Strikeforce Thread

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[Hammy]

Haha, brutal! 

[Hammy]

Main card (Televised):

Strikeforce Lightweight Championship
Josh Thomson vs. Gilbert Melendez

Matt Lindland vs. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza
Scott Smith vs. Cung Le
Robbie Lawler vs. Trevor Prangley
Muhammed Lawal vs. Mike Whitehead

Under card (May not be broadcast):

Antwain Britt vs. Scott Lighty
Daisuke Nakamura vs. Bryan Travers
Juan Nunez vs. Luis Mendoza
Bobby Stack vs. Alexander Trevino
Alexander Crispim vs. AJ Fonseca

[Hammy]

That is a heck of a stacked card, there Middleweight and Heavyweight divisions are really developing well!

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cannot believe Cung Le got upset! WOW

Thomson/melendez is FOTY in my  opinion

[Hammy]

A combination of Cung Le's absence induced failing cardio and Scott Smith's heavy hands and never say die attitude contributed to a heck of an upset.

Great card, King Mo's charisma, skill and power are going to lead to him being a headlining star ala Rampage!

And Jacare just rules!

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not to make excuses for Tito, but when u don't fight for a couple years, u hit the wall.. Cung did, Tito did.

if they had a rematch in 6 months, kill would murder him in the first round

Hell, fight should've been stopped way before that round.. Cung hit him with like 40 shots in a row.

[Hammy]

MAIN CARD

•Nick Diaz vs. Marius Zaromskis (for vacant welterweight title)
•Champ Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos vs. Marloes Coenen (for women's featherweight title)
•Robbie Lawler vs. Melvin Manhoef
•Bobby Lashley vs. Wes Sims
•Greg Nagy vs. Herschel Walker

PRELIMINARY CARD (un-aired)

•Jay Hieron vs. Joe Riggs
•Pablo Alfonso vs. Marcos da Matta
•Michael Byrnes vs. David Zitnik
•Sabah Homasi vs. John Kelly
•David Gomez vs. Craig Oxley
•Hayder Hassan vs. Ryan Keenan

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The fight card for Saturday's "Strikeforce: Miami" fight card is officially complete; the promotion over the weekend added the card's final bout, Bobby Lashley vs. Wes Sims, on its Web site.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported this past week that Sims vs. Lashley had been finalized for the Jan. 30 event, which takes place at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.

Lashley (a WWE/TNA pro-wrestling star) vs. Sims (a UFC veteran) is one of five bouts on the Showtime-televised main card, which features a headliner of Nick Diaz vs. Marius Zaromskis for the first-ever Strikeforce welterweight title.

Over the weekend, MMAjunkie.com was told by a few sources close to the event that Sims vs. Lashley was not, in fact, finalized and that negotiations were still ongoing. However, additional sources said the fight, as reported, has been signed and is good to go for Saturday's fight card.

Strikeforce's official fight card, which includes the Lashley (4-0 MMA, 0-0 SF) vs. Sims (22-12-1 MMA, 0-0 SF) bout, should put any doubts to rest.

Sims, of course, wasn't the first opponent targeted for Lashley. On Jan. 15, the Florida State Boxing Commission wouldn't approve first choice Yohan Banks (1-1 MMA, 0-0 SF) on the grounds that a fight with Lashley would "not be competitive." One day later, the FSBC approved veteran journeyman Jimmy Ambriz (14-12-1 MMA, 0-0 SF) to face Lashley, but Strikeforce officials nixed the bout on Jan. 19 for unknown reasons.

Sims, a three-time UFC veteran, resurfaced this past fall on "The Ultimate Fighter 10," where he was choked unconscious in the first round of the exhibition tournament and acted as court jester between fights. Professionally, he is currently riding a three-fight win streak and most recently scored a KO victory over Jason DeAngelo at Full Contact Fight Series 29.

Lashley, who still mixes his MMA career with pro wrestling (first with WWE and now with TNA), most recently appeared at an Ultimate Chaos event this past June, where he submitted former NFL player and Japan idol Bob Sapp with punches in the first round. Lashley makes his Strikeforce debut at this weekend's show.

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Strikeforce has secured additional broadcast distribution in six international markets through its partnership with Shine International, the promotion announced on Tuesday.

Both live and taped content has been sold to Virgin Media Television's Bravo in the UK, Turner in Latin America, FX in Portugal, Ukraine's Megasport, Seven Network Australia and Dahlia TV in Italy, said the release.

The individual deals will include distribution of live fights through February 2012 and 56 hours of previously aired fights on NBC and Showtime, as well as 30 episodic highlight shows.

"Strikeforce is the leader in mixed martial arts content as proven by the huge demand for their programming around the world. They have the world's best fighters, the world's best events and they know how to translate that into fast-paced programming that captures what will soon be the most popular sport in the world," said Chris Grant, President of Shine International, in a the release.

Shine International, a distribution arm of the Shine Group, represents TV programming like “The Biggest Loser” in over 150 countries. Shine also produces its own programming through its creative properties, which includes Reveille and others. Reveille produces “The Office,” “Ugly Betty,” and “The Tudors,” which airs on Showtime.

Great news!  Save me downloading it now 

[Hammy]

I find this news today, now I've just read the Miami card was shown on Sunday, dammit!

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Excellent fight tonight between KJ Noons and Nick Diaz

 I won't spoil it in case u are waiting to watch it. but damn good fight.