Four of the sport’s most talented heavyweights are set to collide when STRIKEFORCE® heads to American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, June 18 for the quarterfinals of its Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament. STRIKEFORCE®: OVEREEM vs. WERDUM will air LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
STRIKEFORCE heavyweight champion Alistair “The Demolition Man” Overeem (34-11, 1 NC) squares off against Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Fabricio Werdum (14-4-1) in the highly-anticipated main event, while former UFC heavyweight champion …

California State Athletic Commission has released the officially reported paydays for the fighters on this past weekend’s Strikeforce: “Carano vs. Cyborg” event held in San Jose.
Notably, Gegard Mousasi was only paid 2,000 dollars for turning in one of the best performances of the night. It’s possible he was taken care of financially by his management and co-promoter M1 Global. Also worth mentioning is Gina Carano’s pay has significantly risen since signing with Strikeforce after the collapse of Elite XC.
(Winners are in bold, below)
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Cristiane Santos: $25,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Gina Carano: …

Another week has come and gone in MMA and we now know who the Strikeforce lady champ at 145 lbs. is. After having steamrolled female fighting sensation Gina Carano on Saturday night, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos is likely not the face of women’s MMA but is quite arguably the best.
Carano quickly found out inside the cage that she is not on the athletic level she needs to be. She absolutely did the best she could and showed a warrior’s spirit, but the speed and agility was just not clicking after absorbing …

Are…you…ready, for Striikeforce: “Carano vs. Cyborg”!? The fighters are set to take stage tonight from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and into television sets around the country via Showtime. We also welcome all of our visitors from Brazil, UK, Canada, France, Russia, China and beyond.
6th-Round.com will be providing live fight results beginning with the under card at approximately 8:00 p.m. EST and main card fights kicking off at 10:30 p.m. EST.
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Strikeforce: “Carano vs. Cyborg” fight results:
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ISAIAH HILL vs. ALEX TREVINO: Alex Trevino defeats Isiah Hill …

Welcome 6th round fans to my picks and predictions for Strikeforce: “Carano vs. Cyborg”. Tomorrow night we are treated to a spectacular card when Showtime once again holds Strikeforce on their network. The main event will be historic as the first time ever we are treated to a female bout.
The face of women’s MMA Gina “Conviction” Carano will face her toughest opponent when she battles 7-1 Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos. This will determine if Carano retains her crown as the best female fighter in the world or will …