brightcove.createExperiences(); The Fight Nerd caught up with Josh Barnett at the Strikeforce press conference in New York City, and asked him his thoughts on the heavyweight grand prix tournament. We also talk about his thoughts on Japanese MMA, his response to Dana White’s comments that Josh will not pass his drug test, and I give [...]
This past weekend’s Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva event turned out to be a massive success for both the MMA organization and their partner in crime, Showtime. The event was the highest rated Strikeforce event to date, with the average home viewing audience at 741,000 viewers. The show peaked during the main event, which saw Fedor [...]
brightcove.createExperiences(); After the historic opening round of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, Strikeforce president Scott Coker talks to The Fight Nerd about the event, what is next for Fedor and Andrei Arlovski, plans for Gina Carano and where she fits in the women’s division now and when Strikeforce will return to New Jersey. Don’t forget [...]
brightcove.createExperiences(); Forgive me, folks. The lighting was garbage in the back alley where they held the post-fight press activities, and I forgot to turn my camera light on here so don’t hate too much for the green and grainy mess you see above. The audio still works fine! So, about an hour after Antonio “Bigfoot” [...]
brightcove.createExperiences(); Yup, that’s him on his cell phone during the huge Pride-style opening, sending texts and ruining the atmosphere of the entire thing. Here is our first post-event interview with Fabricio Werdum from this Saturday’s opening round to the Strikeforce heavyweight tournament. Werdum gives us his thoughts on SIlva’s victory, Fedor’s loss, if he should [...]
The weigh-ins went as smoothly as they could over at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Despite starting about 15 minutes late due to the NJSAC staff being stuck in traffic (since New Jersey decided to close the convenient ramp into the arena and forced you to go around, pay a toll, then [...]
My apologies for the lack of updates today, folks. Been out pretty much all day. Where was I? In case you are terrible at reading headlines, I was at the Strikeforce: Fedor VS Silva New York Press Conference basically all day. Hooray for productivity! I shot plenty of video of the entire presser, as well [...]
While Fedor prepares for his comeback fight against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva at the opening rounds of Strikeforce’s Heavyweight Grand Prix, let’s take a moment to get to know “The Last Emperor” a bit more, straight from the horse’s mouth! According to the uploader, this video is part of a documentary that appeared in 2007 on [...]
Most of us hardcore MMA fans remember the days when Bob Sapp was having his nonsensical feud with Mike Tyson in K-1. The two had talked some trash but nothing ever came from it for a number of reasons. But did you know that “The Baddest Man on the Planet” almost fought in Pride FC? [...]
Former UFC Heavyweight champion and one reason for Affliction’s death in promoting MMA events, Josh “The Babyfaced Assassin” Barnett has signed a multi-fight agreement to compete for Strikeforce. In a press release sent out today by the company, Barnett was quoted as saying, “Strikeforce is the home of the best heavyweight division in the world [...]
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