Strikeforce

By FIGHT! contributor Matt Burosh June 6 is a big day, both for Strikeforce and one of its fighters, “Iron” Mike Whitehead. Strikeforce, having tested the waters on Showtime with it’s Strikeforce Challengers series, is set to produce its…

By FIGHT! contributor Josh Nason Just a few months ago, fans got a dream fight in Georges St-Pierre vs. B.J. Penn. The clash featured two champions from two weight classes; men who can inflict damage in a variety of ways and are damn…

The narrative is common in mixed martial arts: wrestler wants to satisfy competitive edge, put their mat skills to use, and make some money outside of teaching freestyle or folk or Greco-Roman to others, so they fight. Strikeforce veteran…

Several years ago kickboxing legend Joe Lewis was asked about the relevance of kickboxing in self defense and mixed martial arts and he said that while 90% of fights end up on the ground, they all start on the feet. In spite of this,…

Fight emcee Jimmy Lennon Jr. announced today in St. Louis that former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski would face former EliteXC fighter Brett Rogers live on Showtime from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on June 6. Lennon…

“What do you think of him?” Scott Coker asks, consistent in his eye contact. He was promoting fights before The Karate Kid made it cool. Why does the founder and CEO of Strikeforce care what I think? He’s forgotten more about martial arts…