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Chad Griggs Says Bobby Lashley’s Excuses Are ‘Bad Sportsmanship’

Filed under: StrikeforceEver since Chad Griggs defeated former pro wrestler Bobby Lashley at Strikeforce: Houston, things in his life have been, as he puts it, “pretty crazy, but good crazy.” The calls have come in a steady stream. His website traffic …

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Ever since Chad Griggs defeated former pro wrestler Bobby Lashley at Strikeforce: Houston, things in his life have been, as he puts it, “pretty crazy, but good crazy.” The calls have come in a steady stream. His website traffic has jumped tremendously. Suddenly people in the MMA world know his name. That’ll happen when you beat an 8-1 favorite on national TV.

But recently Lashley appeared on “The MMA Hour” and offered a handful of reasons why he wasn’t at his best on that particular night, even claiming at one point that had he been completely healthy, he would have notched “a pretty quick win” over Griggs in Houston.

Not surprisingly, this is the kind of thing that rubs Griggs the wrong way.

The MMA Hour With Frank Mir, Kenda Perez, Pat Miletich, Robert Drysdale

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosMonday’s live (and super-sized 90-minute) edition of The MMA Hour, features another packed lineup of guests from around the world of mixed martial arts.

We will first be joined by Ke…

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Monday’s live (and super-sized 90-minute) edition of The MMA Hour, features another packed lineup of guests from around the world of mixed martial arts.

We will first be joined by Kenda Perez, the host of the Best of Pride Fighting Championships on Spike TV, who will tell you how you can win a chance to go on a date with her at UFC 118.

Later, former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will stop by to discuss Saturday night’s UFC 118 and his upcoming main event against Mirko Cro Cop at UFC 119.

We will then be joined by MMA rookie and multiple-time BJJ world champion Robert Drysdale to talk about his budding fighting career.

And finally, MMA legend turned announcer Pat Miletich will make his first appearance on the show to weigh in on Saturday night’s Strikeforce: Houston event.

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

Watch the show below beginning at 1 PM ET.

Falling Action: Best, Worst of Strikeforce: Houston

Filed under: StrikeforceYou can learn a lot about what a fighter is made of by the way he loses. Take “King” Mo Lawal and Bobby Lashley, for instance. Both suffered TKO losses at Strikeforce: Houston, but both showed us something completely different a…

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You can learn a lot about what a fighter is made of by the way he loses. Take “King” Mo Lawal and Bobby Lashley, for instance. Both suffered TKO losses at Strikeforce: Houston, but both showed us something completely different about their respective characters in the process.

Lawal absorbed some brutal knees and punches from a heavy-hitting Brazilian, and he was still scrambling for a desperate takedown right up until the end. When “Big” John McCarthy finally stopped the fight, Lawal pitched face first onto the mat, completely spent after trying everything he could to claw his way back from the brink of unconsciousness.

Lashley, on the other hand, looked like he didn’t even want to get up and walk to his corner after winning the first round. The cut under his eye clearly rattled him, and a few minutes later he was so exhausted he could barely lift his arms or defend himself.

Lawal, Noons Cleared in Canned Oxygen Controversy; Rules Vary by State

Filed under: Fighting, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsBefore the start of two separate matches on national television Saturday night, fighters K.J. Noons and “King Mo” Muhammed Lawal could be seen inhaling from small, cylindrical canisters handed…

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Before the start of two separate matches on national television Saturday night, fighters K.J. Noons and “King Mo” Muhammed Lawal could be seen inhaling from small, cylindrical canisters handed to them by their cornermen. In Lawal’s case, the canister — which contained canned oxygen — was furnished to his camp two weeks ago by a company named Oxygen4Energy. Lawal tried the product and liked it enough that he decided to use it on fight night.

By the next morning, though, a small controversy had erupted. The MMA site MiddleEasy.com published a story which stated that “compressed oxygen is a substance banned from nearly every endurance sport, including MMA; in every state, including Texas.”

Why then, were Lawal and Noons using it in so openly in public? And were they openly breaking the rules by using performance-enhancing substances?

The MMA Wrap-Up Looks Back at Strikeforce: Houston

Filed under: Strikeforce, VideosSome nights the hardest thing is finding an interesting topic to talk about once the fights are over. Other nights the only problem is narrowing it down to just one interesting topic.

As you’ll see in the video below, t…

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Some nights the hardest thing is finding an interesting topic to talk about once the fights are over. Other nights the only problem is narrowing it down to just one interesting topic.

As you’ll see in the video below, the Wrap-Up struggled with this very problem after a crazy night at Strikeforce: Houston. After a little internal debate, we turn our attention toward former pro wrestler Bobby Lashley, who began like a hurricane on Saturday night only to turn into a tepid breeze within about ten minutes of action against Chad Griggs.

So what does this mean for Lashley’s MMA career, and for Strikeforce’s attempts to trade on his pro wrestling star power by putting him into bouts where he’s an almost excruciatingly heavy favorite each time out? To find out, you’ll just have to watch the video.

KJ Noons Says He Isn’t a Dirty Fighter; He Just Plays One on TV

(I gotta split, man. KITT is double parked out front.)
According to Strikeforce lightweight KJ Noons, he isn’t a dirty fighter and he says fans shouldn’t be swayed by popular opinion about a late punch he connected with after the bell in the first roun…


(I gotta split, man. KITT is double parked out front.)

According to Strikeforce lightweight KJ Noons, he isn’t a dirty fighter and he says fans shouldn’t be swayed by popular opinion about a late punch he connected with after the bell in the first round and a questionable knee he landed to his downed opponent Jorge Gurgel in the second round during their Strikeforce: Houston bout on Saturday night.

"I’m not trying to be dirty," Noons said. "I’m just trying to finish the fight."

The fighter with the Hasselhoff hair explained the late shot to MMAJunkie, pointing to the fact that he wanted to ensure he won the round and that he didn’t even hear the bell.

"I didn’t hear the bell," Noons said. "I heard the 10 seconds. When you hear the 10 seconds, being a fighter, this is your chance. I don’t know if I won that round. I don’t know if he won that round. You want to end every round showing out good. A lot of guys do a takedown. For myself, I want to get that last couple combos in to maybe finish the round good and win the round."

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