FWP: Grove vs. Almeida
Back at the finale for The Ultimate Fighter Season Seven, a loss would have most likely meant the end of the line for Season 3 winner Kendall "Da Spyder" Grove.
After earning a Split Decision victory that night over Evan Tanner in what would turn out
Good News and Bad News: Fedor, Strikeforce And What Happens Next
Yesterday, on Aug. 3, 2009, it was announced that Fedor Emelianenko, widely regarded as the No. 1 heavyweight on earth, would be signing with Strikeforce, the No. 2 promotion in North America, for a three fight deal. So much is good and so much is bad
Between 3 to 6 million bucks to fight Brock Lesnar
His Holiness Dave Meltzer gives us his own numbers on what Fedor was offered:
In the short-term, the decision looks like stepping over dollars for pennies, as, based on the UFC?s contract offer, Emelianenko would have received somewhere in the
Fedor, the star of EA MMA game, passes over UFC, signs with rival promotion
Who exactly Fedor will fight in Strikeforce is still unknown. He said in a press release that ?Strikeforce is a top fight promotion that houses some of the greatest fighters in the world,? and that he is prepared to fight ?any of them.?
Dana White has
Hiroshi Izumi, Makoto Takimoto and Kazunori Yokota added to Sengoku 10th Battle
Following the conclusion of its recent Aug. 2 event, World Victory Road announced a handful of participants for its Sengoku 10th Battle show.
The event takes place Sept. 23 at the Saitama Community Arena in Saitama, Japan, and airs on HDNet in North
Jim Miller vs. Thiago Tavares and Paul Daley vs. Brian Foster set for UFC 103
A lightweight bout between Jim Miller (14-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Thiago Tavares (14-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) and a welterweight fight between UFC newcomers Paul Daley (21-8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Brian Foster (10-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) are set for UFC 103.
Both contests
Jake Shields to Fight for Interim Strikeforce Middleweight Belt in October
'He built his whole reputation as a waffle house chef. They?ve been serving him up ham and eggs with a side of canned tomatoes' - Don Frye on Fedor Emelianenko
This is pathetic. Get the title off of Cung Le already. He obviously doesn?t want to
Brock Larson vs Mike Pierce added to UFC Fight Night 19 on Sept. 16
World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) welterweight veterans, Brock Larson (26-2) and Mike Pierce (9-1), are penciled in to throwdown inside that Octagon at UFC Fight Night 19 from the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Sept. 16, according to
Fedor Emelianenko to Strikeforce, UFC Declares War, What Does It All Mean?
Well, the Fedor has hit the proverbial fan, or should I say the fans. There is debate as to whether or not this is a game changer. Michael David Smith says yes:
I've long believed that any MMA promotion wanting to compete with the UFC needed to do one
New York Times Covers Fedor Emeliananko Dissing the UFC
Man Considered World?s Top Fighter Rejects His Sport?s Top Brand
By R.M. SCHNEIDERMAN New York Times
Published: August 3, 2009
Fedor Emelianenko, a champion mixed martial arts fighter from Russia, signed a three-fight deal Monday with Strikeforce,
