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Cung Le, Scott Smith Discuss Rematch, Possible Trilogy

Filed under: MMA Videos, Strikeforce, VideosBoth Cung Le and Scott Smith met with the press following their rematch Saturday night, which was won by Le via second round TKO.

Smith talked about wanting to get another shot at Le, who he beat in Decembe…

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Both Cung Le and Scott Smith met with the press following their rematch Saturday night, which was won by Le via second round TKO.

Smith talked about wanting to get another shot at Le, who he beat in December, while Le discussed his game plan going into the rematch, his mind set going into this fight after his son was born with complications earlier this week and what the future holds for the former middleweight champion.

Watch highlights of the press conference below.

‘Fedor vs. Werdum’ Aftermath, Part Deux: Oh Yeah, Some Other Stuff Happened Too

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Cung Le won. Cyborg won. Josh Thomson won. Also, Frank Shamrock retired, which we were led to believe mattered in some way.
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Cung Le won. Cyborg won. Josh Thomson won. Also, Frank Shamrock retired, which we were led to believe mattered in some way.

CagePotato’s inaugural “Holy Crap, We Take Back Everything We Said About You Yesterday” award has absolutely, unequivocally got to go to Jan Finney for taking a hellacious beating from 145-pound female champion Cris “Cyborg” Santos. Finney came up in weight and into the fight with a less-than-stellar professional record, but she took everything Cyborg had (and maybe then some) before finally succumbing to a belated second-round TKO. Let us say for the record that if Strikeforce fires Finney without giving her at least one more fight, there is no justice in this world. What’s the company planning to do with the winner of that upcoming Sarah Kaufman vs. Roxanne Modafferi bout, anyway?

On a personal note: Jan, it may not be politically correct or anatomically accurate for us to say this, but you are one tough son of a bitch.

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Strikforce: Fedor vs. Werdum — Live Results + Commentary

(Damn, what an unflattering picture of Werdum. It’s just one of those things where the camera catches you at the exact wrong moment, and you wind up making a strange expression that you’d never make again in a million–OH SHIT. / Photo courtesy of M-1G…

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(Damn, what an unflattering picture of Werdum. It’s just one of those things where the camera catches you at the exact wrong moment, and you wind up making a strange expression that you’d never make again in a million–OH SHIT. / Photo courtesy of M-1Global.com.)

Look, we’re all still a little emotional from USA’s World Cup exit this afternoon, and the only cure is bloodshed. Luckily, Fedor Emeliananko returns to the Strikeforce cage tonight at the HP Pavilion in San Jose against Fabricio "Grappler’s Chance" Werdum, while Cris Cyborg will be tearing apart some random blonde woman. Plus, Scott Smith and Cung Le re-do their last fight for the hell of it, former lightweight champ Josh Thomson tries to rebound against Pat Healy, and an MMA legend might announce his retirement.

Round-by-round results from the "Fedor vs. Werdum" Showtime broadcast will be piling up after the jump beginning at 10 p.m. ET; refresh your browser every few minutes for all the latest. (The show is delayed on the West Coast, so beware of spoilers.) And yes, "Tucson" is misspelled on Fedor’s t-shirt in the above photo, but that’s what happens when you do all your shopping at consignment shops in Stary Oskol. Humble guy, this Last Emperor.

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Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum Preview and Predictions

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Fedor is back.

There’s a lot to like about Saturday night’s Strikeforce/M-1 Global card in San Jose, but the fundamental fact that makes the show compelling is that the best fighter in the history of MMA, Fedor Eme…

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Fedor is back.

There’s a lot to like about Saturday night’s Strikeforce/M-1 Global card in San Jose, but the fundamental fact that makes the show compelling is that the best fighter in the history of MMA, Fedor Emelianenko, is returning to the cage. We’ve got the full preview and predictions for Fedor’s fight and the other three Showtime bouts below.

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum Press Conference Highlight Video

Filed under: Strikeforce, MMA Video Games, VideosStrikeforce and M-1 Global held their final pre-fight press conference Thursday in San Jose, Calif., 48 hours before Saturday night’s Fedor vs. Werdum event on Showtime.

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Strikeforce and M-1 Global held their final pre-fight press conference Thursday in San Jose, Calif., 48 hours before Saturday night’s Fedor vs. Werdum event on Showtime.

Cris Cyborg, Jan Finney, Cung Le, Scott Smith, Josh Thomson and Pat Healy were all in attendance to discuss their respective fights.

Watch a highlight video of the proceedings, shot and edited by MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon, below.

Scott Smith Aiming for Early KO in Rematch with Cung Le

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsAs exciting as it is to watch, there are a couple different problems with Scott Smith’s fighting style. Don’t worry, he knows all about them.

For one, watching him in action is hell on anyone who cares about him. His penc…

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As exciting as it is to watch, there are a couple different problems with Scott Smith‘s fighting style. Don’t worry, he knows all about them.

For one, watching him in action is hell on anyone who cares about him. His penchant for come-from-behind knockouts, his ability and apparent willingness to absorb cringe-inducing amounts of punishment, that’s tough on the nerves of his friends and family.

“I get it from everybody – from my coaches, my manager, my mom. Everybody,” Smith told MMA Fighting. “I wouldn’t want to corner me. Let’s put it that way. I’ve had guys say, ‘I can’t corner you anymore. You’re going to give me a heart attack.'”