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Strikeforce Results: 5 Things We Learned During the Heavyweight Grand Prix

Over a year-and-a-half after the opening round of the tournament, the Strkeforce World Grand Prix is finally over. Now that Daniel Cormier has been crowned the tournament champ, it’s time for a little bit of reflection. Sure, the Strikeforce tour…

Over a year-and-a-half after the opening round of the tournament, the Strkeforce World Grand Prix is finally over. Now that Daniel Cormier has been crowned the tournament champ, it’s time for a little bit of reflection. Sure, the Strikeforce tournament didn’t quite go as planned, but the end result saw the rise of MMA‘s newest […]

Strikeforce Grand Prix Barnett vs. Cormier Results: Questions Facing Strikeforce

The Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix has come to a close and Daniel Cormier has been crowned champion of the tournament. Also on the card, Gilbert Melendez defeated Josh Thomson to retain his lightweight title. The full fight card results are b…

The Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix has come to a close and Daniel Cormier has been crowned champion of the tournament. Also on the card, Gilbert Melendez defeated Josh Thomson to retain his lightweight title. The full fight card results are below: Daniel Cormier defeats Josh Barnett via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45). Gilbert Melendez […]

Strikeforce World Grand Prix Results: Winners, Losers and Other Thoughts

The Strikeforce World Grand Prix, a heavyweight tournament that started with such promise last year, finally came to an end tonight in San Jose, California. Once expected to crown a fighter who could arguably be the top heavyweight in the world, the to…

The Strikeforce World Grand Prix, a heavyweight tournament that started with such promise last year, finally came to an end tonight in San Jose, California. Once expected to crown a fighter who could arguably be the top heavyweight in the world, the tournament fell apart when the two favorites, Fedor Emelianenko and Alistair Overeem, were […]

Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix: Why Josh Barnett Will Wreck Daniel Cormier

They’re actually going to do this. After replacements and upsets and injuries and scheduling problems and repeated assertions that the latest date would not work because hair simply does not wash itself, all the principals in the Strikeforce Heav…

They’re actually going to do this. After replacements and upsets and injuries and scheduling problems and repeated assertions that the latest date would not work because hair simply does not wash itself, all the principals in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix finally gave a collective shrug and said, meh, why don’t we go ahead and […]

Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Why Josh Barnett vs. Daniel Cormier Moves Me

Sometimes, a fight just speaks to you. It comes out of the mind of UFC matchmakers Joe Silva and Sean Shelby and implants itself immediately in your heart. It can happen in any art form—music, movies, you name it. Occasionally it disappoints in u…

Sometimes, a fight just speaks to you. It comes out of the mind of UFC matchmakers Joe Silva and Sean Shelby and implants itself immediately in your heart. It can happen in any art form—music, movies, you name it. Occasionally it disappoints in unspeakable ways (looking at you, Under Siege 2. Suck it, Chinese Democracy). […]

Strikeforce Grand Prix: Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier Discuss Upcoming Finals

When Strikeforce announced their World Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament, the promotion had high hopes that they would crown a champion by the end of 2011. Obviously, that never happened, but the end is in sight, as the two finalists, Josh Barnett and …

When Strikeforce announced their World Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament, the promotion had high hopes that they would crown a champion by the end of 2011. Obviously, that never happened, but the end is in sight, as the two finalists, Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier, are set to meet on May 19 at the HP Pavilion […]