped on the scale earlier this evening at the HRH Lounge inside the Hard Rock.
The fighters will compete on Saturday, with the preliminary card beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET. The main card will begin at 10:00
Daniel Fletcher with the latest in his Rising Star series, this time on the man who has run rampant through the M-1 Global and European heavyweight divisions, Guram Gugenishvili
