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Strikeforce Los Angeles June 16th Predictions

Robbie Lawler vs Renato “BABALU” Sobral Robbie Lawler is fighting Babalu at a catch weight of 195. I think this fight is favored for Sobral at the heavier weight as Sobral is dropping down. Lawler known for his heavy hands and Sobral is known for being an ace on the ground. We haven’t seen anyone […]

Robbie Lawler vs Renato “BABALU” Sobral

Robbie Lawler is fighting Babalu at a catch weight of 195. I think this fight is favored for Sobral at the heavier weight as Sobral is dropping down.

Lawler known for his heavy hands and Sobral is known for being an ace on the ground. We haven’t seen anyone test Lawler’s ground game aside from Jason Miller years ago.

I lean towards Sobral because Sobral is good on his feet (good enough) and if it gets on the ground I think its fight over for Lawler.

MARIUS ZAROMSKIS vs EVANGELISTA CYBORG

I don’t see how Zaromskis loses this fight.

TREVOR PRANGLEY vs TIM KENNEDY

This is a cool fight actually. Prangley is a tough fighter who basically runs drawn out battles to a decision. However, Tim Kennedy, in my opinion is one of the most underrated fighters in all of mma. I’m not saying he is top ten, but he is right up there with some of the biggest names in terms of ability. He is a very smart fighter that has exceptional wrestling, takedowns, and submissions.

I expect Kennedy to win this fight.

KJ NOONS VS CONOR HUEN

I’m not really familiar with Huen, but I’ve checked his fight list. I lean towards the more powerful, explosive Noons here. How do I know that Huen is not explosive? All I know as that hes not going to be more explosive than Noons.

Jake Shields to be at UFC 115 Tonight in Vancouver; Is a Signing Announcement Forthcoming?

(Maybe now I can get some RE$PECT!)
I just got back from the MMA Expo in Toronto and will have a bunch of interesting video, audio and text versions of interviews I did with Forrest Griffin, Karo Parisyan, King Mo’, Bibiano Fernandes, Firas Zahabi, Sho…


(Maybe now I can get some RE$PECT!)

I just got back from the MMA Expo in Toronto and will have a bunch of interesting video, audio and text versions of interviews I did with Forrest Griffin, Karo Parisyan, King Mo’, Bibiano Fernandes, Firas Zahabi, Shonie Carter, Ryan Ford and Dan Miller up on the site this week.

Unfortunately, I was unable to land one with Jake Shields, as, immediately following his teaching session at the Paradise Warrior Retreat, he was whisked away in a car to catch a plane to Vancouver to attend tonight’s UFC show.

I had a small window of time for a brief exchange as he walked to the parking lot, so I handed him the Photoshop I did of him outside the pawn shop after selling the Strikeforce belt and questioned why it was so important that he be at the show tonight. I asked him if we can expect an announcement at the show that he was Octagon-bound, to which he replied, "Not yet," but what else could he say if an announcement is forthcoming?

I’d say there’s a pretty good chance we’ll hear something tonight.

*FYI, he had already seen the picture as a someone had sent him a copy.

"Yeah, I’ve seen that one. It’s funny, but it isn’t real," he said. "Somebody Photoshopped it."

Strikeforce Conference Call Notes: Coker and Company’s MMAth Doesn’t Add Up

(Let me get this straight…Catchweight bouts have title implications, now?)
Strikeforce held a media conference call today ahead of its mid-week June 16 show next Wednesday. On the call were Renato "Babalu" Sobral, his manager, Richard Wel…


(Let me get this straight…Catchweight bouts have title implications, now?)

Strikeforce held a media conference call today ahead of its mid-week June 16 show next Wednesday. On the call were Renato "Babalu" Sobral, his manager, Richard Welner, his opponent on the card, Robbie Lawler and Strikeforce president, Scott Coker. 

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“King Mo” Lawal Fires Back at Critics

 
If you ask any honest MMA blogger to choose 4 words to describe what goes through their mind, prior to reading an interview with dudes like Chael Sonnen or “King Mo” Lawal, there’s a 90% chance they are ‘this-will-be-good.’ Sonnen’s gift for shocking gab has garnered him his own term with Fix for golden quotes, […]

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If you ask any honest MMA blogger to choose 4 words to describe what goes through their mind, prior to reading an interview with dudes like Chael Sonnen or “King Mo” Lawal, there’s a 90% chance they are ‘this-will-be-good.’ Sonnen’s gift for shocking gab has garnered him his own term with Fix for golden quotes, ‘Sonnens’, while Lawal continues to deliver in this respect, no doubt because the recently crowned Strikeforce champ is now receiving more well deserved coverage.

Yesterday we posted Lawal’s take on this weekend’s UFC 115 bout between Chuck Liddell and Rich Franklin, and the accomplished wrestler certainly didn’t wimp out on making a pick, stating outright he’s picking Liddell by KO. Well, in an interview posted today by Fight Hype, Lawal covers several topics candidly, including training with James Toney, his views that “Rampage” Jackson has slowed down, as well as, his favourable opinions of Rashad Evans. Where the interview gets particularly popcorn worthy, is when Lawal talks about himself and Evans being labelled by some, as ‘lay-and-pray’ fighters:

“That’s the UFC frat boy fans. They just want to see slugfests. If you want to see a slugfest, go to a bar. If you put two skilled fighters in there, you can’t get them to have a slugfest. You can get two mid-level fighters. If you want to see crisp stand-up, watch boxing. They hate to see someone with good stand-up come to MMA, like James Toney, but when someone like Rashad uses his wrestling, he is considered boring.”

To check out the rest of the interview, which trust us, doesn’t disappoint head here.

Report: “JZ” Cavalcante Signs 4 Fight Deal With Strikeforce

It looks as though Strikeforce has added another notable fighter to its roster, as both MMA Junkie and FightHype are reporting that Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante has signed with the promotion. FightHype was the first to post news about the signing, and in a follow up story from MMA Junkie this afternoon, the outlet is reporting […]

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It looks as though Strikeforce has added another notable fighter to its roster, as both MMA Junkie and FightHype are reporting that Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante has signed with the promotion. FightHype was the first to post news about the signing, and in a follow up story from MMA Junkie this afternoon, the outlet is reporting that Cavalcante has signed a one year, 4 fight deal, with Strikeforce.

Now, if you’re only familiar with those fighters that appear in UFC Undisputed, you may very well be asking ‘’who is “JZ” Cavalcante?” and “why should I give an eff?” Well, through 2006 and 2007, Cavalcante took the MMA world by storm, and more specifically Japan, as the American Top Team fighter won back-to-back lightweight grand-prixs will competing for K-1 Hero’s. In other words, at the time, JZ could proudly tell anyone at a cocktail party that he was ‘kind of a big deal.’ The last two years his career has been stifled a bit by injuries, as well as, by fighting dudes like Shinya Aoki and Tatsuya Kawajiri.

It could turn out that Cavalcante may not deliver on the hype that should accompany him into Strikeforce, similar to guys like Marius Zaromskis and the aforementioned Aoki, but then again, maybe he won’t face someone like Nick Diaz or Gilbert Melendez in his promotional debut. At any rate, it definitely could be a nice score for Strikeforce.