The fight ended with an accidental eyepoke, but the battle between STRIKEFORCE mixed martial artists Trevor Prangley and Karl Amoussou continues to heat up – outside of the cage.
Prangley believes he was in control of the live, SHOWTIME® televised STRIKEFORCE Challengers middleweight (185 pounds) fight at San Jose, California’s Civic Auditorium on Friday, February 26 [...]

Of the five men’s divisional titles in the STRIKEFORCE organization, three of those belts reside around the waist of fighters training out of the same camp.
The camp leader’s last name, Gracie, is recognized the world round for creating the art  of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, forcing martial artists everywhere to re-evaluate how they train, and laying the [...]

STRIKEFORCE will crown its second female champion after undefeated Canadian Sarah Kaufman goes to war with Japan’s Takayo Hashi in the STRIKEFORCE Challengers main event at San Jose, California’s Civic Auditorium this Friday, February 26.
Before the women’s welterweight (135 pounds) championship showdown, however, four other live, SHOWTIME® televised (note: SHOWTIME telecast begins at 11 p.m. [...]

Canadian mixed martial artist Sarah Kaufman is looking to become the next big name in women’s MMA.
Undefeated in 10 fights, the 24-year-old Kaufman will take on Japanese wrestler Takayo Yashi at STRIKEFORCE Challengers on Friday, Feb. 26, for the STRIKEFORCE 135-pound bantamweight championship.
Specializing in striking, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Kaufman hopes to use [...]

The Strikeforce Challengers show on February 26th will feature a very historic main event as Sarah Kaufman (10-0) takes on Takayo Hashi (12-1) for the inaugural Strikeforce Women’s 135 pound title.  This bout is scheduled for 5 X 5 minute rounds.
Sarah Kaufman, who hails from Victoria, Canada, is currently the #1-ranked female bantamweight in the [...]

Up-and-coming STRIKEFORCE mixed martial artist Paul Bradley will face his biggest challenge to date this Friday, Feb. 26, when he steps into the cage against American Kickboxing Academy’s rising star Luke Rockhold, at the STRIKEFORCE Challengers event at San Jose, California’s Civic Auditorium.
Bradley is a former high school wrestling champion and two-time All-American at the [...]

Though gaining in respect and popularity, the sport of women’s MMA is still in its infancy. There are many firsts ahead for the athletes competing in the formative years of women’s combat sports. Nevertheless, some women have already made serious strides. One who has worked hard and attained numerous firsts is Victoria, British Columbia, Canada’s [...]

After a tweaked meniscus in training took him out of a scheduled match against “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler, former South African national wrestling champion and Team AKA member Trevor Prangley returns to the cage on Friday, Feb. 26 for STRIKEFORCE Challengers at San Jose Civic Auditorium. Prangley, 37, will fight 24-year-old Frenchman Karl “The Psycho” Amoussou.
Prangley, [...]

When Takayo Hashi makes her debut on February 26th in a bout for the STRIKEFORCE Women’s 135-pound title, she will become the 20th woman to compete under the STRIKEFORCE banner in the past 5 years.
Striving to bring only the best to the cage, many of the most impressive female athletes in the sport have fought [...]

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5. Tait Fletcher – Result: Smith TKO (Punches) Round 1
In a dominant performance, “Hands of Steel” stopped Tait Fletcher dead in his tracks to become the WEC Light Heavyweight Champion. Smith demonstrated a superior stand up game before overwhelming Fletcher for the victory at 2:25 of the first round.
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