When Tito Ortiz had to pull out of the first Bellator PPV, it threw the entire PPV card out of whack. The show was moved to Spike TV and Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez II (the fight most wanted to see more anyway) became the main event. President of Premier, John LaRocca is at the…
Read MoreI’m actually sort of intrigued for this show, more so than recent Challengers show. There’s some interest in the women’s welterweight tournament. I want to see if Miesha Tate has the goods to become one of the faces of women’s MMA. I also want to see what the baby Natural, Randy Couture’s son Ryan can…
Read MoreThey did an awesome video to open the show. They need to put more of these together and get them out there. This might be the first hype I’ve seen for the show. Gus Johnson, Frank Shamrock, and Mauro Ranello are the broadcast team. 1. Mike Whitehead vs. Kevin Randleman “Iron” Mike Whitehead is facing…
Read MoreThanks to Stevie J at AngryMarks.com and F4W/Wrestling Observer. Main card -Robbie Lawler (182.75) vs. Jake Shields (181.75) -Nick Diaz (179) vs. Scott Smith (179.5) -Andrei Arlovski (244) vs. Brett Rogers (262) -Kevin Randleman (204) vs. Mike Whitehead (206) -Phil Baroni (168.75) vs. Joe Riggs (170) Prelims -Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante (205.5) vs. Mike Kyle (202.5)…
Read MoreWith the latest addition of Andrei Arlovski vs. Brett Rogers to the next Strikeforce Showtime card, “Lawler vs. Shields” looks like it has the possibility of being a very entertaining night of fights. Here’s the line-up for the June 6 card as it stands: Jake Shields vs. Robbie Lawler Nick Diaz vs. Scott Smith Andrei…
Read MoreCactus Jim and I are going to the HP Pavilion tonight to watch Strikeforce: Destruction. The goal is to try and blog the phone from my mobile phone while watching the show. Here’s a link to photos taken at the show. 1. Zakary Bucia vs. Adam Steele Bucia got on top and locked in a…
Read MoreCactus Jim and I should be attending the next Strikeforce card scheduled for November 21 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. Josh “The Punk” Thomson defends his newly won lightweight championship against Yves Edwards. Edwards beat him in the UFC several years ago and this is a chance for Thomson to avenge one…
Read MoreStrikeforce’s Mike Afromowitz sent out a press release with the information that their “Strikeforce on NBC” late night television show did its best rating ever last Saturday, doing 1.1 million viewers. The show featured the Trevor Prangley vs. Anthony Ruiz bout from the Playboy Mansion. I’ve seen the show several times and what impresses me…
Read MoreNews and notes from MMA, boxing, and pro wrestling … – Jeff Hardy wasn’t allowed to board a flight back to his hometown after Tuesday’s Smackdown tapings because he was intoxicated. I guess it’s a lesser of possible evils from him, but it’s just mind boggling how he keeps screwing up right after WWE forgives…
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