CHULA VISTA, Calif. – It’s hard enough to get in a cage and fight another man for money on live TV when everything back home is nice and safe and boring.
But this weekend Shinya Aoki and Tatsuya Kawajiri will have to do it while their homeland is in …
CHULA VISTA, Calif. – It’s hard enough to get in a cage and fight another man for money on live TV when everything back home is nice and safe and boring.
But this weekend Shinya Aoki and Tatsuya Kawajiri will have to do it while their homeland is in a state of disarray and the future of MMA in Japan looks increasingly grim.
The two Japanese fighters on Saturday night’s Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley fight card left a country still suffering from the effects of massive earthquake and tsunami damage, but their reactions to the situation back home – at least while in the public eye – have so far proved to be as wildly different as their personalities.
CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Watch below as Lyle Beerbohm talks about Saturday night’s fight against Shinya Aoki at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley, how he dealt with the first loss of his career, fighting for Zuffa, using elbows in Strikeforce and more.
CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Watch below as Lyle Beerbohm talks about Saturday night’s fight against Shinya Aoki at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley, how he dealt with the first loss of his career, fighting for Zuffa, using elbows in Strikeforce and more.
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 …
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.
It wasn’t long ago that this coming Saturday’s Strikeforce card, would have been fodder for an exhaustive, roll your eyes debate as to whether or not the world’s #2 promotion could indeed compete with the UFC. Of course, Strikeforce was the latest property to be bought in the most recent round of Zuffa Monopoly, so […]
It wasn’t long ago that this coming Saturday’s Strikeforce card, would have been fodder for an exhaustive, roll your eyes debate as to whether or not the world’s #2 promotion could indeed compete with the UFC. Of course, Strikeforce was the latest property to be bought in the most recent round of Zuffa Monopoly, so guess there won’t be any post-fight, ‘Dana should be worried’ discussion.
The latest Strikeforce offering is looking pretty damn sweet, as in addition to the main event between welterweight champ Nick Diaz and Paul ‘What Bell?’ Daley, there’s several great fights lined-up, including Lyle Beerbohm vs. Dream lightweight champ Shinya Aoki. Now, due to the systematic beatdown that Melendez delivered Aoki in his Strikeforce debut, the hype train surrounding the submission wiz has been somewhat derailed. That said, we are talking about a dude that has tapped out top ranked fighters like Tatsuya Kawajiri, Eddie Alvarez and Joachim Hansen (not to mention snapping Mizuto Hirota’s arm), so there’s still cause for concern right? Well, while speaking to MMA Fighting, the 15-1 Beerbohm offered the following:
“I like to go to the ground, and he’s one of the best grapplers in the world at lightweight. I think it should be an exciting fight, and I’m not afraid to go to the ground with him. I’m really not. He might think that no one wants to go there with him, but we’ll see what happens when we get there.”
Beerbohm also stated that he’s looking to “beat him up against the cage” or “get on top of him”; maybe staying away from the ground altogether here is the best idea. Guess we’ll see. To bet on the bouts head here.
Filed under: StrikeforceIn a way, Lyle Beerbohm is relieved. For nearly four years he walked around with an unblemished professional record, and the more fights he won the more people wanted to talk about it. It became a recurring question in interview…
In a way, Lyle Beerbohm is relieved. For nearly four years he walked around with an unblemished professional record, and the more fights he won the more people wanted to talk about it. It became a recurring question in interviews, and the pressure only grew.
After all, it wasn’t like he could become more perfect with each successive win. Being undefeated meant Beerbohm always had a little more to lose than to gain. That is, until he lost a unanimous decision to Pat Healy in the main event of a Strikeforce Challengers show in February, and then suddenly it was like a weight had been lifted.
“I think my friends and family took it worse than I did,” said Beerbohm. “I know how it is in MMA. I know how easy it is to get caught and to get knocked out or submitted. I knew it was probably a matter of time. But my friends and family, they don’t know as much about MMA so they couldn’t believe I lost.”
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.
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.
CHULA VISTA, Calif. – It’s hard enough to get in a cage and fight another man for money on live TV when everything back home is nice and safe and boring. 
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.
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