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Fedor Returns in STRIKEFORCE World Grand Prix: Heavyweight Tournament – Feb. 12 on SHOWTIME

By Rick Caudle / January 5, 2011

M-1 GLOBAL’S Fedor Emelianenko Joins Elite Heavyweights For Eight-Man Single Elimination Tournament: STRIKEFORCE WORLD GRAND PRIX –Heavyweight Tournament – Quarterfinals Begin Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011; Live on SHOWTIME® From IZOD Center, E. Rutherford, N.J. STRIKEFORCE, M-1 GLOBAL in Association with Showtime Networks Inc. Sign New Multi-Fight Agreement To Co-Promote Events Headlined By Fedor NEW YORK (Jan. 4, 2011) […]

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* * MEDIA & PUBLIC OPEN WORKOUT * *

By Rick Caudle / January 4, 2011

UNDEFEATED RISING STAR TYRON WOODLEY UNDEFEATED OLYMPIANS DANIEL CORMIER AND DR. RHADI FERGUSON, FORMER VOLS LINEBACKER OVINCE SAINT PREUX, UNBEATEN WOMEN’S PROSPECT JULIA BUDD Wednesday, Jan. 5, at Nashville Mixed Martial Arts, 2 p.m. CT WHO: Undefeated Main Event Fighter and Rising Star Tyron Woodley U.S. Olympic Wrestler and Undefeated MMA Heavyweight Daniel Cormier U.S. Olympic Judo Player and Unbeaten MMA Light Heavyweight […]

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Robbie Lawler Re-Signs With Strikeforce

By Rick Caudle / December 31, 2010

SUPERSTAR “RUTHLESS’’ ROBBIE LAWLER SIGNS NEW MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH STRIKEFORCE Former Two-Time World Champion to Challenge “Jacare” Souza For 185-Pound Title Saturday, Jan. 29, Live on SHOWTIME® From HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. NEW YORK (Dec. 29, 2010) – One day after re-signing its world welterweight champion, Nick Diaz, to a new multi-fight deal, STRIKEFORCE announced Wednesday that exciting, hard-hitting […]

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Strikeforce World Championship Doubleheader Set For San Jose, Calif. Jan. 29; Tickets On Sale Monday

By Rick Caudle / December 22, 2010

NICK DIAZ TO DEFEND WELTERWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST EVANGELISTA CYBORG, JACARE SOUZA TO RISK MIDDLEWEIGHT BELT AGAINST ROBBIE LAWLER LIVE ON SHOWTIME® IN SAN JOSE, CALIF. ON JAN. 29. Herschel Walker Returns To Face Scott Carson; Roger Gracie To Square Off With Trevor Prangley Tickets On Sale Monday, Dec. 27 NEW YORK (Dec. 22, 2010) – STRIKEFORCE World […]

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Former US Judo Olympian Rhadi Ferguson To Face Canada’s Ion Cherdivara On Jan. 7

By Rick Caudle / December 21, 2010

FORMER U.S. JUDO OLYMPIAN DR. RHADI FERGUSON TO FACE UNDEFEATED ION CHERDIVARA JAN. 7 IN NASHVILLE LIVE ON SHOWTIME® Woodley-Saffiedine Bout To Headline at Nashville Municipal Auditorium NEW YORK (Dec. 20, 2010) – Four-time U.S. National Judo Champ and 2004 U.S. Judo Olympian Dr. Rhadi Ferguson will put his perfect MMA record on the line against up-and-coming […]

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Ovince St. Preux To Face Abongo Humphrey At Strikeforce Challengers In Nashville Jan 7

By Rick Caudle / December 15, 2010

Former University Of Tennessee Linebacker Will Seek Seventh Victory In A Row Against Abongo Humphrey; Woodley-Saffiedine Bout Headlines at Nashville Municipal Auditorium NEW YORK (Dec. 14, 2010) – There will be no Holiday Season for streaking light heavyweight Ovince Saint Preux, who’ll try to make it seven wins in a row when he fights for the […]

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STRIKEFORCE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION ALISTAIR OVEREEM MAKES HISTORY

By Rick Caudle / December 14, 2010

Becomes First Fighter To Hold Major MMA and K-1 World GP Titles NEW YORK (Dec. 12, 2010) – STRIKEFORCE Heavyweight Champion Alistair “The Demolition Man” Overeem of The Netherlands made history on Saturday by winning the annual eight-man, single elimination K-1 World Grand Prix Championship in Japan, thus making him the first fighter in history to simultaneously […]

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Interview with Duane “Bang” Ludwig by Rick Caudle

By Rick Caudle / December 8, 2010

Five times World Muay Thai Champion and MMA fighter Duane “Bang” Ludwig (20-11) is at home nursing a broken right hand which he suffered on the way to his victory over British competitor, Nick Osipczak (5-3) at UFC 122, on November 12th at the Konig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. I spoke with Bang at […]

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STRIKEFORCE TEAMS WITH TOYS FOR TOTS TO BRIGHTEN HOLIDAY SEASON FOR ST. LOUIS YOUNGSTERS

By Rick Caudle / November 26, 2010

STRIKEFORCE TEAMS WITH TOYS FOR TOTS TO BRIGHTEN HOLIDAY SEASON FOR ST. LOUIS YOUNGSTERS MMA Fans Encouraged to Bring Unwrapped Gifts To Scottrade Center on Saturday, Dec. 4 ST. LOUIS (Nov. 24, 2010) – In an effort to make the holiday season a happy time for as many St Louis residents as possible, world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion STRIKEFORCE has joined forces […]

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Herschel Walker Injured, Off Dec. 4 Strikeforce Card In St. Louis

By Rick Caudle / November 26, 2010

HERSCHEL WALKER INJURED, OFF DEC. 4 STRIKEFORCE CARD IN ST. LOUIS NEW YORK (Nov. 24, 2010) – Herschel Walker sustained a deep cut under his left eye that required multiple stitches while training Monday at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif., and will not be able to fight on Saturday, Dec. 4, at Scottrade Center in St. Louis. “I feel terrible about […]