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Filed under: StrikeforceThis is the Strikeforce live blog for Miesha Tate vs. Hitomi Akano, a women’s tournament bout on tonight’s Strikeforce Challengers 10 card from the Dodge Theater in Phoenix, Ariz.
Tate and Akano meets to determine the Strikefor…
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This is the Strikeforce live blog for Miesha Tate vs. Hitomi Akano, a women’s tournament bout on tonight’s Strikeforce Challengers 10 card from the Dodge Theater in Phoenix, Ariz.
Tate and Akano meets to determine the Strikeforce 135-pound tournament champion.
The live blog is below.
Filed under: StrikeforceMiesha Tate won two fights in two hours Friday night to come out on top of Strikeforce’s four-woman, one-night MMA tournament, taking a big step forward toward earning a shot at the 135-pound title.
Although one-night tournamen…
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Miesha Tate won two fights in two hours Friday night to come out on top of Strikeforce’s four-woman, one-night MMA tournament, taking a big step forward toward earning a shot at the 135-pound title.
Although one-night tournaments are risky propositions, this tournament has to be considered a major success for Strikeforce: The fights were solid, and the result was a likable, articulate, attractive woman getting a high-profile tournament championship.
“Sarah Kaufman, you’re amazing,” Tate said to the current 135-pound champ. “I can’t wait to fight you again.”
("Next time on Extreme Makeover…" / Photos courtesy of Esther Lin/Strikeforce.)
Program the codes into your DVR machine, because Strikeforce’s femme-tastic Challengers event in Phoenix airs tonight at 11 p.m. (For most of us, at least. C…
("Next time on Extreme Makeover…" / Photos courtesy of Esther Lin/Strikeforce.)
Program the codes into your DVR machine, because Strikeforce’s femme-tastic Challengers event in Phoenix airs tonight at 11 p.m. (For most of us, at least. Check your local listings.) Weights have been made, and the first-round tournament match-ups have been set: Miesha Tate will face Maiju Kujala in the semis, while Carina Damm takes on Hitomi Akano. Plus, Ryan Couture makes his pro debut, and Joe Riggs aw who cares. If you’re tuning in, please direct your thoughts to the comment thread below. Let’s have some fun tonight…
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.
(Click above for larger version. Four competitors, representing four continents. Miesha enjoys cake decorating. Maiju’s turn-ons include the right hook and rear-naked choke. Image courtesy of Strikeforce.)
MMA Junkie passes along word that the format…
(Click above for larger version. Four competitors, representing four continents. Miesha enjoys cake decorating. Maiju’s turn-ons include the right hook and rear-naked choke. Image courtesy of Strikeforce.)
MMA Junkie passes along word that the format for the 135-pound women’s tournament at Friday’s Strikeforce Challengers event has been tweaked by the Arizona State Boxing Commission, a longtime enemy of epicness. First off, the two first-round matchups — which, again, won’t be determined until tomorrow — will only consist of two 3-minute rounds, rather than the three 3’s that were originally announced. The ASBC has also nixed the idea of a "sudden victory" round, so to prevent the inevitable 19-19 draws, the judges will just call the fight for whoever they think won it, PRIDE-style. (Okay, so that part’s not so bad.) The final match will still consist of three 3-minute rounds.
Two of the tourney’s four participants have previous multi-fight GP experience. Miesha Tate made her pro debut at that infamous 2007 HOOKnSHOOT women’s tournament, where she spent 12 minutes winning a decision over Jan Finney before getting blasted out by Kaitlin Young in 30 seconds. Maiju Kujala last competed at an Upcoming Glory tourney in the Netherlands in March, where she submitted Akvile Vitkauskaite and outpointed Titiana van Polanen, in over 19 minutes of total fight time.
Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, News, VideosOn this week’s live edition of The MMA Hour, we will first be joined by Anderson Silva’s manager Ed Soares to talk about UFC 117’s thrilling main event.
Then, Strikeforce Chall…
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On this week’s live edition of The MMA Hour, we will first be joined by Anderson Silva’s manager Ed Soares to talk about UFC 117’s thrilling main event.
Then, Strikeforce Challengers 10 headliner Joe Riggs, who will face Louis Taylor on Showtime Friday night, will stop by.
We then welcome back Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, who will preview Friday’s card, as well as next week’s Strikeforce: Houston card and all other Strikeforce-related news.
Chael Sonnen’s manger Mike Robert will also weigh in on Saturday night’s title fight.
Finally, we will also talk to 135-pound women’s star Miesha Tate, who will be one of four women competing in Friday’s one-night tournament on Showtime.
All that, plus your calls.
Watch the show below beginning at 1 PM ET.