JZ Cavalcante: Zuffa Purchase of Strikeforce Helped Me Get a Fight

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MMA Fighting recently spoke to lightweight JZ Cavalcante about why it took him so long to get a second fight in Strikeforce, why Zuffa purchasing Strikeforce was a good thing for him, his thoughts on fighting Justin Wilcox at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum on June 18 in Dallas and his take on the Strikeforce lightweight division.

 

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MMA Fighting recently spoke to lightweight JZ Cavalcante about why it took him so long to get a second fight in Strikeforce, why Zuffa purchasing Strikeforce was a good thing for him, his thoughts on fighting Justin Wilcox at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum on June 18 in Dallas and his take on the Strikeforce lightweight division.

 

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The MMA Hour With KJ Noons, Roy Nelson, Dave Herman, Danny Downes, Chad Griggs

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The MMA Hour is back in your life on Monday with another two-hour live show. Here’s a partial list of who will be stopping by:

* KJ Noons, who faces Jorge Masvidal at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum on Saturday night.

* UFC heavyweight Roy Nelson will discuss what’s next for him after his UFC 130 loss to Frank Mir.

* Dave Herman, who defeated John-Olav Einemo at UFC 131 and won the Fight of the Night award.

* Danny Downes, who became the talk of the MMA world following his loss to Jeremy Stephens at TUF 13 Finale.

* Chad Griggs, who faces Valentijn Overeem at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum.

We’ll also look back at UFC 131 and ahead to Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum.

And of course, we’ll be taking your calls. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193, 212-254-0237 or 212-254-0714.

*** You can now stream the show live on your iPhone or iPad by clicking here.

Watch the show live below beginning at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: audio feed here; video feed here. Download previous episodes here. Listen to the show via Stitcher here.

 

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The MMA Hour is back in your life on Monday with another two-hour live show. Here’s a partial list of who will be stopping by:

* KJ Noons, who faces Jorge Masvidal at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum on Saturday night.

* UFC heavyweight Roy Nelson will discuss what’s next for him after his UFC 130 loss to Frank Mir.

* Dave Herman, who defeated John-Olav Einemo at UFC 131 and won the Fight of the Night award.

* Danny Downes, who became the talk of the MMA world following his loss to Jeremy Stephens at TUF 13 Finale.

* Chad Griggs, who faces Valentijn Overeem at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum.

We’ll also look back at UFC 131 and ahead to Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum.

And of course, we’ll be taking your calls. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193, 212-254-0237 or 212-254-0714.

*** You can now stream the show live on your iPhone or iPad by clicking here.

Watch the show live below beginning at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: audio feed here; video feed here. Download previous episodes here. Listen to the show via Stitcher here.

 

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Sudden Death Round to Settle Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Draws

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsThe Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix will resume Saturday night in Dallas with a new rule in place: a sudden death round to settle a draw.

When the GP was first announced in January, Strikeforce CEO …

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The Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix will resume Saturday night in Dallas with a new rule in place: a sudden death round to settle a draw.

When the GP was first announced in January, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said that a draw would be settled by an independent fourth judge who would “determine who advances or who wins based on the fighter’s overall performance in the fight.”

However, Marc Ratner, Zuffa’s vice president of regulatory affairs, informed MMA Fighting on Sunday that Zuffa, the new parent company of the Strikeforce, has decided that all tournament fights ending in a draw will now be settled by a fourth sudden death round. There will not be a fourth judge assigned to the tournament fights anymore.

Other than the finals of the tournament, all fights are scheduled for three five-minute rounds. The finals will be a five five-minute round fight.

Antonio Silva and Sergei Kharitonov advanced to the semifinals of the tournament in February. Saturday’s night card, which will air on Showtime, will feature Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum and Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers.

The semifinals of the GP are slated for the fall.

 

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Junior dos Santos Looks Back on His UFC 131 Win, Ahead to Cain Velasquez

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — MMA Fighting spoke to Junior dos Santos following his win over Shane Carwin at UFC 131 about his performance, whether he thought the fight should have been stopped in the first round, Carwin’s cardio in the bout and his upcoming fight for the title against heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez.



 

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — MMA Fighting spoke to Junior dos Santos following his win over Shane Carwin at UFC 131 about his performance, whether he thought the fight should have been stopped in the first round, Carwin’s cardio in the bout and his upcoming fight for the title against heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez.



 

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Matt Serra Talks About Getting Rid of the ‘Preggo Pounds’

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — MMA Fighting caught up with former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra to talk about when he’ll fight next, his student Chris Weidman‘s win at UFC 131, a new addition to his family and much more.

 

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — MMA Fighting caught up with former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra to talk about when he’ll fight next, his student Chris Weidman‘s win at UFC 131, a new addition to his family and much more.

 

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Chris Weidman Visualized Winning by Submission

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — MMA Fighting caught up with Chris Weidman after his win over Jesse Bongfeldt at UFC 131. Weidman talked about how he set up his guillotine submission win, his progress in the standup fighting department and more.

 

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — MMA Fighting caught up with Chris Weidman after his win over Jesse Bongfeldt at UFC 131. Weidman talked about how he set up his guillotine submission win, his progress in the standup fighting department and more.

 

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