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Falling Action: Best and Worst of Strikeforce – Fedor vs. Silva

Filed under: StrikeforceIf you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reser…

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If you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reserve bout between Valentijn Overeem and Ray Sefo felt almost meaningful (though it didn’t look it), and the Silva-Emelianenko fight had enough thrills to last us until the next wave of fights in April.

All in all, a success out of the gates for the most ambitious endeavor in Strikeforce history. Now let’s sift through the biggest winners, losers, and everything in between after the opening night of Strikeforce’s heavyweight Grand Prix.

Falling Action: Best and Worst of Strikeforce – Fedor vs. Silva

Filed under: StrikeforceIf you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reser…

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If you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reserve bout between Valentijn Overeem and Ray Sefo felt almost meaningful (though it didn’t look it), and the Silva-Emelianenko fight had enough thrills to last us until the next wave of fights in April.

All in all, a success out of the gates for the most ambitious endeavor in Strikeforce history. Now let’s sift through the biggest winners, losers, and everything in between after the opening night of Strikeforce’s heavyweight Grand Prix.

Antonio Silva Expects Fedor Emelianenko to Be at His Best

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NEW YORK — MMA Fighting spoke to Antonio Silva about his upcoming fight against Fedor Emelianenko at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night. “Bigfoot” talked about what he expects from Emelianenko, how he prepared for the fight and more.

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NEW YORK — MMA Fighting spoke to Antonio Silva about his upcoming fight against Fedor Emelianenko at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night. “Bigfoot” talked about what he expects from Emelianenko, how he prepared for the fight and more.

Valentijn Overeem Would Consider Fighting His Brother in Future

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NEW YORK — MMA Fighting spoke to Valentijn Overeem about his upcoming fight at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva against Ray Sefo, whether he would fight his brother in the tournament, the state of the Strikeforce heavyweight division and Fedor’s recent comments about his brother’s weight gain.

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NEW YORK — MMA Fighting spoke to Valentijn Overeem about his upcoming fight at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva against Ray Sefo, whether he would fight his brother in the tournament, the state of the Strikeforce heavyweight division and Fedor’s recent comments about his brother’s weight gain.

Andrei Arlovski: Fighting Tim Sylvia Again ‘Is One of My Dreams’

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NEW YORK — MMA Fighting caught up with Andrei Arlovski on Tuesday to talk about his upcoming fight against Sergei Kharitonov at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva. “The Pitbull” talked about his mental state going into the fight, what he has done to change up his game and why he wants to fight Tim Sylvia one more time so badly.

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NEW YORK — MMA Fighting caught up with Andrei Arlovski on Tuesday to talk about his upcoming fight against Sergei Kharitonov at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva. “The Pitbull” talked about his mental state going into the fight, what he has done to change up his game and why he wants to fight Tim Sylvia one more time so badly.