Posts tagged BOBBY LASHLEY
Strikeforce: Feijao Shocks King Mo, Souza Wins Decision Over Kennedy
Aug 22nd
Strikeforce: Feijao Shocks King Mo, Souza Wins Decision Over Kennedy
Photo Credit: Esther Lin / STRIKEFORCE
HOUSTON – Hard-hitting striker Rafael Feijao shocked STRIKEFORCE World Light Heavyweight (205 pounds) Champion “King Mo” Lawal with a devastating third round knockout in Saturday’s SHOWTIME® televised main event at STRIKEFORCE: Houston at Toyota Center.
In a tactical co-feature, world-class submission specialist Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza captured the vacant STRIKEFORCE World Middleweight (185 pounds) Championship with a unanimous decision over American military hero Tim Kennedy.
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STRIKEFORCE Houston Presser Quotes: King Mo, Kennedy, Noons, Lashley
Jul 14th
STRIKEFORCE Houston Presser Quotes and Photos: King Mo, Kennedy, Noons, Lashley
Photo credit: Rosemary Acosta Clark/STRIKEFORCE
HOUSTON – STRIKEFORCE formally announced Tuesday a World Championship Doubleheader for Toyota Center here on Saturday, Aug. 21, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
STRIKEFORCE World Light Heavyweight (205 pounds) Champion “King Mo” Lawal (7-0) will make the first defense of his belt against devastating striker Rafael “Feijao’’ Cavalcante (9-2) in the main event. The semi-main will match Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (12-2-1) and Tim Kennedy (12-2) in a clash for the vacant STRIKEFORCE Middleweight (185 pounds) crown.
Read More… STRIKEFORCE Houston Presser Quotes: King Mo, Kennedy, Noons, Lashley
Free Public MMA Weigh-In, Autograph Session Friday At BankAtlantic Center
Jan 28th
FOOTBALL LEGEND HERSCHEL WALKER,
MMA SUPERSTARS BOBBY LASHLEY, NICK DIAZ, WOMEN’S CHAMPION CRIS CYBORG
& ALL THE FIGHTERS TO WEIGH IN
Friday, Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m. ET
At the Chairman’s Club at BankAtlantic Center
Preceded by Special Autograph Signing Session with MMA legend
Dan Henderson and other STRIKEFORCE superstars
WHO: Football Legend Herschel Walker
Unbeaten MMA Heavyweight Bobby Lashley
Talented Cesar Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Nick Diaz
DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius “The Whitemare” Zaromskis
STRIKEFORCE 145-Pound Women’s Champion Cris Cyborg
Submission Expert Marloes Coenen
& All The Fighters
WHAT: All 24 fighters will participate in the final weigh in thisFriday, Jan. 29, just one day prior to the STRIKEFORCE mixed martial arts (MMA) fight card on Saturday, Jan. 30 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT). The weigh in is open to the public, free of charge.
Walker, the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner, will make his MMA debut against Greg Nagy. The 47-year-old two-time Pro Bowler will compete in the cage the night before the Pro Bowl and one week prior to the Super Bowl. The 6-foot 1-inch, 220-pound Walker holds a fifth degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and has experience in the combat disciplines of Muay Thai and Kenpo.
The 26-year-old Diaz (20-7) will take on DREAM welterweight (170 pounds) champ Zaromskis (13-3) in the main event and first STRIKEFORCE welterweight championship bout in history.
STRIKEFORCE 145-pound women’s champion Cyborg (8-1) will defend her crown against submission expert Coenen (17-3). Cyborg became the first STRIKEFORCE women’s champion in history on Aug. 15, 2009 when the Brazilian native stopped superstar Gina Carano.
The 6-foot, 3-inch, 250-pound Lashley, also a former collegiate wrestling star for Missouri Valley College and member of The United States Army, competed in both the WWE Raw and SmackDown! shows in 2005 and ’06. The undefeated MMA heavyweight will face Wes Sims.
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m. ET
WHERE: BankAtlantic Center Chairman’s Club
1 Panther Pkwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33323
(954) 835-7000
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