SAN JOSE, Calif. — A trio of battles, including the main event between middleweight (185 lb. limit) stars Kazuo “The Grabaka Hitman” Misaki (21-8-2) and Joe “Diesel” Riggs (28-10), will conclude NBC’s “Strikeforce At The Mansion II” mixed martial arts (MMA) coverage on Saturday night.
The non-title bout between Strikeforce World Lightweight (155 lb. limit) Champion, [...]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Last Saturday’s episode of “Strikeforce on NBC” generated over 1.1 million viewers, a new high for the first-ever 52 week mixed martial arts (MMA) series in network television history, according to Nielsen Ratings.
The record number of viewers, which translates to a .8 rating in the Nielsen system, shattered the previous high [...]

SAN JOSE, Calif. —The classic world lightweight (155 lb. limit) championship showdown between superstar rivals Josh “The Punk” Thomson (16-2) and “El Nino” Gilbert Melendez (14-2) will premiere on NBC Saturday night as part of Strikeforce’s weekly series on the network.
The highly-anticipated, five-round firefight between two of mixed martial arts’ (MMA) most talented 155 pound [...]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Strikeforce World Lightweight (155 lb. limit) Champion, Josh “The Punk” Thomson (16-2), will set out to make his first title defense and, at the same time, look to even an old score against the only man on the planet who has stopped him in the heat of battle – Yves Edwards [...]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The drama-filled light heavyweight (205 lb. limit) rematch between former South African National Wrestling Champion, Trevor Prangley (18-5), and former world championship challenger, Anthony “A-Train” Ruiz (21-12), will highlight NBC’s second consecutive week of Strikeforce Playboy Mansion event coverage on Saturday night. 
The second encounter between Prangley and Ruiz, two powerhouses, was [...]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The hard-hitting middleweight (185 lb. limit) battle between Terry Martin (17-6) and Cory “The One” Devela (9-2) will highlight the premiere of Strikeforce’s second affair at Hugh Hefner’s world-famous Playboy Mansion on NBC tomorrow night.
The all-new “Strikeforce on NBC” episode will also include a feature segment on Martin, one of mixed [...]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Only two months after injuries to both fighters postponed their scheduled showdown, a healthy Strikeforce World Light Heavyweight (205 lb. limit) Champion, Bobby Southworth (9-5), will make his highly anticipated title defense against surgically repaired superstar, Renato “Babalu” Sobral (30-7), in the main event of Strikeforce “Destruction” at San Jose’s HP [...]

BROOMFIELD,  CO — Knockout artist Duane “Bang” Ludwig (17-8) capped off an electrifying night of Strikeforce mixed martial arts (MMA) action, scoring a first round TKO on Sam “The Squeeze” Morgan (19-12), in their highly-anticipated rematch at Broomfield, Colorado’s Broomfield Event Center on Friday, October 3rd.  Superstar Frank “Twinkle Toes” Trigg (18-6) controlled the action [...]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — To the naked eye, Michelle Waterson looks more like she should be gracing the pages of Maxim rather than beating up on opponents in caged combat.  Just like the old cliché “looks can be deceiving” goes though, it turns out that the petite, 22 year old, otherwise known as the “Karate [...]