Are…you…ready, for Strikeforce Challengers!? The fighters are set to take stage tonight from Kent, Washington 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 9:30 p.m. EST and main card fights kicking off at 11 p.m. EST.
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Strikeforce Challengers results:
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Under card (may not be broadcast):
STEVE HADSEL VS. TAYLOR ROBERTS: Steve Hadsel defeats Taylor Roberts …

This Friday night will mark the return of the Strikeforce Challengers series (aka ShoMMA) as the popular west coast-based promotion heads north to Kent, Washington where hard hitting fighters “Smokin” Joe Villasenor takes on Chute Boxe product Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos in the main event.
Villasenor recently enjoyed some limelight after scoring several wins in the now defunct Elite XC promotion, yet has had to sit on the sidelines for a year and is itching to continue his win streak.
For Santos, a win would mean regaining momentum after losing his last match …

NEW YORK (May 26, 2009)-Rising stars Cory “The One” Devela (9-2) and Luke Rockhold (4-1) will face off with each other in a middleweight (185 pound) battle at the Strikeforce Challengers mixed martial arts (MMA) event at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington on Friday, June 19.
“I feel like a million bucks,” said the 24-year-old Devela, one of the sport’s most promising young talents who hails from Bonney Lake, Washington and is a member of the Dennis “Superman” Hallman led Team Victory that has pioneered a hybrid fighting style dubbed …

Jorge Gurgel is hands down one of my favorite fighters. Fellow writers Adam D. and Tommy H. will tell you though, that Jorge also frustrated me to no end during his time in the UFC.
Gurgel’s a ground wizard with world class BJJ skills yet loves to stand up with his opponents, rather successfully at that. The problem in this was (and hopefully is no longer) that Gurgel’s kickboxing would be better served setting up takedowns as to bring fighters into his world on the mat, as opposed to purely scoring …