Category: "Strikeforce"

[VIDEO] ESPN’s MMA Live, 10/28/11

MMA Live is back with another episode. This week the panel breaks down the UFC 137 main event between Nick Diaz and B.J. Penn, interviews Bellator CEO and chairman Bjorn Rebney about… [Watch the show: →]

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MMA Quick Hits 10/28/11: Cain Velasquez is 100%, Gilbert Melendez’s last fight

In an interview with the LA Times, UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez revealed that his at 100% and ready to take on Junior dos Santos on Fox on November 12. “It took five months of not doing anything. It was hard, but I knew the less I di…

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MMA Quick Hits 10/26/11: Georges St-Pierre at Lightweight, Urijah Faber to finish Brian Bowles

In an interview with Sherdog.com, Georges St-Pierre’s trainer, Firas Zahabi, said he’d rather GSP moved down than move up in weight class. “I’d want him to move down to 155 [lbs.] if Frankie [Edgar] was not the champion. Obvious…

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MMA Quick Hits 10/24/11: Brock Lesnar will defeat Alistair Overeem easily, Kenny Florian not retiring

In an interview with ESPN.com, Frank Mir revealed his thoughts on Alistair Overeem’s debut at UFC 141 against Brock Lesnar. “Honestly, I think Brock will win pretty easily. I think we’re going to see the closest thing to a grappler ve…

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ESPN’s MMA Live, 10/21/11

After a week off, MMA Live is back. This week the panel examines the new-look UFC 137 after welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre was forced to pull out with a knee injury… [Watch the entire show. →]

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MMA Quick Hits 10/21/11: Mirko “Cro Cop” will retire, Paul Daley vs. Nate Marquardt

Mirko Filipovic told MMAFighting.com that if he loses at UFC 137, he’s done. “I want to retire as the old Cro Cop. I don’t know if I will be able to do it, but I will die trying. Nothing is hard for me. I will die trying…Look at…

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MMA Quick Hits 10/19/11: Chael Sonnen talks Anderson Silva, Nick Diaz almost no-shows again

Chael Sonnen was on the Jim Rome show discussing his “winner take all” stipulation he offered to Anderson Silva for a rematch. “That was a spur of the moment type of thing. I’m trying to pick a fight with this guy. This is the m…

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MMA Quick Hits 10/17/11: Shane Carwin out until mid-2012, Jason Miller vs. Anderson Silva

On his personal website, Shane-Carwin.com, Shane Carwin let his fans know he’s going to be on the shelf for a while. “As I ramped up my training for UFC 141 my body locked up during training. It wasn’t like the Lesnar fight but my bac…

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