ST. LOUIS — MMA Fighting was on hand for Friday’s Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu weigh-ins at the Scottrade Center. Watch a highlight video of the proceedings below. Full results here.
ST. LOUIS — MMA Fighting was on hand for Friday’s Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu weigh-ins at the Scottrade Center. Watch a highlight video of the proceedings below. Full results here.
ST. LOUIS — MMA Fighting was joined by Strikeforce middleweight fighter Luke Rockhold to preview Saturday night’s card on Showtime, headlined by Dan Henderson vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral. We discussed all the storylines heading into the final Strikeforce event of 2010.
ST. LOUIS — MMA Fighting was joined by Strikeforce middleweight fighter Luke Rockhold to preview Saturday night’s card on Showtime, headlined by Dan Henderson vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral. We discussed all the storylines heading into the final Strikeforce event of 2010.
(Props: TachiPalaceFights. Fight starts at the 2:03 mark.)
Two months after he barely survived his first post-UFC outing against Angel DeAnda, James Irvin was back in action last night at "Tachi Palace Fights 7: Deck the Halls" in Lemoor…
Two months after he barely survived his first post-UFC outing against Angel DeAnda, James Irvin was back in action last night at "Tachi Palace Fights 7: Deck the Halls" in Lemoore, California — and he wasn’t so lucky this time. In the main event of the evening, Irvin took on 5-2-1 Chute Boxe product Jorge "Van Damme" Oliveira, who holds victories over Shonie Carter and Mike Van Arsdale. After failing on a takedown attempt, Oliveira wound up on his back, and did his best to defend Irvin’s ground-and-pound. At the video’s 3:24 mark, Irvin’s gets enough space to rain down some nasty blows, and Oliveira kicks him off. Irvin dives back in, and is immediately caught in a triangle/armbar. Fun fact: Irvin hasn’t been out of the first round in over four years.
Maybe Oliveira is just an affectionate guy in general, but the dude lays it on a little thick in his post-fight show of respect, hugging and kissing Irvin on the mat, raising the Sandman’s arm in faux-victory, bowing to him in a "we’re not worthy" pose (dude, it’s James Irvin, you’re worthy), getting up to hug him some more, then hugging him again after a brief visit with his corner. Now we know why they call him "Van Damme."
The Tachi Palace event also featured an insane bout between TUF 11 castmember Seth Baczynski and WEC/UFC vet Tim McKenzie, which ended with Baczynski getting his left arm snapped in an armbar, then elbowing McKenzie into unconsciousness with his non-broken arm. 2010 Finish of the Year candidate, for sure. Check it out after the jump…
ST. LOUIS — Below is a highlight video of Thursday’s pre-fight Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu press conference featuring the main event fighters, Dan Henderson and Renato Sobral. Both fighters talked about why and how they have changed a decade ago and what we can expect from them on Saturday night.
ST. LOUIS — Below is a highlight video of Thursday’s pre-fight Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu press conference featuring the main event fighters, Dan Henderson and Renato Sobral. Both fighters talked about why and how they have changed a decade ago and what we can expect from them on Saturday night.
ST. LOUIS — Below is a highlight video of Thursday’s pre-fight Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu press conference, where Paul Daley and Scott Smith talked about Saturday night’s fight. Daley predicted a Smith knockout and “Hands of Steel” talked about cutting to 170 for the first time.
ST. LOUIS — Below is a highlight video of Thursday’s pre-fight Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu press conference, where Paul Daley and Scott Smith talked about Saturday night’s fight. Daley predicted a Smith knockout and “Hands of Steel” talked about cutting to 170 for the first time.
ST. LOUIS — Below is a highlight video of Thursday’s pre-fight Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu press conference, where Paul Daley and Scott Smith talked about Saturday night’s fight. Daley predicted a Smith knockout and “Hands of Steel” talked about cutting to 170 for the first time.
ST. LOUIS — Below is a highlight video of Thursday’s pre-fight Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu press conference, where Paul Daley and Scott Smith talked about Saturday night’s fight. Daley predicted a Smith knockout and “Hands of Steel” talked about cutting to 170 for the first time.
