Welcome 6th Rounders, to my picks and predictions for Strikeforce. “Carano vs. Cyborg” will air Saturday night via Showtime beginning at 10:30 p.m. EST. This weekend’s Strikeforce show includes a main event featuring Chute Boxe fighter Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos taking on the world’s most recognizable female fighter in Gina “Conviction” Carano. A solid line-up calls for solid picks, right? Whether you agree or disagree, leave your thoughts by commenting.
As a lead writer here, there’s a certain “responsibility” for making quality peeks into the future. That being said, anything can (and …

The first ever Strikeforce women’s title fight will headline this Saturday’s event in San Jose and air via Showtime. Main event fighter Gina Carano’s draw has been apparent from the get-go with her beauty, charisma and undefeated pro MMA record. What will bring in additional interest is the fact that her opponent, the beastly Cristiane Santos, will be her toughest test in the cage to date.
To support the feature bout of the evening, there are four other bouts worth keeping an keen eye on and tuning in for. Let’s break …

Strikeforce will hold a conference call today at 2 p.m. EST regarding its upcoming event on August 15th. Airing on Showtime, the main attraction will be Gina Carano and Cris “Cyborg” Santos battling for the first-ever women’s Strikeforce title.
Additionally, Nick Diaz is set to face Jay Heiron for the first-ever welterweight title, Renato “Babalu” Sobral defends the light-heavyweight title from newly signed Gegard Mousasi and Gilbert Melendez seeks revenge against Mitsuhiro Ishida to maintain the interim lightweight belt.
Recently, the Nick Diaz vs. Jay Heiron bout has been though of as …

Strikeforce has officially announced the entire under card for their August 15th event.
“Carano vs. Cyborg” prelim fights are scheduled as follows:
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Mike Kyle vs. Fabricio Werdum
Mike Cook vs. Scott Lighty
David “Tarzan” Douglas vs. Justin Wilcox
Zak Bucia vs. James Terry
Isaiah Hill vs. Alex Trevino

Strikeforce has crafted a reputation for putting on solid cards that elevate them from the “second tier” perception that some promotions suffer from. Unfortunately, the production and commentary continually sends their events crashing to the second rate canvas but the talent will still be there inside the cage on August 15th due to late replacements and newly announced bouts.
The past couple of weeks have proved to be tumultuous for both Strikeforce and Affliction with the demise of the later-mentioned promotion and subsequent return to sponsoring the former’s competitor (UFC). Originally …