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Shamrock Tops Strikeforce Payouts.
Apr 15, 2009 - 10:26 am ET | 27 Comments
Shamrock Tops Strikeforce Payouts.

Frank Shamrock took home more than half of the total disclosed salaries for Saturday night’s Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz, earning $369,790 for his TKO loss to Nick Diaz. While Diaz only acquired $39,950 (including a $10,000 win bonus) for the victory. The second highest earner on the evening was Scott Smith who took [...]

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Quick Hits: Carano-Cyborg Likely For August, DREAM Announces GP Pairings, and More
Apr 13, 2009 - 11:09 am ET | 16 Comments
Quick Hits: Carano-Cyborg Likely For August, DREAM Announces GP Pairings, and More

A women's superfight between Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg is likely to take place in Strikeforce in August, Scott Smith suffered a shattered hand in Saturday's loss, DREAM has announced their featherweight grand prix pairings, and more...

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Strikeforce “Shamrock vs. Diaz” Results: Diaz Stops Shamrock, Melendez Knocks Out Damm
Apr 12, 2009 - 12:29 am ET | 26 Comments
Strikeforce “Shamrock vs. Diaz” Results: Diaz Stops Shamrock, Melendez Knocks Out Damm

Nick Diaz defeated Frank Shamrock via second-round TKO on Saturday in the main event of Strikeforce's event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. Gilbert Melendez captured the promotion's interim lightweight title with a second-round knockout of Rodrigo Damm in the evening's co-main event.

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Strikeforce “Shamrock vs. Diaz” Live Results and Play-by-Play
Apr 11, 2009 - 6:33 pm ET | 8 Comments
Strikeforce “Shamrock vs. Diaz” Live Results and Play-by-Play

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com's live coverage of Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz, which takes today at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The event's preliminary card kicks off at 8pm ET with the Showtime-broadcast main card beginning at 10pm. Continue reading for live fight results and play-by-play...

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Strikeforce “Shamrock vs. Diaz” Weigh-In Results: Cyborg Misses Weight
Apr 10, 2009 - 6:57 pm ET | 9 Comments
Strikeforce “Shamrock vs. Diaz” Weigh-In Results: Cyborg Misses Weight

Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos weighed-in six pounds over the 146-pound limit for her scheduled bout against Hitomi Akano on Friday in San Jose, California, and must shed an additional 2.5 pounds by 8pm PT for the bout to remain on the Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz card. The remainder of the main card successfully made weight.

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Strikeforce News and Notes: Randleman Signs, Press Conference Quotes and Photos, and More
Mar 13, 2009 - 10:01 am ET | 15 Comments
Strikeforce News and Notes: Randleman Signs, Press Conference Quotes and Photos, and More

Kevin Randleman has signed with Strikeforce, Showtime has announced the Strikeforce broadcast team, Joe Riggs and Brett Rogers are under consideration to complete the April 11th main card, plus quotes and photos from Strikeforce's Thursday press conference.

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Strikeforce, Showtime Announce TV Deal; First Event on April 11th in San Jose
Feb 6, 2009 - 12:16 am ET | 17 Comments
Strikeforce, Showtime Announce TV Deal; First Event on April 11th in San Jose

Just hours after completing a deal to purchase select assets from ProElite, Strikeforce jointly announced with Showtime on Thursday a new live MMA series that calls for Showtime to televise up to 16 Strikeforce events per year.
The deal is similar to EliteXC’s prior deal with Showtime that included 4 primetime events on CBS and [...]

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EliteXC Officially Announces October 4th Main Card
Aug 28, 2008 - 11:00 am ET | 67 Comments

EliteXC on Wednesday officially announced the main card for the promotion’s October 4th event at the BankAtlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
As MMAFrenzy.com (www.mmafrenzy.com) reported on Monday undefeated heavyweight streetfighter-turned-mixed martial artist Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson will meet UFC hall of famer Ken Shamrock in the main event of the CBS-broadcast event.
In the co-main event [...]

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Murilo Rua vs. Benji Radach Added To October 4th EliteXC on CBS
Aug 25, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 12 Comments

Former EliteXC middleweight champion Murilo “Ninja” Rua (16-8-1) will fight UFC and IFL veteran Benji Radach (18-4) at EliteXC’s October 4th event on CBS.
Radach informed Sherdog of the matchup earlier today.
Radach compiled a five-fight win streak in the IFL with wins over Ryan McGivern, Brian Foster, Bristol Marunde, Gerald Harris, and Brent Beauparlant. In his [...]

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