CBS AND STRIKEFORCE BRING MIXED MARTIAL ARTS BACK TO PRIMETIME ON APRIL 17 WITH AN EVENT FEATURING 3 TITLE FIGHTS
Two of the Top 5 Middleweights in the World Collide in the Main Event When Former UFC and PRIDE Champion Dan Henderson, Who Departed the UFC in December, Makes His STRIKEFORCE Debut against Champion Jake Shields for the Middleweight Title Gegard Mousasi Defends His Light Heavyweight Title Against Undefeated “King Mo” Lawal STRIKEFORCE Champion Gilbert […]
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 […]
STRIKEFORCE MMA STARS CUNG LE, SCOTT SMITH, JOSH THOMSON, GILBERT MELENDEZ & ALL OTHER FIGHTERS TO WEIGH IN
Friday, Dec. 18 at 4:30 p.m. PT at San Jose Marriott in Downtown San Jose, Calif. WHO: Undefeated Former STRIKEFORCE World Middleweight Champion Cung Le Always-dangerous, hard-hitting striker Scott “Hands Of Steel’’ Smith STRIKEFORCE World Lightweight Champion Josh Thomson Interim Lightweight Champion Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez Former NCAA wrestling champion and undefeated MMA fighter “King […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SHOWTIME SPORTS® TO OFFER POPULAR ONLINE EXPERIENCE STRIKEFORCE: ALL ACCESS
Live Mixed Martial Arts Event – STRIKEFORCE: “Evolution” – To Stream Simultaneously With Live SHOWTIME® Telecast Saturday, Dec. 19 From HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. NEW YORK (Dec. 17, 2009)— SHOWTIME Sports will once again offer Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fans around the world STRIKEFORCE: All Access, the cutting edge online interactive experience, live […]
SIX QUESTIONS WITH UNDEFEATED “KING MO” LAWAL, WHO WILL OPPOSE “IRON” MIKE WHITEHEAD IN LIVE, SHOWTIME® TELEVISED STRIKEFORCE: EVOLUTION MATCHUP
Tickets For STRIKEFORCE: Evolution On Sale NOW! SAN JOSE, Calif., (Dec. 16, 2009) — Undefeated “King Mo” Lawal will make his STRIKEFORCE debut and only his second mixed martial arts MMA appearance in the United States when he meets two-time NAIA wrestling All-American “Iron” Mike Whitehead in one of five televised fights on SHOWTIME® on […]