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Strikeforce Challengers Preview and Predictions

Filed under: StrikeforceJust six days after Antonio Silva beat Fedor Emelianenko in the main event of what may have been the most important fight card Strikeforce has put on to date, the promotion is back on Friday night with a much smaller, but nevert…

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Lyle Fancy Pants BeerbohmJust six days after Antonio Silva beat Fedor Emelianenko in the main event of what may have been the most important fight card Strikeforce has put on to date, the promotion is back on Friday night with a much smaller, but nevertheless quite interesting, Challengers card on Friday night. We’ve got the preview to get you ready right here.

What: Strikeforce Challengers: Beerbohm vs. Healy

Where: Cedar Park Center, Austin, Texas

When: The Showtime televised card begins at 11 PM ET on Friday.

Predictions on the five televised fights below.

Lyle Beerbohm Hopes Win Over Healy Will Put Him in Strikeforce Title Picture

Filed under: StrikeforceThere’s nothing so remarkable about Lyle Beerbohm, really.

He’s just your run-of-the-mill recovering meth addict who’s racked up a perfect 16-0 record as an MMA fighter. He did a year in a Washington state prison, which is whe…

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There’s nothing so remarkable about Lyle Beerbohm, really.

He’s just your run-of-the-mill recovering meth addict who’s racked up a perfect 16-0 record as an MMA fighter. He did a year in a Washington state prison, which is where he first saw an episode of ‘The Ultimate Fighter.’ Then he walked out of jail and into an MMA gym, where he freely admits he traded being hooked on meth for being hooked on MMA.

“To get off that addiction, I needed something,” he told MMA Fighting.

Inside Lyle Beerbohm’s Undefeated Record

Filed under: StrikeforceUndefeated records in MMA just don’t last. Boxing, where prospects are built up for years by promoters who hand them easy opponents, has scores of competitors who stay undefeated through their first 10, 20 or even 30 professiona…

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Lyle BeerbohmUndefeated records in MMA just don’t last. Boxing, where prospects are built up for years by promoters who hand them easy opponents, has scores of competitors who stay undefeated through their first 10, 20 or even 30 professional fights. But in MMA, that’s not the case.

So when you see a fighter with a record like Lyle Beerbohm, you want to take a closer look. Beerbohm will put his undefeated record (the second-best record among all active MMA fighters) on the line Friday night against Pat Healy at the Strikeforce Challengers event in Cedar Park, Texas.

We’ll take a closer look at Beerbohm’s undefeated record below.

‘Fancy Pants’ vs. Pat Healy, Ryan Couture Targeted for Strikeforce Challengers 14

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsLightweights Lyle Beerbohm and Pat Healy have agreed to main event the upcoming Strikeforce Challengers 14 event on Feb. 18, MMA Fighting has learned from sources close to the fight.

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Lightweights Lyle Beerbohm and Pat Healy have agreed to main event the upcoming Strikeforce Challengers 14 event on Feb. 18, MMA Fighting has learned from sources close to the fight.

Strikeforce announced the event on last week’s Challengers 13 broadcast, but have yet to announce the location of the card.

MMA Fighting has also learned that Ryan Couture is expected to compete on the card against a yet to be determined opponent.

Fabricio Werdum Dethrones Top Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko

Filed under: StrikeforceSAN JOSE, Calif. – Almost every underdog swears he’s going to shock the world. At the HP Pavilion on Saturday night, Fabricio Werdum actually did it.

The former jiu-jitsu world champion rebounded from early trouble against MMA …

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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Almost every underdog swears he’s going to shock the world. At the HP Pavilion on Saturday night, Fabricio Werdum actually did it.

The former jiu-jitsu world champion rebounded from early trouble against MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko in the Strikeforce main event to secure a first-round submission victory over the Russian who has dominated the heavyweight rankings, pulling off an improbable upset in front of a crowd of 12,698 shocked fans.

“This is the happiest day of my life,” said Werdum, who continued to call Emelianenko the greatest heavyweight in the world even after the win. “I waited for this fight my whole life.”

Falling Action: Best and Worst of Strikeforce – Fedor vs. Werdum

Filed under: StrikeforceAs Fedor Emelianenko gave his customarily muted, stoic remarks at Saturday night’s post-fight press conference — his attitude is almost exactly the same in defeat as in victory, it turns out — the party was already underway ou…

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As Fedor Emelianenko gave his customarily muted, stoic remarks at Saturday night’s post-fight press conference — his attitude is almost exactly the same in defeat as in victory, it turns out — the party was already underway out in the hallway.

Fabricio Werdum and his team of exuberant Brazilians turned the backstage area of the HP Pavilion into their own private Carnival, and the sound of their cheering almost drowned out Emelianenko’s brief responses.

They danced. They sang. They even got Forrest “Ghost Dog” Whitaker in on the act. When they returned to their hotel, they did a Gracie-train into the bar. In other words, they had an awesome time. Just imagine how crazy you’d go if somehow you made Fedor tap out in 69 seconds. Then multiply it by five or six very vocal Brazilians.