“Strikeforce: Miami” is in the books, and the action-packed evening was the source of many discussion topics.
Are Bobby Lashley and Herschel Walker legitimate mixed martial artists?
What’s next for the biggest star in women’s mixed martial arts? Is
Strikeforce emerging as a legitimate contender for the UFC’s crown?
This week’s edition of The Sunday Junkie, MMAjunkie.com’s weekly
reader-feedback feature, touched on all of these topics and more, but
the winning entry, from Andrew “vice” Walter, argued that new welterweight
champion Nick Diaz is rapidly establishing himself as one of the sport’s most complete fighters.
SUNRISE, Fla. – Early Sunday morning on AirTran Airways flight 68 from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Atlanta, Robbie Lawler and friend/training partner Matt Hughes slowly made their way down the aisle before takeoff.
Just hours removed from a stunning come-from-behind knockout victory over Melvin Manhoef at Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Miami” event, Lawler was still feeling the effects of the fight as he slowly limped to the back of the plane.
Lawler took serious punishment and was battered nearly from head to toe by his opponent’s offensive onslaught, but the former EliteXC middleweight champ said his miraculous come-from-behind win resulted from his ability to stick to a game plan.
SUNRISE, Fla. — An exhausted Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker asked to sit down before granting an interview in the wee hours of Sunday morning following what he termed a successful Strikeforce Miami show, but he wasn’t looking to take much of a break.
Coker is already preparing to promote several big fights in the spring, including fights pitting champions Gilbert Melendez, Nick Diaz and Cris Cyborg against new challengers.
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SUNRISE, Fla. – With another dominating victory and her first title defense under her belt, Strikeforce women’s lightweight champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos can now look to her next challenge.
As Scott Coker told MMAjunkie.com following Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Miami” event, Erin Toughill could be next to challenge for the title.
Santos set up the likely bout after defeating a game but overpowered Marloes Coenen in the co-main event of the Jan. 30 event, which took place at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.
Despite the fearsome striking attack that Lithuanian slugger Marius Zaromskis brought to the cage with submission ace Nick Diaz,
it was the Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu product that utilized a stand-up
strategy en route to capturing Strikeforce’s vacant welterweight title.
The bout capped off an action-packed night of fights at
Saturday night’s “Strikeforce: Miami” event at the BankAtlantic Center
in Sunrise, Fla.
The main card aired on Showtime.
26 Wins (19 (T)ko’s, 3 Submissions, 4 Decisions), 7 Losses, 2 Draw, 1 No Contest Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record 2010-02-21 United States Ben Rothwell UFC 110 Sydney, Australia 2009-09-19 Loss Brazil Junior dos Santos UFC 103 Dallas, Texas TKO 3 2:00 25-7-2 (1) The UFC & Sherdog both record this bout as ending in a submission, however TKO is the official result. 2009-06-13 Win Lebanon Mostapha Al-turk UFC 99 Cologne, Germany TKO (Punches) 1 3:06 25-6-2 (1) 2008-12-31 Win South Korea Choi Hong-man Dynamite!! 2008 Saitama, Japan TKO (Leg Kick) 1 6:32 24-6-2 (1) 2008-09-23 NC Netherlands Alistair Overeem Dream 6 Saitama, Japan No Contest (Groin Strikes) 1 6:09 23-6-2 (1) 2008-03-15 Win Japan Tatsuya Mizuno Dream 1 Saitama, Japan TKO (Punches) 1 0:56 23-6-2 2007-09-08 Loss France Cheick Kongo UFC 75 London, England, UK Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 22-6-2 2007-05-21 Loss Brazil Gabriel Gonzaga UFC 70 Manchester, England, UK KO (Head Kick) 1 4:51 22-5-2 2007-02-03 Win United States Eddie Sanchez UFC 67 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA TKO (Punches) 1 4:33 22-4-2 2006-12-10 Win United States Josh Barnett Pride Final Conflict Absolute Saitama, Japan Submission (Strikes) 1 7:32 21-4-2 Wins Pride 2006 Openweight Grand Prix. 2006-12-10 Win Brazil Wanderlei Silva Pride Final Conflict Absolute Saitama, Japan KO (Head Kick) 1 5:22 20-4-2 2006-07-01 Win Japan Hidehiko Yoshida Pride Critical Countdown Absolute Saitama, Japan TKO (Leg Kicks) 1 7:38 19-4-2 Qualifies for Pride 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Semi Finals at Pride Final Conflict Absolute. 2006-05-05 Win Japan Ikuhisa Minowa Pride Total Elimination Absolute Osaka, Japan TKO (Strikes) 1 1:10 18-4-2 Qualifies for Pride 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Quarter Finals at Pride Critical Countdown Absolute. 2005-12-31 Loss New Zealand Mark Hunt Pride Shockwave 2005 Saitama, Japan Decision (Split) 3 5:00 17-4-2 2005-10-23 Win United States Josh Barnett Pride 30 Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 17-3-2 2005-08-28 Loss Russia Fedor Emelianenko Pride Final Conflict 2005 Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 16-3-2 Fight was for Pride Heavyweight Championship. 2005-06-26 Win Russia Ibragim Magomedov Pride Critical Countdown 2005 Saitama, Japan TKO (Body Kick) 1 3:53 16-2-2 2005-02-20 Win United States Mark Coleman Pride 29 Saitama, Japan KO (Punches) 1 3:40 15-2-2 2004-12-31 Win United States Kevin Randleman Pride Shockwave 2004 Saitama, Japan Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 0:41 14-2-2 2004-10-31 Win United States Josh Barnett Pride 28 Saitama, Japan Submission (Shoulder Injury) 1 0:46 13-2-2 2004-08-15 Win Russia Aleksander Emelianenko Pride Final Conflict 2004 Saitama, Japan KO (Head Kick and Punches) 1 1:29 12-2-2 2004-07-19 Win Japan Shungo Oyama Pride Bushido 4 Nagoya, Japan KO (Strikes) 1 1:00 11-2-2 2004-05-23 Win Japan Hiromitsu Kanehara Pride Bushido 3 Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 10-2-2 2004-04-25 Loss United States Kevin Randleman Pride Total Elimination 2004 Saitama, Japan KO (Punches) 1 1:57 9-2-2 Eliminated from Pride Heavyweight Grand Prix 2004 Tournament. 2004-02-15 Win Japan Yoshihisa Yamamoto Pride Bushido 2 Saitama, Japan KO (Strikes) 1 2:12 9-1-2 2004-02-01 Win United States Ron Waterman Pride 27 Osaka, Japan TKO (Soccer Kicks) 1 4:37 8-1-2 2003-11-09 Loss Brazil Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Pride Final Conflict 2003 Tokyo, Japan Submission (Armbar) 2 1:45 7-1-2 Fight was for Pride Interim Heavyweight Championship. 2003-10-05 Win Mexico Dos Caras Jr. Pride Bushido 1 Saitama, Japan KO (Head Kick) 1 0:46 7-0-2 2003-08-10 Win Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn Pride Total Elimination 2003 Saitama, Japan KO (Head Kick) 1 1:29 6-0-2 Qualified for Interim Title fight at Pride Final Conflict 2003. 2003-06-08 Win United States Heath Herring Pride 26 Yokohama, Japan TKO (Punches) 1 3:17 5-0-2 2002-12-31 Win Japan Kazuyuki Fujita Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002 Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 4-0-2 2002-08-28 Win Japan Kazushi Sakuraba Pride Shockwave 2002 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Broken Orbital Bone) 2 5:00 3-0-2 2002-04-28 Draw Brazil Wanderlei Silva Pride 20 Yokohama, Japan Decision Draw 5 3:00 2-0-2 Match fought under Special Rules. 2001-12-31 Win Japan Yuji Nagata Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001 Saitama, Japan TKO (Head Kick and Punches) 1 0:21 2-0-1 2001-11-03 Draw Japan Nobuhiko Takada Pride 17 Tokyo, Japan Decision Draw 5 3:00 1-0-1 Match fought under Pride vs K-1 Special Rules. 2001-08-19 Win Japan Kazuyuki Fujita K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final Saitama, Japan TKO (Cut) 1 0:39 1-0-0
SUNRISE, Fla. – MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from tonight’s “Strikeforce: Miami” event.
Tonight’s show takes place at the BankAntlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla. The main card, including a Nick Diaz vs. Marius Zaromskis welterweight title fight, airs on Showtime.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results, which begin at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT) for the preliminary card and 10 p.m. ET for the main card.
For welterweight Hayder Hassan (2-1), his preliminary card matchup with
Ryan Keenan at “Strikeforce: Miami” represents his first shot with a
national promotion.
But Hassan’s goals don’t stop there.
The U.S.-born son of Iraqi immigrants, Hassan has his sites set on
long-term success in mixed martial arts, and he hopes to give an entire
culture someone to cheer for.
“Strikeforce: Miami” is in the books, and the action-packed evening was the source of many discussion topics.
SUNRISE, Fla. – Early Sunday morning on AirTran Airways flight 68 from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Atlanta, Robbie Lawler and friend/training partner Matt Hughes slowly made their way down the aisle before takeoff.
SUNRISE, Fla. – With another dominating victory and her first title defense under her belt, Strikeforce women’s lightweight champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos can now look to her next challenge.
SUNRISE, Fla. – So much for the headkick.
SUNRISE, Fla. – MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from tonight’s “Strikeforce: Miami” event.
For welterweight Hayder Hassan (2-1), his preliminary card matchup with
