Just when you thought it was impossible to top UFC 112 in terms of controversy, Strikeforce was not to be outdone. In the second installment of Strikeforce on CBS, middleweight champion Jake Shields successfully defended his title against MMA legend and future Hall of Famer, Dan Henderson. Shields was able to use his superior wrestling [...]

Despite not being officially announced, it looks as if Dream is ready to return with their next event, Dream 15, sometime this May. The event is set to feature the start of the light heavyweight grand prix, rumored to be consisting of Gegard Mousasi, Sokoudjou, Renato “Babalu” Sobral, and Christian M’Pumbu. No bouts have been [...]

Bobby Lashley made short work of Wes Sims on Saturday night as the former WWE star forced a referee stoppage midway through the first round. Lashley is now 5-0 in his MMA career, and will probably get a bigger challenge in his next fight. Interestingly enough, Sports Illustrated is reporting that Scott Coker wants Brett [...]

Well the weigh-ins for Strikeforce: ‘Miami’ have come and gone, and while the main card fighters all made weight without issue, the same can not be said for the preliminary bout contestants. Sabah Homasi and John Kelly, scheduled to compete at welterweight, were both over the limit and have since agreed to a catch weight. [...]

With Strikeforce: ‘Miami’ just over two weeks away, Showtime has released the official trailer for the event. Despite spelling Melvin Manhoef’s name wrong (Melvin Manhoff), it’s still very well done, and should be interesting to see how they promote the event from here on out. Check it out!

When Scott Coker was on the Sirius XM Fight Club just last week, he kept relatively tight lipped about about the upcoming Strikeforce event, scheduled to take place on January 30th, on Showtime. The only thing that was confirmed was Cris “Cyborg” Santos taking on Marloes Coenen for the Strikeforce woman’s title, until now. MMAWeekly [...]

Jay Hieron was set to face Nick Diaz on August 15th at StrikeForce: Carano vs. Cyborg, but after Diaz failed to show up for the pre-fight drug test the fight was canceled.  Instead, Hieron accepted a bout against Jesse Taylor that night where Hieron won a unanimous decision.  Even after all of the trouble that [...]

Former Ultimate Fighter season seven contestant Jesse “JTMoney” Taylor (13-3) has been tapped to replace Nick Diaz at “Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg” this Saturday, August 15th. Nick Diaz was scheduled to take on Jay Hieron for the first ever Strikeforce welterweight title, but after missing a drug test on Friday, and another one today, Diaz [...]

Welterweight contender Joe “Diesel” Riggs (30-10) has been forced off of the 8/15 “Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg” card, due to what is currently being described as “a bad reaction to an as of yet undisclosed drug”, according to a report on GracieFighter.com.
Diaz, however, still plans to compete, and as of right now, no replacement has [...]

In another huge weekend for MMA, Strikeforce puts on one of their best cards in recent memory, headlined by Jake Shields as he moves up in weight to take on the heavy handed Robbie Lawler. Accompanying Shields and Lawler on Showtime, Saturday night at 10pm EST, will be the ever controversial Nick Diaz, as he [...]