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Eye Poke Steals the Show at Strikeforce Challengers

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsJustin Wilcox, Ovince St. Preux and Liz Carmouche all had the biggest wins of their MMA careers at Friday night’s Strikeforce Challengers event on Showtime. So it’s a shame that an accidental eye poke ending a fight in jus…

Filed under: Strikeforce, News

Justin Wilcox, Ovince St. Preux and Liz Carmouche all had the biggest wins of their MMA careers at Friday night’s Strikeforce Challengers event on Showtime. So it’s a shame that an accidental eye poke ending a fight in just six seconds is what everyone will be talking about.

But that’s exactly what happened on Friday night: The fight between Dream welterweight champion Marius Zaromskis and Waachiim Spiritwolf was over as soon as it started when Zaromskis charged across the cage at the opening bell, went for a flying knee and accidentally poked Spiritwolf in the eye, causing an injury that led the ringside doctor to call off the fight. The official ending was a no contest, six seconds into the first round, in one of the fastest, strangest endings to a fight in MMA history.

Waachiim Spiritwolf May Have the Greatest Tattoo in All of MMA

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Junie Browning has a grenade tattooed on his hand because he could go off at any time. War Machine has an anarchy symbol on his hand because fuck a government. Waachiim Spiritwolf has a bear’s head…

Marius Zaromskis Waachiim Spiritwolf Bear Tattoo Strikeforce
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Junie Browning has a grenade tattooed on his hand because he could go off at any time. War Machine has an anarchy symbol on his hand because fuck a government. Waachiim Spiritwolf has a bear’s head tattooed on his hand because he’s a Native American warrior with excellent taste in body art. Marius Zaromskis is a strong favorite in their meeting at Strikeforce Challengers tonight — but you should never count out a man whose power-hand embodies the soul of an angry grizzly. That’s all I’m saying.

CagePotato Flowchart #1: Should You Watch ‘Strikeforce: Challengers’ on Friday?

In all our excitement for Rampage vs. Machida, we haven’t really put much effort into covering the *other* event this weekend — Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro, which goes down tomorrow night at the Jackson Convention Complex in …

In all our excitement for Rampage vs. Machida, we haven’t really put much effort into covering the *other* event this weekend — Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro, which goes down tomorrow night at the Jackson Convention Complex in Jackson, Mississippi. The main card will be broadcast live on Showtime beginning at 11 p.m. ET. But should you actually take the time to watch it? Consult the flowchart below and find out. For the vision-impaired, there’s a larger version right here.

Dubious Claim of the Day: Wes Shivers Will Be Like a ‘275-pound Clay Guida’ at Strikeforce Challengers

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You’ll have to excuse even the most rabid “Ultimate Fighter” viewers if they don’t remembe…

("Based on what we saw here today we think you’d be a great fit for the Strikeforce organization." PicProps: FightMagazine.com)

You’ll have to excuse even the most rabid “Ultimate Fighter” viewers if they don’t remember Wes Shivers. Shivers – one of the hulking NFL washouts not named Matt Mitrione on season 10 of the reality show– lost his first and only “TUF” fight to James McSweeney early on and quickly disappeared from our collective consciousness. In the wake of Shivers not getting invited back for the live finale we thought we’d seen the last of the guy until late last week, when Strikeforce sent out a press release (in triplicate, no less) trumpeting the fact that it’d dug him up to appear on the undercard of tomorrow night’s Challengers called.

Yeah, that’s right, Strikeforce sent out a press release to announce the return of Wes Shivers to MMA. Frankly, we wouldn’t be inclined to say much more (or anything at all) on the subject if not for Shivers’ interview this week with MMA Junkie which – through no fault of his own – effectively points out why/how Strikeforce continues to waste everybody’s time with these Challengers shows.

Ryan Couture Hospitalized for Staph in His Leg Not His Finger!

Earlier this week, it was reported that Strikeforce Lightweight, Ryan Couture had to pull out of his November 19th Strikeforce Challengers 12 co-headlining fight with Juan Zapata due to a staph infection in his leg. Couture was hospitalized for the infection on Monday and underwent surgery on his leg, but was released today. […]

Earlier this week, it was reported that Strikeforce Lightweight, Ryan Couture had to pull out of his November 19th Strikeforce Challengers 12 co-headlining fight with Juan Zapata due to a staph infection in his leg. Couture was hospitalized for the infection on Monday and underwent surgery on his leg, but was released today. Couture is expected to make a full recovery from what was believed to be a form of infection called Cellulitis staph. Though deeply disappointed to miss his second scheduled pro-performance, Couture remains in good spirits and will be back in training very soon.

Staph Infection Forces Ryan Couture Out of Strikeforce Challengers 12

Strikeforce has announced that Ryan Couture has pulled out of his scheduled co-headlining November 19th bout against Juan Zapata due to a staph infection. Couture had planned on gaining his second professional win in Strikeforce Challengers 12 having won his debut match against Lucas Stark with a triangle choke in a 1:05 seconds. […]

Strikeforce has announced that Ryan Couture has pulled out of his scheduled co-headlining November 19th bout against Juan Zapata due to a staph infection. Couture had planned on gaining his second professional win in Strikeforce Challengers 12 having won his debut match against Lucas Stark with a triangle choke in a 1:05 seconds. The infection is said to be on Ryan Couture’s leg and he is hoping to heal very quickly and compete again soon.

In a press release today, the 155 pounder said, “I was really looking forward to fighting, so this is a big disappointment, but I’ll be back. As soon as I’m cleared, you can bet I’ll be back in the gym preparing for my next Strikeforce fight.”

Strikeforce Challengers 12 is set in Jackson, Mississippi with Victor “Shaolin” Ribeiro Vs. Justin Wilcox as the Main Event.