SAN JOSE, Calif. – It looks like Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez will get his rematch with Japanese wrestling expert Mitsuhiro Ishida a little sooner than he expected.
STRIKEFORCE announced on Thursday that Ishida will replace the injured Josh “The Punk” Thomson, owner of the STRIKEFORCE lightweight belt who was unable to get medical clearance for an [...]

STRIKEFORCE Heavyweight Champion Alistair “The Demolition Man” Overeem has re-injured a hand and will not be able to defend his title against Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California on Saturday, August 15.
The other three STRIKEFORCE world championship fights remain intact: Gina Carano will collide with Cris Cyborg in the [...]

Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg, who will headline a STRIKEFORCE world championship quadruple-header on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., live on SHOWTIME, participated in a press conference, fan meet and greet session and open workout Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.
The wildly popular and unbeaten Carano (7-0) and her No. [...]

NEW YORK (July 10, 2009) –-The eagerly anticipated Gina Carano-Cris Cyborg press conference and fan meet and greet session will be streamed live in its entirety, exclusively on STRIKEFORCE’s official website, www.strikeforce.com, from New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, July 14, beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. PT.
The wildly popular and undefeated Carano [...]

Highly-Anticipated Rematch Represents Fourth World Title Bout On “Carano vs. Cyborg” Card At HP Pavilion
Joe “Diesel” Riggs (30-10) and Nick Diaz (20-7) will add a new chapter to their infamous, hostile rivalry when they square off in the first-ever STRIKEFORCE world welterweight (170 pounds) championship bout at San Jose, California’s HP Pavilion on Saturday, August [...]

ALISTAIR OVEREEM TO DEFEND STRIKEFORCE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST OLD RIVAL FABRICIO WERDUM ON AUGUST 15
 
Rematch Will Precede Carano vs. Cyborg Main Event Live on SHOWTIME from HP Pavilion, San Jose, Calif.
 
 
NEW YORK (July 6, 2009)–-STRIKEFORCE World Heavyweight Champion Alistair “The Demolition Man” Overeem (29-11) will put his coveted title on the line and, at [...]

Mixed martial arts’ (MMA) leading female superstar Gina “Conviction” Carano (7-0) and her number one rival, Brazilian powerhouse Cris Cyborg (7-1), will venture to New York City for a press conference at and public meet and greet at Madison Square Garden’s WaMu Theater on Tuesday, July 14 to discuss their highly-anticipated Strikeforce World Championship showdown. 
 
The [...]