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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Strikeforce returns to action with their first event of 2010 as they look to crown a Welterweight Champion on Showtime. In the fight for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight belt, bad boy Nick Diaz faces newcomer Marius Zaromskis while Christiane “Cyborg” Santos, the Women’s Lightweight (145 pound) Champion will defend her belt facing top contender Marloes Coenen. Our Strikeforce January 30 predictions from select fights are below and fans can find the Strikeforce Miami results after the fights are complete online at ProFighting-fans.com, the online Strikeforce news leaders.
Strikeforce Welterweight Championship Fight - Nick Diaz vs. Marius Zaromskis
UFC, Elite XC, DREAM, and Strikeforce cage vet Nick Diaz (20-7, 1 no contest ), 26, gets first crack at capturing the company’s newly-developed Welterweight belt when he meets twenty-nine year old Lithuanian Marius “The Whitemare” Zaromskis (13-2), who trains in London at the London Shootfighters training center. The two will be pitted against each other at the January 30 th Strikeforce: Miami main event.
Diaz has been a significant mixed martial artist for several years now, due in large to his 6-4 run in the UFC from April 2004 through November 2006. He also earned recognition for his February 2007 PRIDE 33 tapping of Takanori Gomi, however the victory was later changed to a no contest because Diaz failed a post-fight drug test. Since his February no contest, he has posted six victories in seven trips inside the cage. The only loss during the aforementioned period was a November 2007 TKO loss to KJ Noons via a cut that Diaz suffered. His most recent action consisted of a June 2009 rear naked choke submission victory against Scott Smith.
Zaromskis is a longtime participant for the Cage Rage fight promotion where he lost only twice in seven career fights. His breakout moment happened in July of 2009 when he won the 2009 DREAM Welterweight Grand Prix and became the DREAM Welterweight Champion. Since becoming the Champ, Zaromskis has fought only once, an October 25th non-title bout at DREAM 12 against Ho Bae Myeon. “Whitemare” used a perfectly timed head kick to KO the Korean in 19 seconds.
Prediction – Diaz over Zaromskis via decision
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Strikeforce returns to action with their first event of 2010 as they look to crown a Welterweight Champion on Showtime. In the fight for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight belt, bad boy Nick Diaz faces newcomer Marius Zaromskis while Christiane “Cyborg” Santos, the Women’s Lightweight (145 pound) Champion will defend her belt facing top contender Marloes Coenen. Our Strikeforce January 30 predictions from select fights are below and fans can find the Strikeforce Miami results after the fights are complete online at ProFighting-fans.com, the online Strikeforce news leaders.
Strikeforce Women’s Lightweight Championship Fight - Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos vs. Marloes Coenen
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (8-1) will make her first Strikeforce Women’s Lightweight Title defense against Dutch Jiu-Jitsu specialist Marloes Coenen (17-3) when the two square off in the co-main event at Strikeforce: Miami on January 30 th.
“Cyborg”, 24, won her Women’s Strikeforce Lightweight Championship when she headlined the “Carano vs. Cyborg” Strikeforce event in August 2009, easily defeating Gina Carano via 1 st round TKO. The victory over Carano was her fourth in as many chances since migrating to the States in July 2008. She has fought twice for the now-defunct Elite XC and twice for Strikeforce.
Coenen, 28, a Golden Glory product, began fighting over nine years ago and registered victories in nine consecutive fights to start her career. Overall, Coenen won 13 of her first 14 matches submitting nine opponents along her way. She won her last fight, getting redemption for one of her three career losses, by defeating Roxanne Modafferi via armbar in November on the undercard of the Strikeforce “Fedor vs. Rogers” event.
Prediction – Santos over Coenen via submission
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Strikeforce returns to action with their first event of 2010 as they look to crown a Welterweight Champion on Showtime. In the fight for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight belt, bad boy Nick Diaz faces newcomer Marius Zaromskis while Christiane “Cyborg” Santos, the Women’s Lightweight (145 pound) Champion will defend her belt facing top contender Marloes Coenen. Our Strikeforce January 30 predictions from select fights are below and fans can find the Strikeforce Miami results after the fights are complete online at ProFighting-fans.com, the online Strikeforce news leaders.
Melvin Manhoef vs. Robbie Lawler
Dutch striker Melvin Manhoef (24-6-1) and “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler (18-5) will try and bring fireworks to the Strikeforce: Miami main card when they square off in a highly anticipated middleweight brawl. Manhoef is fighting in America for only the second time in his fourteen year career. Lawler hasn’t been in action since a June loss to Jake Shields in his Strikeforce debut.
Manhoef began fighting mixed martial arts in 1995 for a variety of small time promotions in the Netherlands. He began to gain a little notoriety in 2005 when he won the Cage Rage Light-Heavyweight Title in the middle of a ten-fight winning streak. When the British organization was bought out, he moved onto fight for K-1 Hero’s and DREAM in Japan. There, he lost two of his last three fights until earning a 1 st round TKO over Kazuo Misaki at FEG’s Dynamite 2009 event this New Years Eve.
“Ruthless”, 27, a HIT Squad fighter, was 6-0 when signing on to fight for the UFC in 2002. He recorded a 4-2 record for the organization from May 2002 through October 2004, defeating opponents like Aaron Riley, Tiki Ghosn, and Chris Lytle. After losing three of his last four inside the octagon, he bounced around from Icon Sport to King of the Cage to PRIDE to the IFL and then to Elite XC before landing in Strikeforce. He won 8 of 10 including the Icon Sport and Elite XC middleweight titles during that span before his loss to Shields.
Prediction – Lawler over Manhoef via TKO
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Strikeforce returns to action with their first event of 2010 as they look to crown a Welterweight Champion on Showtime. In the fight for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight belt, bad boy Nick Diaz faces newcomer Marius Zaromskis while Christiane “Cyborg” Santos, the Women’s Lightweight (145 pound) Champion will defend her belt facing top contender Marloes Coenen. Our Strikeforce January 30 predictions from select fights are below and fans can find the Strikeforce Miami results after the fights are complete online at ProFighting-fans.com, the online Strikeforce news leaders.
Herschel Walker vs. Greg Nagy
Forty-seven year old Heisman Trophy winner and longtime professional football player, Herschel Walker (0-0), will fight Greg Nagy (1-1) in his Strikeforce and mixed martial arts debut January 30th. The heavyweight contest will be part of the five-fight main card at Strikeforce: Miami.
Walker, a karate-based fighter, was signed to a Strikeforce contract in September 2009 and began training at the world-renown American Kickboxing Academy one month later. The former Olympian plans on donating his entire fight purse to charity whether he wins or loses his rookie bout.
Not much is known about his opponent Greg Nagy. He has two official professional bouts under his belt, the first was an August 2009 TKO victory against Robert Principato, the second, three months later, was a unanimous decision loss to Francisco Navarro. Both fights took place in the Arizona-based Rage in the Cage fight promotion, the same state that he reportedly trains in.
Prediction – Walker over Nagy via decision
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Strikeforce returns to action with their first event of 2010 as they look to crown a Welterweight Champion on Showtime. In the fight for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight belt, bad boy Nick Diaz faces newcomer Marius Zaromskis while Christiane “Cyborg” Santos, the Women’s Lightweight (145 pound) Champion will defend her belt facing top contender Marloes Coenen. Our Strikeforce Miami predictions from select fights are below and fans can find the Strikeforce January 30 results after the fights are complete online at ProFighting-fans.com, the online Strikeforce news leaders.
Bobby Lashley vs. Wes Sims
Bobby Lashley (4-0), a successful collegiate and professional wrestler, will continue his mixed martial arts career on January 30th against Wes Sims (22-12-1) of The Ultimate Fighter 10. Sims is replacing Yohan Banks, who with only two bouts under his belt, was not cleared to fight by the Florida State Boxing Commission. The Lashley vs. Sims heavyweight bout will take place as the fifth and final fight on the Strikeforce: Miami main card.
Lashley, 33, who completes most of his training at the successful American Top Team, debuted in December 2008 against Joshua Franklin at Mixed Fighting Alliance in Florida. He easily defeated Franklin, and his next three opponents to start his career undefeated. The knock on Lashley is that he hasn’t had a true test in MMA up to this point in his career. He was in action last in June, when he stopped Bob Sapp with punches to collect his fourth consecutive victory.
Sims, 30, is a nine year professional who won six of his first seven career bouts before signing on to fight in the UFC. He lost his UFC 43 debut and twice more inside the octagon before being shown the octagon door. His 0-3 run in the big show carried over with him afterwards as well, after losing three of his next four he finally got back on track with victories in eleven of his next thirteen fights. He fell into another funk from March 2007 through June of 2008 where he won only once in six fights, but he again settled down and won three in a row for the FCFS Indiana-based organization. He then competed on TUF 10 where he was more of a comedic presence than anything else. He lost his first fight by arm triangle against Justin Wren on the show.
Prediction – Lashley over Sims via TKO
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Strikeforce returns to action with their first event of 2010 as they look to crown a Welterweight Champion on Showtime. In the fight for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight belt, bad boy Nick Diaz faces newcomer Marius Zaromskis while Christiane “Cyborg” Santos, the Women’s Lightweight (145 pound) Champion will defend her belt facing top contender Marloes Coenen. Our Strikeforce Miami predictions from select fights are below and fans can find the Strikeforce January 30 results after the fights are complete online at ProFighting-fans.com, the online Strikeforce news leaders.
Jay Hieron vs. Joe Riggs
Both Xtreme Couture’s Jay Hieron (18-4) and Elite Performance’s Joe “Diesel” Riggs (32-11) aren’t used to fighting on preliminary cards, however at Strikeforce: Miami on January 30th that is exactly where they will be. This will be Hieron’s second fight since signing with the San Jose-based fight organization. Riggs’ last Strikeforce fight took place over seven months ago when he outpointed Phil Baroni on the “Lawler vs. Shields” card.
Hieron, 33, began fighting in July 2003 and won eight of his first ten fights, losing only in UFC bouts against George St. Pierre and Jonathan Goulet. He then moved on to the IFL where he went 7-2 and became the organizations welterweight champion. Since leaving the IFL after his April 2008 bout, he won all three of his fights, coming in Night of Combat, Affliction and Strikeforce organizations. In August 2009, he was to fight Nick Diaz, however Diaz pulled out and Jesse Taylor stepped in. Hieron defeated Taylor easily with a unanimous decision on the “Carano vs. Cyborg” fight card.
“Diesel,” 27, began fighting professionally in 2001 for the Arizona-based Rage in the Cage promotion, although he also fought for Rumble on the Rock, WEC, Art of War and other promotions. From August 2004 through December 2006, Riggs recorded a 4-4 record in the UFC, including a unanimous decision victory over Nick Diaz at UFC 57. After leaving the UFC, Riggs has fought five times (3-2) for Strikeforce, however his last two bouts came in December 2009 for RITC. He is currently on a four-fight winning streak.
Prediction – Hieron over Riggs via decision
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
Strikeforce returns on December 19 with their latest MMA show, Strikeforce Evolution, in San Jose, CA to be televised live on Showtime. The televised portion of the card looks to be very entertaining with the return of Cung Le to the Strikeforce cage against Scott Smith, the Lightweight title fight rematch of Thomson vs Melendez and three major Strikeforce newcomers in action with “King Mo” Lawal, Matt Lindland and Jacare Souza all in action. As always, look to the leaders in Strikeforce news, ProFighting-fans.com, for the complete Strikeforce Evolution results as each fight becomes official.
Josh Thomson vs. Gilbert Melendez
Current Strikeforce lightweight champ, Josh “The Punk” Thomson (16-2) will battle former LW champ and current interim LW champ, Gilbert Melendez (16-2), for the undisputed 155-pound title in the main event at Strikeforce “Evolution” held at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
Thomson, a 31-year old California-born fighter, left the UFC after a three-fight stint (2-1) appearing once for PRIDE FC and once for Pride and Fury. He has since participated on eight Strikeforce cards where he has been a winner seven times. He won the Strikeforce United States LW title in December 2006 defeating Nam Phan and then the Strikeforce LW title in June of 2008 when he earned a five-round unanimous decision victory over Melendez. Due to injuries, he hasn’t had the opportunity to defend the title, fighting only once in a non-title bout in September 2008 against Ashe Bowman via 1st round TKO.
Melendez, who trains out of both Fairtex Gym and Gracie Barra in San Francisco, won the first thirteen bouts of his career, appearing for Strikeforce, PRIDE, and WEC. After becoming the first WEC LW champ, Melendez moved onto bigger promotions, defeating Clay Guida for the Strikeforce LW title in 2006. He was upset by Thomson in 2008, but won the interim title later in the year after knocking out Rodrigo Damm. He defended the interim title in August against Japanese striker, Mitsuhiro Ishida at the Carano vs. Cyborg event using a 3rd round TKO for the finish.
Prediction – Melendez over Thomson via submission
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
Strikeforce returns on December 19 with their latest MMA show, Strikeforce Evolution, in San Jose, CA to be televised live on Showtime. The televised portion of the card looks to be very entertaining with the return of Cung Le to the Strikeforce cage against Scott Smith, the Lightweight title fight rematch of Thomson vs Melendez and three major Strikeforce newcomers in action with “King Mo” Lawal, Matt Lindland and Jacare Souza all in action. As always, look to the leaders in Strikeforce news, ProFighting-fans.com, for the complete Strikeforce Evolution results as each fight becomes official.
Matt Lindland vs. Ronaldo Souza
Former UFC and Affliction stalwart, Matt Lindland (21-6) will make his organizational debut against 2008 DREAM middleweight grand prix finalist, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (10-2), who also is making his first appearance inside the Strikeforce cage at the December Strikeforce “Evolution” event.
Lindland, a 39-year old Team Quest founder, fought for several years inside the octagon earning a shot at the promotions’ middleweight belt at UFC 37. He lost to Murilo Bustamante, but was able to stick around for another three plus years until a split occurred due to a sponsorship problem with the company. Lindland has never set foot back in the octagon since his UFC 54 win, instead settling for other mid and major-level promotions where he has won six of nine. His losses have been against former UFC champions Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Vitor Belfort, as well as top heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko. He hasn’t fought in eleven months since losing in 37 seconds via brutal KO against Belfort in the Affliction promotion.
Souza will try to get back on track after having his ten-fight win streak snapped with a loss and a no contest in his last two fights. He won his first three fights in the 2008 DREAM MW GP before suffering a 1st round KO against Gegard Mousasi in the final. In May, he was hit by an illegal up kick from Jason “Mayhem” Miller at DREAM 9 resulting in a no contest.
Prediction – Souza over Lindland via submission
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
Strikeforce returns on December 19 with their latest MMA show, Strikeforce Evolution, in San Jose, CA to be televised live on Showtime. The televised portion of the card looks to be very entertaining with the return of Cung Le to the Strikeforce cage against Scott Smith, the Lightweight title fight rematch of Thomson vs Melendez and three major Strikeforce newcomers in action with “King Mo” Lawal, Matt Lindland and Jacare Souza all in action. As always, look to the leaders in Strikeforce news, ProFighting-fans.com, for the complete Strikeforce Evolution results as each fight becomes official.
Scott Smith vs. Cung Le
Former Strikeforce middleweight champion, Cung Le (6-0) will return to the promotion less than six months after relinquishing his belt in order to pursue an acting career, as he will go head-to-head against the always-tough Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith (16-6) at Strikeforce “Evolution.”
Le, 37, earned his Strikeforce title after defeating five straight opponents including Jason Von Flue, Tony Fryklund, and Sammy Morgan all on Strikeforce promoted cards. In March 2008, Le defeated Frank Shamrock via 3rd round TKO to capture the MW title at an Elite XC/ Strikeforce co-promoted event. He held the belt over a year before deciding to give it up for a run in Hollywood.
Smith, 30, is a true journeyman with a credible resume that includes stints with the WEC, UFC, Elite XC, and Strikeforce. The former two-time WEC LHW champ posted a 1-3 record inside the octagon, including a stint on The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback season. Since his release, he has been victorious in four of his seven bouts, losing his most recent fight against Nick Diaz at a June Strikeforce event after submitting from a 3rd round rear naked choke.
Prediction – Smith over Le via TKO
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
Strikeforce returns on December 19 with their latest MMA show, Strikeforce Evolution, in San Jose, CA to be televised live on Showtime. The televised portion of the card looks to be very entertaining with the return of Cung Le to the Strikeforce cage against Scott Smith, the Lightweight title fight rematch of Thomson vs Melendez and three major Strikeforce newcomers in action with “King Mo” Lawal, Matt Lindland and Jacare Souza all in action. As always, look to the leaders in Strikeforce news, ProFighting-fans.com, for the complete Strikeforce Evolution results as each fight becomes official.
Muhammed Lawal vs. Mike Whitehead
“King Mo”, Muhammed Lawal (5-0), will fight the first fight on his newly-signed multi-fight deal with Strikeforce, taking on former The Ultimate Fighter 2 veteran Mike Whitehead (24-7) on the main card of the Strikeforce “Evolution” event.
Lawal, who will be fighting for the third time at light-heavyweight, began in 2008 and has fought four times in Japan (Sengoku) and once in America (M-1 Global). Among his five wins include victories over Travis Wiuff, Fabio Silva, and Ryo Kawamura. Only Kawamura has taken Lawal the distance, going three rounds with the Tennessee-born prospect at Sengoku 7 in March. This August, Lawal stopped UFC legend, Mark Kerr in 25 seconds with a one-punch KO at a Kansas City-based M-1 Global event.
Mike Whitehead, 28, lost four of six to begin his professional career, but rebounded to earn a spot in The Ultimate Fighter 2 and then on the UFC 57 undercard. In his only fight inside the octagon, Whitehead lost via unanimous decision against a very tough Keith Jardine. Since that February 2006 fight, he won fourteen of fifteen, appearing with the IFL, Affliction, M-1, and Strikeforce promotions. Victories over Krzysztof Soszynski, Vernon White, and TUF 10 participant Zak Jensen highlighted his incredible run. In June, Whitehead earned a unanimous decision victory over Kevin Randleman in his Strikeforce debut.
Prediction – Lawal over Whitehead via decision
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