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The Sexiest Women in MMA

I know what you're thinking! Writing a B/R article on "The Hottest Women In Martial Arts" is a cheap tactic to try to get internet hits and improve one's writer ranking...

Written by Darren Wong about 2 days ago 1,151 reads 2 comments
MMA Newsday: The Hot UFC Middleweight Division, Junie Browning's Return

Hope everyone had a great holiday so far and keeps it going through the weekend. It's a light one for MMA today, which is welcome considered the enormous amount of events we've had this month...

Written by Josh Nason about 2 days ago 825 reads 8 comments
November MMA Pound-for-Pound Rankings: Classic David Bowie

The November installment of the Pound-for-Pound rankings deliver a whole lot of ch-ch-changes... Injury and illness has bumped Brock Lesnar from the list for the time being, much to the adulation ...

Written by E. Spencer Kyte about 5 days ago 1,058 reads 54 comments
Couture vs. Vera II Goes Down Tonight

Lost in the shuffle of last weekend's UFC 105 and the impending UFC 106 tomorrow night, the next installment of the Strikeforce Challengers series hits Kansas City, Kansas, tonight with a familiar fight on the card: Couture vs...

Written by E. Spencer Kyte about 10 days ago 691 reads 6 comments
Could a Little "Hollywood" and Some "Heat" Push Strikeforce in 2010?

When well-known free agents like Dan Henderson and Karo Parisyan hit the open market at the same time, a fledgling company could roll the dice and go for its next step forward...

Written by Chris Gagnon about 10 days ago 351 reads 9 comments
An Underutilized Gesture in Life: The Tapout

In the fight game, for many fighters, there comes a point in a match where they feel they can not press on any longer. They signify their willingness to end a fight with a simple gesture: the tapout...

Written by Todd Jackson about 10 days ago 219 reads 27 comments
Takanori Gomi Looks To Make A Splash In The US

For those of you who haven't followed Mixed Martial Arts outside of the United States, Takaniro Gomi may not be a familiar name...

Written by Justin Faux about 13 days ago 118 reads 0 comments
Jake Shields vs. Cung Le: Duck-Off

Jake Shields wasted little time after his latest victory before calling out Cung Le. According to Shields, Le is afraid of fighting him, and should have fought him instead of returning against Scott Smith...

Written by Darren Wong about 18 days ago 473 reads 15 comments
WEC & Strikeforce Collide On December 19

December 19th 2009, now mark this date into your calendar. On December 19th, two of the most elite Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotions in the world will collide on free-to-air television...

Written by Justin Faux about 18 days ago 73 reads 3 comments
"Strike Farce": Dana White Unimpressed by Fedor Emelianenko Vs. Brett Rogers

In a just released news article, published only an hour ago by yahoosports.com's excellent scribe Dave Meltzer, which can be found here, Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White aims ...

Written by Stoker about 19 days ago 2,973 reads 55 comments
Fedor Emelianenko: The Calm Amongst the Storm

The Last Emperor, Fedor Emelianenko, is quite a polarizing figure. Only the greatest of fighters can divide the MMA community and create a frenzy of analytics and opinions, even if both sides may never admit it...

Written by Todd Jackson about 20 days ago 893 reads 18 comments
Is Fedor Emelianenko the Iron Mike Tyson of Cage Fighting?

The Russian heavyweight mixed martial arts cage fighter known as Fedor Emelianenko won his national television fighting debut in style last Saturday night, when he came back from the brink of ...

Written by Stoker about 20 days ago 1,042 reads 87 comments
Does Strikeforce Have What It Takes?

CBS is back in the mixed martial arts game, and this time with a more stable organization, Strikeforce. The early numbers are in for their first showing of Saturday Night Fights and it looks like they did alright with 3...

Written by Matt Melbye about 20 days ago 200 reads 0 comments
Regardless of Loss To Emelianenko, Rogers' Future Anything But 'Grim'

In only his eleventh professional fight, Brett Rogers was handed what many would consider a nightmare of a match up...

Written by Nate Lawson about 20 days ago 564 reads 39 comments
In The Land of Giants, Fedor Emelianenko Reigns Supreme

On Saturday, November 7th, Brett "The Grimm" Rogers found himself in a situation where most mortal men would turn tail and run...

Written by Sterling Spiars about 20 days ago 2,149 reads 22 comments
Grading Strikeforce on CBS: Fedor Vs. Rogers- Plus & Minus

With MMA back on network TV there were some pluses and minuses to the event. For every positive scored by the Strikeforce/CBS team there were also a few negatives that may need to be fixed for their next network television broadcast...

Written by Tommy Messano about 21 days ago 1,025 reads 2 comments
Strikeforce To Announce Two Big Heavyweight Signings

At the post fight press conference this past Saturday Strikeforce CEO, Scott Coker, stated that in seven to ten days he would announce two big Heavyweight signings to Strikeforce...

Written by Justin Faux about 21 days ago 782 reads 7 comments
How Would Gegard Mousasi Fare in the UFC's LHW Division?

After his second round TKO over Sokoudjou last night, no one is wondering if Gegard Mousasi is for real. The question has now turned into: How good can Gegard Mousasi be? With a one-minute destruction ...

Written by Jesse Motiff about 21 days ago 1,755 reads 19 comments
Strikeforce: Spectator Support Of Emelianenko Proves Marketability

Strikeforce and CBS had the honor this weekend of introducing Fedor Emelianenko to the millions that tuned in to watch the free card. However, the success of Emelianenko’s presence was astronomically better than many had expected...

Written by Nate Lawson about 21 days ago 471 reads 14 comments
Fluky Fedor Strikes Again: Emelianenko Survives Against Brett Rogers

A well-known poem by famous writer and poet Rudyard Kipling appropriately describes the courageous underdog known as Brett "Grim" Rogers. Part of it reads: If.....

Written by Stoker about 22 days ago 1,471 reads 125 comments
Fedor Emelianenko Shows His Subjects The Full Arsenal Against Brett Rogers

In many respects, the Fedor Emelianenko on display Saturday night at Strikeforce/M-1 Global's inaugural event was every bit the vintage Last Emperor. By that, I don't mean it was one of the Russian's best fights or most convincing victories...

Written by Andrew Nuschler about 22 days ago 2,296 reads 55 comments
Strikeforce: 10 Things I Learned Last Night

1. This Picture Might Be Accurate Anyone else would have been finished. Broken nose on the very first punch, from a jab no less, before taking some serious ground and pound from a guy known ...

Written by E. Spencer Kyte about 22 days ago 1,283 reads 80 comments
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers: Aftershocks

In the end, Fedor did what Fedor does: He won. In fact, all of the favorites on the main card were victorious in this Strikeforce event on CBS. However, the results alone don't tell the full story of the night...

Written by Darren Wong about 22 days ago 1,750 reads 28 comments
Fedor Emelianenko Stops Brett Rogers in the Second Round with a Right Hand

Fedor Emelianenko the greatest mixed martial arts heavyweight of all time and quite arguably the greatest mixed martial arts fighter of all time stopped the undefeated fast rising star heavyweight ...

Written by King J about 22 days ago 456 reads 8 comments
"The Invincible Fedor Emelianenko" Exposed In Strikeforce Debut

In the buildup to his Strikeforce debut, Fedor was being pitched as the greatest fighter in Mixed Martial Arts history. He was supposed to be an invincible machine, and a man with no weaknesses...

Written by Darren Wong about 22 days ago 1,105 reads 89 comments

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Strikeforce Article Archive

The Sexiest Women in MMA

MMA Newsday: The Hot UFC Middleweight Division, Junie Browning's Return

November MMA Pound-for-Pound Rankings: Classic David Bowie

Couture vs. Vera II Goes Down Tonight

Could a Little "Hollywood" and Some "Heat" Push Strikeforce in 2010?

An Underutilized Gesture in Life: The Tapout

Takanori Gomi Looks To Make A Splash In The US

Jake Shields vs. Cung Le: Duck-Off

WEC & Strikeforce Collide On December 19

"Strike Farce": Dana White Unimpressed by Fedor Emelianenko Vs. Brett Rogers

Fedor Emelianenko: The Calm Amongst the Storm

Is Fedor Emelianenko the Iron Mike Tyson of Cage Fighting?

Does Strikeforce Have What It Takes?

Regardless of Loss To Emelianenko, Rogers' Future Anything But 'Grim'

In The Land of Giants, Fedor Emelianenko Reigns Supreme

Grading Strikeforce on CBS: Fedor Vs. Rogers- Plus & Minus

Strikeforce To Announce Two Big Heavyweight Signings

How Would Gegard Mousasi Fare in the UFC's LHW Division?

Strikeforce: Spectator Support Of Emelianenko Proves Marketability

Fluky Fedor Strikes Again: Emelianenko Survives Against Brett Rogers

Fedor Emelianenko Shows His Subjects The Full Arsenal Against Brett Rogers

Strikeforce: 10 Things I Learned Last Night

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers: Aftershocks

Fedor Emelianenko Stops Brett Rogers in the Second Round with a Right Hand

"The Invincible Fedor Emelianenko" Exposed In Strikeforce Debut

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