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Falling Action: Best and Worst of Strikeforce – Fedor vs. Silva

Filed under: StrikeforceIf you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reser…

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If you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reserve bout between Valentijn Overeem and Ray Sefo felt almost meaningful (though it didn’t look it), and the Silva-Emelianenko fight had enough thrills to last us until the next wave of fights in April.

All in all, a success out of the gates for the most ambitious endeavor in Strikeforce history. Now let’s sift through the biggest winners, losers, and everything in between after the opening night of Strikeforce’s heavyweight Grand Prix.

Falling Action: Best and Worst of Strikeforce – Fedor vs. Silva

Filed under: StrikeforceIf you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reser…

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If you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reserve bout between Valentijn Overeem and Ray Sefo felt almost meaningful (though it didn’t look it), and the Silva-Emelianenko fight had enough thrills to last us until the next wave of fights in April.

All in all, a success out of the gates for the most ambitious endeavor in Strikeforce history. Now let’s sift through the biggest winners, losers, and everything in between after the opening night of Strikeforce’s heavyweight Grand Prix.

Sergei Kharitonov Hopes Victory Will Help Gain More Fans in America

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — MMA Fighting spoke to Sergei Kharitonov about his Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix win over Andrei Arlovski, his thoughts on Fedor Emelianenko’s loss and how he expects the tournament to play out.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — MMA Fighting spoke to Sergei Kharitonov about his Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix win over Andrei Arlovski, his thoughts on Fedor Emelianenko’s loss and how he expects the tournament to play out.

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva Weigh-In Results

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsAs usual, Fedor Emelianenko will have to slay a giant.

Hoping to return to the win column after his first loss in nearly a decade, the legendary Russian will be outweighed by well over 30 pounds when he gets in the cage t…

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As usual, Fedor Emelianenko will have to slay a giant.

Hoping to return to the win column after his first loss in nearly a decade, the legendary Russian will be outweighed by well over 30 pounds when he gets in the cage to face Antonio Silva at Saturday night’s Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva event.

Silva weighed in at 264 pounds while Emelianenko checked in at 230 for their main event matchup at the weigh-ins, held at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Predictions

Fedor Emelianenko vs Antonio Silva As Bas Rutten said on Inside MMA, this is not an easy fight for Fedor and I agree. However, Mike Kyle was 1 clean punch away from finishing off Silva in their recent fight. Fedor will not likely make the same mistake. I lean towards Fedor here, but Silva will […]

Fedor Emelianenko vs Antonio Silva

As Bas Rutten said on Inside MMA, this is not an easy fight for Fedor and I agree. However, Mike Kyle was 1 clean punch away from finishing off Silva in their recent fight. Fedor will not likely make the same mistake. I lean towards Fedor here, but Silva will be handful just in the size department alone. I don’t think it will be easy, but Fedor will catch Silva because his head is a large target and Fedor has pinpoint accuracy.

Andrei Arlovski vs Sergei Kharitonov

Arlovski is the faster more technical striker. In fact much more. Kharitonov is the russian bear and swings like it. He swings tight inside hooks and if he connects its trouble for Arlovski who has had trouble against heavy big punchers such as Tim Sylvia, Brett Rogers, and Fedor Emelianenko. If Arlovski can execute the gameplan he probably wanted to do against Brett Rogers he should be able to beat Kharitonov easily.

The Reserve Bouts

Shane Del Rosario vs Lavar Johnson

Could be the best fight of the night. I’m leaning towards Lavar, but Del Rosario is clearly the more talented fighter. I just have this feeling the toughness and power of Johnson will get him the victory.

Chad Griggs vs Gianpiero Villante

Chad Griggs.

Valentijn Overeem vs Ray Sefo

Ray Sefo. Overeem is coming off a monster layoff.

Sergei Kharitonov Out to Earn Attention the Hard Way

Filed under: StrikeforceOf all the fighters in the Strikeforce Heayweight Grand Prix field, none might be more unfamiliar to American audiences than Sergei Kharitonov, a Russian airborne trooper who has fought just once in the U.S., a victory over Mike…

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Of all the fighters in the Strikeforce Heayweight Grand Prix field, none might be more unfamiliar to American audiences than Sergei Kharitonov, a Russian airborne trooper who has fought just once in the U.S., a victory over Mike Russow in the penultimate event for the PRIDE promotion.

Kharitonov, though, boasts a long and fairly distinguished record dating back more than a decade. In fact, he has wins over tournament entrants Alistair Overeem and Fabricio Werdum on his resume. Among the eight-man field, however, he is considered a long shot to win, with the second longest odds, ahead of only Brett Rogers.

To Kharitonov (17-4), who faces Andrei Arlovski in a first-round match on Saturday, that’s perfectly acceptable, even preferable.