Strikeforce Archives: 02/2011

On February 26 and 27th in St. Petersburg, Russia according to ESPN.com: Fedor Emelianenko’s participation in Combat Sambo ignores a 90-day medical suspension issued by…

Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez is on a mission from San Francisco to Japan to be the best fighter in the world. USAT/SBN…

According to Strikeforce.com: Undefeated Liz “Girl-Rilla’’ Carmouche (6-0) has replaced an injured Miesha Tate and will face STRIKEFORCE Women’s World Welterweight Champion Marloes Coenen on…

Strikeforce will be holding a conference call at 2:30 p.m. ET today for the “Feijao vs. Henderson” event being held March 5th in Columbus, Ohio.…

Josh Barnett’s response to Dana White’s comments that Josh will not pass his drug test: “I’ll definitely pass the test. Dana White’s stature has changed…

If there was one thing that could derail the tremendous roll that Strikeforce has been on of late it was to have the heavyweight tournament…

According to Sherdog.com: Sherdog.com learned today via sources close to the promotion that Strikeforce is planning to run its previously scheduled April date in California,…

Last week we all had a good chuckle at reports that Fedor Emelianenko’s Sambo coach Vladimir Voronov claimed that “forbidden psychological technology” had been employed against Fedor…

Heavyweight Chad Griggs has been the heavy underdog in both his Strikeforce fights. Both times, he’s shocked the MMA world. In August, Griggs beat Bobby…

Pat Healy – “(Lyle Beerbohm) was talking a lot of trash, a lot of trash. He’s one of the most arrogant guys I’ve ran into.…

MMA Live looks back at the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix and Fedor Emelianenko’s stunning loss to Antonio Silva. Details on the UFC’s record sellout for…

The calls for retirement rang out shortly after Sergei Kharitonov turned off Andrei Arlovski’s lights last Saturday night. It was the third violent knockout in…

Strikeforce Challengers 14 headliner Pat Healy sounded off on former manager Anthony Hamlett during Thursday’s live edition of Bloody Elbow Radio Presented by Bad Boy. The…

Results via MMA Mania: Lyle Beerbohm (155.7) -200 vs. Pat Healy (155.5) +165 Carlo Prater (160) +180 vs. Bryan Travers (159.7) -220 Ryan Couture (155.5) -500 vs. Lee…

Join us at BloodyElbow.com for ‘Strikeforce Challengers 14: Beerbohm vs. Healy’ Friday, February 18th – live on Showtime at 11:00 p.m. ET. Main card: 155lbs.…

“Jeez, I got caught. I will have to come out with the truth now. I hired a Macumbeiro (Brazilian witch doctor) and we killed a…

On January 27th, Josh Gross reported that Scott Coker had confirmed April 9th as the date for the second leg of the Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix…

Dan Henderson, of Temecula, Calif., will attempt to add another belt to his wardrobe when he challenges defending champion Rafael “Feijao’’ Cavalcante of Brazil for…

Ryan Couture (1-0) takes his father’s fighting path. Join us at BloodyElbow.com for ‘Strikeforce Challengers 14: Beerbohm vs. Healy’ Friday, February 18th – live on…

So far so good for Strikeforce in 2011. Their first major show of the year, Diaz vs Cyborg got the second best ratings of an MMA event…