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Walker vs. Carson, Gracie vs. Prangley Signed for Strikeforce on Jan. 29

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsStrikeforce will try to make Herschel Walker vs. Scott Carson happen a second time at its Jan. 29 event in San Jose, Calif.

Sources close to the promotion confirmed with MMA Fighting Tuesday that the heavyweight fight, wh…

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Strikeforce will try to make Herschel Walker vs. Scott Carson happen a second time at its Jan. 29 event in San Jose, Calif.

Sources close to the promotion confirmed with MMA Fighting Tuesday that the heavyweight fight, which was supposed to take place in December before Walker suffered a cut under his eye in training, has been signed for the event. MMA Junkie first reported the news on Monday.

Also signed for the card is a light heavyweight bout pitting Roger Gracie vs. Trevor Prangley, according to sources.

Strikeforce Signs Rhadi Ferguson for January 7th Debut

(It’s the kind of moment that makes you wish competitive judo used the same commentator as NBA Jam. Photoprops: AlumniRoundup.com)
Rhadi Ferguson — four-time Judo national champion, 2004 Olympic Judo competitor, BJJ black belt, American Top Te…

Rhadi Ferguson judo
(It’s the kind of moment that makes you wish competitive judo used the same commentator as NBA Jam. Photoprops: AlumniRoundup.com)

Rhadi Ferguson — four-time Judo national champion, 2004 Olympic Judo competitor, BJJ black belt, American Top Team strength-and-conditioning coach, Doctor of education, and cousin of Kimbo Slice — is about to make his televised MMA debut. After picking up two first-round TKO victories this year in southern regional leagues, Ferguson has been signed to the Strikeforce light-heavyweight roster, and will make his first appearance on the main card of Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine, January 7th in Nashville. His opponent will be 1-0 Canadian rookie Ion Cherdivara, whose list of credentials isn’t nearly as long as Dr. Rhadi’s.

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State of the Strikeforce Heavyweights

Filed under: StrikeforceThe list of names in Strikeforce’s heavyweight division is undeniably impressive: Former No. 1 fighter in the world Fedor Emelianenko. The man who beat him, Fabricio Werdum. Former UFC heavyweight champions Andrei Arlovski and J…

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The list of names in Strikeforce’s heavyweight division is undeniably impressive: Former No. 1 fighter in the world Fedor Emelianenko. The man who beat him, Fabricio Werdum. Former UFC heavyweight champions Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett. Hot prospects Daniel Cormier and Shane del Rosario. And the champion, K-1 wrecking machine Alistair Overeem.

The biggest question facing Strikeforce is whether it can actually get all of those fighters — and Antonio Silva and Brett Rogers and Lavar Johnson and so on — into the cage, fighting each other. The heavyweight talent is there. The heavyweight fights came all too infrequently in 2010, and as we take a look below at the state of Strikeforce’s heavyweight division, we offer some suggestions on what should happen in 2011.

Herschel Walker Off Strikeforce Card Due to Injury

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsNFL star turned mixed martial arts fighter Herschel Walker has been forced to withdraw from his second pro MMA bout due to a cut suffered in training.

Walker (1-0) was scheduled to face Scott Carson (4-1) at next weekend’…

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NFL star turned mixed martial arts fighter Herschel Walker has been forced to withdraw from his second pro MMA bout due to a cut suffered in training.

Walker (1-0) was scheduled to face Scott Carson (4-1) at next weekend’s Strikeforce event in St. Louis, however after recently suffering a cut under his eye, the organization decided to pull him off the card.

MMA Weekly first reported the news, and MMA Fighting confirmed it with Strikeforce director of communications Mike Afromowitz.

“I feel terrible about this,” Walker stated in a press release. “I know things like this happen in all sports, but I had trained very hard and was excited to be returning to the cage again. I hope to fight again as soon as the cut heals.”

The MMA Hour With Nelson, Mitrione, Soares, Hirata, Carson, Drysdale

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Monday’s live edition of The MMA Hour is another loaded two-hour episode featuring all kinds of guests from around the world of mixed martial arts.

* Manager Shu Hirata will be in studio to preview his client Takayo Hashi’s fight against Tara LaRosa on Nov. 24 for DaMMAge Fight League and to talk about the state of Japanese MMA.

* Roy Nelson will shed light on his recent contract issues with the UFC and what the future holds for him.

* Matt Mitrione will help us look back on UFC 123 and ahead to his fight against Tim Hague in January.

* Ed Soares will stop by to discuss Saturday’s fight between Lyoto Machida and Rampage Jackson.

* Jiu-jitsu expert Robert Drysdale will talk about his second pro win and when he expects to fight again.

* And Scott Carson, Herschel Walker’s opponent on Dec. 4, will explain why he is worthy of fighting the NFL legend.

And of course, we’ll be taking your calls. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193 or 212-254-0237.

Watch the show live below beginning at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT. Download previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes here.

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Monday’s live edition of The MMA Hour is another loaded two-hour episode featuring all kinds of guests from around the world of mixed martial arts.

* Manager Shu Hirata will be in studio to preview his client Takayo Hashi’s fight against Tara LaRosa on Nov. 24 for DaMMAge Fight League and to talk about the state of Japanese MMA.

* Roy Nelson will shed light on his recent contract issues with the UFC and what the future holds for him.

* Matt Mitrione will help us look back on UFC 123 and ahead to his fight against Tim Hague in January.

* Ed Soares will stop by to discuss Saturday’s fight between Lyoto Machida and Rampage Jackson.

* Jiu-jitsu expert Robert Drysdale will talk about his second pro win and when he expects to fight again.

* And Scott Carson, Herschel Walker’s opponent on Dec. 4, will explain why he is worthy of fighting the NFL legend.

And of course, we’ll be taking your calls. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193 or 212-254-0237.

Watch the show live below beginning at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT. Download previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes here.

Wednesday Morning MMA Link Club

(The UFC’s newest Octagon Girl looks very familiar. GSP, as usual, is not impressed. Props: Twitter.com/BrittneyPalmer)
Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site …

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(The UFC’s newest Octagon Girl looks very familiar. GSP, as usual, is not impressed. Props: Twitter.com/BrittneyPalmer)

Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…

– ‘WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki’ Open Workout Highlights (Heavy.com/MMA)

– Vazquez, Mendes Look to Settle Differences at WEC 52 (Versus MMA Beat)

– Rodriguez, Monson, Trigg, Sokoudjou Score Wins at Israel FC; Shonie Carter Might Retire After Loss (MMA Fighting)

– According to the Rumor Mill, Bellator May Be in Deep, Deep Doo-Doo (MiddleEasy)

– Jose Aldo’s Coach Turned Down Kenny Florian Fight Because It Wasn’t ‘Interesting’ (MMA Convert)

– Scott Carson Lashes Out at the ‘Keyboard Warriors’ Who Are Writing Him Off Against Herschel Walker (Five Ounces of Pain)

– Rashad Evans Explains ‘Conflicting Stories’ Are His Source of Frustration (LowKick)

– Thales Leites Back On The Winning Track At Superior Challenge 6 (FightMagazine)

– Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller Beats the Crap Out of MTV Bully (MMA Scraps)

– Urijah Faber Looking To Make a Statement at WEC 52 vs. Takeya Mizugaki (SBNation.com/MMA)