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Browse > MMA Videos / mma / Lawler and The H.I.T. Squad don’t sound happy with Strikeforce It looks like 2010 could be a big year for Strikeforce. Fighters like Fedor Emelianenko, Dan Henderson and Bobby Lashley all rave about how nice it is to work for Scott Coker and Strikeforce. But not everyone under the Showtime/Strikeforce banner is a happy camper. Robbie Lawler was the victim of awful luck before last week's Strikeforce: Evolution card. Benji Radach backed out of the original matchup against Lawler, then Trevor Prangley did so the week of the fight. Lawler, still under a three-fight deal that carried ... Read Full Story

Popularized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the United States, MMA is a fusion of fight styles that melds the stunning strikes of boxing and muay thai, the sleek submissions of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and the devastating power of wrestling. It has fought hard to gain credibility, regulatory backing and global appeal by introducing a comprehensive list of rules, stringent doping procedures and embarking on a educational campaign to win hearts and minds. Now sanctioned in more than 40 U.S. states, the sport is experiencing explosive growth in viewership and participation. Its top athletes are winning mainstream recognition, hefty salaries and lucrative sponsorship deals. George ... Read Full Story

Browse > MMA Videos / mma / TV Ratings: WEC 45, Strikeforce: Evolution The television ratings from the latest WEC and Strikeforce offerings have been released courtesy of Versus and Showtime (brought to us by MMAJunkie): WEC 45 – 330,000 viewers Strikeforce: Evolution – 341,000 viewers Payout Perspective: The results definitely favor Strikeforce in this latest head-to-head. Not only did Strikeforce outperform the WEC in viewership, but it did so on a network, Showtime, with a significantly smaller subscriber base. However, in the overall picture, 341,000 isn’t exceptional for the organization – it’s about par for the course. The same cannot be said for ... Read Full Story

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Gina Carano put womens MMA on the map, but Cris Cyborg Santos may have become the sports first dominant female champion by virtue of her overwhelming TKO victory in the main event of Saturdays STRIKEFORCE event. Cyborg simply was too physically strong and her punches too powerful for Carano. Before a near capacity crowd at San Joses HP Pavilion, Carano and Cyborg made history as the first women to headline a major US mixed martial arts event. The crowd went nuts for Carano, who was accompanied into the arena by Randy Couture who trained her for the matchup. Despite the fight being scheduled for ... Read Full Story