Strikeforce came to the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon tonight with an entertaining night of fights at Strikeforce Challengers 8. The event was headlined by a middleweight matchup between hometown star Matt “The Law” Lindland and the brash and controversial “King” Kevin Casey.
Also on the card, welterweight prospect Tyron “T-Wood” Woodley narrowly kept his undefeated record intact with a close Split Decision win over Portland’s Nathan Coy, while Roger Bowling defeated “Vicious” Bobby Voelker. MMARising.com has full results from all of the night’s fights.
In a highly-anticipated rematch over four years in the making, Roxanne Modafferi avenged a 2006 loss in a big way when she upset female pound-for-pound standout Tara LaRosa at Moosin: “Sylvia vs Pudzianowski” tonight. The fight was a candidate for Women’s MMA Fight of the Year.
Moosin USA invaded the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts tonight with an interesting card at Moosin MMA: “Sylvia vs Pudzianowski.” The event was headlined by a super heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia and five-time World’s Strongest Man Mariusz “Dominator” Pudzianowski.
The world’s top-ranked 125-pound female fighter has returned to Bellator Fighting Championships. Company officials confirmed last night that Rosi Sexton has re-signed with the promotion and MMAjunkie.com has since reported that Sexton will be part of the 115-pound Bellator women’s tournament later this year.
In a rematch three years in the making, final EliteXC Lightweight Champion “King” KJ Noons will look to avenge one of his two career losses when he battles Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett on June 26th. The second meeting between the hard-hitting strikers will be part of the main card of Strikeforce: “Fedor vs Werdum” at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
A lightweight bout between rising stars Kurt “Batman” Pellegrino and George Sotiropoulos has been added to the main card of UFC 116 in July. The featured fight was officially announced by the UFC earlier today and will propel the winner one step closer to title contention.
The Warriors Cage featured a pair of women’s bouts earlier this afternoon at TWC: “Meltdown” at the Eagle Mountain Casino Event Center in Porterville, California. Sisters Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Frausto and Stephanie “Macaquinha” Frausto both picked up stoppage victories.
Strikeforce returned to the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri tonight with “Heavy Artillery.” The impressive card was headlined by a Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship bout between Alistair “Demolition Man” Overeem and once-beaten challenger Brett “The Grim” Rogers.