By Michael Afromowitz
 
The action packed battle between Strikeforce World Lightweight (155 lb. limit) Champion, Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez (14-1), and hard-nosed brawler, Harris “The Hitman” Sarmiento (22-18), will make its way to network television for the first time on Saturday night’s all-new episode of “Strikeforce on NBC.”
Strikeforce World Light Heavyweight (205 lb. limit) Champion, Bobby [...]

By Michael Afromowitz
 
Lightweight (155 lb. limit) Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu wonder Nam Phan (14-4) will attempt to hand knockout artist Billy Evangelista (6-0) the first loss of his career during Strikeforce’s “Melendez vs. Thomson” mixed martial arts mega-event at the HP Pavilion on Friday, June 27th.
The 25-year-old Vietnamese-born Phan, recently promoted to the rank of brown belt, [...]

Michael Afromowitz
 
Newly crowned Strikeforce World Middleweight Champion, Cung Le (22-0), has been selected to appear in the first-ever mixed martial arts trading card series manufactured by Donruss Trading Card Company. 
 
Slated for release in mid-July, “Ring Kings,” produced as an insert series for the larger Donruss “Americana II” set, will be comprised of approximately 30 different [...]

An action-packed mixed martial arts fight lineup, including undefeated world champion Cung Le’s battle with longtime kickboxing rival, Mike Altman, underscore Saturday night’s all-new episode of “Strikeforce on NBC.”
Former WWE heavyweight sensation, Daniel Puder, takes on Jesse Fujarczyk and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu stud, Luke Stewart, looks to conquer Sam Liera when the NBC program revisits the [...]

Strikeforce’s historic, first-ever mixed martial arts event at the world-famous Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, California will take center stage on Saturday’s all-new episode of “Strikeforce on NBC.”
 
The “Strikeforce At The Mansion” main event showdown between world lightweight (155 lb. limit) champion, Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez (14-1), and Japanese road warrior, Tetsuji Kato (18-8), will [...]