Newly turned 40-year-old Matt “The Law” Lindland sent the raucous Portland MMA fans home with smiles on their faces as he battered “King” Kevin Casey with a barrage of punches in a fight stopped at 3:41 in the third round, earning Lindland his first Strikeforce Challengers win on Friday night on SHOWTIME.
Lindland (22-7) of Eagle Creek, Ore., was able to escape a rear naked choke attempt in the first round by a skillful Casey (3-2), a 28-year-old from Hawthorne, Calif., and from there completely dominated the rest of the middleweight …

PORTLAND (April 12, 2010): Middleweight (185 pounds) Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) superstar and former Olympic wrestling silver medalist Matt “The Law” Lindland (21-7) will return to the cage in the main event of a STRIKEFORCE Challengers event at Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon on Friday, May 21.
Undefeated, rising star Tyron “T-Wood” Woodley (6-0) will face off with fellow welterweight (170 pounds) Nathan Coy (8-2) while 135 pound female prospects Kerry Vera (2-0) and Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Pena (2-0) will collide with one another on the card.
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Welcome 6th Rounders, to my picks and predictions for Strikeforce. “Evolution” will air Saturday night via Showtime (in the US) beginning at 10:00 p.m. EST (under card at 8). This card features the return of Cung Le and a Lightweight title unification bout. 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 does) happen in mixed martial arts. With an …

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There’s been a lot of hype surrounding many of the fights in the upcoming Affliction card, yet there’s hardly a buzz for one of the fights I’m looking the most forward to.
Vitor Belfort will take on an always ready Matt “The Law” Lindland Jan. 24, and I suggest you catch it any way you can. Both guys have phenomenal skill, have been around for a while, and want to prove they’re still relevant.
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