Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsFollowing Saturday night’s Strikeforce event, CEO Scott Coker told MMA Fighting that female fighter Cindy Dandois was forced to pull out of a June 18 fight against Gina Carano because she was three and a half months pregna…
SAN DIEGO — MMA Fighting spoke to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker about Saturday night’s Strikeforce fights, his take on the main event, what’s next for Nick Diaz and Gilbert Melendez, why he thought Gegard Mousasi won his fight against Keith Jardine, the organization’s upcoming show on June 18 and why Gina Carano‘s opponent had to pull out of their scheduled fight.
SAN DIEGO — MMA Fighting spoke to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker about Saturday night’s Strikeforce fights, his take on the main event, what’s next for Nick Diaz and Gilbert Melendez, why he thought Gegard Mousasi won his fight against Keith Jardine, the organization’s upcoming show on June 18 and why Gina Carano‘s opponent had to pull out of their scheduled fight.
Props to TMZ for all the MMA love lately. First we get their exclusive picture of Clay Guida funneling beer and now we get this awesome video of some star of MTV’s “Teen Mom 2” kicking some girl’s ass in the front yard. She’s not bad. Looks like she learned to jab from GSP himself. […]
Props to TMZ for all the MMA love lately. First we get their exclusive picture of Clay Guida funneling beer and now we get this awesome video of some star of MTV’s “Teen Mom 2” kicking some girl’s ass in the front yard. She’s not bad. Looks like she learned to jab from GSP himself. Watch the video (then go buy your daughter birth control pills): here.
Filed under: UFC, StrikeforceOf all the Strikeforce fighters who are struggling to figure out what the sale of their employer to its biggest rival will mean for them, it’s the women on the roster who are in perhaps the most precarious position.
Of all the Strikeforce fighters who are struggling to figure out what the sale of their employer to its biggest rival will mean for them, it’s the women on the roster who are in perhaps the most precarious position.
Despite UFC president Dana White’s assurances that it’s “business as usual” for Strikeforce after being purchased by Zuffa, the female fighters now find themselves working for a company that is owned in part by a man who isn’t a big fan of what they bring to the table. As you can imagine, it’s a situation that makes some of them very nervous about the future of women’s MMA in general, as well as for their own jobs.
“I am a little worried,” said 135-pound Strikeforce fighter Miesha Tate. “I just don’t know what’s going to happen. Now we’re all under Zuffa, and the one man who’s the big voice there can’t appreciate women’s fighting.”
Some say a true fighter can’t stay away for long, and though Gina Carano took a long hiatus from the cage since her only professional loss to Christiane “Cyborg” Santos in 2009, Carano is ready to return and avenge that blemish. Carano said at Saturday’s Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva event:
“I felt that I needed […]
Some say a true fighter can’t stay away for long, and though Gina Carano took a long hiatus from the cage since her only professional loss to Christiane “Cyborg” Santos in 2009, Carano is ready to return and avenge that blemish. Carano said at Saturday’s Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva event:
“I felt that I needed to settle the score for myself,” she said. “I need to get back in there for me.”
Carano says she plans to return “soon” as she has completed filming in her first starring role for the Steven Soderbergh film, “Haywire” but did not say where she is training specifically, except that she is training in Las Vegas. Conviction is known to be a part of team Xtreme Couture, which is based in Las Vegas. Watch the video interview with Carano talking about her return below:
Filed under: StrikeforceIf you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.
If you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.
Even the reserve bout between Valentijn Overeem and Ray Sefo felt almost meaningful (though it didn’t look it), and the Silva-Emelianenko fight had enough thrills to last us until the next wave of fights in April.
All in all, a success out of the gates for the most ambitious endeavor in Strikeforce history. Now let’s sift through the biggest winners, losers, and everything in between after the opening night of Strikeforce’s heavyweight Grand Prix.