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Strikeforce Results: What We Learned from Melendez vs. Thomson

On Saturday night, in the co-main event of the Strikeforce Grand Prix Finals in San Jose, CA, Gilbert Melendez looked to defend his Strikeforce lightweight title and win the trilogy with Josh Thomson. Melendez was in danger in the fourth round, and Tho…

On Saturday night, in the co-main event of the Strikeforce Grand Prix Finals in San Jose, CA, Gilbert Melendez looked to defend his Strikeforce lightweight title and win the trilogy with Josh Thomson. Melendez was in danger in the fourth round, and Thomson nearly finished him, but in the end Melendez pulled out the split-decision […]

Strikeforce: Gilbert Melendez vs. Josh Thomson Head-to-Toe Breakdown

Upon the announcement that the UFC’s parent company, Zuffa, had purchased Strikeforce in March 2011, many believed Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez would be one of the first fighters to leave the organization and compete ins…

Upon the announcement that the UFC’s parent company, Zuffa, had purchased Strikeforce in March 2011, many believed Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez would be one of the first fighters to leave the organization and compete inside the Octagon.  However, more than one year later, Melendez is still at the helm of Strikeforce’s 155-pound class and will […]

Josh Thomson Ready to Go the Distance Against Gilbert Melendez This Saturday

There was a scare last week when rumors that Josh Thomson injured his knee and would be forced to pull out of his title fight with Gilbert Melendez were circulated, but those rumors were unsubstantiated. Thomson will be showing up for the rubber match …

There was a scare last week when rumors that Josh Thomson injured his knee and would be forced to pull out of his title fight with Gilbert Melendez were circulated, but those rumors were unsubstantiated. Thomson will be showing up for the rubber match against Melendez at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier. Thomson took some time […]

Strikeforce: Josh Thomson Disputes Injury Rumors, Will Still Fight Melendez

The sport of mixed martial arts hasn’t yet earned its fair share of coverage from major media sources, and with that, there are often rumors that take a while to get substantiated one way or another.  That was the case on Thursday night when…

The sport of mixed martial arts hasn’t yet earned its fair share of coverage from major media sources, and with that, there are often rumors that take a while to get substantiated one way or another.  That was the case on Thursday night when freelance reporter @FrontRowBrian tweeted that former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson had […]

Strikeforce: Josh Thomson Disputes Injury Rumors, Will Still Fight Melendez

The sport of mixed martial arts hasn’t yet earned its fair share of coverage from major media sources, and with that, there are often rumors that take a while to get substantiated one way or another.  That was the case on Thursday night when…

The sport of mixed martial arts hasn’t yet earned its fair share of coverage from major media sources, and with that, there are often rumors that take a while to get substantiated one way or another.  That was the case on Thursday night when freelance reporter @FrontRowBrian tweeted that former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson had […]

Strikeforce Results: What We Learned from K.J. Noons vs. Josh Thomson

Josh Thomson made his anticipated return to the cage against the great striker K.J. Noons, and didn’t seem to take a step back. After having to pull out of his last fight due to injury, Thomson made a strong return with an absolutely dominating g…

Josh Thomson made his anticipated return to the cage against the great striker K.J. Noons, and didn’t seem to take a step back. After having to pull out of his last fight due to injury, Thomson made a strong return with an absolutely dominating ground performance against Noons. For three rounds, Thomson held Noons to […]