Michael Rome of BloodyElbow raises the topic of MMA event production reform with regard to ring or cage entrances in his latest piece on the website: A big part of promoting mixed martial arts is giving fans a reason to care about the fighters on the screen. They should have their favorites that they’re rooting for, […]
Strikeforce
Strikeforce: Evolution Payouts
Here are the payouts for Strikeforce: Evolution card which was held on Saturday, December 19th from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. Scott Smith: $55,000 (no win bonus) def. Cung Le via: $150,000 Gilbert Melendez: $55,000 (no win bonus) def. Josh Thomson: $30,000 Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza: $65,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Matt Linland: $50,000 […]
Who’s Number Two?
The WEC and Strikeforce battled head-to-head over the weekend in a match-up of Saturday night events that closely paralleled their on-going war for the number two position in MMA. But did WEC 45 or Strikeforce: Evolution really make a case one way or another for their respective organizations? WEC 45 was by and large what […]
Strikeforce on CBS: Fedor vs. Werdum Likely
Ken Pishna of MMAWeekly brings us the latest news regarding Strikeforce’s next CBS event scheduled for April, which is likely to feature a heavyweight bout between Fedor Emelianenko and Fabricio Werdum. “It’s not confirmed… (but) on that fight card, you’ll most likely see Fedor fighting Fabricio (Werdum),” Coker revealed. “It’s not guaranteed, but you will […]
Coker Talks Strikeforce Development
Dave Meltzer of Yahoo! Sports sat down with Scott Coker earlier this week to discuss the fast pace of development that Strikeforce has undertaken over the last year. It’s an article that fits well with the news that Strikeforce is planning a second show with CBS for April of next year. “A year ago, we […]