And if a picture is worth a thousand words, here is part two of my 2,000 word essay on how Alistair Overeem dominated Brett Rogers in the nastiest beating delivered to a Midwesterner since SMG founder Mike Fagan’s first day in jiu-jitsu class:
In other news from Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery, fighters with the name Gracie still [...]
My love for Renato Sobral, affectionately known as ‘Babalu,‘ rivals that of my feelings for Chael Sonnen.
Except for this one guy. But other than that, they really do.
Now that I have got that one little stickler of a point out of the way, I will make my own personal disclaimer so as to avoid any future misunderstanding. I am a Lyoto Machida fan. I will be vigorously rooting for him [...]
Mixed martial arts fans received a wake up call this week when negotiations stalled between San Jose-based Strikeforce and Fedor Emelianenko’s M-1 Global. While M-1 Global have blamed interruptions on issues with “co-promotion” and brand recognition, industry insiders speculate monetary compensation is the primary hold up.
“I always thought fighters got in the cage, you know, [...]
Details emerge about the meeting between UFC President Dana White and Anderson Silva following UFC 112.
A collection of photos I took at Strikeforce: Nashville that involved activities outside of and around the cage. Well, that and my obsession with spotting UFC almost-was Brandon Vera in the crowd. I never got a good shot of him where his right eye was in clear view, but I saw it and it still [...]
One more video from Strikeforce: Nashville before I get to photos and analysis. Have work duties and a Stanley Cup Playoff game calling my name soon, so those might not come until tomorrow or so.
Shot by the same dashingly handsome man as the previous video, this one features the fighter introductions for the Jake Shields [...]
Here’s my footage of “King Mo” Lawal’s entrance last night at Strikeforce: Nashville.
I think Strikeforce’s whole fighter entrance thing is pretty lame myself — while they do the ramp and the lights, they don’t go full-on show business with it. Get some actual music, don’t have the ring announcer blow the big moment before they [...]
Dan Henderson was laughable on the ground. There, I said it.
Dan Henderson, two-time olympian, (and not some bullshit Olympian like Herschel Walker) dominant two-division PRIDE champion, dude who wasn’t embarassed by Anderson Silva, was reduced to a pathetic has-been in many eyes by Jake Shields. Shields’ best offensive techniques have been passed down to him [...]