Strikeforce: Henderson vs Babalu II

[Slome]

Strikeforce today added a pair of bouts to the undercard of its Dec. 4 “Henderson vs. Babalu” event, set to take place at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.

Four Missouri-based fighters will square off in the newly-announced contests, as Lee Brousseau (Pictured) meets Mike Glenn at light heavyweight, and Ben Brown faces the debuting J.W. Wright in a 130-pound catch-weight affair.

Submitted via rear-naked choke in 87 seconds by Francisco “Kiko” France on the undercard of Strikeforce’s last St. Louis show in May, Brown subsequently bounced back with a quick submission win of his own at a local event in August.

“I'm absolutely looking to make amends on Dec. 4,” the Matt Hughes-trained Brown stated in a press release issued on Tuesday. “Honestly, I just got caught. I'd love to have a rematch. I don't talk down to anybody and have respect for everybody that does what we do, but I don't feel he is that much better than me. It just turned out he took advantage of an opportunity before I could.”

His opponent, Glenn, will be taking to the big stage for the first time in his three-year career, having lost four of his last five bouts.

A black belt under Royler Gracie, the 34-year-old Wright will look to carry his success on the mat into the cage as he faces Brown, an instructor at the local Finney’s MMA gym.

“I know Brown is a well-rounded MMA fighter and solid in all the disciplines,” said Wright. “He'll obviously be a tough opponent. But I'm definitely prepared. I've competed all my life.”

Headlining the Showtime-broadcast card is a 205-pound rematch between former two-division Pride champion Dan Henderson and ex-Strikeforce champ Renato “Babalu” Sobral. The pair previously met in the finals of the 1999 Rings King of Kings tournament, with Henderson eking out a majority decision. “Hendo” will attempt to rebound from a five-round unanimous decision loss to then-Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields in April, while Sobral looks to follow up on his June decision win over Robbie Lawler.

On the televised undercard, British knockout artist Paul Daley takes on the similarly heavy-handed Scott Smith in a welterweight bout, while former EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio Silva meets Valentijn Overeem, older brother of Strikeforce heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem. UFC veterans Matt Lindland and Robbie Lawler will square off at middleweight, while football legend Herschel Walker makes his second MMA appearance against the Californian heavyweight Scott Carson.

Also featured on the undercard is a trio of bouts featuring fighters from the Sherdog Fighter Exchange Program. Fellow Exchange Program members Fernando Bettega and Wayne Phillips will tussle at welterweight, while lightweight Max Martyniouk and middleweight Patrick Durkin Cummins will make their MMA debuts against Justin Lawrence and Terrell Brown, respectively.

[Slome]

[Kemal]

Strikeforce: Herschell Walker zegt af wegens snee


26 november 2010 om 11:26 - Helaas helaas. American Football ster Herschell Walker heeft zich terug moeten trekken van de 4 december kaart Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu, omdat hij een snee heeft opgelopen tijdens zijn training. Tijdens een rondje sparren met Daniel Cormier van AKA kreeg Herschell Walker een knie tegen zijn hoofd.
“I feel terrible about this,” zegt Walker in een persbericht. “I know things like this happen in all sports, but I had trained very hard and was excited to be returning to the cage again. I hope to fight again as soon as the cut heals.”
Het is nog niet duidelijk of de tegenstander van Walker, Scott Carson, een nieuwe tegenstander zal krijgen.

Bron:

http://www.mmazone.nl/2010/11/26/str...f-wegens-snee/

[Kemal]

Valentijn Overeem Injured, Strikeforce Debut Nixed


Less than a week after losing the novelty of former NFL great Herschel Walker’s second bout in the cage, Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu 2 has suffered another blow.

Valentijn Overeem, brother of Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, is injured and will be unable to fight Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva as planned on the Dec. 4 fight card on Showtime, said MMAWeekly.com sources. The nature of the injury was not disclosed.

The bout was to be Valentijn’s Strikeforce debut. He is currently on a two-fight winning streak, and was expected to be a strong addition to the promotion’s heavyweight class.

Silva, after losing to Fabricio Werdum at the end of 2009, surely wants to remain on the fight card and build on the momentum he started with a win over former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski in May.

Strikeforce has a strong roster of heavyweights, but with the bout being just one week away coupled with strong rumors of an upcoming heavyweight tournament, it sounds as if there aren’t too many fighters suitable for the Showtime telecast willing to step in on such short notice to face a fighter the caliber of Silva.

Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu 2 features former Pride champion Dan Henderson fighting former Strikeforce champion Renato “Babalu” Sobral in the main event. The card also features a strong support cast featuring Matt Lindland against Robbie Lawler and Paul Daley facing Scott Smith.

Bron:

http://mmaweekly.com/valentijn-overe...ebut-nixed-mma


Das mooi klote dus...

[wrestler_nl]

Main Card

• Light Heavyweight bout: Dan Henderson vs. Renato Sobral[1]
• Middleweight bout: Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Lindland[1]
• Welterweight bout: Paul Daley vs. Scott Smith[1]

Preliminary Card

• Welterweight bout: Fernando Bettega vs. Wayne Phillips[3]
• Light Heavyweight bout: Terrell Brown vs. Patrick Cummins[3]
• Lightweight bout: Justin Lawrence vs. Max Martytniouk[3]
• Light Heavyweight bout: Lee Brousseau vs. Mike Glenn[7]
• Catchweight (130 lbs) bout: Ben Brown vs. J.W. Wright[7]

[Kemal]

Nog een Strikeforce “Henderson vs. Babalu” deelnemer heeft verstek moeten geven omwille van een blessure. Deze keer gaat het om Valentijn Overeem, de oudere broer van Strikeforce heavyweight kampioen Alistair Overeem. Valentijn heeft een elleboogblessure opgelopen die hem zal weghouden van het Strikeforce gala dat op 4 december zal plaatsvinden. Het nieuws werd bevestigd door vertrouwbare bronnen. Hoewel de aard van de elleboogproblemen nog onbekend is, wacht hij momenteel nog op de resultaten van zijn scan die de ernst van zijn blessure aan het licht zullen brengen.

Overeem zou normaal gezien oog in oog komen te staan met de voormalige EliteXC heavyweight kampioen Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva als hoofdpartij tijdens dit vechtevenement. Er is ons nog niets gemeld over een mogelijke vervanger voor onze landgenoot.

Het vechtevenement, dat zal plaatshebben in het Scottrade Center in St. Louis, heeft nu al drie vechters die verstek hebben moeten geven. Strikeforce moest al twee tegenslagen verwerken toen eerder deze week ook Jesse Finney, met een oogblessure, en heavyweight vechter Herschel Walker, met een open wonde onder zijn oog opgelopen tijdens training, hun deelname moesten afzeggen.

De Nederlandse veteraan begon zijn carrière in 1996 en behaalde opmerkelijke overwinningen tegen Renato “Babalu” Sobral, Ian Freeman en vijfvoudig UFC kampioen Randy Couture. Het product van Golden Glory behaalde 27 van zijn 28 overwinningen vroegtijdig. Zijn gevecht tegen Silva zou het Strikeforce debuut zijn voor Valentijn.


bron:

http://www.k1.nl/laatste-nieuws/vale...rson-vs-babalu

[Slome]

Mike Kyle (18-7-1 MMA, 2-2-1 SF) has stepped in as an injury replacement for Valentijn Overeem (28-25 MMA, 0-0 SF) and now meets heavyweight Antonio Silva (14-2 MMA, 1-1 SF) at Saturday's "Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu" event.

[Kemal]

Goed dat op korte termijn toch iemand gevonden is, hoewel ik Valentijn graag had zien knokken..

[Kemal]

A light heavyweight bout between Benji Radach and Ovince St. Preux has been added to the televised portion of Saturday's Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II card in St. Louis.

ESPN.com first reported the new bout, and Strikeforce director of communications Mike Afromowitz confirmed the news with MMA Fighting Tuesday afternoon.

An open slot was made available on the Showtime telecast after Herschel Walker was forced to pull out of his fight against Scott Carson last week due to a cut he suffered in training.

Radach (19-5) hasn't competed since April 2009. The nine-year MMA veteran has dealt with a whole host of injuries since losing to Scott Smith in his Strikeforce debut 19 months ago. He typically fights at middleweight, but given the fact that this fight was put together on less than one week's notice, it will be contested at light heavyweight.

St. Preux (8-4) fought just 11 days ago, defeating Antwain Britt via unanimous decision at Strikeforce Challengers 12. The former University of Tennessee middle linebacker has won his last five fights in a row.

Here's the completed televised portion of Saturday night's Strikeforce card, which will air on Showtime from the Scottrade Center.

Dan Henderson vs. Renato "Babalu" Sobral
Paul Daley vs. Scott Smith
Matt Lindland vs. Robbie Lawler
Antonio Silva vs. Mike Kyle
Benji Radach vs. Ovince St. Preux

[rampagejacksonfan]

ja echt jammere zaak

[Slome]

Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II will go down this Saturday, Dec. 4th, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Miss. Dan Henderson and Renato “Babalu” Sobral will meet in a light-heavyweight rematch ten years in the making, with the winner earning a shot at the Strikeforce title.

Fans can watch the show on Showtime Saturday night at 10PM ET.

Main Card
Light Heavyweight bout: Dan Henderson vs. Renato Sobral
Middleweight bout: Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Lindland
Welterweight bout: Paul Daley vs. Scott Smith
Heavyweight bout: Antonio Silva vs Mike Kyle
Light Heavyweight bout: Benji Radach vs. Ovince St. Preux

Preliminary Card
Welterweight bout: Fernando Bettega vs. Wayne Phillips
Lightweight bout: Justin Lawrence vs. Max Martytniouk
Light Heavyweight bout: Terrell Brown vs. Patrick Cummins
Middleweight bout: Lucas Lopez vs. Cortez Coleman
Light Heavyweight bout: Lee Brousseau vs. Mike Glenn
Lightweight bout: Tom Aaron vs. Matt Ricehouse
Middleweight bout: Booker DeRousse vs. Coltin Cole
Catchweight (130 lbs) bout: Ben Brown vs. J.W. Wright

[Slome]

TTT

vannacht!!!

[Petrosyan188]

ik kijk liever ufc vanavond en niet naar een event met allemaal gecutte ufc vechters

edit: 8 van de 10 vechters van de main card streden vroeger ufc.. is toch gewoon te zielig voor woorden

[slee]

ik kijk liever ufc vanavond en niet naar een event met allemaal gecutte ufc vechters

edit: 8 van de 10 vechters van de main card streden vroeger ufc.. is toch gewoon te zielig voor woorden

Ik vind dat niet veel zeggen. Dat je gecut wordt door UFC wil niet zeggen dat je een slechte vechter ben of dat je losing streak had. Zowel Daley als Babulu waren gecut door onsportief gedrag en Henderson verliet zelf UFC (na winst op Bisping en Franklin).

Veel vechters op deze kaart hebben in het verleden mooie partijen neergezet. Ik vind het wel een hele mooie card.

[blackadder]

TTT

vannacht!!!

Hoe laat moet ik weer uit de kroeg terug zijn?

[blackadder]

ik kijk liever ufc vanavond en niet naar een event met allemaal gecutte ufc vechters

edit: 8 van de 10 vechters van de main card streden vroeger ufc.. is toch gewoon te zielig voor woorden

En wat is de reden dat je denkt dat je ons dat moet mededelen?

[Kemal]

baal er nog steeds van dat Valentijn niet mee doet.. voor de verder rest heb ik er wel zin an..

[Kemal]

link:

http://www.olivier-angelini.org/arti...-60357757.html

[Kemal]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0x3uiwLwFU

[Harrie Nak]

Opvallend te noemen dat er werkelijk niemand hier rondhing tijdens het (spectaculaire) event.

Misschien heeft het zin om even SPOILERS in te titel te zetten, voor het geval dat?

[Kemal]

**Spoiler**

Antonio Silva na zijn partij tegen Mike Kyle
Dan Henderson na zijn partij tegen Babalu
Scott Coker Looks Back on Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II
Paul Daley na zijn partij tegen Scott Smith
Robbie Lawler na zijn partij tegen Matt Lindland

[micha]

dude, de helft van je posts is zever, onzin, gelogen of getroll, dus ik trek mijn conclusies...

Dirk5 heeft helemaal gelijk.