Paul Daley Knocks Out Scott Smith in Strikeforce Debut

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsWith a vicious punch in the first round, Paul Daley knocked Scott Smith cold on Saturday night’s Strikeforce card.

There wasn’t anything fancy about this fight. They stood in front of each other and threw punches, and wit…

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Paul Daley knocks out Scott Smith at Henderson vs. Babalu 2.With a vicious punch in the first round, Paul Daley knocked Scott Smith cold on Saturday night’s Strikeforce card.

There wasn’t anything fancy about this fight. They stood in front of each other and threw punches, and within the first minute there was the first knockdown, with Daley hitting Smith hard and sending him flying against the fence. As he so often does, Smith recovered quickly, however, and got back to his feet.

UFC: Stephan Bonnar Beats Igor Pokrajac by Decision

Filed under: UFC, NewsStephan Bonnar is past his prime as a UFC fighter, but he showed he has a little fight left in him Saturday night in defeating Igor Pokrajac at the Ultimate Fighter Finale.

With a much better ground game than Pokrajac, Bonnar eas…

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Stephan Bonnar defeats Igor Pokrajac at The Ultimate Fighter finale.Stephan Bonnar is past his prime as a UFC fighter, but he showed he has a little fight left in him Saturday night in defeating Igor Pokrajac at the Ultimate Fighter Finale.

With a much better ground game than Pokrajac, Bonnar easily won a unanimous decision, improving his pro record to 13-7. Pokrajac falls to 22-8 and probably won’t be back in the UFC.

Dan Henderson Knocks Out Babalu Sobral

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsDan Henderson is back, and he has his first win as a Strikeforce fighter.

Henderson, the former UFC star and Pride two-division champion who had a disappointing Strikeforce debut in April, looked sensational in defeating …

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Dan Henderson is back, and he has his first win as a Strikeforce fighter.

Henderson, the former UFC star and Pride two-division champion who had a disappointing Strikeforce debut in April, looked sensational in defeating Renato “Babalu” Sobral on Saturday night’s Strikeforce card. Henderson landed five vicious right hands to Babalu’s head on the ground to knock Babalu senseless, forcing referee Big John McCarthy to step in and stop it.

Jonathan Brookins Beats Michael Johnson to Win ‘The Ultimate Fighter’

Filed under: UFC, NewsJonathan Brookins is the Season 12 winner of The Ultimate Fighter, taking the championship of the UFC’s reality show with a unanimous decision victory over Michael Johnson on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

It was an impressive disp…

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Jonathan Brookins beat Michael Johnson to win 'The Ultimate Fighter.'Jonathan Brookins is the Season 12 winner of The Ultimate Fighter, taking the championship of the UFC’s reality show with a unanimous decision victory over Michael Johnson on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

It was an impressive display by Brookins, who managed to survive even though he appeared to be badly hurt in the first round, then came back to win the second and third rounds, and win the decision.

“My game’s still got a lot to improve on,” Brookins said afterward. “I want to invite everybody to come along for the ride with me because I’ve got a lot of improving to do.”

Paul Daley Hoping to Return to Action for Strikeforce in January

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ST. LOUIS — MMA Fighting spoke to Paul Daley Saturday night following his vicious first round knockout of Scott Smith. “Semtex” talked about how he knocked out Smith, how good it feels to be back, why he wants to fight KJ Noons next and his pick in the Georges St-Pierre-Josh Koscheck fight.

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ST. LOUIS — MMA Fighting spoke to Paul Daley Saturday night following his vicious first round knockout of Scott Smith. “Semtex” talked about how he knocked out Smith, how good it feels to be back, why he wants to fight KJ Noons next and his pick in the Georges St-Pierre-Josh Koscheck fight.

Mike Kyle ‘Bummed Out’ He Isn’t Getting Light Heavyweight Title Shot

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ST. LOUIS — Below is a highlight video of Thursday’s pre-fight Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu press conference where heavyweights Antonio Silva and Mike Kyle talked about their upcoming fight. Kyle, who was a late replacement after Valentijn Overeem pulled out due to injury, talked about having a chip on a shoulder due to being passed up for a light heavyweight title shot. “Bigfoot” talked about changing opponents at the last minute and his place in the heavyweight division.

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ST. LOUIS — Below is a highlight video of Thursday’s pre-fight Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu press conference where heavyweights Antonio Silva and Mike Kyle talked about their upcoming fight. Kyle, who was a late replacement after Valentijn Overeem pulled out due to injury, talked about having a chip on a shoulder due to being passed up for a light heavyweight title shot. “Bigfoot” talked about changing opponents at the last minute and his place in the heavyweight division.