Leites, Jimmo star at MFC 25:Two decisive victories for headliners at Vindication

Thales Leites made quick work of Jesse Taylor, and Ryan Jimmo made a huge statement with a convincing victory at the Maximum Fighting Championship’s MFC 25: Vindication. In front of more than 4,000 fans at the Northlands Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, and live on HDNet, Leites (17-3) submitted Taylor with an impressive triangle choke [...]

“Tua De Force” continues June 26 in Brazil

NEW YORK (April 19, 2010) – Samoan strongman David “Tuamanator” Tua, coming off a near shutout victory by unanimous 12-round decision last month against Friday Ahunanya, continues his “Tua De Force” tour June 26 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The growing problem, however, is signing a suitable opponent for the World Boxing Organization’s No. 2 rated [...]

ONCE FIGHTING FOR LIFE, HEAVYWEIGHT LAVAR JOHNSON READY TO MAKE MIRACULOUS RETURN TO THE CAGE AT STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS MARCH 26 IN FRESNO, CALIF.

“Abongo” Humphrey to battle George Bush III, Luke Stewart to face Andre Galvao, Zoila Frausto to meet Miesha Tate; Tickets go on sale Monday, Feb. 1 NEW YORK (Jan. 28, 2010)—Six months ago, Lavar Johnson lay in a hospital bed, clinging to his life after he was gunned down while attending a family barbeque during [...]

Undefeated middleweight Michael Oliveira On 2010 Top Prospect Watch

MIAMI (Dec. 29, 2009) – Undefeated Brazilian middleweight “Chairman of the Board” Michael Oliveira (11-0, 9 KOs), 8-0 (6 KOs) in 2009, established himself as one of the top prospects to watch in 2010. The 19-year-old Oliveira, living in Miami and attending Miami Dade Community College, went into 2009 with three first-round knockout wins in [...]

Frank Shamrock is Psychic: Cung Le Vs. Scott Smith Video Proves It

By: Rich Bergeron Call it a turning point in the MMA power struggle, because Showtime's Strikeforce Evolution event proved hand over foot that Strikeforce has the kind of exciting combatants that may someday steal the thunder from the ever-dominant giant of the sport: the UFC. The UFC is struggling to deal with a torrent of [...]

Strikeforce Evolution Pictures By: Esther Lin

CLICK ON THUMBNAILS TO SEE FULL SIZE IMAGES: 01/02: Flamboyant showman, "King Mo'' Lawal remained undefeated with a first-round knockout over "Iron" Mike Whitehead in the opening bout of STRIKEFORCE: Evolution Saturday on SHOWTIME® 03/04/05: "Jacare" Souza submitted Matt "The Law'' Lindland in one of the marquee fights at HP Pavilion on SHOWTIME® 06/07/08: In [...]

SCOTT SMITH RALLIES FROM BRINK OF DEFEAT – AGAIN -- TO SHOCK CUNG LE; GILBERT MELENDEZ REGAINS STRIKEFORCE TITLE WITH WIN OVER JOSH THOMSON IN FIGHT OF YEAR KING MO, JACARE SCORE VICTORIES AS STRIKEFORCE ENDS 2009 IN SMASHING FASHION

Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, LIVE on SHOWTIME From HP Pavilion, San Jose, Calif.; Must-See Replay Of STRIKEFORCE: Evolution Wednesday, Dec. 23, on SHOWTIME 2 SAN JOSE, Calif. (Dec. 20, 2009) – No stranger to stirring comeback victories, Scott “Hands Of Steel’’ Smith rallied to knock out Cung Le, Gilbert Melendez regained the STRIKEFORCE lightweight world [...]

Friday's STRIKEFORCE: Evolution Weigh-In Photos, Weights

Photos: Esther Lin/STRIKEFORCE (CLICK ON THUMBNAILS TO SEE FULL SIZE) 01 -- Cung Le (left) returns to the cage to face Scott "Hands of Steel'' Smith in the main event tomorrow/Saturday of STRIKEFORCE: Evolution at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). Le weighed 184 [...]