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Gilbert Melendez Negotiating New Deal with Strikeforce

With the departure of Jake Shields to the UFC there’s no question that Strikeforce lost one of its top fighters, and a result, the promotion has one less guy that was in the ‘he could do some damage in the UFC’ mix. Although the Strikeforce roster isn’t littered with guys that are considered to be ‘cream […]

Josh Thomson vs Gilbert Melendez

With the departure of Jake Shields to the UFC there’s no question that Strikeforce lost one of its top fighters, and a result, the promotion has one less guy that was in the ‘he could do some damage in the UFC’ mix. Although the Strikeforce roster isn’t littered with guys that are considered to be ‘cream of the crop’ fighters, not only is the promotion’s lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez a top ten ranked dude, a lot of pundits have him in the top three. Looks like Cesar Gracie’s doing something right huh?

After cruising to a Unanimous Decision victory of Shinya Aoki in April, who’s definitely no slouch, Melendez announced that he probably wouldn’t fight again until the end of 2010 (he has a little one on the way). Well, in a recent interview with Heavy.com Melendez revealed that he’s currently in negotiations with Strikeforce, and if not for the fact that he’s the lightweight champion, “El Nino” would be a free agent..

“Technically I’m not a free agent; there is a championship clause in my contract, but I always knew if I won my four fights me and Scott, the president of Strikeforce, my boss, we’re on great terms and I know we’ll come to an agreement. I plan on being with Strikeforce for a long time if possible.”

So what you might be asking? Well, Shields was able to cruise to what everyone and their dog believes were greener pastures in the UFC, because he didn’t have a championship clause. Now while Melendez continues to say nice things about his current promotion you can’t help but wonder, if not for the championship clause, what are the chances he’d be joining his buddy Jake in the Octagon?

Alan Belcher’s Eye Injury Could Be Career Ending

Any regular reader here at Fix knows that generally speaking we act like jackasses on the site, belittling whatever or whomever is dominating MMA headlines, in a way that we hope is somewhat entertaining (no—you’re not the only one who’s saying ‘since when?’). Unfortunately there’s some news surfacing today that we certainly don’t want to […]

Starnes+Belcher

Any regular reader here at Fix knows that generally speaking we act like jackasses on the site, belittling whatever or whomever is dominating MMA headlines, in a way that we hope is somewhat entertaining (no—you’re not the only one who’s saying ‘since when?’). Unfortunately there’s some news surfacing today that we certainly don’t want to make light of, as according to an interview Alan Belcher gave Purefight recently, the bruising middleweight’s fighting career could be on the ropes.

Now, you likely heard that Belcher was forced to withdraw from his scheduled September 15th bout with Demian Maia, due to a detached retina he incurred while training. If that wasn’t sh-tty enough, it sounds like Belcher is likely in need of further surgery, which could ultimately determine if he can continue to fight. Speaking to Purefight about his serious predicament Belcher said (thanks to MMA Fighting for the quote):

“Worst case is I don’t get any better than this and I’m only working with one eye and then I probably don’t want to risk fighting again with only one eye, cause if I lose that one, then I’m going to be blind,” Belcher said. “So it’s just — I’m not even really thinking about fighting right now. I’m just going to wait a couple months and see where I’m at. It’s disappointing cause I was on a roll and getting close to a title [shot].”

Belcher also added that at according to his doctors, “it’s not going to get better to the same, but at best, it’s going to be something like 20/40, 20/60 vision,” and that laser surgery will probably required “to get rid of the distortedness.” Damn; here’s hoping for a speedy and full recovery.

Shark Fights Adds Paul Daley Vs. Jorge Masvidal For September 11 Show.

Amarillo, TX. – August 10, 2010 – Shark Fight Promotions announced today that UFC veteran Paul Daley will step into the cage with American Top Team fighter, Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal September 11th at Shark Fights 13 in Amarillo, Texas. This will be Daley’s first bout in the U.S. following his highly publicized departure from the […]

Shark Fights 13 poster

Amarillo, TX. – August 10, 2010 – Shark Fight Promotions announced today that UFC veteran Paul Daley will step into the cage with American Top Team fighter, Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal September 11th at Shark Fights 13 in Amarillo, Texas. This will be Daley’s first bout in the U.S. following his highly publicized departure from the UFC.

According to Brent Medley, president of Shark Fight Promotions, “Choosing the right opponent to face a high-level contender like Daley was not easy. Numerous A-list fighters were under consideration. When we heard that Jorge Masvidal wanted to return to the welterweight division after several grueling weight cuts from 185lbs to 155lbs, he became our clear choice. We immediately approached Masvidal about the bout and he did not hesitate to step up to the challenge.”

Medley went on to say, “We feel that this is a very compelling match up. Daley and Masvidal are both highly skilled marquee fighters, with fight styles that match up well. Masvidal, who has been a dominating force in the lightweight division, is determined to prove that he’s an even bigger threat as a welterweight. Defeating Paul Daley would send that message loud and clear, but it won’t be easy. This is going to be a very exciting fight!”

Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal (20-5) is a former AFC Welterweight Champion and Bellator Fighting Championships veteran. He holds notable wins over UFC standout Joe Lauzon, former IFL lightweight champ Ryan Schultz, UFC and PRIDE veteran Yves Edwards, former Sengoku lightweight title-holderSatoru Kitaoka, and most recently Naoyuki Kotani.

In addition to Paul Daley vs. Jorge Masvidal, the impressive Shark Fights 13 main event roster includesKeith Jardine vs. Trevor Prangley, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Houston Alexander, Drew McFedries vs. Joey Villasenor, and a fifth fight yet to be announced. The event will be available on PPV.

Strikeforce Houston Promo Video And Card Information.

Strikeforce Houston: King Mo vs. Feijao will take place on August 21, 2010 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States and will feature a main event bout between Muhammed Lawal and Rafael Cavalcante.
Here’s the card as it stands:
Muhammed Lawal vs. Rafael Cavalcante
Ronaldo Souza vs. Tim Kennedy
KJ Noons vs. Jorge […]

Click here to view the embedded video.

Strikeforce Houston: King Mo vs. Feijao will take place on August 21, 2010 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States and will feature a main event bout between Muhammed Lawal and Rafael Cavalcante.

Here’s the card as it stands:

Muhammed Lawal vs. Rafael Cavalcante
Ronaldo Souza vs. Tim Kennedy
KJ Noons vs. Jorge Gurgel
Bobby Lashley vs. Chad Griggs

Preliminary Card

Daniel Cormier vs. Jason Riley
André Galvão vs. Nate Moore
Vinicius Magalhães vs. Rocky Long
Adam Schindler vs. Kier Gooch
Jose Santibanez vs. Reynaldo Trujillo
Chad Robichaux vs. Humberto Deleon
Chad Cook vs. Arteneus Young

UFC 117 Recap Video

UFC 117 was certainly one of the best cards of the year, and while most MMA fans were not exactly impressed with the Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves match, most were stunned by Anderson Silva’s come from behind victory over Chael Sonnen. The Fight Network gives us a nice recap of the fights. […]

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UFC 117 was certainly one of the best cards of the year, and while most MMA fans were not exactly impressed with the Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves match, most were stunned by Anderson Silva’s come from behind victory over Chael Sonnen. The Fight Network gives us a nice recap of the fights.