Tag: Prix

Strikeforce World Grand Prix Results: Winners, Losers and Other Thoughts

The Strikeforce World Grand Prix, a heavyweight tournament that started with such promise last year, finally came to an end tonight in San Jose, California. Once expected to crown a fighter who could arguably be the top heavyweight in the world, the to…

The Strikeforce World Grand Prix, a heavyweight tournament that started with such promise last year, finally came to an end tonight in San Jose, California. Once expected to crown a fighter who could arguably be the top heavyweight in the world, the tournament fell apart when the two favorites, Fedor Emelianenko and Alistair Overeem, were […]

Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix: Why Josh Barnett Will Wreck Daniel Cormier

They’re actually going to do this. After replacements and upsets and injuries and scheduling problems and repeated assertions that the latest date would not work because hair simply does not wash itself, all the principals in the Strikeforce Heav…

They’re actually going to do this. After replacements and upsets and injuries and scheduling problems and repeated assertions that the latest date would not work because hair simply does not wash itself, all the principals in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix finally gave a collective shrug and said, meh, why don’t we go ahead and […]

Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Why Josh Barnett vs. Daniel Cormier Moves Me

Sometimes, a fight just speaks to you. It comes out of the mind of UFC matchmakers Joe Silva and Sean Shelby and implants itself immediately in your heart. It can happen in any art form—music, movies, you name it. Occasionally it disappoints in u…

Sometimes, a fight just speaks to you. It comes out of the mind of UFC matchmakers Joe Silva and Sean Shelby and implants itself immediately in your heart. It can happen in any art form—music, movies, you name it. Occasionally it disappoints in unspeakable ways (looking at you, Under Siege 2. Suck it, Chinese Democracy). […]

Strikeforce Grand Prix: Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier Discuss Upcoming Finals

When Strikeforce announced their World Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament, the promotion had high hopes that they would crown a champion by the end of 2011. Obviously, that never happened, but the end is in sight, as the two finalists, Josh Barnett and …

When Strikeforce announced their World Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament, the promotion had high hopes that they would crown a champion by the end of 2011. Obviously, that never happened, but the end is in sight, as the two finalists, Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier, are set to meet on May 19 at the HP Pavilion […]

TUS: UFC on Fox 3 Review, Strikeforce Grand Prix Preview & More

The final elimination of the season took place last Friday on the Ultimate Fighter. Andy Ogle submitted one of the favorites of this season Mike Rio in the second round to give team Faber another win. UFC on FX in New Jersey definitely lived up to the …

The final elimination of the season took place last Friday on the Ultimate Fighter. Andy Ogle submitted one of the favorites of this season Mike Rio in the second round to give team Faber another win. UFC on FX in New Jersey definitely lived up to the hype. Johnny Hendricks vs. Josh Koscheck could easily […]

Josh Barnett Unconcerned with Diminished Strikeforce Grand Prix

Amid the hype and recrimination of the UFC’s heavyweight extravaganza on May 26, we’ve lost sight of a parallel event reaching its apotheosis a week before in San Jose, California. That event is the final of Strikeforce’s Heavyweight …

Amid the hype and recrimination of the UFC’s heavyweight extravaganza on May 26, we’ve lost sight of a parallel event reaching its apotheosis a week before in San Jose, California. That event is the final of Strikeforce’s Heavyweight Grand Prix, which will pit veteran Josh Barnett against rising star Daniel Cormier. The sheen has definitely […]