MMA Junkie reports the salaries for this past Saturday’s Strikeforce event. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza topped the list with Ronda Rousey only receiving $40,000 for her armbar victory over Sarah Kaufman. The salaries were released by the California State Athletic Commission. Via MMA Junkie: Ronda Rousey: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Sarah Kaufman: $17,000 Ronaldo […]
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Rousey makes guest appearance on “Conan”
Ronda Rousey added on to her media resume by making an appearance on Conan O’Brien’s late night talk show on TBS. Rousey is making the rounds to hype her Strikeforce fight next Saturday against Sarah Kaufman. Rousey talked about why she’s called “The Arm Collector” and about sex More clips on the Team Coco YouTube […]
Mir faces Cormier in Strikeforce
USA Today reports that Frank Mir will be facing Daniel Cormier at a Strikeforce event this fall. It will be the first time that an existing fighter on the UFC roster will fight on a Strikeforce card. After their encounter, Mir and Cormier will fight in the UFC Heavyweight division. As usual, the fight will […]
Strikeforce – Rockhold vs. Kennedy: 420,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that this weekend’s Strikeforce event in Portland, Oregon received a Showtime ratings average of 420,000 viewers. The numbers pale in comparison to other Strikeforce on Showtime events but is decent considering the lack of promotion for the card. Via MMA Junkie: Strikeforce’s previous three events in 2012 averaged 426,000 viewers. The season […]
Zuffa announces PED Policy
The UFC announced earlier this week at its Fighter Summit that it would provide UFC and Strikeforce fighters a formal policy concerning Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) and other banned substances. Via UFC press release: Lawrence Epstein, the company’s Executive Vice-President and General Counsel, explained the written policy is a continuation of existing policy, and that […]