Springing into the spotlight after his defeat of rising star Bobby Lashley last August, Chad Griggs dominated a famous last name in the mixed martial arts world at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum. This time, it was Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem’s older brother, Valentijn Overeem.
The main card of Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum card finally marked the completion of the Heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal round. After a four month wait the Grand Prix returned with Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers and Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum.
With Mixed Martial Arts becoming more and more a part of the mainstream, it’s about time they get recognized with their own goofy and potentially completely wrong “Most likely” awards. Each fight will get its own award followed by the reason they deserve that award, so sit back and enjoy.
Remember the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix? Yes, that eight man tournament, which had a multitude of hype behind it and some of the best heavyweights in MMA competing. Remember over four months ago when Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva kicked off the Grand Prix with two great quarterfinal matches, and then disappeared?
This Saturday, June 18th, Strikeforce invades the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum (aka Strikeforce: Dallas) features the final two bouts of the Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals, with the winners moving on to the Semis to face either Antonio Silva or Sergei Kharitonov. After many scheduled bouts had to be taken off the card and fighters shuffled around, the final fight card is set.
After a long hiatus, the Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament will complete it’s quarterfinal round with some potentially exciting bouts. Alistair Overeem will make his bid to be number one Heavyweight in the world, while Josh Barnett will make a rare US appearance.
When the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix opened on February 13th with two of the four quarterfinal bouts taking place, it was the talk of the mixed martial arts world. With a total of eight top heavyweights locked in a single elimination tournament, Strikeforce was doing something not seen since the days of PRIDE.
People might have thought Chad Griggs was brought into Strikeforce to be a stepping stone for rising upstart Bobbly Lashley, but Griggs had other ideas. Griggs was able to emerge victorious over Lashley and will now make his second appearance for Strikeforce when he takes on Gianpiero Villante at Strikeforce: Fedor vs Silva on Saturday as part [...]
UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez Weigh-in Pictures
Due to a previously scheduled Arena Football game at the HP Pavilion, today’s UFC on FOX 7 weigh-ins were held less than a mile away at the California Theater. The small theater was completely filled with cheering fans and all the fighters they came to see made weight.
The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale Weigh-in Pictures
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UFC on FUEL TV 4 Weigh-in Results and Photos
SAN JOSE, Cal. – Still recovering from Saturday’s UFC 148, MMAValor.com was inside the HP Pavilion for today’s UFC on FUEL TV 4 weigh-ins. A few of the fighters would need to step onto the scale behind a towel but all 22 fighters on the UFC on FUEL TV 4 fight card made weight.
TUF Live Finale Live Results and Event Pictures
The long grind of the first live version of The Ultimate Fighter ends tonight at the TUF Live Finale in Las Vegas. Featuring 12 of the 16 TUF Live contestants, the 10 bout card will be headlined by an important match-up in the welterweight division between Jake Ellenberger and Martin Kampmann.
TUF Live Finale Weigh-in Results and Pictures
All the fighters for tomorrow’s TUF Live Finale were on weight as they stepped onto the scales inside the Pearl at the Palms. The 20 fighters, including 12 of the 16 TUF Live fighters will begin entering the Octagon tomorrow starting at 2:45pm PT / 5:45pm ET.
