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Sarah Kaufman vs. Liz Carmouche Targeted for July 22 Strikeforce Event

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsA Strikeforce 135-pound match pitting two of MMA’s top female stars is being targeted for a July 22 Challengers Series card, MMA Fighting has learned.

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A Strikeforce 135-pound match pitting two of MMA’s top female stars is being targeted for a July 22 Challengers Series card, MMA Fighting has learned.

Sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed that a bout pitting former champion Sarah Kaufman against Liz Carmouche is in the works, and has been verbally agreed to.

The 25-year-old Kaufman hasn’t fought in Strikeforce since losing the belt to Marloes Coenen back in October 2010. Afterward, she took a fight in a Canadian promotion to stay active, defeating Megumi Yabushita via TKO.

Carmouche, meanwhile, is coming off a strong performance in her first real time in the Strikeforce spotlight. Though she ultimately lost in the fourth round due to a triangle submission, Carmouche dominated champ Coenen for most of their title bout in March. Had Carmouche won, it would have been considered one of the biggest upsets in women’s MMA history. Though Carmouche came in undefeated at 5-0 and had won her only prior Strikeforce fight, she had taken the fight on short notice, replacing the injured Miesha Tate. She had less than two weeks to prepare for the fight.

Carmouche is now 5-1, while Kaufman boasts a 13-1 record.

Strikeforce Challengers 17 will be the promotion’s first-ever event in Las Vegas. It takes place at The Pearl at The Palms. Strikeforce just announced the event last week, and so far only one other fight is known, the main event matching Roger Bowling against Bobby Voelker in the rubber match of their trilogy.

 

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Zuffa-Strikeforce Deal Could Mean Uncertain Future for Women’s MMA

Filed under: UFC, StrikeforceOf all the Strikeforce fighters who are struggling to figure out what the sale of their employer to its biggest rival will mean for them, it’s the women on the roster who are in perhaps the most precarious position.

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Of all the Strikeforce fighters who are struggling to figure out what the sale of their employer to its biggest rival will mean for them, it’s the women on the roster who are in perhaps the most precarious position.

Despite UFC president Dana White’s assurances that it’s “business as usual” for Strikeforce after being purchased by Zuffa, the female fighters now find themselves working for a company that is owned in part by a man who isn’t a big fan of what they bring to the table. As you can imagine, it’s a situation that makes some of them very nervous about the future of women’s MMA in general, as well as for their own jobs.

“I am a little worried,” said 135-pound Strikeforce fighter Miesha Tate. “I just don’t know what’s going to happen. Now we’re all under Zuffa, and the one man who’s the big voice there can’t appreciate women’s fighting.”

Falling Action: Best and Worst of Strikeforce – Diaz/Noons II

Filed under: StrikeforceI can’t help but think that maybe, as a child, Nick Diaz saw one too many after-school specials about bullying and came away with the wrong message. Somehow, somewhere in the spooky corridors of his mind, the notion took route t…

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I can’t help but think that maybe, as a child, Nick Diaz saw one too many after-school specials about bullying and came away with the wrong message. Somehow, somewhere in the spooky corridors of his mind, the notion took route that you can’t allow yourself to respect anyone until after you’ve beaten them in a fight.

For instance, look at the way he was immediately capable of acting like a civil human being to KJ Noons after winning Saturday night’s bout. The same was true when he fought Frank Shamrock. Before that fight he wouldn’t even shake Shamrock’s hand, opting instead to give him the finger when Frank offered (though in fairness, in certain parts of Stockton the bird is one of those all-purpose gestures).

My point is, if the only way Diaz can treat someone with the respect he’d like for himself is to beat them up, he should probably go ahead and get in the cage with Jason “Mayhem” Miller. This stuff about throwing water bottles at him in the hallway of the HP Pavillion and trying to fight him when neither of them is getting paid, that’s bush league stuff. Not only is it unprofessional, it’s financially unsound.

Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2 Fighter Salaries

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsMMAFighting.com has the disclosed fighter purses for this past Saturday’s Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2 event from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

The highest earners according to the California state athletic commiss…

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MMAFighting.com has the disclosed fighter purses for this past Saturday’s Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2 event from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

The highest earners according to the California state athletic commission were Nick Diaz and Josh Thomson, who each walked away with a $50,000 purse with no win bonus listed. All other winners on the card were listed with win bonuses.

The official attendance was 7,559 for a gate of $528,446.50.

Full reported salaries are below.

Strikeforce Live Blog: Sarah Kaufman vs. Marloes Coenen Updates

Filed under: StrikeforceThis is the Diaz vs. KJ Noons 2 live blog for Sarah Kaufman vs. Marloes Coenen on tonight’s Strikeforce card from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

Kaufman will be defending her 135-pound Strikeforce women’s championship.

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Sarah Kaufman vs. Marloes Coenen will square off for the Strikeforce 135-pound women's title Saturday night.This is the Diaz vs. KJ Noons 2 live blog for Sarah Kaufman vs. Marloes Coenen on tonight’s Strikeforce card from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

Kaufman will be defending her 135-pound Strikeforce women’s championship.

The live blog is below.

Strikeforce: Marloes Coenen Submits Sarah Kaufman

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsMarloes Coenen is the new Strikeforce women’s welterweight champion, after submitting the previously undefeated Sarah Kaufman on Saturday night.

Coenen put on a good show throughout, doing well in the stand-up game in the…

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Marloes Coenen battles Sarah Kaufman at Strikeforce: DIaz vs. Noons 2.Marloes Coenen is the new Strikeforce women’s welterweight champion, after submitting the previously undefeated Sarah Kaufman on Saturday night.

Coenen put on a good show throughout, doing well in the stand-up game in the early going and then finishing the fight with one of her trademark submissions from her back. Coenen was already prepared to promote her next fight afterward, saying to Strikeforce’s No. 1 contender, Miesha Tate, “Let’s get it on.”