Filed under: StrikeforceShane Del Rosario is still undefeated after easily beating yet another overmatched opponent Friday night, beating Lolohea Mahe by first-round TKO on another Strikeforce Challengers card.
Shane Del Rosario is still undefeated after easily beating yet another overmatched opponent Friday night, beating Lolohea Mahe by first-round TKO on another Strikeforce Challengers card.
“I’ve been working really hard,” Del Rosario said afterward. “It’s finally paying off.”
It’s been paying off for Del Rosario for quite some time, and now he’s 10-0, with nine of his 10 victories coming in the first round.
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Weigh-in results for tonight’s show in Everett, Washington are below. Set the DVRs now, Showtime subscribers. And please throw down some MMA Fi…
(Photos courtesy of Esther Lin/Strikeforce. Click thumbnails below for larger images.)
Weigh-in results for tonight’s show in Everett, Washington are below. Set the DVRs now, Showtime subscribers. And please throw down some MMA FightPicker guesses if you haven’t already!
Shane Del Rosario (243.6) vs. Lolohea Mahe (264) Sarah Kaufman (134) vs. Roxanne Modafferi (133.4) Cory Devela (171) vs. Bobby Voelker (170.4) Abongo Humphrey (202.6) vs. Mike Kyle (205.8) Caros Fodor (155.6) vs. Thomas Diagne (156)
Filed under: StrikeforceAfter a couple of slow weekends in mixed martial arts, the action is starting to heat up again on Friday night with a Strikeforce Challengers 9 card on Showtime that features one of the most exciting young heavyweights in MMA an…
After a couple of slow weekends in mixed martial arts, the action is starting to heat up again on Friday night with a Strikeforce Challengers 9 card on Showtime that features one of the most exciting young heavyweights in MMA and one of the best women’s fights of the year. We’ve got the full preview and predictions below.
All 10 fighters involved in Friday’s Strikeforce Challengers 9 event successfully made weight for the show.
Main event heavyweights Shane Del Rosario and Lolohea Mahe each made weight without issue, with Del Rosario checking in at 243.6 and Mahe coming in at 264. Meanwhile, Strikeforce welterweight women’s title contestants Sarah Kaufman and Roxanne Modaferri both checked in well under the 135-pound limit, making their championship bout official. The champion Kaufman weighed in at 134 while the challenger registered 133.4 on the scale.
Below are official weights for the televised portion of the event, which takes place at the Comcast Arena in Everett, Washington, and will air on Showtime at 11 pm ET/PT.
All 10 fighters involved in Friday’s Strikeforce Challengers 9 event successfully made weight for the show.
Main event heavyweights Shane Del Rosario and Lolohea Mahe each made weight without issue, with Del Rosario checking in at 243.6 and Mahe coming in at 264. Meanwhile, Strikeforce welterweight women’s title contestants Sarah Kaufman and Roxanne Modaferri both checked in well under the 135-pound limit, making their championship bout official. The champion Kaufman weighed in at 134 while the challenger registered 133.4 on the scale.
Below are official weights for the televised portion of the event, which takes place at the Comcast Arena in Everett, Washington, and will air on Showtime at 11 pm ET/PT.
(Del Rosario’s most recent Challengers appearance against Brandon Cash, 11/6/09)
Strikeforce’s next "Challengers" card goes down this Friday in Everett, Washington, headlined by a heavyweight bout between Shane Del Rosario and Lolohea Ma…
(Del Rosario’s most recent Challengers appearance against Brandon Cash, 11/6/09)
– Why is a 9-0 steamroller like Del Rosario fighting a 4-1-1 novice who’s coming off a loss?
– Why is that fight headlining this card, as opposed to the women’s title fight?
The answers are: 1) It’s Strikeforce, do you really expect brilliant matchmaking? 2) As rumor has it, Strikeforce is displeased that Kaufman’s last three fights have gone the distance. So they’re pretty much going to stop pushing her. Anyway. Die-hard fightpickers can check out the full set of pool questions for this event after the jump; please make your selections at fightpicker.cagepotato.com or apps.facebook.com/mmafightpicker.
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