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Nick Diaz-KJ Noons Rematch Saturday, Oct. 9, At HP Pavilion On SHOWTIME

Aug 26th

Nick Diaz-KJ Noons Rematch Saturday, Oct. 9, At HP Pavilion On SHOWTIME

SAN JOSE, Calif. – A grudge rematch that fans, media, and the confident fighters themselves have been clamoring for since the first fight ended in bloody controversy nearly three years ago, will take place on Saturday, Oct. 9, when KJ Noons (9-1), fresh off a knockout victory last Saturday, challenges STRIKEFORCE World Welterweight (170 pounds) Champion Nick Diaz (22-7, 1 NC) in the main event at HP Pavilion here, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

In the co-feature, undefeated STRIKEFORCE Women’s Welterweight World Champion Sarah Kaufman (12-0) will make the second defense of her 135-pound title against No. 1 contender and Dutch superstar Marloes Coenen (17-4).

KJ Noons, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, NICK DIAZ, STRIKEFORCE

Nick Diaz, Sarah Kaufman Co-Featured Oct. 9 At HP Pavilion

Aug 24th

Posted by Isaac Barrio in MMA News

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Nick Diaz, Sarah Kaufman Co-Featured Oct. 9 At HP Pavilion

Live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT

SAN JOSE, CALIF. – The STRIKEFORCE men’s and women’s Welterweight World Champions Nick Diaz (170 pounds) and Sarah Kaufman (135 pounds) will return to the cage on Saturday, Oct. 9 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

Diaz will face an opponent to be named in the coming week while Kaufman will defend her title against Dutch superstar Marloes Coenen.

Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, NICK DIAZ, SARAH KAUFMAN, STRIKEFORCE

Strikeforce: Feijao Shocks King Mo, Souza Wins Decision Over Kennedy

Aug 22nd

Posted by Isaac Barrio in MMA News

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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.

BOBBY LASHLEY, Jorge Gurgel, Rafael “Feijao’’ Cavalcante, Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, Showtime, STRIKEFORCE, Tim Kennedy, “KING MO” LAWAL

STRIKEFORCE Houston Conf. Call Highlights: Kennedy, Jacare, Noons, Gurgel

Aug 13th

Posted by Isaac Barrio in MMA News

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TIM KENNEDY & JACARE SOUZA, KJ NOONS & JORGE GURGEL

Media Conference Call Highlights

The fighters and Coker participated in a national media conference call Thursday to discuss their bouts on the upcoming STRIKEFORCE Houston event at Toyota Center in Houston on Saturday, Aug. 21, LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

n the co-feature of a World Championship Doubleheader, world-class submission specialist Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (12-2-1) and former Green Beret and American military hero Tim Kennedy (12-2) will battle for the vacant STRIKEFORCE Middleweight (185 pounds) title. In another televised fight on SHOWTIME, ex-world champ KJ Noons (9-2) will face Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt Jorge Gurgel (13-6) in a lightweight (155 pounds) match.

JACARE SOUZA, KJ NOONS & JORGE GURGEL, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, STRIKEFORCE, Tim Kennedy

Thursday’s STRIKEFORCE MMA Weigh-In In Phoenix Open To Public

Aug 12th

Posted by Isaac Barrio in MMA News

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Thursday’s STRIKEFORCE MMA Weigh-In In Phoenix Open To Public

* * FREE OPEN TO PUBLIC WEIGH IN * *

OFFICIAL DRAW FOR STRIKEFORCE
WOMEN’S WELTERWEIGHT TOURNAMENT

& ALL THE FIGHTERS TO STEP ON THE SCALE

Thursday, Aug., 12 at 4:30 p.m. Local Time

at Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz.

WHERE: Dodge Theatre

400 West Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85003

***The weigh in will take place in the Dodge Theatre lobby. Media can enter through the 5^th Ave and West Adams St. entrance – marked Administration/Production****

WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 12, at 4:30 p.m. Local Time

WHAT: All fighters who will compete in the STRIKEFORCE Challengers Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event this Friday, Aug. 13, at Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz., will weigh in the day before, tomorrow/Thursday, Aug. 12, in the Dodge Theatre lobby. The weigh in is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, free of charge, and will begin at 4:30 p.m. local time.