While Strikeforce’s latest show on CBS is widely considered a major failure from a promotional view, the three title fights went off without any major hitches. We saw two underdogs overcome the odds the media and fans stacked against them to emerge as unlikely champs - one defending and one getting his first taste of gold.
By all naysayer accounts, middleweight champ Jake Shields should have been smashed by former PRIDE champ Dan Henderson. In fact, he was indeed nearly put to sleep with a massive overhand right in the first …

“Unfortunately the after fight skirmish shifted the focus away from what was probably Jake and Gil’s biggest wins and that was very disappointing. We’re a very tight team and in all the years we’ve hung out together there has never been a team street fight or anything like that associated with us.
After reviewing the tape I think I saw alot of blame on all sides. I have spoken to my guys and with Strikeforce to make sure this never happens again.
There were people in there that had come to support …

It was the brawl seen around the 2.3-million-viewership world. After a win over Dan Henderson, middleweight champ Jake Shields’ camp jumped and beat on a fellow fighter - unprovoked and unwarranted. On one hand Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker has an utterly embarrassing show and on the other the man has television ratings which are taking steady nose dives. In the end, the man has two hands full of unfiltered stink and not many options left as a business seeking to compete with the world’s top MMA organization (UFC).
Saturday night’s event …

Are…you…ready, for Strikeforce: “Nashville”!? The fighters are set to take stage tonight from Tennessee and into television sets around the country via CBS (US). 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 7:00 p.m. EST and main card fights kicking off at 9:00.
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One can generally rely on big-name matches in MMA to deliver the goods - and that’s exactly what Strikeforce needs to display as they continue their foray into mainstream exposure via CBS (and Showtime). Will the recently confirmed fight with Dan Henderson (25-7) going up against middleweight champ Jake Shields (24-4-1) assist in keeping momentum pumping?
Number one pound-for-pound fighter Fedor’s fight with Brett Rogers served up plenty of ratings but a lack of depth in divisional rosters is upping the pressure of securing high profile bouts that rattle the keyboards …