World Extreme Cagefighting more often than not delivers a fight that merits Fight of the Year consideration. Whether it makes the cut or not, most WEC bouts leave fans breathless, the few who watch them on Versus, anyway. WEC 50, headlined by Dominick Cruz’s bantamweight title defense against Joseph Benavidez, drew 316,000 viewers, the promotion’s [...]

WEC 51

Raise your hand if you honestly believed Chad Griggs would defeat Bobby Lashley by TKO. Griggs was a mere stepping stone for what Strikeforce was looking at as their next great heavyweight sensation, one whose profile was boosted by a successful career in World Wrestling Entertainment. He was what boxing slang would label a “tomato [...]

Bobby Lashley, Chad Griggs, Strikeforce Houston, UFC 118

The wait is finally over for MMA fans. Rampage vs Rashad is tonight! Who knows what tonight will bring? Will there be a round one KO? Or will either Rampage or Rashad fall victim to a submission later in the fight? Could it possibly go the distance? These are all questions we have been asking. [...]

Rampage Jackson, Rashad Evans

Jake Shields – Strikeforce Middleweight Champion With a 13-fight win streak over some of MMA’s biggest names (Paul Daley, Carlos Condit, Yushin Okami, Robbie Lawler, Nick Thompson and Jason “Mayhem” Miller) you would think that the STRIKEFORCE middleweight champion would be a favorite going into his bout. However when you are fighting a world-class athlete [...]

Strikeforce

Gegard Mousasi – Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion If you ask any true MMA fight fan out there who one of the best pound for pound MMA fighters in the world, Gegard Mousasi’s name will most certainly be mentioned. Mousasi fluctuates between the middleweight and light heavyweight division in Strikeforce and overseas in DREAM. It has [...]

nashville mma, Strikeforce

Location: Concert Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE Date: April 10th, 2010 Broadcast: Pay-Per-View Fight of the Night prediction: Matt Hughes, Renzo Gracie KO of the Night prediction: Anderson Silva, Demian Maia Submission of the Night prediction: Phil Davis, Alexander Gustaffson  UFC 112 Preview: Co-Main Event UFC Middleweight Championship: Anderson Silva vs. Demian Maia The Odds* [...]

Abu Dhabi, UFC

Gilbert Melendez – current Strikeforce lightweight champion There are a lot of haters out there that say Melendez doesn’t deserve to be the Strikeforce lightweight champion. They say Meldendez is no B.J. Penn, and popular rankings put MMA lightweights ahead of Melendez such as: Aoki himself, Eddie Alvarez, Kenny Florian, Frankie Edgar and even Gray [...]

DREAM, SHOOTO, Strikeforce