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Strikeforce Live Blog: Julia Budd vs. Amanda Nunes Updates

Filed under: StrikeforceThis is the Strikeforce live blog for Julia Budd vs. Amanda Nunes, a women’s 145-pound bout on tonight’s Strikeforce Challengers 13 on Showtime card from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn.

Budd (1-0), who ho…

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This is the Strikeforce live blog for Julia Budd vs. Amanda Nunes, a women’s 145-pound bout on tonight’s Strikeforce Challengers 13 on Showtime card from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn.

Budd (1-0), who holds a kickboxing background, is also fitness model and personal trainer out of British Columbia, Canada. Budd made her MMA debut last October, stopping Shana Olsen in the second round with punches. Nunes (5-1), a Brazilian who currently resides in Patterson, N.J., is making her U.S. fighting debut.

The live blog is below.

Amanda Nunes KOs Julia Budd in 14 Seconds

Filed under: StrikeforceStrikeforce may finally have a legitimate 145-pound challenger for champion Cris Cyborg.

Amanda Nunes, a 22-year-old Brazilian who goes by the nickname “The Lioness of the Ring,” absolutely destroyed Julia Budd at Friday night’…

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Strikeforce may finally have a legitimate 145-pound challenger for champion Cris Cyborg.

Amanda Nunes, a 22-year-old Brazilian who goes by the nickname “The Lioness of the Ring,” absolutely destroyed Julia Budd at Friday night’s Strikeforce Challengers card. Nunes has now won six straight fights by knockout or TKO, and although she’s probably not ready for Cyborg just yet, it’s hard to see how she’s not the top contender in the Strikeforce 145-pound women’s division.

Falling Action: Best and Worst of Strikeforce: Challengers

Filed under: StrikeforceIn theory, Strikeforce: Challengers is the event where the prospects carve a name for themselves before moving on to the big show. You know that because the ham-fisted opening sequence tells you, in the most direct and stilted w…

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In theory, Strikeforce: Challengers is the event where the prospects carve a name for themselves before moving on to the big show. You know that because the ham-fisted opening sequence tells you, in the most direct and stilted way possible.

In reality, there are usually two types of fighters on Challengers: the prospects, and the guys the prospects are supposed to beat up.

Friday night’s main event showdown between up-and-comers Tyron Woodley and Tarec Saffiedine was a welcome departure from that. It was a showdown between two tough guys who had come up through the ranks in Strikeforce and were looking to make the jump to the next level.

Strikeforce Challengers Preview and Predictions

Filed under: StrikeforceThe first Strikeforce event of 2011 takes place on Friday in Tennessee, and it’s a Challengers card that has a good array of young talent and five fights on Showtime that should do a lot to identify some of the up-and-coming con…

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Tarec SaffiedineThe first Strikeforce event of 2011 takes place on Friday in Tennessee, and it’s a Challengers card that has a good array of young talent and five fights on Showtime that should do a lot to identify some of the up-and-coming contenders on the Strikeforce roster.

What: Strikeforce Nashville Challengers: Woodley vs Saffiedine

When: Friday, the Showtime broadcast begins at 11 PM ET

Where: Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Predictions on the five televised fights below.