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Chael Sonnen hosts thes 2012 Fighters Only World MMA Awards tonight. How many attendees will he piss off? Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis to headline UFC on Fox 2. UFC on FX: Melvin Guillard vs..

Chael Sonnen hosts thes 2012 Fighters Only World MMA Awards tonight. How many attendees will he piss off?

Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis to headline UFC on Fox 2.

UFC on FX: Melvin Guillard vs. Jim Miller hits Nashville on Friday, January 20th.

Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann announced for UFC on FX 2.

Anderson Silva is GQ Brazil’s, Man of the Year.

Bobby Voelker extends contract with Strikeforce promotion.

UFC on Fuel 1 hosts Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger.

Strikeforce Challengers 17 Fight Card: Voelker vs. Bowling 3

Filed under: StrikeforceThe Strikeforce Challengers 17 fight card will feature the rubber match between Roger Bowling and Bobby Voelker on July 22 at the Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

In the first meeting between the two welterweight …

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The Strikeforce Challengers 17 fight card will feature the rubber match between Roger Bowling and Bobby Voelker on July 22 at the Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

In the first meeting between the two welterweight prospects, Bowling took a unanimous decision win after receiving an unintentional eye poke that left him unable to continue in the third round. Voelker avenged the loss last October with a second-round TKO. Now, the two will meet again in this best of three.

The current Strikeforce Challengers 17 fight card is below.


Showtime Bouts – 11p.m. ET

Roger Bowling vs. Bobby Voelker
Liz Carmouche vs. Sarah Kaufman
Lavar Johnson “Big” vs. Devin Cole
Adlan Amgov vs. Ron Stallings

 

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State of the Strikeforce Welterweights

Filed under: StrikeforceNick Diaz is one of Strikeforce’s most recognizable fighters, and he’s the unquestioned star of the welterweight division. But does Strikeforce have anyone to challenge him at 170 pounds?

That’s one of the big questions for Str…

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Nick Diaz is one of Strikeforce’s most recognizable fighters, and he’s the unquestioned star of the welterweight division. But does Strikeforce have anyone to challenge him at 170 pounds?

That’s one of the big questions for Strikeforce in 2011. Some people think Diaz is one of the truly elite welterweights in all of MMA, while others think it’s impossible to say that because he hasn’t really been tested in Strikeforce. Actually, both might be right.

So can someone test Diaz in the next year? We take a look at the state of the Strikeforce welterweight division below.

Strikeforce Challengers 11 Fighter Salaries

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsStrikeforce Challengers regulars Lavar Johnson and Billy Evangelista each took home $10,000 at this past Friday’s Strikeforce Challengers 11 in Fresno, Calif., according to purses reported by Strikeforce to the California …

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Strikeforce Challengers regulars Lavar Johnson and Billy Evangelista each took home $10,000 at this past Friday’s Strikeforce Challengers 11 in Fresno, Calif., according to purses reported by Strikeforce to the California athletic commission.

Johnson and Evangelista were not listed as recipients of win bonuses, but were both victorious; Johnson by first-round TKO and Evangelista by unanimous decision.

Bobby Voelker, who stopped Roger Bowling in the main event, earned $9,000, which includes a $4,500 win bonus.

Bobby Voelker TKOs Roger Bowling at Strikeforce Challengers

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsRoger Bowling was supposed to be one of the young up-and-coming stars of the Strikeforce Challengers Series, but Bobby Voelker had other ideas.

Voelker brutalized Bowling with ground and pound in the second round of their…

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Roger Bowling was supposed to be one of the young up-and-coming stars of the Strikeforce Challengers Series, but Bobby Voelker had other ideas.

Voelker brutalized Bowling with ground and pound in the second round of their fight on Friday night, forcing the referee to step in and hand Voelker a technical knockout victory.

Bowling put on a great show in beating Voelker by technical decision in May, but that fight ended in controversy when Voelker accidentally poked Bowling in the eye, and Strikeforce wanted to pair the two up again and get a more decisive ending. As it turned out, it was Voelker who got the decisive victory.

Strikeforce Challengers Aftermath: Some Fights Totally Happened Last Night

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Depending on how you look at it, this week was either the perfect complement or an immediate counterpoint to Dana White’s recent claims that there could never be too much MMA on TV. What with UFC 120, Countdown, …

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Depending on how you look at it, this week was either the perfect complement or an immediate counterpoint to Dana White’s recent claims that there could never be too much MMA on TV. What with UFC 120, Countdown, Primetime, TUF, Bellator and Challengers all leading up to the only show that really matters tonight, this week pretty much planned itself for fans who were so inclined. In light of that crush of programming, it’s perfectly understandable if you totally spaced on the fact that Strikeforce put on an event last night headlined by a rematch between a guy named Bobby Voelker and a guy called Roger Bowling. It’s cool. You probably had other stuff going on.

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