Tag: Keith

Keith Jardine and 10 Tough Guys That Should Retire

Mixed martial arts fans tend to find an emotional connection towards their favorite fighters. It’s the nasty pit in our stomach that feels like we swallowed a hot ball of lead any time our hero eats a vicious knockout at the hands of his foe. Fan…

Mixed martial arts fans tend to find an emotional connection towards their favorite fighters. It’s the nasty pit in our stomach that feels like we swallowed a hot ball of lead any time our hero eats a vicious knockout at the hands of his foe. Fans and industry personnel alike had begged Chuck Liddell to […]

Keith Kizer Discusses the Latest on Nick Diaz and the Alistair Overeem Case

When you are in the position Keith Kizer is in these days, it is hard to please everybody. With the Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal hearing earlier this year, the Nick Diaz marijuana case that has taken one strange turn after another and the Alist…

When you are in the position Keith Kizer is in these days, it is hard to please everybody. With the Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal hearing earlier this year, the Nick Diaz marijuana case that has taken one strange turn after another and the Alistair Overeem case, it’s been a trying time for Kizer. The Executive […]

Strikeforce Results: What We Learned from Luke Rockhold vs. Keith Jardine

The main event of Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine featured a middleweight title fight between champion Luke Rockhold and UFC veteran Keith Jardine.  Rockhold looked to defend his belt for the first time since defeating Ronaldo “Jacare&#822…

The main event of Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine featured a middleweight title fight between champion Luke Rockhold and UFC veteran Keith Jardine.  Rockhold looked to defend his belt for the first time since defeating Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in September.  For Jardine, the fight marked his first venture into the 185-pound weight class. The bout took […]

Strikeforce Results: Where Does Keith Jardine Go from Here?

If Keith Jardine had beaten Luke Rockhold it might have brought him back to the UFC fold.  At the very least it would have made him a Strikeforce champion and gotten him another high-profile fight. Instead he gotten beaten by knockout. In the firs…

If Keith Jardine had beaten Luke Rockhold it might have brought him back to the UFC fold.  At the very least it would have made him a Strikeforce champion and gotten him another high-profile fight. Instead he gotten beaten by knockout. In the first round. And on a good stoppage. Now Jardine has a lot […]

Strikeforce Results: What We Learned in Luke Rockhold’s Win vs. Keith Jardine

When Luke Rockhold was picked to face then-champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza for the title, he was an underdog. Souza was an accomplished Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. Rockhold had only been beaten once, but his opponents until that point…

When Luke Rockhold was picked to face then-champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza for the title, he was an underdog. Souza was an accomplished Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. Rockhold had only been beaten once, but his opponents until that point put him just above prospect level.  He beat most of his opponents by submission, but groundwork was Souza’s […]

Strikeforce Results: Keith Jardine Should Have Dropped to Middleweight Years Ago

Last night was a sad night for fans of “The Dean of Mean.” After making his first cut to 185, Keith Jardine looked like he was doing pretty well. His movement was fast—if a tad sloppy—and he seemed able to connect with quite a f…

Last night was a sad night for fans of “The Dean of Mean.” After making his first cut to 185, Keith Jardine looked like he was doing pretty well. His movement was fast—if a tad sloppy—and he seemed able to connect with quite a few shots that surprised Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. But it […]