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Strikeforce Main Event Breakdown: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva

Filed under: StrikeforceHis unbeaten streak finally over after nearly a decade, Fedor Emelianenko throws himself back into the fire as part of Strikeforce’s Heavyweight Grand Prix. For an athlete who openly admitted considering retirement in the last y…

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His unbeaten streak finally over after nearly a decade, Fedor Emelianenko throws himself back into the fire as part of Strikeforce’s Heavyweight Grand Prix. For an athlete who openly admitted considering retirement in the last year or two, it will be a tall order to find the fire to run the gauntlet and emerge as the winner over a crowded field of various former and current organizational champions.

His first tourney start will come on Saturday against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, a former EliteXC heavyweight champion who has lost only once in the last four years, to field entrant Fabricio Werdum. Ironically, Werdum is the man to snap Emelianenko’s historic streak.

Standing with the other seven members of the tournament field, Emelianenko is clearly the smallest and at 34 years old, he is also the oldest. All of which would make a Grand Prix tournament victory the biggest achievement of his career.

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?

Fedor Emelianenko is Your Best Value Bet at -400

The lines for Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva for this Saturday at Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament are pretty consistent across the board with (-500) however if you know in your heart of hearts that Emelianenko is unbeatable but just can’t spare a whole half grand to place your bet, you’ll find a decent line […]

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The lines for Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva for this Saturday at Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament are pretty consistent across the board with (-500) however if you know in your heart of hearts that Emelianenko is unbeatable but just can’t spare a whole half grand to place your bet, you’ll find a decent line at Bookmaker with a mere (-400) on the line. In this case, that’s value.

To place your best bets or get the full line breakdowns, including prop bets from all the major online sportsbooks, click on the icons in our Odds Side Bar to the right of our Home Page.

Josh Barnett: Strikeforce Grand Prix Will Be ‘Total Earth-Shaker’ in MMA

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsNEW YORK — Josh Barnett has made it very clear that he doesn’t care about titles or fanfare or even the public perception of him, and he’s just as adamant that performance should stand on its own merits. In other words, f…

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NEW YORK — Josh Barnett has made it very clear that he doesn’t care about titles or fanfare or even the public perception of him, and he’s just as adamant that performance should stand on its own merits. In other words, forget about what’s come before today, and focus on what stands in front of you now.

As such, he wants fans to put aside existing thoughts or preconceptions about the UFC/Strikeforce rivalry and see the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix for what it is.

Flanked by the seven other tournament fighters at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, Barnett demanded the MMA world’s attention.

“If someone’s just going to say, ‘If it’s not the UFC, then it’s not as good,’ then you’re really sort of s—— on all that we’re doing here,” Barnett said. “So I just want everybody to look at it from a completely objective standpoint for what it is, for what we bring to the table, and for what we’re going to accomplish.”

Urijah Faber Picks Fedor Emelianenko to Win Strikeforce Grand Prix

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsInterest in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix is not solely limited to fans. The fighters, too, will be keeping an eye on the field of eight over the next few months. Even the fighters in the UFC.

Among those is Urij…

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Interest in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix is not solely limited to fans. The fighters, too, will be keeping an eye on the field of eight over the next few months. Even the fighters in the UFC.

Among those is Urijah Faber, the ex-WEC featherweight champ who will be making his UFC debut as a bantamweight at UFC 128.

Faber — a student of the game who calls Japanese fighter Kazushi Sakuraba his favorite fighter of all time — was recently asked about his pick to win the tournament, and he went with the legendary Russian mixed martial artist Fedor Emelianenko.

Japan Still Possible for Strikeforce Grand Prix Date

Filed under: Strikeforce, News, JapanNEW YORK — With its anticipated Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament just days away from beginning, Strikeforce and its emboldened CEO Scott Coker are still entertaining the possibility of hosting its April event in J…

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NEW YORK — With its anticipated Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament just days away from beginning, Strikeforce and its emboldened CEO Scott Coker are still entertaining the possibility of hosting its April event in Japan.

After a press conference for Saturday’s show to be held at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Coker said he planned to continue working to make the Japan event a reality, though time is running short.

“I think I’m going to give it one more week, and then if not, we’ll make an arrangement here,” Coker said.

Coker, who put the odds of a Japan event as “50/50,” also discussed states that could possibly hold the event if Japan falls through.