BlogKick: Strikeforce Rocks!
A Review of an Exciting Night of Fights
A Review of an Exciting Night of Fights
Nick Diaz (c) vs Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos
Daniel Cassidy: While Cyborg might not be of the same calibre as the Strikeforce Champ, he is a veteran who deserves the shot as much as anyone over there. While Cyborg will look to stand, Nick is clearly the better striker. I expect Diaz to pick up the win relatively easily, using his effective boxing before looking for the bigger shot to finish it and leaving as he enters, the Welterweight Champion. Diaz via R2 TKO.
Anton Gurevich: Unlike KJ Noons, Cyborg
StrikeForce welterweight Champion Nick Diaz has reportedly been pitted against Brazilian slugger Evangelista ”Cyborg” Santos in a championship bout. The pair will face off at Strikeforce’s January 29th event in San Jose, California.
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker stated he will not be looking to add the exciled UFC Middleweight Gerald “Hurricane” Harris to the Strikeforce roster. Harris was cut from the UFC after a disappointing performance against Maiquel Falcao at UFC 123, despite having a 3-0 all-knockout record in the promotion prior to the bout. Here’s what Coker said on MMA Hour (quote via MMAMania.com) about the possibility of acquiring Harris’s services:”I talked to my guys about it, actually, they talked to me about it. I
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Former WBA/WBC welterweight and WBC junior middleweight champ Ricardo Mayorga will make his MMA debut in May.
Frank Mir isn’t the only one guilty of threatening death on another fighter
According to the reports, WAMMA Heavyweight Champion and arguably number one Pound for Pound fighter in the World – Fedor Emelianenko, will not fight Fabricio Werdum at the Strikeforce CBS event on April 17th.
Stephen Neal,who once beat Brock Lesnar in the NCAA wants to join the MMA world.
Strikeforce officials are still floating around the idea of promoting ex-WWE star David Batista