Strikeforce made its way to the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas tonight for Strikeforce: “Overeem vs Werdum.” The card was headlined by a Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal bout between Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem and Fabricio Werdum.
In a second grand prix quarterfinal matchup, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett took on Brett “The Grim” Rogers, while “King” K.J. Noons battled Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal in a lightweight contender’s bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for all fights on tonight’s card.
A second Olympian was also in action tonight, as silver medallist in freestyle wrestling Sara McMann needed only 32 seconds to stop Julie Malenfant at Blackeye Promotions 4 in Fletcher, North Carolina. McMann took the fight to the mat and moved to mount, then unloaded with punches for the win.
Olympic bronze medallist in judo “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey picked up her fifth MMA win and second as a professional tonight with a 49-second armbar submission of Charmaine “Not So Sweet” Tweet at Hard Knocks Fighting Championship: “School of Hard Knocks 12” in Calgary, Alberta.
Hard Knocks Fighting Championship made its return to the Century Casino in Calgary, Alberta, Canada tonight for HKFC: “School of Hard Knocks 12.” The event featured a 150-pound women’s bout between Olympic medallist “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey and Charmaine “Not So Sweet” Tweet.
On April 15th, UFC and TUF 5 veteran Brian Geraghty travelled to St. Paul, Minnesota to face rising prospect Marcus LeVesseur on a card promoted by Seconds Out and Vivid MMA. To date, Geraghty has not been paid for his fight by promoter Tony Grygelko, and an official complaint has been filed.
A rematch from one of the top women’s fights of 2010 has been announced for The Cage Inc. “Battle at the Border 10” on July 30th in Hankinson, North Dakota. Submission ace Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler will put her 140-pound TCI title on the line when she faces Alexis Davis once again.
Japanese superstar Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto has verbally agreed to face WEC veteran Damacio “The Angel of Death” Page at UFC 135 in Denver, Colorado. UFC President Dana White announced the matchup today, which is expected to take place on September 24th at Denver’s Pepsi Center.
A welterweight battle between hard-hitting strikers Paul “Semtex” Daley and Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos has been added to the upcoming Strikeforce: “Fedor vs Henderson” card on July 30th in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Daley’s management confirmed plans for the matchup this past weekend.