Strikeforce: Nate Marquardt (170) vs. Tarec Saffiedine (170) weigh-in results
Bloody Elbow will be providing live video and updates when all 22 fighters on the card step on the scale at today’s Strikeforce: Marquardt vs.…
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Bloody Elbow Roundtable: Remembering Strikeforce
Tim Burke: Strikeforce will close up shop after this weekend’s final event in Oklahoma City. The promotion definitely had their ups and downs, but they…
Jorge Gurgel claims winners at final Strikeforce event will go to the UFC
Veteran Lightweight Jorge Gurgel says that he’s been told that the winning fighters on this Saturday’s final Strikeforce event will get called up to the…
Strikeforce’s Nate Marquardt won’t turn down any fights when he gets to the UFC, even friend Georges St. Pierre
After a year off and being released from the UFC, former contender Nate Marquardt finally made his Welterweight debut. He entered the 170 lb. division…
Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine fight card
Strikeforce is dead. They’ll stage their last event on January 12th in Oklahoma City, and the card is still surprisingly deep despite some high-profile pullouts.…
Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza gets a new 5-fight contract
We’ve got some good news for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fans. A week before his next fight, former Strikeforce Middleweight champion Ronaldo Souza has signed a…
Gods of War: Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza
Born December 7, 1979 in Vila Velha, Brazil, Ronaldo Souza grew up in extreme poverty. His mental escape from the slums and gang violence around…
Dana White was ‘pumped up’ when Zuffa bought Strikeforce, now just ‘happy it’s over’
It came as little surprise when Strikeforce announced they were closing their doors in November. They cancelled their first event when Lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez…
Dana White: Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez will probably get Lightweight title shot right away
Since word came out last month that Strikeforce Lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez wouldn’t be fighting in the promotion’s final event in January, there’s been a…
Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine fight card
It appears that Strikeforce is dead. They’ll stage their last event on January 12th in Oklahoma City, and the card is still surprisingly deep despite…
Lorenz Larkin out, Ed Herman in to face Jacare Souza at final Strikeforce event
Originally billed as Strikeforce: Champions, the final event for the California-based promotion has gone through several transformations. First, Lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez pulled out as…
Gilbert Melendez wants to face Benson Henderson: ‘A champion versus champion fight makes absolute sense’
Gilbert Melendez has been in an odd situation in MMA over the past few years. After voluntarily signing a new contract with Strikeforce only to…
Cris Cyborg says she’ll fight Ronda Rousey at 135 lbs, but not at UFC 157
UFC Brazil appeared to have big news for the UFC Wednesday evening when they titled UFC 157 “Rousey vs. Cyborg”. The fight is widely regarded…
Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine fight card
Strikeforce’s “stacked” January card is way less stacked now with the removal of two title fights. Both Gilbert Melendez and Luke Rockhold weren’t able to…
Roger Gracie vs. Anthony Smith, Ryan Couture vs. KJ Noons added to January Strikeforce event
Contrary to popular belief/wish, Strikeforce is still alive. They have a January card that’s already seen two of three title fights wiped out due to…
Josh Barnett to face Nandor Guelmino on Strikeforce: Champions main card
Josh Barnett will indeed be competing one last time in Strikeforce after all. He has been added to the main card of the Strikeforce: Champions…
Report: Pat Healy vs. Jorge Masvidal set for Strikeforce: Champions
It looks as if Pat Healy will be staying on the Strikeforce: Champions card on January 12th in Oklahoma City after all. Initially, it was…
Luke Rockhold makes it very clear that Zuffa/Strikeforce promoted a fight he never fully agreed to
The story of Luke Rockhold pulling out of the January Strikeforce card and title defense against Lorenz Larkin has taken a strange turn over the…
UPDATED: Lorenz Larkin not happy about Luke Rockhold’s withdrawal, twitter battle ensues
For the second time in a few months, Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has pulled out of a planned title defense against Lorenz Larkin due…
A ‘disappointed’ UFC boss Dana White will attend final Strikeforce event
MMA promotion Strikeforce will hold its final event in January, almost 22 months after it was acquired by the UFC’s owners with promises to continue…