Former Strikeforce World Lightweight (155 lb. limit) Champion Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez (14-2) recently held an open workout at the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Pleasant Hill, California as he prepares to recapture the Strikeforce world lightweight championship from Josh “The Punk” Thomson (16-2) in the semi-main event of the “Shamrock vs. Diaz” mega-event to be [...]

New York–Heavyweight mixed martial arts (MMA) forces, Brett “The Grim” Rogers (8-0) and “Abongo” Humphrey (12-0) will put their unbeaten records on the line when they face off oN Strikeforce’s “Shamrock vs. Diaz” mega-fight card at HP Pavilion in San Jose on Saturday, April 11.
“I feel like a new and improved person who’s not just [...]

Eric Lawson’s Mom was on a first name basis with emergency room doctors.
As a kid, Eric would show up to the house, bloodied, after launching himself off something, and without looking at the wound, Mom would start up the car. Hospital visits turned into catch-up time.
The 28 year-old fighter has always been an adrenaline junkie, [...]

By Michael Afromowitz
Three-time world champion and mixed martial arts (MMA) legend, Frank Shamrock (24-9-1), welcomed the media to his new Shamrock Martial Arts Academy in San Jose during an open workout on Wednesday, March 18, three and a half weeks before his highly anticipated showdown with bitter rival Nick Diaz (18-7, 1 NC).
The former Strikeforce [...]

LOS ANGELES (March 12, 2009) – Showtime Networks Inc. and world championship mixed martial arts (MMA) Event producer Strikeforce hosted a kickoff press conference Thursday to discuss their new relationship and the eagerly awaited April 11 fight card on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT).
Highlights from the press conference at the Avalon Hollywood included verbal insults between [...]

New York – Rival forces from different worlds will meet when women’s mixed martial arts (MMA) sensation, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (6-1) of Brazil collides with “Smack Girl” Champion Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano (14-5) of Japan, in a 145-pound showdown, live on Saturday, April 11, part of Strikeforce’s Shamrock vs. Diaz stacked fight card from HP [...]

Strikeforce World Lightweight Champion Josh “The Punk” Thomson (16-2) and top challenger “El Nino” Gilbert Melendez (14-2) will revisit their classic, five-round battle when they collide in a rematch for the coveted 155-pound title at Strikeforce: “Shamrock vs. Diaz” mixed martial arts (MMA) event at San Jose, California’s HP Pavilion on Saturday, April 11th.
 
The championship [...]