Jake Shields vs. Jason “Mayhem” Miller For Strikeforce Middleweight Title

Jason “Mayhem” Miller will face off with Jake Shields for the Strikeforce middleweight championship. Miller recently confirmed the news on myfightteam.com, stating,”I’m set to take on Jake Shields for the middleweight championship of the world in Strikeforce.” Of course Cung Le is the current Strikeforce 185 pound title holder, but hasn’t managed to defend the belt... [Read More...]

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The Birth Of Strikeforce: How Saturday’s event ushered in a new era of MMA

Saturday night I crawled into my bed and flipped Showtime on to tune in to the 10:30 live showing of “Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg”, expecting a less than stellar showing. To my pleasant surprise, it was a great night of fights. Gilbert Melendez continued the Skrap Pack’s win streak in dominating fashion, Gegard Mousasi showed why he is one of the top three pound for pound fighters... [Read More...]

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Paul Bradley Signs With Strikeforce

Highly regarded prospect and former Ultimate Fighter cast member Paul Bradley has signed a multi-fight contract with Strikeforce. FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned of the news of the signing this evening in a statement issued through Bradley’s management at LionHeart Professional Management & Promotions. “I am very excited for Paul,” said Chad Dubin, owner of LionHeart Management.... [Read More...]

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“The Law” is Coming to Strikeforce

Matt “The Law” Lindland is the newest addition to the rapidly growing roster of Strikeforce. Lindland announced today in a conversation with MMAWeekly that he had signed a three fight deal with the promotion, continuing Strikeforce’s aggressive recruitment campain. Matt was one of few big name fighters the UFC chose not to bring in after the fall of Affliction as Lindland and Dana... [Read More...]

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Rafael “Feijão” Cavalcante set for Strikeforce return in October

Highly touted light-heavyweight prospect Rafael “Feijão” Cavalcante is set to make his return to Strikeforce following an extremely disappointing and widely unexpected loss in June. Cavalcante himself confirmed the date of his next bout in a recent conversation with Tatame.com, stating, “I’ll fight in October, I’m just waiting for the confirmation of when and against who”. Feijao quickly... [Read More...]

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UFC Declares War On Strikeforce

It seems as though war has been declared towards Strikeforce by the UFC based on comments made by UFC President Dana White this afternoon at the UFC 101 press conference. White had never shown anything but respect for Scott Coker and his brand prior to today, but the recent signing of Fedor Emelianenko with Strikeforce undoubtedly prompted the most recent remarks made about “The Last Emperor”... [Read More...]

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Fedor Press Conference Live Blog

FiveOuncesOfPain is back to keep you as up to date as humanly possible on all news Fedor Emelianenko. If you didn’t already know; Fedor, Vadim Finkelchtein of M-1 Global, Scott Coker of Strikeforce and Ken Hershman from Showtime will be holding a press conference this afternoon at 2 pm ET (or 11 am PT). No news of the specifics of what will be discussed have been released but possible topics... [Read More...]

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Jake Shields to Fight for Strikeforce Interim Middleweight Championship in October

With Cung Le missing in action for more than a year to focus on a career in the movies, Jake Shields has been tabbed to fight for an interim championship made in his absence against an opponent yet to be announced. Strikeforce President Scott Coker recently confirmed the news Monday evening during an interview with TapouT Radio, explaining that the current Strikeforce 185 pound champion is a man of... [Read More...]

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Scott Coker on Fedor vs. Overeem: ‘Let’s build that fight up’

“FEDOR SIGNS WITH STRIKEFORCE”, screamed the headlines all over the Internet yesterday afternoon. After close to two weeks of frantic behind the scenes negotiations with every single one of the major power players in mixed martial arts, Strikeforce ultimately won the bidding war for the hottest free agent in the sport. Did Strikeforce win over the desperately sought after Russian with the... [Read More...]

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FEDOR EMELIANENKO SIGNS WITH STRIKEFORCE

Ladies and gentleman, it’s official: Following over  a week of intense speculation since the crumbling of Affliction as a fight promotion, Fedor Emelianenko has signed with Strikeforce. FiveOuncesOfPain.com has just obtained the confirmation of the signing of “The Last Emperor” through a press release issued through Strikeforce. Emelianenko is admittedly eager to return to action,... [Read More...]

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Roger Gracie coming to Strikeforce on August 15

Roger Gracie is all set to make his first appearance for Strikeforce on August 15 as part of the “Carano vs. Cyborg” event. The news comes courtesy of a recent report made by GracieMag.com. Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg is set to take place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. No news of an expected opponent for the 6′4″, 220 pound Gracie has been announced at this time. Roger... [Read More...]

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Tito Ortiz close to signing four-fight deal with Strikeforce, possible first bout with Babalu in October

It’s been over a year since we last saw “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz (15-6-1) compete in an MMA fight. After losing to Lyoto Machida at UFC 84 in May of 2008, Ortiz decided to part ways with the UFC and hasn’t seen any action since. According to Ortiz, he’s about to become the latest member of the Strikeforce family. The former UFC light heavyweight champion... [Read More...]

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Villasenor bests Cyborg, Gurgel and Heun wage war at Strikeforce Challengers

Friday evening’s Strikeforce Challengers: Villasenor vs. Cyborg featured a little bit of something for everyone. A fan of knockouts are you? The first fight of the evening ended in just seventeen seconds. Submissions? There was a handful. Even if you just love watching two men try to beat each other within an inch of their lives for fifteen solid minutes, Jorge Gurgel and Conor Heun had you covered. The... [Read More...]

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Tim Kennedy: ‘I’ve never felt this strong, I’ve never been this fast’

From the battlefield to the cage. When US Army Special Forces Green Beret Tim Kennedy stands across from Nick “The Goat” Thompson this evening at Strikeforce Challengers it will be a far cry from the combat this real American hero has seen over the past couple of years of his life. Assault rifle powered bullets whizzing by his head and shrapnel exploding at every angle make facing a single... [Read More...]

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Strikeforce Challengers: Villasenor vs. Cyborg Preview and Predictions

The second edition of the Strikeforce Challengers series is packed with exciting match-ups between some of the best and least talked about fighters in the business. Strikeforce Challengers: Villasenor vs. Cyborg is set to take place at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington on Friday night, June 19, and will air live on Showtime. The main event of the evening pits highly rated middleweight Joey Villasenor... [Read More...]

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Carano and Cyborg to fight for five minute rounds in Strikeforce championship

If you ask any female fighter in the business they will tell you that they would prefer to be treated the same as the boys. It seems as though we may finally be approaching that day.   Strikeforce has recently confirmed that the championship bout between Gina Carano and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos will be taking place with five minute rounds as opposed to the normal three minute rounds according... [Read More...]

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Strikeforce: Villasenor vs. Cyborg set for June 19

The second edition of Showtime’s Strikeforce Challengers series has been made official with a headlining bout between middleweights Joey Villasenor and Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos. The event is set to air live on Showtime and is scheduled to take place at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington on June 19. Villasenor is currently riding a three fight win streak with his most recent... [Read More...]

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Gina Carano and Cris “Cyborg” Santos will fight five rounds for Strikeforce championship

Coming off the announcement of a bout between Gina Carano and Cris “Cyborg” Santos finally coming to fruition, Strikeforce has now confirmed the clash will be for the promotion’s first-ever Female Championship. The fight will take place at 145-pounds. Additionally, Five Ounces of Pain has learned the match-up is scheduled for five rounds due to the belt’s involvement. Said an animated Carano... [Read More...]

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Gina Carano vs. Cris “Cyborg” Santos Headlines August 15 Strikeforce

At last Strikeforce has announced the largest female mixed martial arts bout in the history of the sport. Gina Carano is set to face off with Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos on August 15 for Strikeforce on a card that has been rumored for California. The battle between the two top female fighter’s has been a long time coming ever since the days when EliteXC was building the fight up before... [Read More...]

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Strikeforce Results; Rogers Upsets Arlovski, Shields and Diaz Victorious

Jake Shields avoided Robbie Lawler’s big bombs to trap the UFC veteran in a fight ending guillotine choke midway through the first round in the main event of Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields. It took Brett “Grim” Rogers all of twenty two seconds to dispatch of the heavily favored Andrei Arlovski as the imposing Rogers swarmed the former UFC heavyweight champion with heavy punches to... [Read More...]

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