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Kemal
25-07-2012, 20:45
Gilbert Melendez's next title defense will be against Pat Healy.

Strikeforce announced on Wednesday that "El Nino," the promotion's lightweight champion, will meet Healy in the main event of its Sept. 29 event in Sacramento, Calf.

Heavyweight Daniel Cormier will compete in his final Strikeforce fight in the co-main event, but the promotion has yet to announce his opponent.

The card, which will take place at the Power Balance Pavilion (formerly known as Arco Arena), will air on Showtime. The undercard will air on Showtime Extreme.

Melendez (21-2) has won his last seven fights in a row. He most recently defeated Josh Thomson via split decision in May.

Healy (28-16) enters the title fight riding a five-fight winning streak. He extended his streak earlier this month when he beat Mizuto Hirota via unanimous decision.

Tickets for the event go on sale to the general public this Saturday.

MRV
26-07-2012, 09:58
http://www.mmafighting.com/strikeforce/2012/7/26/3187952/daniel-cormier-faces-frank-mir-in-his-final-strikeforce-bout

thijss
26-07-2012, 10:48
Kwam dit net tegen..
http://tucsoncitizen.com/usa-today-sports/2012/07/25/ufcs-mir-books-strikeforce-fight-vs-cormier/

"Source: USA TODAY (http://usat.ly/P1sfFh)Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Frank Mir (16-6 MMA, 14-6 UFC) is temporarily leaving the octagon in favor of a Strikeforce cage.
USA TODAY Sports confirmed with UFC and Strikeforce officials that Mir has agreed to meet Strikeforce grand prix winner and former two-time Olympic wrestler Daniel Cormier (10-0 MMA, 7-0 SF) in the co-main event of September’s Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healyfight card, on Sept. 29 at Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento, and airs on Showtime.
“There has been a lot of speculation as to who Cormier would fight next, and this is the fight that makes the most sense,” UFC president Dana White said. “The reality is, Cormier is one of the best heavyweights in the world. He just won the grand prix and beat Josh Barnett. He needs to fight opponents of that caliber, and Frank Mir is that guy.”
Strikeforce was purchased by the UFC’s parent company, Zuffa, LLC, in March 2011. The companies have since operated independently, and differences between White and Strikeforce’s broadcast partners at Showtime have led to a largely frosty relationship. However, this booking represents a temporary change in direction, as the UFC and Strikeforce rosters were previously considered mutually exclusive.
Following the fight, both Mir and Cormier will compete in the UFC after a decision this past fall for Strikeforce to dissolve its heavyweight division in favor of focusing on developing other weight classes. Many of the company’s heavyweights moved to the UFC, while Cormier stayed to finish out the heavyweight tournament."

Verrassend!

Turboknecht
26-07-2012, 11:07
Lijkt me best een leuke partij. Ik ben benieuwd.

The Company
26-07-2012, 11:21
Mir gaat gesloopt worden.

YoMarK
26-07-2012, 11:56
Hmm, die had ik niet aan zien komen. Om 2 zaken opmerkelijk/raar:
1) Mir(vecht al in de UFC sinds weet ik hoe lang) gaat vechten in Strikforce, wat toch wel word gezien als een stapje terug. Misschien dat een titelgevecht de uitdaging voor hem is, want op de schopstoel bij de UFC zat ie zeker niet.
2) Mir doet het altijd slecht tegen sterke worstelaars. Cormier heeft daarnaast laten zien dat hij een aardige standup heeft, en een zeer aardige submission defence. Mir zal zelf toch ook wel snappen dat dit een slechte matchup voor hem is.

Diz
26-07-2012, 12:24
Tis iig maar tijdelijk dattie naar SF gaat, zal wel zijn om het gebeuren met de HW divisie daar even af te ronden, en dan weer straight back to the Octagon...

Pahlavan
26-07-2012, 12:38
Ik zie eerlijk gezegd geen een aspect behalve bjj waarin mir beter is dan cormier... En zoals we weten is mir niet iemand die goede takedowns heeft ofzo dus hij gaat een worstelaar van cormier's kaliber niet naar de grond krijgen.
ik zeg cormier op tko

rollermanskunk
26-07-2012, 12:41
"Yep, the end of Strikeforce HW sealed with a UFC Mir-stamp" Was natuurlijk lastig om voor Cormier nog een geschikte hw te vinden uit de leeggeroofde Strikeforce hw vijver. Dit gevecht van de HW GP champ was al contractueel vastgelegd met Showtime voordat de Strikeforce HWGP nog moest begonnen. In de tijd dat de Overeem de belt had was hier al sprake van.

Als Cormier dit wint is die na Overeem de nr. 1 UFC-title contender

Leventdepevent
26-07-2012, 12:58
ik hoop dat cormier hem sloopt....

Lionheart
26-07-2012, 13:08
ik hoop dat cormier hem sloopt....

x2!

MRV
26-07-2012, 13:27
Ik denk ook dat Cormier hem sloopt...
Maar "weten" doe ik het niet zeker. Lijkt idd een slechte match-up voor Mir, maar toch echt wel de zwaarste test voor Cormier tot nu toe. Eind-examen voor overgang naar UFC, zou ik zeggen.

basblue
26-07-2012, 13:48
Mooie pot! Ik kijk ernaar uit, al is het maar omdat Mir een keer tegen een nieuwe tegenstander staat. Volgens mij heeft hij de serieuze HW's al zo'n beetje heeft gehad (behalve Struve en Overeem, maar die zit voorlopig op de bank).

Ik denk dat Mir nog wel eens aan het langste eind kan trekken. Maar het zal niet veel schelen. Zijn BJJ is veel beter, striking minder (maar niet extreem), worstelen veel minder, maar zijn clinch is wel goed. Ook met knieeen en trappen kan Mir beter uit de voeten.

En dat hij zo'n slechte record heeft tegen worstelaars. Is dat zo? Hij heeft verloren van worstelaars als Carwin en Lesnar, maar van diezelfde Lesnar heeft hij ook gewonnen. En ook van Kongo die ook aardig kan worstelen heeft Mir gewonnen. Okay, geen Cormier niveau, maar toch...

Ik denk dat Mir in de clinch of op de grond nog wel eens Cormier kan verrassen!

superfreak
26-07-2012, 13:56
Mir zag zichzelf door laatste verlies weer verwijderd van een titel fight in de UFC. Snelste weg terug is een gevecht in Strikeforce tegen de Strikeforce HW champ. Een company man zoals Mir is wel bereid dit te doen.
Wint hij dan is hij de Strikeforce HW champ en kan hij terug komen in de UFC en tegen een Overeem of de Champ gaan. Cormier kan dan lekker af gaan vallen en in LHW verder gaan om zijn vriendje Cain te vermijden.
Verliest Mir dan dan heeft Dana ook nog geen hoofdpijn en is Cormier een serieuze contender waarbij dan wel altijd de vraagteken bij zal blijven of hij niet "the real HW champ" is als hij naar LHW gaat in de UFC.

Mir kan hem wel submitten. Het wordt alleen lastig om hem naar de grond te krijgen en daar te houden. Mir heeft nog wel zware stoten. Geen vloeiende stand up maar raakt hij je goed is het einde ook zoek.

redmanbjj
26-07-2012, 14:45
Nice fight!

bron:
http://www.mmamania.com/2012/7/25/3187748/frank-mir-vs-daniel-cormier-strikeforce-fight-booked-for-sept-29-on-showtime

UPDATED: Frank Mir vs Daniel Cormier Strikeforce fight booked for Oct. or Nov. event on Showtimehttp://cdn1.sbnation.com/profile_images/434357/solidsnake_tiny.jpg by Geno Mrosko (http://www.sbnation.com/users/Geno%20Mrosko) on Jul 25, 2012 11:00 PM EDT (http://www.mmamania.com/2012/7/25/3187748/frank-mir-vs-daniel-cormier-strikeforce-fight-booked-for-sept-29-on-showtime) in Strikeforce News (http://www.mmamania.com/section/strikeforce-news)





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To hell with Tim Sylvia (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/130175/tim-sylvia). This is more like it.
According to a report from USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/mma/story/2012-07-25/Mir-moves-to-Strikeforce-for-now/56492782/1?csp=34sports&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=usa+today+sports), former Ultimate Fighting Championship (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/promotion/ufc) (UFC) Heavyweight (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/heavyweight) Champion Frank Mir (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122495/frank-mir) will take his talents to the Hexagon to challenge Daniel Cormier (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/128882/daniel-cormier) in his final Strikeforce (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/promotion/strikeforce) fight sometime later this year in October or November.
The bout will be broadcast live on Showtime, as usual, and it will be surreal to see Mir, a former UFC titleholder, standing inside a Strikeforce cage. Yet, that's exactly what we're going to get.
Here's what UFC President Dana White had to say about the match-up:

"There has been a lot of speculation as to who Cormier would fight next, and this is the fight that makes the most sense. The reality is, Cormier is one of the best heavyweights in the world. He just won the grand prix and beat Josh Barnett (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/129198/josh-barnett). He needs to fight opponents of that caliber, and Frank Mir is that guy."
This fight does make the most sense. As stated, Cormier just won the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix tournament and he needs top flight competition. That's not what Sylvia represents. Mir, on the other hand, is one fight removed from challenging for the UFC heavyweight title.
Sure, he got blown out and was only in that fight due to Alistair Overeem (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122499/alistair-overeem) and his failed drug test, but he's a veteran with a big name who can provide a stiff test to see if Cormier is really ready to make the jump to the Octagon.
UPDATE: Initial reports stating the bout would take place on Sept. 29 as the co-main event to the Gilbert Melendez vs. Pat Healy card taking place in Sacramento were apparently premature. Instead, the bout will take place at a planned event in Oct. or Nov. of this year, possibly as a main event bout, making it a five-round fight. Stay tuned, as we'll keep you up to date either way

kooivechter
26-07-2012, 22:26
Mooie pot! Ik kijk ernaar uit, al is het maar omdat Mir een keer tegen een nieuwe tegenstander staat. Volgens mij heeft hij de serieuze HW's al zo'n beetje heeft gehad (behalve Struve en Overeem, maar die zit voorlopig op de bank).

Ik denk dat Mir nog wel eens aan het langste eind kan trekken. Maar het zal niet veel schelen. Zijn BJJ is veel beter, striking minder (maar niet extreem), worstelen veel minder, maar zijn clinch is wel goed. Ook met knieeen en trappen kan Mir beter uit de voeten.

En dat hij zo'n slechte record heeft tegen worstelaars. Is dat zo? Hij heeft verloren van worstelaars als Carwin en Lesnar, maar van diezelfde Lesnar heeft hij ook gewonnen. En ook van Kongo die ook aardig kan worstelen heeft Mir gewonnen. Okay, geen Cormier niveau, maar toch...

Ik denk dat Mir in de clinch of op de grond nog wel eens Cormier kan verrassen!

Denk dat je er ver naast zit. Dit wint cormier gemakkelijk op elk gebied. Mir heeft echt niks in te brengen

basblue
27-07-2012, 00:36
Denk dat je er ver naast zit. Dit wint cormier gemakkelijk op elk gebied. Mir heeft echt niks in te brengen

Ik vind Cormier een complete en talentvolle vechter, maar hij heeft naast barnet en Silva toch geen grote namen verslagen. Mir heeft wel een behoorlijke record. Hij heeft wat mooie subs in zijn rugzak en een goede stoot . Mir gaat niet zo makkelijk aan de kant worden gezet als sommige beweren. Ik denk dat sommige niet door die soms vervelende attitude van Mir heen kijken. Daarachter zit een atleet met skills.

MRV
30-07-2012, 13:41
Ik vind Cormier een complete en talentvolle vechter, maar hij heeft naast barnet en Silva toch geen grote namen verslagen.

Agree. Cormier is een supertalent. Maar Mir is van een ander kaliber dan Barnet en Silva. Deze match geeft denk ik een goed eindicatie van waar wij Cormier moeten zien in het HW landschap.

kooivechter
30-07-2012, 22:36
Ik vind Cormier een complete en talentvolle vechter, maar hij heeft naast barnet en Silva toch geen grote namen verslagen. Mir heeft wel een behoorlijke record. Hij heeft wat mooie subs in zijn rugzak en een goede stoot . Mir gaat niet zo makkelijk aan de kant worden gezet als sommige beweren. Ik denk dat sommige niet door die soms vervelende attitude van Mir heen kijken. Daarachter zit een atleet met skills.

dat niet hoor. lijkt me een toffe gast mir. cormier is echt een super talent, zelfde als valesquez. die jongens hebben nog niet zoveel gevochten, maar hebben zoveel rauw talent. mir is goed, maar dit gaat hij op tko of ud verliezen.

appelsap
31-07-2012, 00:41
Mir op leglock

Nelisje
31-07-2012, 10:53
Dit moet Cormier winnen, zijn stand up alleen is al teveel voor Mir. Mir had al moeite in de stand up met big-nog. Het enige waar Mir beter in is is zijn BJJ, maar dan moet je een top worstelaar naar de grond krijgen. ik geef hem niet veel kans.

amilster
31-07-2012, 19:35
Al moeite met big Nog? ik vind Nog helemaal niet zo slecht met zijn handen hoor, wordt steeds beter zelfs in mijn ogen.
Al met al denk ik wel dat Cormier deze gaat pakken, ik ben echt onder de indruk van hem

Nelisje
01-08-2012, 10:07
Al moeite met big Nog? ik vind Nog helemaal niet zo slecht met zijn handen hoor, wordt steeds beter zelfs in mijn ogen.
Al met al denk ik wel dat Cormier deze gaat pakken, ik ben echt onder de indruk van hem

Wil niet zeggen dat het slecht was wat big nog deed, maar zijn striking zit bij lange na niet op het niveau van veel anderen waaronder Daniel Cormier. Het blijft ten slotte een BJJ specialist (dat was ook zijn fout tegen Mir, als hij was blijven boksen had hij hem makkelijk gepakt).

Ulis-E
01-08-2012, 10:53
mir loopt 10x langer mee dan cormier... snap niet dat zo velen hem al afschrijven..

MRV
07-08-2012, 09:06
Frank Mir Excited by Matchup With Daniel Cormier, Explains TRT Usage
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

By Mike Chiappetta - Senior Writer


Aug 6, 2012 - Frank Mir was smack in the middle of taking the summer off to spend time with his family when the powers-that-be came to him with an unexpected offer. Just two months after unsuccessfully bidding for the UFC heavyweight championship, Mir was given an option to move over to sister company Strikeforce, just for one night, to face its recent Grand Prix winner, Daniel Cormier.

It was only months earlier when the UFC had asked B.J. Penn to move to Strikeforce and fight lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez, so while what they were asking him to do was not unprecedented, his answer was.

On Tuesday's edition of The MMA Hour, Mir was asked if he had to spend any time considering the decision.

"No," he said. "I was asked, and I was like, 'Sure.'"

Even after thinking about it, the potential rewards of the fight far outweighed the costs.

For one, he's not stepping outside of the Zuffa family. It's the same people he's used to dealing with. For another, it seemed like his best chance to face a top-tier heavyweight.

The undefeated Cormier (10-0) has rocketed up the ranks of the world's heavyweights in his last two fights, first knocking out Antonio Silva in just 3:56, and then battering highly regarded veteran Josh Barnett en route to a lopsided unanimous decision win in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix finale.

By most estimates, Cormier ranks somewhere around the top five (MMA Fighting has him ranked No. 3). Like most observers, Mir has also had his eyes opened by what he's seen from the former U.S. wrestling Olympian.

"The Barnett win actually impressed me extremely," he said. "Cormier obviously has an extremely strong wrestling background. I don't think it takes a genius to figure that out. And then his striking has been coming along. I was kind of curious to see how he would do against submissions, and there was a couple times, one that I can remember right now when there was a pretty legitimate attempt on his leg, and he didn't panic and had the defense to get out of it. And so, I feel that he's a very dangerous opponent.

"I still feel that I have to pick his game apart," Mir continued. "I think that if we fight each other, I'd have the advantage in striking and submissions, but as far as whether the fight stays on the feet or goes down, I don't think I'm going to have much of a choice. Wherever he wants to fight me, I'm going to have to be prepared for all areas."

While Mir acknowledges Cormier's wrestling superiority -- "his wrestling is light years ahead of what mine is, even on my best day and his worst," he said -- he believes that putting the fight on the ground could work in his favor, allowing him to employ his own ground skills, where he is a decorated jiu-jitsu black belt.

On the feet, Mir feels that he has advantages in reach and speed, to go with his natural size advantage. While Cormier is 5-foot-11, 238 pounds with a 71-inch reach, Mir is 6-foot-3, about 255 pounds and has a 79-inch reach.

But the size differential isn't an automatic benefit for him. In his last fight against Junior dos Santos, Mir checked in at 261 pounds, but said the weight negatively affected his mobility.

"I didn't really move as well," he said. "Against one of the guys who probably moves the best in the division, that was a recipe for disaster."

Cormier, though, is a very different fighter, who is equally confident contesting the fight in any aspect.

Beyond that, Mir said he isn't expecting any differences in going to Strikeforce from the UFC, where he has spent nearly his entire career. The only thing he has wondered about are any changes in the fight gloves, saying he would prefer to use the standard issue UFC gloves if possible.

He will also continue his doctor-prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. Mir said he regularly does blood work and was told his low testosterone levels posed a health risk. Saying the decision was more about his personal health than his fight career, Mir said he is planning to continue the treatment for the foreseeable future.

"As far as performance in the gym I couldn't tell you the difference," he said. "But as far as the areas of my health where I was starting to have issues -- as far as that goes, that gets too personal -- but I probably will always stay on this."

The Mir vs. Cormier fight does not currently have a date, but Mir said he believes it will take place in late October or November

MRV
07-08-2012, 09:12
Persoonlijk vind ik dat Mir zijn standup voordeel tegen Cormier overschat. Cormiers standup schat ik hoger in en hij is veel (VEEL) bewegelijker dan Mir. Hem op de krijgen zie ik ook niet 1,2,3 gebeuren.

Kemal
18-08-2012, 08:20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=o8xoxtqWywQ

Kemal
23-08-2012, 10:35
Inocente-Villante, Kyle-Staring set for 'Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy,' two more official
With the afterglow from this past Saturday's Ronda Rousey vs. Sarah Kaufman card finally subsiding, Strikeforce officials are now focusing on filling out their upcoming Sept. 29 event.

The promotion today added two new bouts – Guto Inocente (6-0 MMA, 0-0 SF) vs. Gian Villante (10-3 MMA, 3-2 SF) and Mike Kyle (19-8-1 MMA, 3-3-1 SF) vs. Dion Staring (28-7 MMA, 0-0 SF) – to the upcoming "Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy" event while also confirming previously reported booking of Caros Fodor (7-2 MMA, 5-1 SF) vs. Josh Thomson (19-5 MMA, 10-3 SF) and Quinn Mulhern (18-2 MMA, 3-1 SF) vs. Jorge Santiago (25-10 MMA, 2-0 SF).

Featuring a lightweight title fight between current champ Gilbert Melendez and challenger Pat Healy, "Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy" takes place Sept. 29 at Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento, Calif.

The evening's main card airs on Showtime following prelims on Showtime Extreme. Strikeforce officials did not announce where each fight will fall on the evening's programming lineup.

Undefeated Brazilian Incoente, who currently trains with the Blackzilians, looks to remain undefeated following a Mat decision win over Virgil Zwicker. He meets fellow light heavyweight Villante, who boasts a three-fight win streak after downing Derrick Mehmen, Trevor Smith and Keith Berry in the past year.

Light heavyweight Kyle returns to the first time since a no-decision result against Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante this past May. Kyle originally suffered a disappointing 33-second loss in the bout, but the result was changed to a no decision when Cavalcante failed a post-fight drug screen. He now meets Staring, a Strikeforce newcomer who currently boasts a six-fight win streak. The Dutchman is a former heavyweight with 14 knockout and eight submission wins to his credit.

Tony
23-08-2012, 11:14
Inocente-Villante, Kyle-Staring set for 'Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy,' two more official


With the afterglow from this past Saturday's Ronda Rousey vs. Sarah Kaufman card finally subsiding, Strikeforce officials are now focusing on filling out their upcoming Sept. 29 event.

The promotion today added two new bouts – Guto Inocente (6-0 MMA, 0-0 SF) vs. Gian Villante (10-3 MMA, 3-2 SF) and Mike Kyle (19-8-1 MMA, 3-3-1 SF) vs. Dion Staring (28-7 MMA, 0-0 SF) – to the upcoming "Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy" event while also confirming previously reported booking of Caros Fodor (7-2 MMA, 5-1 SF) vs. Josh Thomson (19-5 MMA, 10-3 SF) and Quinn Mulhern (18-2 MMA, 3-1 SF) vs. Jorge Santiago (25-10 MMA, 2-0 SF).

Featuring a lightweight title fight between current champ Gilbert Melendez and challenger Pat Healy, "Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy" takes place Sept. 29 at Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento, Calif.

The evening's main card airs on Showtime following prelims on Showtime Extreme. Strikeforce officials did not announce where each fight will fall on the evening's programming lineup.

Undefeated Brazilian Incoente, who currently trains with the Blackzilians, looks to remain undefeated following a Mat decision win over Virgil Zwicker. He meets fellow light heavyweight Villante, who boasts a three-fight win streak after downing Derrick Mehmen, Trevor Smith and Keith Berry in the past year.

Light heavyweight Kyle returns to the first time since a no-decision result against Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante this past May. Kyle originally suffered a disappointing 33-second loss in the bout, but the result was changed to a no decision when Cavalcante failed a post-fight drug screen. He now meets Staring, a Strikeforce newcomer who currently boasts a six-fight win streak. The Dutchman is a former heavyweight with 14 knockout and eight submission wins to his credit.

Huge kans voor Dion... berepartij.

dirk5
23-08-2012, 11:46
O, ze hebben Kyle dus maar een andere partij gegeven na het tot 3x toe ducken van een partij met Gegard...

WAR Dion!

el bastardo
23-08-2012, 11:47
Dion gaat knallen! WAR Dion!
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superfreak
23-08-2012, 16:15
Wordt een lastige voor Dion. Doet hij het goed, dan kan dit echt deuren voor hem openen. Nog twee goeie partijen en dan door naar de UFC en rematch met Lil Nog.

Rverm
24-08-2012, 00:02
Als Dion zijn standup nog wat verbeterd dan kan hij nog voor mooie partijen gaan zorgen, aan zijn instelling/karakter ligt het iig niet!

Son & Breugel!
24-08-2012, 18:02
Aug 23, 2012 - With Rousey vs. Kaufman in the rear-view mirror, Strikeforce (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/promotion/strikeforce) is now filling up its next card, scheduled for Sept. 29 in Sacramento, Calif.

The promotion officially added (http://www.strikeforce.com/news/SF4-bouts-news) five new fights to the card on Wednesday. The bouts were: Josh Thomson vs. Caros Fodor (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight/2130/strikeforce-melendez-vs-healy-caros-fodor-vs-josh-thomson), Isaac Vallie-Flagg vs. Adriano Martins (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/150994/adriano-martins), Mike Kyle vs. Dion Staring (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight/2139/strikeforce-melendez-vs-healy-mike-kyle-vs-dion-staring), Jorge Santiago vs. Quinn Mulhern (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/126775/quinn-mulhern) andGian Villante (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/129032/gian-villante) vs. Carlos Inocente.

The Power Balance Pavilion, formerly known as Arco Arena, will host the event, headlined by Gilbert Melendez vs. Pat Healy for the Strikeforce lightweight title.
This will mark Thomson's first fight fight back since losing to Melendez in a title bout three months ago. Fodor most recently lost to Healy in March via submission.
The Vallie-Flagg vs. Martins and Santiago vs. Mulhern fights are especially important to their respective divisions as the winners could be next in line for a lightweight and welterweight title shot. Vallie-Flagg is undefeated in his last 11 fights, while Martins, a former Jungle Fights champion, is 10-1 in his last 11 fights.

The main card will air on Showtime, while the undercard is scheduled to air on Showtime Extreme. More bouts are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

Son & Breugel!
04-09-2012, 15:57
Mir vs. Cormier Heavyweight Showdown to Take Place Nov. 3
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Sep 3, 2012 - The first cross-promotional effort between UFC and Strikeforce (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/promotion/strikeforce) looks to have a date.

The heavyweight battle with former UFC champion Frank Mir (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122495/frank-mir) (16-6) facing Strikeforce Grand Prix tournament winner Daniel Cormier (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/128882/daniel-cormier)(10-0) will take place Nov. 3 in Oklahoma, according to a Showtime source and sources in the Cormier camp.

Mir recently did an interview withMMAFightCorner.com (http://www.mmafightcorner.com/2012/09/01/frank-mir-strikeforce-fight-cormier-happen-november/) where he talked about the fight taking place on Nov. 4 in Oklahoma, a Sunday night. That would be unusual given Showtime has aired all of its major MMA shows for the past few years on Saturday night, and a Sunday night would be going head-to-head with what is usually the highest rated NFL game of the week.


The fight was first earmarked for Sept. 29 in Sacramento, Calif., but later moved off that date, likely because Strikeforce announced Gilbert Melendez vs. Pat Healy (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight/2048/strikeforce-melendez-vs-healy-gilbert-melendez-vs-pat-healy) for the Strikeforce lightweight title for that show and felt Mir vs. Cormier should headline on its own.

This would be a first match of its kind with an existing UFC star facing an existing Strikeforce star. It was made due to unusual circumstances. UFC and Showtime reached an agreement when signing their most recent television deal late last year, where the Strikeforce heavyweight division would be moved over to UFC. In exchange, Showtime would get exclusivity on all contracted fighters in the other divisions as long as the two companies were working together.

However, when the deal was made, the Grand Prix tournament, which started in February 2011, had one fight left. Showtime negotiated for both the final to be on a Strikeforce show, where Cormier defeated Josh Barnett (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/129198/josh-barnett) via decision, plus that the winner would have one more match on Showtime before moving to the UFC.

With Strikeforce having no heavyweights, Cormier would have had to have faced either a heavyweight from outside the UFC or a UFC fighter. Tim Sylvia (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/130175/tim-sylvia) at one point was approached, but Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta made the decision to go with Mir, coming off a loss on May 26 in Las Vegas when challenging Junior Dos Santos for the UFC heavyweight title.

Mir noted that he expects to be booed, given that Cormier, who grew up in Louisiana and now lives in San Jose, Calif., went to Oklahoma State University. In 2001, Cormier placed second in the nation at 184 pounds to Cael Sanderson, one of the country's all-time wrestling legends. Cormier is the best credentialed heavyweight wrestler on the Zuffa roster, with his career peaking in 2004 when he placed fourth in the Olympics. He was also the U.S. Olympic wrestling team captain in 2008, but couldn't compete due to his kidneys shutting down while trying to cut weight.

Cormier, who is the favorite in the fight, will go into UFC as a heavyweight. However, if teammateCain Velasquez (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122504/cain-velasquez) wins the title from Junior Dos Santos in their scheduled Dec. 29 fight, Cormier has talked of the possibility of cutting to 205 and challenging Jon Jones (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122514/jon-jones), or whoever the light heavyweight champion is.

basblue
05-09-2012, 22:47
Huge kans voor Dion... berepartij.

X2, leuk dat strikeforce een kans geeft aan Dion. Sympathieke kerel die absoluut een kans verdient!

Weet iemand hoe hij bij SF is terecht gekomen? Het was wel een (prettige) verassing...

FOCUS
05-09-2012, 23:02
He will also continue his doctor-prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. Mir said he regularly does blood work and was told his low testosterone levels posed a health risk. Saying the decision was more about his personal health than his fight career, Mir said he is planning to continue the treatment for the foreseeable future.




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marster
24-09-2012, 16:21
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Strikeforce-Cancels-Sept-29-Event-After-Lightweight-Champ-Gilbert-Melendez-Withdraws-45869

blade
24-09-2012, 16:33
slecht nieuws voor Dion Staring

Diz
24-09-2012, 17:09
Gaat lekker zo...
Ze dachten vast "wat de UFC kan kunnen wij ook"...

Klote voor Staring idd!

MMAFAN-1122
24-09-2012, 17:36
Jammer!

marster
24-09-2012, 17:39
Hebben ze zoveel vechters en als er 1 geblesseerd is dan kan de hele gala niet door gaan.

e-type
24-09-2012, 17:47
Hebben ze zoveel vechters en als er 1 geblesseerd is dan kan de hele gala niet door gaan.


ja, ze beginnen al aardig op de UFC te lijken :lol:

carlo1
24-09-2012, 18:18
door de afwezigheid van melendez ging de tv deal niet door, geen tv is geen reclames enz. dus geen inkomsten. vandaaruit is het gecanceld
bron http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/news/424222/Melendez-injured-Strikeforce-event-on-Saturday-cancelled/

Kemal
24-09-2012, 19:23
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=l8hzeJE8fIk

rollermanskunk
24-09-2012, 20:26
Iets zegt me dat Zuffa dit helemaal niet erg vindt. Is dit een voorteken van het definitieve einde van Strikeforce? Er is nog een contract tot het einde van 2013 maar het lijkt me dat deze ballon wat sneller leeg gaat dan gepland. SHO wil waarschijnlijk ook van Strikeforce af want anders was er wel een vervanger voor Melendez gekomen.

smike
25-09-2012, 13:01
Iets zegt me dat Zuffa dit helemaal niet erg vindt. Is dit een voorteken van het definitieve einde van Strikeforce? Er is nog een contract tot het einde van 2013 maar het lijkt me dat deze ballon wat sneller leeg gaat dan gepland. SHO wil waarschijnlijk ook van Strikeforce af want anders was er wel een vervanger voor Melendez gekomen.

Dat denk ik ook, Strikeforce ligt al aan de beademing en met deze annulering wordt eigenlijk de beademing weggehaald.

dirk5
25-09-2012, 16:21
Konden we aan zien komen toen ze onder de Zuffa banner kwamen.

Zuffa destroyer of mma companies except the UFC.