Friday’s night’s STRIKEFORCE Challengers headliner, former Olympic wrestling silver medalist Matt “The Law” Lindland, and two other popular area fighters took part in a workout at Team Quest Martial Arts and Fitness just days before the event to be broadcast live on SHOWTIME® at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
Lindland (21-7) from nearby Eagle Creek, Ore., faces “King” Kevin Casey (3-1) of Hawthorne, Calif., at Portland’s Rose Garden Arena on Friday night. Welterweight prospect and former Oregon State wrestling star Nathan Coy (8-2) of Portland takes on promising, …

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 …

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.
A special pre-sale …

All fighters who will compete in the STRIKEFORCE Challengers mixed martial arts (MMA) event this Friday, March 26, at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., will weigh in the day before, Thursday, March 25 at World Sports Café.
The weigh in is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, free of charge and will start at 5:30 p.m. PT.
In the main event on SHOWTIME®, heavyweight sensation Lavar Johnson (13-3) will square off with undefeated Lolohea Mahe (6-0-1) of Hawaii. Johnson’s effort will mark a miraculous comeback after he was gunned down and nearly killed …

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 …