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Golden Glory to Set Up Satellite Gym in California

(They may be in for a shock to learn that horse meat isn’t available in Cali.)
CagePotato.com was informed last night by the head of Team Golden Glory, Bas Boon, that the revered Dutch fight camp will be opening up a satellite location in Huntington Be…


(They may be in for a shock to learn that horse meat isn’t available in Cali.)

CagePotato.com was informed last night by the head of Team Golden Glory, Bas Boon, that the revered Dutch fight camp will be opening up a satellite location in Huntington Beach,  California, likely by the end of the year.

According to Boon, the gym will be run by Carlo Dekkers, the brother of retired Golden Glory champion kickboxer and current trainer, Ramon Dekkers and it will act as the base for training camps of team members who will be fighting in North America similar to the one they set up in Pattaya, Thailand for fighters readying to compete in Asia. 

Boon says that several of Golden Glory’s revered trainers like Cor Hemmers and himself and star fighters such as Alistair Overeem, Semmy Schilt, Sergei Kharitonov, Siyar Bahadurzada and Marloes Coenen will make the California facility a regular destination, adding that the team will also be recruiting American fighters through the gym. 

A date for the gym’s opening has not been set, but Boon said it will likely be announced soon when the logistics are finalized.

Diaz vs. Noons 2 Video: Press Conference Highlights

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Nick Diaz and K.J. Noons took questions from the media in the final press conference before Saturday’s Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2 event. MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon was there to capture all the action.

Find out what Marloes Coenen, Sarah Kaufman, Josh Thomson and JZ Cavalcante had to say Thursday after the jump.

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Nick Diaz and K.J. Noons took questions from the media in the final press conference before Saturday’s Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2 event. MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon was there to capture all the action.

Find out what Marloes Coenen, Sarah Kaufman, Josh Thomson and JZ Cavalcante had to say Thursday after the jump.

Marloes Coenen: Winning a Title Again Would Be Life-Changing Experience

Filed under: StrikeforceThe first time Marloes Coenen won a mixed martial arts title, she was a 19-year-old girl from Holland, fighting in Japan, and winning a title motivated her to decide to try to fight for a living, rather than go to a university.
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Marloes CoenenThe first time Marloes Coenen won a mixed martial arts title, she was a 19-year-old girl from Holland, fighting in Japan, and winning a title motivated her to decide to try to fight for a living, rather than go to a university.

That was in 2000, and neither Coenen nor anyone else had any idea of how much MMA would change over the next decade. But as Coenen prepares to fight Sarah Kaufman for the Strikeforce 135-pound women’s title on Saturday night, she says she’s motivated by the opportunity to earn a second championship belt.

“It was so different then,” Coenen said. “This was an open-weight tournament for the ReMix World Cup, and the rules were different and there was a tiny Japanese girl fighting a Russian girl who was 330 pounds. Ten years ago, when I won that title in Japan, I had so many hopes and expectations, and now if I could win another title I would feel like it’s the beginning of a new decade.”

Nick Diaz vs KJ Noons Strikeforce San Jose

Nick Diaz vs KJ Noons Despite KJ Noons looking better than ever, did you see him manhandle Jorge Gurgel? It wasn’t pretty for Gurgel, but Noons looked so damn crisp on his feet. There is nobody that boxes better than him in MMA. A great boxing style, yet unorthodox, but highly effective is Nick Diaz. […]

Nick Diaz vs KJ Noons

Despite KJ Noons looking better than ever, did you see him manhandle Jorge Gurgel? It wasn’t pretty for Gurgel, but Noons looked so damn crisp on his feet. There is nobody that boxes better than him in MMA. A great boxing style, yet unorthodox, but highly effective is Nick Diaz. This is the rematch of these two where Noons beat Diaz due to doctor stoppage on a deep cut. Nick had never lost due to cut at that point in his career. Noons had floored Diaz in that fight slightly stumbling him, more of a flash knockdown, but Diaz quickly protected himself and Noons let him up off the ground. The ground is not where Noons wants to be against Diaz. It was this stoppage that Noons won the up for grabs belt. After one title defense in Hawaii, there was after fight controversy when the Diaz brothers entered the ring during the interview and a fight broke out. After that, Noons took time off due to contract issues and was stripped of his new belt. In between then and now, Diaz five people and won the up for grabs belt against Lithuanian bad ass striker Marius Žaromskis. Since that fight Diaz beat Hayato “Mach” Sakurai quickly in 1 round in a DREAM matchup.

If you have been following this website for more than a few days, you know I’m picking Nick Diaz at any odds.

Sarah Kaufman vs Marloes Coenen

Sarah Kaufman is tough for anyone due to her size, strength, bad ass wrestling ability. If she gets on top the round has gone her way nearly every time. Coenen is a good stand up fighter, really good, and great off her back. The problem is that she will be on her back mostly with Kaufman’s take downs and ground and pound. Only if the odds are really favoring Kaufman, I like Coenen. I can’t see this being close to even, but if it is, Kaufman is the play.

Josh Thomson vs Gesias Cavalcante

Good to see JZ back in the cage/ring, however, Thomson is no joke. This shouldn’t be an easy fight for either of them. Of the two Thomson is the better striker and better wrestler, but Gesias has the power, and won’t be getting submitted. If this fight goes to a decision, which many of Cavalcante’s fights do, Thomson takes this on points. If it ends early Gesias is likely to be the winner. However, with history against Cavalcante, I like Thomson to get back on the winning streak.

Tyron Woodley vs. Andre Galvao

Andre Galvao beat John Alessio with a sick armbar in DREAM. Try to find that on Youtube if you can. He got quick and against a salty veteran like Alessio that was no easy task. Tyron has a ton of potential. I think in his last fight in the Challenger series, if I remember correctly, his standup is really spotty, but his wrestling was really good and his submission defense/attempts were high. I like Galvao here.

Sarah Kaufman Says Fighters Need to Stand Up for What They Deserve

Filed under: StrikeforceStrikeforce 135-pound women’s champion Sarah Kaufman will get her wish when she takes on Marloes Coenen on the main card of Strikeforce’s next big Showtime event on October 9 in San Jose, and she has no regrets about what she ha…

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Strikeforce 135-pound women’s champion Sarah Kaufman will get her wish when she takes on Marloes Coenen on the main card of Strikeforce’s next big Showtime event on October 9 in San Jose, and she has no regrets about what she had to do to make it happen.

“I think it’s important for fighters to stand up for what they deserve,” Kaufman said on Friday afternoon’s Strikeforce media call, responding to questions about her post-fight remarks following a victory over Roxanne Modafferi on a Strikeforce Challengers card in July.

“You don’t want to make your organization look bad, but if your issue needs to be said, I’m happy I said what I said and I think my fight kind of backed that up,” Kaufman added. “Whether it was me talking or the fans reacting or the fight itself getting highlighted on ESPN, I think they all worked together in helping push the division and have a title [fight] on the main card.”

That title fight pits the undefeated Kaufman against a Dutch challenger who posted a loss in her last outing – a 145-pound title scrap against Strikeforce champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos – only don’t try telling Coenen that she doesn’t deserve back-to-back title shots in different divisions.

One-Night Tournament Sounds Great, But Is It a Relic Better Left in MMA’s Past?

Filed under: StrikeforceFor the old school MMA fans, there’s something about the one-night tournament that we can’t resist. It’s the siren’s song of nostalgia, I suppose. We hear it and immediately go sailing off into the rocky cliffs, even though we r…

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For the old school MMA fans, there’s something about the one-night tournament that we can’t resist. It’s the siren’s song of nostalgia, I suppose. We hear it and immediately go sailing off into the rocky cliffs, even though we really should know better by now.

I’m just as bad as anyone else in this regard. I hear about a night that begins with several fighters and ends with one champion, and suddenly I feel like it’s 1996 and I should be going over to a friend’s house to watch it on VHS while we figure out how to sneak a beer or two out of the fridge without his parents noticing.

That’s not to say I necessarily think that either the one-night tournament or the surreptitious underage drinking (smart parents count those beers, as it turns out) are a good idea. But as I expect Friday night’s women’s 135-pound Strikeforce tournament will prove, every once in a while we need to be reminded why some things in the past didn’t make it into the present.