Tag: Antonio Silva

Fedor vs. Bigfoot Reported for January Strikeforce Meeting, Overeem vs. Lashley Rumored for Dynamite!!

(Oh yeah. The person who made this wallpaper just *gets it*.)
After months of negotiations between Strikeforce and Fedor Emelianenko’s useless management company, the Last Emperor may finally have a return date. According to MMA Weekly, Emelianenko w…

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(Oh yeah. The person who made this wallpaper just *gets it*.)

After months of negotiations between Strikeforce and Fedor Emelianenko‘s useless management company, the Last Emperor may finally have a return date. According to MMA Weekly, Emelianenko will face fellow heavyweight contender Antonio Silva at a yet-unannounced January 29th Strikeforce event. It will be Emelianenko’s first fight since his shocking submission loss to Fabricio Werdum in June. Silva also dropped a fight to Werdum last November, but has posted wins over Andrei Arlovski and Mike Kyle since then. Emelianeko is already 1-0 against fighters with acromegaly.

The January 29th event is expected to take place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, and will allegedly feature the return of Herschel Walker, and — get this — the third meeting between Jason Miller and Tim Kennedy, now that the trash talk between Miller and Nick Diaz has officially reached a stalemate, with neither fighter willing to leave their weight class.

But enough about non-freak-show fights. Let’s get to the good stuff…

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Antonio Silva Admits Mike Kyle Was Tougher Than Expected

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ST. LOUIS — MMA Fighting spoke to Antonio Silva following his win over Mike Kyle Saturday night about rebounding after getting dropped in the first round, the finish, Kyle performance and his place in the Strikeforce heavyweight division.

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ST. LOUIS — MMA Fighting spoke to Antonio Silva following his win over Mike Kyle Saturday night about rebounding after getting dropped in the first round, the finish, Kyle performance and his place in the Strikeforce heavyweight division.

Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu — Live Results + Commentary

("Babalu, you old son of a bitch, I thought you were dead." "Maybe I was, Danny. Maybe I was." Photos courtesy of Esther Lin/Strikeforce.)  (From left to right: Mike Kyle squares off with Bigfoot Silva’s massive crani…

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("Babalu, you old son of a bitch, I thought you were dead." "Maybe I was, Danny. Maybe I was." Photos courtesy of Esther Lin/Strikeforce.)
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(From left to right: Mike Kyle squares off with Bigfoot Silva’s massive cranium, Kelli Hutcherson stands out in a crowd, and this is going to sound really strange, but does that photo of Lawler and Lindland remind anybody else of those optical illusion face-drawings that show a different person when you look at them upside-down?)

Headlined by a rematch ten years in the making, and featuring a solid supporting cast of knockout artists, Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu could be the sleeper event of the year. The main card is about to kick off at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, and CagePotato contributor Matt Kaplan will be liveblogging it as quickly as his little fingers will allow. Round-by-round updates from the Showtime broadcast can be found after the jump, beginning at 10 p.m. ET. Refresh the page every few minutes for all the latest, and share your own thoughts in the comments section.

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Mike Kyle ‘Bummed Out’ He Isn’t Getting Light Heavyweight Title Shot

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ST. LOUIS — Below is a highlight video of Thursday’s pre-fight Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu press conference where heavyweights Antonio Silva and Mike Kyle talked about their upcoming fight. Kyle, who was a late replacement after Valentijn Overeem pulled out due to injury, talked about having a chip on a shoulder due to being passed up for a light heavyweight title shot. “Bigfoot” talked about changing opponents at the last minute and his place in the heavyweight division.

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ST. LOUIS — Below is a highlight video of Thursday’s pre-fight Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu press conference where heavyweights Antonio Silva and Mike Kyle talked about their upcoming fight. Kyle, who was a late replacement after Valentijn Overeem pulled out due to injury, talked about having a chip on a shoulder due to being passed up for a light heavyweight title shot. “Bigfoot” talked about changing opponents at the last minute and his place in the heavyweight division.

Strikeforce Dan Henderson vs Babalu Sobral

Light Heavyweight bout: Benji Radach vs Ovince St. Preux No pick. St Preux is no pushover. Heavyweight bout: Antonio Silva vs Mike Kyle Even though Mike Kyle is the heavyweight King of the Cage champion, I think Antonio Silva here is a nice pick. Too big, has much improved cardio and has found his jab. […]

Light Heavyweight bout: Benji Radach vs Ovince St. Preux

No pick. St Preux is no pushover.

Heavyweight bout: Antonio Silva vs Mike Kyle

Even though Mike Kyle is the heavyweight King of the Cage champion, I think Antonio Silva here is a nice pick. Too big, has much improved cardio and has found his jab.

Welterweight bout: Paul Daley vs Scott Smith

Awesome fight. Daley is the better technical puncher. Foot work as well. I just like Scott Smith and want to root for him. I’m picking Scott Smith, but I think this is going to be super tough for Smith ala the Lawler fight.

Middleweight bout: Robbie Lawler vs Matt Lindland

Lawler 100% here. Lindland is practically over the hill at this point, while Robbie Lawler is peaking. If Lindland can get this fight to the ground though, Lawler has to be concerned as Lindland’s top game is pretty sick.

Light Heavyweight bout: Dan Henderson vs Renato Sobral

I’m going with Sobral via submission.

Mike Kyle to Face Antonio Silva at Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsAKA light heavyweight and heavyweight Mike Kyle will step in to fight contender Antonio Silva on this Saturday’s Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu card, Strikeforce revealed Monday to MMAFighting.com’s …

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AKA light heavyweight and heavyweight Mike Kyle will step in to fight contender Antonio Silva on this Saturday’s Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu card, Strikeforce revealed Monday to MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani.

Kyle replaces Valentijn Overeem, who recently pulled out of the card due to an elbow injury.

“[Kyle] talked to us about fighting at heavyweight about a month now or six weeks, about taking bigger fights,” Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said on The MMA Hour. “So we think it could be a great matchup and we’re happy to put it together.”