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Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsWell-traveled heavyweight Jeff Monson will step in to face prospect Daniel Cormier (pictured) on the June 18 Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum card in Dallas, both fighters have confirmed.
Cormier was originally scheduled t…
Filed under: Strikeforce, News
Well-traveled heavyweight Jeff Monson will step in to face prospect Daniel Cormier (pictured) on the June 18 Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum card in Dallas, both fighters have confirmed.
Cormier was originally scheduled to meet Shane Del Rosario, but a car accident last month has sidelined Del Rosario from taking place in the potential Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix reserve bout.
(“Most enjoyable thing I’d never do again? Definitely eating that live wolverine.”)
After years of bouncing from one regional event to another, Jeff Monson will finally return to the big leagues next month. ShoSports has confirmed that the former UFC heavyweight title contender will take on wrestling ace Daniel Cormier (7-0, five wins by first-round stoppage) at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th in Dallas. Cormier was originally supposed to face undefeated rising star Shane Del Rosario at the event, but Del Rosario had to withdraw after being seriously injured in a car accident.
Monson is currently riding an eight-fight win streak (in seven different promotions), including W’s over Jason Guida, Travis Fulton, and former King of the Cage champ Tony Lopez. Oddly enough, this will be Monson’s fifth fight at heavyweight since he announced that he’d be dropping to light-heavyweight to be more competitive. He still hopes to make the drop this year.
At this point, the only non-heavyweight bout on the ‘Overeem vs. Werdum’ main card will be Gina Carano vs. Sarah D’Alelio. Check out the current lineup after the jump…
(“Most enjoyable thing I’d never do again? Definitely eating that live wolverine.”)
After years of bouncing from one regional event to another, Jeff Monson will finally return to the big leagues next month. ShoSports has confirmed that the former UFC heavyweight title contender will take on wrestling ace Daniel Cormier (7-0, five wins by first-round stoppage) at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th in Dallas. Cormier was originally supposed to face undefeated rising star Shane Del Rosario at the event, but Del Rosario had to withdraw after being seriously injured in a car accident.
Monson is currently riding an eight-fight win streak (in seven different promotions), including W’s over Jason Guida, Travis Fulton, and former King of the Cage champ Tony Lopez. Oddly enough, this will be Monson’s fifth fight at heavyweight since he announced that he’d be dropping to light-heavyweight to be more competitive. He still hopes to make the drop this year.
At this point, the only non-heavyweight bout on the ‘Overeem vs. Werdum’ main card will be Gina Carano vs. Sarah D’Alelio. Check out the current lineup after the jump…
MAIN CARD
Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum [heavyweight grand prix quarterfinal]
Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers [heavyweight grand prix quarterfinal]
Gina Carano vs. Sarah D’Alelio [145 lbs.]
Jeff Monson vs. Shane Del Roasrio [HW]
Valentijn Overeem vs. Chad Griggs [HW]
PRELIMINARY CARD
Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante vs. Justin Wilcox [LW, unconfirmed by Strikeforce]
KJ Noons vs. Jorge Masvidal [LW; first reported as a replacement for Cormier/Del Rosario, status unconfirmed]
Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse ExclusiveIf you think it’s easy to set up an eight-man tournament featuring some of MMA’s most high-profile heavyweight fighters, think again.
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker explained to MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani on …
Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive
If you think it’s easy to set up an eight-man tournament featuring some of MMA’s most high-profile heavyweight fighters, think again.
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker explained to MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that simply putting together the tournament was a trial in and of itself, but the labor was made easier by one thing: the fighters’ desire to get in the cage and mix it up.
“You’re dealing with eight managers, from eight different camps, wanting eight different things,” Coker told Helwani. “But in the end, everybody wanted to fight in the tournament, and they said, ‘Sign me up.’ From Fedor [Emelianenko] to Alistair [Overeem] to, you know, Andrei [Arlovski], they all wanted to be in the tournament, because in the old days, let’s say, in Pride, the tournament was very, very popular. I think this is kind of a throwback to that era.”
Filed under: StrikeforceDaniel Cormier might be the best heavyweight prospect in mixed martial arts. Veteran Devin Cole gave Cormier his toughest test to date on Friday night.
Cormier, a former Olympic wrestler who made the move to MMA in 2009, was fi…
Filed under: Strikeforce
Daniel Cormier mig
ht be the best heavyweight prospect in mixed martial arts. Veteran Devin Cole gave Cormier his toughest test to date on Friday night.
Cormier, a former Olympic wrestler who made the move to MMA in 2009, was fighting the most experienced opponent he’s ever faced in Cole, and Cole became the first of Cormier’s seven professional opponents to go the distance with him. But Cormier still dominated the fight and easily won a unanimous decision, 30-27 on all three judges’ scorecards.
Filed under: StrikeforceIn theory, Strikeforce: Challengers is the event where the prospects carve a name for themselves before moving on to the big show. You know that because the ham-fisted opening sequence tells you, in the most direct and stilted w…
Filed under: Strikeforce
In theory, Strikeforce: Challengers is the event where the prospects carve a name for themselves before moving on to the big show. You know that because the ham-fisted opening sequence tells you, in the most direct and stilted way possible.
In reality, there are usually two types of fighters on Challengers: the prospects, and the guys the prospects are supposed to beat up.
Friday night’s main event showdown between up-and-comers Tyron Woodley and Tarec Saffiedine was a welcome departure from that. It was a showdown between two tough guys who had come up through the ranks in Strikeforce and were looking to make the jump to the next level.
(OK, Julia watch for the le-. Never mind. VidProps: ProMMANow.)
What’s this? A fairly solid Strikeforce Challengers card that (for once) accomplishes its stated mission of showcasing a bevy of the promotion’s up-and-coming fighters? Belie…
(OK, Julia watch for the le-. Never mind. VidProps: ProMMANow.)
What’s this? A fairly solid Strikeforce Challengers card that (for once) accomplishes its stated mission of showcasing a bevy of the promotion’s up-and-coming fighters? Believe it, people. Strikeforce managed to prolong some of the momentum it established late in 2010 and took advantage of the Showtime channel’s free preview weekend on Friday night with a decent card that saw a number of its more favored prospects pull off victories. Granted, things dragged a little bit down the stretch with Daniel Cormier, Ovince St. Preux and Tyron Woodley grappling their way to consecutive unanimous decisions, but on the whole this show has to be considered something of a success, at least as far as the often maligned Challengers series goes.
For the more punch-hungry fans out there, Amanda Nunes’ lightning quick 14-second knockout of Julia Budd certainly broke the monotony of the wrestling clinic, too. Video of that at top. After the jump, further musings on what it all means …