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.
There’s a lot of coverage this week for Strikeforce’s Grand Prix second round match-ups and who will move on to face Antonio Silva and Sergei Kharitonov in the “Final Four.” Before the semifinals take place, we need to settle two colossal fights Saturday night in Dallas. Here’s who should win the fights, and how. Look for Overeem/Werdum [...]
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.
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Don’t Remember what happened in the Strikeforce Tournament over four months ago? Well surely you are not the only one out there and Showtime has acknowledged it with a video recapping the first half of the quarterfinal round that took place back in February.
The start of summer can be recognized by rising temperatures, skimpy clothes and blockbuster movies. The month of June kicks the summer off for mixed martial arts with five events spread out over only just four short weeks.
