Tag: Chad Griggs

Strikeforce Grand Prix: By the Odds

Filed under: StrikeforceWhile small-scale gambling on the NCAA basketball tournament is something of an American tradition, I’ve found it’s much harder to get my friends and neighbors involved in a Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix betting pool.

That…

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While small-scale gambling on the NCAA basketball tournament is something of an American tradition, I’ve found it’s much harder to get my friends and neighbors involved in a Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix betting pool.

That’s because a) all my friends and neighbors know that I follow this stuff for a living, while they’re still wondering why Kimbo Slice didn’t get included in the bracket, and b) the lack of seeding means you kind of have to actually know something about each fighter in order to effectively pick a winner.

Thankfully, online oddsmakers have handicapped Saturday night’s opening round for us, so we might as well sift through the betting lines and see if there aren’t any egregious errors. Won’t you join me below?

Strikeforce Fedor vs. Silva Preview and Predictions

Filed under: StrikeforceStrikeforce’s much-discussed heavyweight tournament begins on Saturday night, with two of the four quarterfinal bouts taking place on a five-fight card that features nothing but heavyweights.

What: Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva …

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Fedor EmelianenkoStrikeforce’s much-discussed heavyweight tournament begins on Saturday night, with two of the four quarterfinal bouts taking place on a five-fight card that features nothing but heavyweights.

What: Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva

When: Saturday, the Showtime card starts at 10 PM ET

Where: Izod Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Predictions on the five televised fights below.

All Heavyweight Main Card Set for Strikeforce Grand Prix Kickoff Event

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsAll five fights on Strikeforce’s February 12 World Grand Prix kickoff event main card will feature heavyweights.

In addition to the already announced tournament bouts pitting Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva and Andrei…

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All five fights on Strikeforce’s February 12 World Grand Prix kickoff event main card will feature heavyweights.

In addition to the already announced tournament bouts pitting Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva and Andrei Arlovski vs. Sergei Kharitonov, Strikeforce has added a trio of matches, the promotion announced in a press release.

The most intriguing of the set features unbeaten Shane Del Rosario (10-0) facing Lavar Johnson (15-3).

Wednesday Morning MMA Link Club

(Oh man. 1:00-1:10 is just too much. Props: ix3623vault)
Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…
– Manager: “Chael Sonne…

(Oh man. 1:00-1:10 is just too much. Props: ix3623vault)

Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…

– Manager: “Chael Sonnen’s Career is Far From Over” (5thRound. Welcome to the club, guys!)

– UFC to Announce Formal Intent to Bring Event to New York (MMA Fighting)

– MMA Hot List: Fights Booked, Careers Put on Hold (Versus MMA Beat)

– Watch Nam Phan’s Guide to Judging in MMA (MiddleEasy)

– Jacob Volkmann on Fox News. You Figure Out the Rest. (the all-new MMA-Scraps.com)

– Bellator Signs Top 50 Middleweight Joe Riggs (FightMagazine)

– Dan Henderson In Talks For Title Shot Against Rafael Feijao On March 5 (MMA Convert)

– Jon Jones: I Would Definitely Take a "Right Fight" at Heavyweight (LowKick)

– Chad Griggs Taking on Regional Prospect in Final Strikeforce Grand Prix Reserve Bout (Five Ounces of Pain)

– UFC And Strikeforce Situations Make Heavyweight The Division To Watch In 2011 (SBNation.com/MMA)

Chad Griggs Says Bobby Lashley’s Excuses Are ‘Bad Sportsmanship’

Filed under: StrikeforceEver since Chad Griggs defeated former pro wrestler Bobby Lashley at Strikeforce: Houston, things in his life have been, as he puts it, “pretty crazy, but good crazy.” The calls have come in a steady stream. His website traffic …

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Ever since Chad Griggs defeated former pro wrestler Bobby Lashley at Strikeforce: Houston, things in his life have been, as he puts it, “pretty crazy, but good crazy.” The calls have come in a steady stream. His website traffic has jumped tremendously. Suddenly people in the MMA world know his name. That’ll happen when you beat an 8-1 favorite on national TV.

But recently Lashley appeared on “The MMA Hour” and offered a handful of reasons why he wasn’t at his best on that particular night, even claiming at one point that had he been completely healthy, he would have notched “a pretty quick win” over Griggs in Houston.

Not surprisingly, this is the kind of thing that rubs Griggs the wrong way.

Lashley Blames ‘Certain Events’ for Loss to Chad Griggs

(How did Bobby Lashley go from wrestling at a svelte 177-pounds in college to owning a Herculean physique and a head big enough to have its own zip code? Certain events, playa. PicProps: Heavy.com)
So, it was either the lingering effects of mononucleos…


(How did Bobby Lashley go from wrestling at a svelte 177-pounds in college to owning a Herculean physique and a head big enough to have its own zip code? Certain events, playa. PicProps: Heavy.com)

So, it was either the lingering effects of mononucleosis, that pesky bout of dehydration (possibly owing to the mononucleosis) or pressure from the haters that caused Bobby Lashley to shit the bed against Chad Griggs at Strikeforce: Houston last month. So said Lashley during an appearance on Ariel Helwani’s "The MMA Hour" yesterday. We’d be able to pin it down further for you, but reports make it seem like the WWE-wrestler-turned-MMA-heavyweight was still being kind of vague about the whole thing.

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