Cries of victory were shouted from some of the blog rooftops by various Strikeforce proponents following the promotion’s most recent show on December 4th. Although it was a premature and short-sighted reaction, the five-fight main card grabbed the fanbase’s attention by delivering four knockouts within a mere hour of runtime on Showtime. This was without a doubt the most exciting Strikeforce show since their days of smaller, local offerings - and what made these bloggers cling to the TKO-filled evening as a sign …

Just days after another successful STRIKEFORCE event in St. Louis, Mo., CEO Scott Coker took time out to answer six questions.
STRIKEFORCE moves to Portland, Ore., this Friday night for a Challengers Series event, which will be televised live on SHOWTIME® at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
Question: How did the results from Saturday’s event reshuffle the STRIKEFORCE heavyweight division?
Coker: “I think Alistair Overeem reinforced his status as a dominant champion in the division.  “Big Foot” Silva showed the world that he’s also among the elite fighters in the …

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: …

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 …

In light of the upcoming recent “E:60″ piece on UFC President Dana White, I pondered how he would now feel about fellow promotion Strikeforce in comparison to over six months ago. If you’ll recall, White surprised some with positive feedback regarding the competing organization based out of California.
“I hope they do 10 million viewers next week,” White says. “Have you heard me say a bad word about Strikeforce? I wish them all the luck in the world. I have nothing bad to say about guys who are running the right …