Steven Marrocco of MMAWeekly sheds some interesting light on the fighting and contract status of Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem: In January, the promotion secured Overeem to a one-year, three-fight deal, obligating him to a return in lieu of an informal talent-sharing agreement with K-1 that saw him snag the title in November 2007. […]
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Lashley Signs with Strikeforce
Strikeforce has announced the signing of former WWE Superstar Bobby Lashley has signed a multi-fight contract, and the heavyweight will make his debut in the New Year on a January 30th fight card. FORMER WWE CHAMPION AND UNDEFEATED MMA HEAVYWEIGHT BOBBY LASHLEY TO MAKE STRIKEFORCE DEBUT ON JANUARY 30 NEW YORK (December 10, […]
Henderson to Strikeforce a Good Move for MMA
Loretta Hunt of Sherdog details the current talk surrounding newly-signed Strikeforce fighter, Dan Henderson, and when he’ll step into the cage for the promotion: Henderson could debut for Strikeforce as early as April on a tentatively planned CBS event, Sherdog.com has learned, and might face the promotion’s middleweight champion, Jake Shields, right out of the […]
The Return of Rampage
Rampage Jackson has publicly admitted he will be returning to the Octagon in order to finish his contract with the UFC. Bloodyelbow has the latest straight from Rampage’s blog: Now, I wanted to let my fans know that I’m going to come back to the UFC & finish my contract. Not because the haters are talking […]
Strikeforce Signs “King” Mo Lawal
Loretta Hunt of Sherdog.com is reporting that Strikeforce has signed light heavyweight prospect “King” Mo Lawal to a multi-fight deal with the anticipation that he could fight as early as December: The deal allows the undefeated Lawal, a NCAA Div. 1 All-American wrestling champion for Oklahoma State in 2003 and decorated international competitor, to continue […]