Tyron Woodley discusses how he got past Andre Galvao, how important it was for people to see how good his striking is and if he’ll take any time off at the Diaz vs. Noons 2 post-fight press conference.
Tyron Woodley discusses how he got past Andre Galvao, how important it was for people to see how good his striking is and if he’ll take any time off at the Diaz vs. Noons 2 post-fight press conference.
The icy glares of Nick Diaz and KJ Noons that have been haunting the top of our homepage all day should serve as a firm reminder — Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II goes down tomorrow night on Showtime, starting at 10 p.m. Be sure to come back …
The icy glares of Nick Diaz and KJ Noons that have been haunting the top of our homepage all day should serve as a firm reminder — Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II goes down tomorrow night on Showtime, starting at 10 p.m. Be sure to come back tomorrow for round-by-round results in our liveblog. In the meantime, check out the final thoughts from a few of the main card players in these clips from strikeforcefilms.
Above:Marloes Coenen and Sarah Kaufman discuss their 135-pound title scrap. 135 is an unfamiliar weight class for Coenen, but she’s had no problem with the cut, and as you can see during the face-off at the end, she’ll be carrying a serious height advantage.
After the jump: KJ Noons talks about his own trip to a new weight class, and his appreciation of Diaz’s style. Nick Diaz gives him props for taking the rematch, and suggests that he might not have been motivated in their first fight, due to Noons’s lack of name-value. ("I’d rather fight Fedor, y’know?") Then, some genius reporter asks Nick if he’s going to jump ship to the UFC, with Scott Coker sitting right next to him. Ouch. Also, Tyron Woodley breaks down his matchup with Andre Galvao and talks about his development in the sport.
Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsAn Oct. 9 middleweight clash between Matt Lindland and Luke Rockhold has been scratched from the Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II card after Rockhold suffered a shoulder injury in training and was forced out of the bout, the…
An Oct. 9 middleweight clash between Matt Lindland and Luke Rockhold has been scratched from the Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II card after Rockhold suffered a shoulder injury in training and was forced out of the bout, the promotion confirmed in a press release on Wednesday.
In its place, a welterweight bout pitting surging contenders Tyron Woodley and Andre Galvao has been added.
An Oct. 9 middleweight clash between