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King Mo's Debut, Lindland vs. 'Jacare' Proposed for December Strikeforce Event

Posted: Oct 27th 2009 4:39PM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive

Strikeforce is gearing up for a busy November, but the organization already has plans in place for their year-end show as well. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said on this week's edition of The MMA Hour (which will be featured later this week on MMA FanHouse) that the organization's next big Showtime event will take place on Dec. 19 from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

Coker also mentioned that recent Strikeforce signee, "King" Muhammed Lawal, is scheduled to make his debut on the show, but no opponent has been signed just yet.

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UFC 103 Main Event Breakdown: Vitor Belfort vs. Rich Franklin

Posted: Sep 19th 2009 9:01AM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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DALLAS -- In the early stages of planning for UFC 103, Dana White and matchmaker Joe Silva envisioned a Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson main event, but after hearing immediate backlash from fans who had little interest in a rematch so soon, an audible was called and the returning Vitor Belfort took Henderson's place.

At 31 years old, Belfort is no longer the young stud that captivated audiences with his firepower and earned the nickname "The Phenom," but a matured fighter who is looking to prove that he's harnessed all of his considerable gifts and found the consistency that's eluded him at times.

So how will Belfort-Franklin go down? Let's take a closer look at the matchup.

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Monte Cox Pushing for Robbie Lawler to Face Matt 'The Law' Lindland Next

Posted: Sep 2nd 2009 2:01PM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
Filed under: Strikeforce

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Last week, Strikeforce CEO and founder Scott Coker told FanHouse that he wanted to book a middleweight match-up between Robbie Lawler and Ronaldo Souza for the organization's upcoming fall show, headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers. At the time, Coker mentioned that he had yet to talk to Lawler's agent, Monte Cox, about the fight.

Cox told FanHouse then that it was the first he heard about it, and that it didn't excite him all that much. On Monday, he flat out said he had no interest in making it happen.

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Strikeforce Targeting Robbie Lawler vs. Ronaldo Souza in Fall

Posted: Aug 26th 2009 6:37PM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive

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Strikeforce is looking to book a middleweight match-up between Robbie Lawler and Ronaldo Souza on the same card that will feature the Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers bout later this year on Showtime. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker informed FanHouse of the news at the Emelianenko public workout at the FightHouse gym in New York City on Wednesday.

Coker said that he has yet to talk to Lawler's manager, Monte Cox, about the fight, but is hopeful a deal can be reached.

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Chris Leben Explains Steroid Use, Looks Forward to Turning The Page

Posted: Aug 20th 2009 8:01AM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

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After a nine-month suspension for using steroids, UFC middleweight Chris Leben is soon to return to action. Usually in a situation like that, a fighter would have to worry about negative public reaction to his comeback, but in this case, Leben is likely to be hailed as a conquering hero, as the 29-year-old veteran has the good fortune of returning at UFC 102 in his hometown of Portland, Oregon.

The match itself, however will not be easy; Leben (18-6) will take on former three-time NCAA wrestling national champion Jake Rosholt as a featured bout on the televised card.

"The Crippler" recently took a few moments out of his training to talk to FanHouse about his steroids suspension, returning to the octagon, and preparing for Rosholt.

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Matt Lindland Content With Career, Eyes Shot at Strikeforce Middleweight Title

Posted: Aug 18th 2009 9:20AM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
Filed under: MMA Videos, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive

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One could argue that the Strikeforce middleweight division is the organization's strongest, and we can now add newest signee Matt Lindland to a list that already includes Jake Shields, Cung Le, Frank Shamrock, Robbie Lawler, Ronaldo Souza and Jason Miller.

FanHouse spoke to Lindland recently about his new deal with Strikeforce and when he expects to fight next. Check out the full video interview below.

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Matt Lindland 'Very Confident' He Will Make Strikeforce Debut in Fall

Posted: Aug 7th 2009 10:00AM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
Filed under: Affliction, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive

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Matt Lindland was last seen losing to Vitor Belfort via knockout in just 37 seconds at "Affliction: Day of Reckoning" in January. Since then, his name has come up as a potential opponent for several young middleweights, but nothing every materialized.

When FanHouse learned that Lindland was involved in serious negotiations with Strikeforce, we contacted him to find out when he will be fighting and against who. The full interview is below.

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Jake Shields to Fight for Interim Strikeforce Middleweight Title

Posted: Jul 14th 2009 7:03PM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive

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Jake Shields, the former EliteXC welterweight champion, will fight for the interim Strikeforce middleweight title in October. Strikeforce founder and CEO Scott Coker informed FanHouse of the news at Tuesday's Gina Carano-Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos press conference in New York City.

Shields last competed for Strikeforce in June, defeating Robbie Lawler via guillotine submission in a 182-pound catchweight bout.

The current Strikeforce middleweight champion, Cung Le, has yet to defend the title since defeating Frank Shamrock in March 2008. Since then, he has put his fighting career on hold to appear in a number of films, most recently Fighting.

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Vitor Belfort, Matt Lindland Have No Problem Putting Past Behind

Posted: Jul 10th 2009 11:37AM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: Affliction, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

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LAS VEGAS -- When we last saw Vitor Belfort and Matt Lindland in the same scene together, it was with the former separating the latter from consciousness at Affliction's last event, January's Day of Reckoning show.

Apparently, the two longtime MMA veterans had no problem putting the past behind them, as FanHouse obtained this photo of the onetime combatants together taken during UFC 100 week at the Xtreme Couture gym in Las Vegas.

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MMA Upset of the Half Year

Posted: Jul 4th 2009 8:00AM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
Filed under: Affliction, DREAM, UFC, Strikeforce, Sengoku

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We've been handing out our half-year MMA awards, so here's my take on the biggest upset of the last six months.

As is often the case in MMA, there were plenty of upsets to choose from. But at the end of the day, I had to go with Joe Warren defeating Kid Yamamoto via split decision at Dream.9 on May 26 (part one of the fight is above; part two is here.)

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