Strikeforce Diaz vs. Daley Predictions

Filed under: StrikeforceIn what promises to be a highly entertaining fight card, Strikeforce is back in action Saturday night with its welterweight and lightweight titles on the line, and two more live fights that promise to be exciting. We’ve got the …

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In what promises to be a highly entertaining fight card, Strikeforce is back in action Saturday night with its welterweight and lightweight titles on the line, and two more live fights that promise to be exciting. We’ve got the full preview right here.

What: Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley

Where: San Diego

When: Saturday, the Showtime televised card starts at 10 PM ET.

Predictions on the four televised fights below.

Keith Jardine vs. Gegard Mousasi Set for Strikeforce April 9

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, NewsKeith Jardine is returning to the big leagues of mixed martial arts, taking a tough fight on short notice against Gegard Mousasi on the April 9 Strikeforce event.

Jardine, who was once among the UFC’s light heavyweig…

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Keith JardineKeith Jardine is returning to the big leagues of mixed martial arts, taking a tough fight on short notice against Gegard Mousasi on the April 9 Strikeforce event.

Jardine, who was once among the UFC’s light heavyweight rising stars, was cut by that promotion last year when he lost his fourth straight fight. He then signed with Shark Fights and lost a fifth consecutive fight, and it appeared that his career had been derailed.

But Jardine stayed active and has won two straight fights on small-time MMA shows, and now he’s jumping at a major opportunity to fight Mousasi.

Mike Kyle Withdraws From Gegard Mousasi Fight

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsMike Kyle has been forced to pull out of next week’s fight against Gegard Mousasi due to a broken hand suffered in training, Strikeforce director of communications Mike Afromowitz confirmed with MMA Fighting.

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Mike Kyle has been forced to pull out of next week’s fight against Gegard Mousasi due to a broken hand suffered in training, Strikeforce director of communications Mike Afromowitz confirmed with MMA Fighting.

Strikeforce is currently looking for a replacement to fight Mousasi, but the organization has yet to sign anyone as of Thursday afternoon.

Strikeforce: Nick Diaz vs. Paul Daley Fight Card

Filed under: StrikeforceThe Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley fight card on April 9 in San Diego won’t feature the next pair of heavyweight tournament quarterfinal bouts as initially planned, but fans are in for an arguably more intriguing lineup.

In the m…

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The Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley fight card on April 9 in San Diego won’t feature the next pair of heavyweight tournament quarterfinal bouts as initially planned, but fans are in for an arguably more intriguing lineup.

In the main event, top-ranked Nick Diaz (24-7-1) will make his third defense of the Strikeforce welterweight title against heavy-handed British striker Paul Daley (27-9-2). Diaz has built a reputation on fighting his opponent’s style, but will he continue the trend against someone who coming off two devastating first-round knockout wins?

Diaz’s teammate Gilbert Melendez (19-2) is back in action after renewing a deal with Strikeforce and he’ll welcome top Japanese lightweight Tatsuya Kawajiri (27-6-2) to the U.S. The fight will be Melendez’s second title defense since unifying the Strikeforce titles in December 2009.

The current Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley card from the Valley View Casino Center is below.

Diaz vs. Daley, Melendez vs. Kawajiri Title Bouts Set for April 9 Strikeforce

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsStrikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz and lightweight titleholder Gilbert Melendez will put their titles on the line against Paul Daley and Tatsuya Kawajiri, respectively, on the April 9 Strikeforce card in San Diego…

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Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz and lightweight titleholder Gilbert Melendez will put their titles on the line against Paul Daley and Tatsuya Kawajiri, respectively, on the April 9 Strikeforce card in San Diego, Calif.

Additionally, the card at the Valley View Casino Center will feature a 205-pound showdown between DREAM light heavyweight champ Gegard Mousasi and American Kickboxing Academy product Mike Kyle.

Strikeforce announced the bouts Wednesday alongside the postponement of the heavyweight tournament from April 9 to June 18.

Video: Fedor Training for the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix in Russia

(Video courtesy of YouTube/ShoSports)It’s curious that whenever you see Fedor Emelianenko training, it always seems to be with younger, smaller, less skillful opponents and that he never seems to be going above 50% intensity. The fact that he’s talking…


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It’s curious that whenever you see Fedor Emelianenko training, it always seems to be with younger, smaller, less skillful opponents and that he never seems to be going above 50% intensity. The fact that he’s talking about bringing in Shane Carwin to help him prepare for the later rounds of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix may be an indicator of the level of training partners he has to pick from in his gym since his brother Aleksander and Gegard Mousasi left the Red Devil team.

As you can see in the video above, Fedor had an OK training camp, but didn’t really seem to get pushed much in the clips we saw. It makes you wonder what kind of shape he would be in and whether or not he would have lost to Werdum if he had spent the last year training at, say, Xtreme Couture. They say when you’re the top dog in the gym, it’s time to find a new gym where you’re in the middle of the pack trying to work your way to the top.