From JDS to Mark Hunt: Breaking down future Heavyweight match-ups

Recent developments in the UFC’s schedule for 2012 have shown that the Heavyweight division will be full of many exciting matchups.  With UFC 146 featuring an all-Heavyweight main card, the coming months will cause dramatic changes to the Heavyweight landscape of MMA.  Coupled with the Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix final featuring Josh Barnett vs. Daniel Cormier, these developments prove that the heaviest of weight classes is ready to step to the forefront of Mixed Martial

Strikeforce Recap: Overeem and Barnett win in Dallas

Live from the NBA championship city of Dallas was the 2nd half of the Strikeforce Heavyweight World Grand Prix. So much has changed since the first half of the tournament. The upset of Fedor and the sale of Strikeforce to the UFC’s parent company ZUFFA have changed the landscape of the MMA world drastically, but finally fans got to witness the contination of the WGP. Saturday night featured two grand prix fights headlined by the main event of Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum.
Alistair Overeem went into

Quick Quote: Bigfoot Silva wants the “arrogant” Josh Barnett in the Final

Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva successfully advanced to the semi-final round of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix last Saturday, when he defeated Tournament favorite Fedor Emelianenko via TKO (due to doctor stoppage) between the second and third rounds. And though he hasn’t reached the final just yet, it appears the Brazilian already has an opponent in mind for when the time comes. In order for the bout to materialize though, Silva must first face the winner of the Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum match.

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Bigfoot Silva set for Feb. 12th; Strikeforce make Heavyweight Tournament Official

Well, it looks like the wait for return of “The Last Emperor” is finally over. Sherdog reported first this evening, that Fedor Emelianenko and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva will meet at Strikeforce’s February 12th event, as a part of promotion’s rumored eight-man Heavyweight Tournament. Here’s the report:Fedor Emelianenko will return to the Strikeforce cage on Feb. 12, as he takes on Antonio Silva in a heavyweight main event from the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J. Sources close to the negotiations