strikeforce News

• Strikeforce Welterweight Title Fight Breakdown: Nick Diaz vs. KJ Noons

• By Mike ChiappettaPosted: 10/09/2010 08:00 AM ET
• Filed Under: Strikeforce
• The Strikeforce welterweight title fight pitting Nick Diaz against KJ Noons marks one of those rare instances when a fighter wins the first match convincingly, comes back for a rematch without losing any fights in between, and is still a decided underdog. ...
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• Diaz vs. Noons 2 Weigh-In Highlight Video

• By FanHouse NewswirePosted: 10/09/2010 12:18 AM ET
• Filed Under: Strikeforce, Videos
• All eight fighters from the televised card made weight at the weigh-ins for Saturday's Diaz vs. Noons 2 event. MMA Fighting's E. Casey Leydon was there to recap all the action from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. if(typeof ...
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• Paul Heyman Done With Pro Wrestling, Signs Deal With EA Sports MMA

• By Ariel HelwaniPosted: 10/08/2010 01:42 PM ET
• Filed Under: MMA Media Watch, Strikeforce, MMA Video Games, FanHouse Exclusive, News
• After appearing on The MMA Hour in August, it seemed inevitable that Paul Heyman, the former owner of Extreme Championship Wrestling and long-time wrestling personality, would eventually find his way into the world of mixed martial arts. Heyman sounded too ...
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• Sarah Kaufman Looking to Prove Her Worth in Strikeforce Spotlight

• By Ben FowlkesPosted: 10/08/2010 11:45 AM ET
• Filed Under: Strikeforce
• Sarah Kaufman hears the same questions over and over these days. It gets a little tiresome at times, but she knows she brought it on herself. She's the squeaky wheel who demanded some grease on live television. "It was one of those things that needed to be ...
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• Scott Coker: Bobby Lashley vs. Dave Bautista 'Should Happen'

• By Ariel HelwaniPosted: 10/08/2010 09:30 AM ET
• Filed Under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, News
• It appears as though Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker is still holding out hope that he can put together the battle of former pro wrestling stars – Dave Bautista vs. Bobby Lashley – inside the Strikeforce cage. On Monday's episode of The MMA Hour, ...
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• Josh Thomson Blasts Rankings in Defense of Opponent JZ Cavalcante

• By Mike ChiappettaPosted: 10/08/2010 09:00 AM ET
• Filed Under: Strikeforce
• With Nick Diaz and KJ Noons less than five feet apart, separated by only Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker during Thursday's press conference, it would have seemed a safe bet that the verbal fireworks would come courtesy of the bitter rivals. Instead, the two ...
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• Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2 Predictions

• By Michael David SmithPosted: 10/08/2010 08:00 AM ET
• Filed Under: Strikeforce
• Two Strikeforce belts are on the line Saturday in San Jose, with Nick Diaz defending his welterweight title in a rematch with K.J. Noons, and Sarah Kaufman defending her 135-pound title against Marloes Coenen. There are also a couple of entertaining undercard ...
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• Diaz vs. Noons 2 Video: Press Conference Highlights

• By FanHouse NewswirePosted: 10/07/2010 09:19 PM ET
• Filed Under: Strikeforce, Videos
• Nick Diaz and K.J. Noons took questions from the media in the final press conference before Saturday's Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2 event. MMA Fighting's E. Casey Leydon was there to capture all the action. if(typeof ...
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• K.J. Noons Says Skill Will Make the Difference Against 'Delusional' Nick Diaz

• By Ben FowlkesPosted: 10/07/2010 11:51 AM ET
• Filed Under: Strikeforce
• K.J. Noons doesn't have to search very hard for an answer when you ask whether he regards his win over Nick Diaz as a true victory. "Of course," he snorts, as if he's never even considered any other way of looking at it. As if Diaz hasn't been making the ...
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• Marloes Coenen: Winning a Title Again Would Be Life-Changing Experience

• By Michael David SmithPosted: 10/07/2010 07:05 AM ET
• Filed Under: Strikeforce
• The first time Marloes Coenen won a mixed martial arts title, she was a 19-year-old girl from Holland, fighting in Japan, and winning a title motivated her to decide to try to fight for a living, rather than go to a university. That was in 2000, and neither ...
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• Diaz vs. Noons 2 Open Workout Video

• By FanHouse NewswirePosted: 10/07/2010 12:15 AM ET
• Filed Under: Strikeforce, Videos
• MMA Fighting's E. Casey Leydon was at the Diaz vs. Noons 2 open media workouts at the Crowne Plaza Ballroom with K.J. Noons, Josh Thomson and Sarah Kaufman in San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday. if(typeof ...
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• Strikeforce's Tyron Woodley Plots 'Dominant' Win, Contender Status

• By Mike ChiappettaPosted: 10/06/2010 11:34 AM ET
• Filed Under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive
• Tyron Woodley is a man with a double life. By day, he's an anonymous full-time student chasing a Master's degree in public administration from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. By night, he is an undefeated rising star in the Strikeforce ...
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