Tag: FanHouse Exclusive

Mike Kyle to Face Antonio Silva at Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsAKA light heavyweight and heavyweight Mike Kyle will step in to fight contender Antonio Silva on this Saturday’s Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu card, Strikeforce revealed Monday to MMAFighting.com’s …

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AKA light heavyweight and heavyweight Mike Kyle will step in to fight contender Antonio Silva on this Saturday’s Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu card, Strikeforce revealed Monday to MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani.

Kyle replaces Valentijn Overeem, who recently pulled out of the card due to an elbow injury.

“[Kyle] talked to us about fighting at heavyweight about a month now or six weeks, about taking bigger fights,” Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said on The MMA Hour. “So we think it could be a great matchup and we’re happy to put it together.”

The MMA Hour Featuring Couture, Bonnar, Smith, Coker, Herrig and Curran

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosThe MMA Hour returns on Monday with another two-hour live edition. Below is who you can expect to hear from on the show:

* MMA legend Randy Couture, who will discuss his future fight…

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The MMA Hour returns on Monday with another two-hour live edition. Below is who you can expect to hear from on the show:

* MMA legend Randy Couture, who will discuss his future fighting plans and his involvement in the 2010 World MMA Awards.

* UFC light heeavyweight Stephan Bonnar, who faces Igor Pokrajac at The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale on Saturday night.

* Strikeforce welterweight Scott Smith, who faces Paul Daley on Saturday at Strikeforce in St. Louis.

* Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker.

* MMA veteran Jeff Curran, who returns to action at XFO 37 to face David Love.

* And female MMA fighter Felice Herrig, who will also compete at XFO 37 against Amanda LaVoy

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

Watch the show live below beginning at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT. Download previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes here.

Robbie Lawler Looks to Change Fortunes vs. Matt Lindland

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse ExclusiveHome-cage advantage? If there is such thing, it doesn’t matter much to Robbie Lawler.

The Strikeforce middleweight fights Saturday for the first time since a June loss to Babalu Sobral, and he’ll do so less …

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Home-cage advantage? If there is such thing, it doesn’t matter much to Robbie Lawler.

The Strikeforce middleweight fights Saturday for the first time since a June loss to Babalu Sobral, and he’ll do so less than 10 miles from his home training base. But Lawler said part of his mental strategy before his fight in St. Louis against Matt Lindland is to forget he’s home.

“I’m going to treat it like I’m on the road, just because that’s how I’ve been fighting my whole career – pretty much traveling,” Lawler told MMA Fighting. “So I’m just going to treat it like any other fight week – stay in a hotel and eat out. Just keep it how it’s been and don’t change anything.”