By Russell Cejas The second installment of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix is finally here. After a couple of location changes, a few date discrepancies, and a UFC buyout these four heavyweights are ready to battle. The talent in this pool of fighters is uncanny and despite the negative talk about Josh Barnett’s and Alistair […]
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By Alex Mattis Boy oh’ boy has the MMA landscape changed since the first stage of Strikeforce’s Heavyweight Grand Prix took place. Zuffa has conquered more land in the MMA world and left many Strikeforce fighters, including those doing battle this Saturday night, scratching their heads as to what the future holds. When Strikeforce initially […]
Six years have passed since Fedor Emelianenko was sitting atop the heavyweight division, fresh off his second victory over Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera. Six years have passed since Andrei Arlovski leaped in with that lightning quick right hand, dropping Tim Sylvia to the floor, on his way to a submission victory and the UFC Heavyweight belt. […]
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The Strikeforce World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament will continue on Saturday, June 18 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, live on Showtime (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). The date originally reserved for continuation of the three-stage, single-elimination tournament comprised of eight of the world’s top heavyweights, April 9, will now feature […]
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STRIKEFORCE and M-1 GLOBAL have signed a new, multi-year agreement with Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (31-2, 1 NC). In addition, STRIKEFORCE has assembled eight of the world’s top ranked heavyweights to compete in the STRIKEFORCE World Grand Prix – Heavyweight Tournament, a three-stage, single-elimination tournament that will take place over several events in 2011. […]
St. Louis, MO– It was a long time coming, in fact to be approximate three years in which StrikeForce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem made not only a return to the states but defended his heavyweight title. It was to be a marker on a path that could lead to the only viable heavyweight match up […]
