Strikeforce

Photo: Fedor Emelianenko lands a shot on Fabricio Werdum

Fedor Emelianenko to compete in Strikeforce heavyweight tournament: Wednesday, January 5, 2011; By Case Keefer; The man many consider the top heavyweight in the history of mixed martial arts is gearing up to make his return next month. Fedor Emelianenko (32-2) will star in Strikeforce World Grand Prix — Heavyweight Tournament, which will pit the MMA organization’s eight top heavyweights in a single-elimination competition.

2010 World MMA Awards results: Wednesday, December 1, 2010; Jose Aldo, 'Cyborg' Santos, Randy Couture win top honors; By Brett Okamoto; The 2010 World MMA Awards took place inside The Pearl at The Palms Wednesday. Here is a list of the night's winners.

Photo: Paul Daley is pulled away from Dustin Hazelett's c

Following 'the incident,' Paul Daley happy to be with big promotion: Tuesday, November 23, 2010; Daley looking forward to December fight against Scott Smith, already planning what's next; By Brett Okamoto; Paul Daley's cheap shot at Josh Koscheck following their welterweight bout at UFC 113 in May is so infamous now among the mixed-martial-arts community, the British striker needs to say only "the incident" to have everyone know what he's referring to.

Photo: Josh Thomson acknowledges supporters after his Str

At 32, Josh Thomson admits he's thought about life after fighting: Monday, November 8, 2010; Stirkeforce lightweight hoping to meet DREAM fighter Tatsuya Kawajiri in next fight; By Brett Okamoto; Physically, Josh Thomson doesn't feel anywhere close to the end of his career. Mentally, however, the Strikeforce lightweight admits he looks back on everything he's accomplished in mixed martial arts and sometimes wonders, "What's left?"

Staph infection forces Ryan Couture off Strikeforce event: Monday, November 1, 2010; Las Vegas lightweight expected to be sidelined for three to four weeks; By Brett Okamoto; It looks as though Ryan Couture’s attempt at his first professional winning streak may have to wait until 2011.

Nick Diaz decisions K.J. Noons in grudge match: Saturday, October 9, 2010; Strikeforce welterweight champion Diaz successfully defends belt; By Brett Okamoto; It took nearly three years, but Nick Diaz finally got his revenge over K.J. Noons. The Strikeforce welterweight champion avenged his only loss in his past 13 fights Saturday, defeating Noons by unanimous decision in a five-round title fight in San Jose, Calif.

Paul Daley, Scott Smith added to Strikeforce event in December: Wednesday, September 29, 2010; Daley's first matchup under new promtion announced for St. Louis event; By Brett Okamoto; A welterweight matchup between Paul Daley and Scott Smith has been added to the Strikeforce event on Dec. 4 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Strikeforce officials released the news Wednesday afternoon.

Injury forces Luke Rockhold to withdraw from October fight: Wednesday, September 22, 2010; Rockhold, Matt Lindland fight replaced with welterweight bout; By Brett Okamoto; Rising Strikeforce prospect Luke Rockhold has been forced to pull out of a middleweight fight against Matt Lindland on Oct. 9 because of a shoulder injury he sustained while training. A welterweight bout between Tyron Woodley and Andre Galvao will replace the Rockhold-Lindland bout on the main card of the Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II event in San Jose, Calif., which will be aired on Showtime.

Nick Diaz, K.J. Noons rematch scheduled for Oct. 9: Wednesday, August 25, 2010; Strikeforce welterweight championship bout to headline fall card in San Jose; By Brett Okamoto; A welterweight championship bout between Nick Diaz and K.J. Noons will headline a previously announced Strikeforce event on Oct. 9 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. The event will be co-headlined by the women’s welterweight championship fight between Sarah Kaufman and Marloes Coenen.

Muhammed King Mo Lawal falls to Rafael Cavalcante: Sunday, August 22, 2010; Jacare Souza claims vacant middleweight title, Chad Griggs upsets Bobby Lashley; By Brett Okamoto; Saturday’s main event bout between Strikeforce light heavyweights Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal and Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante was a fairly technical affair through the first two rounds. A straight right from Cavalcante in the third round put an end to that.

Ryan Couture scores submission win in pro debut: Saturday, August 14, 2010; Couture cruises, Miesha Tate wins first female tournament in Strikeforce history; By Brett Okamoto; Ryan Couture got his professional mixed martial arts career off to a good start Friday, submitting 20-year-old Lucas Stark on the Strikeforce Challengers 10 card in Phoenix, Ariz. Couture, son of MMA legend Randy Couture, made his first professional fight a quick one, submitting Stark with a triangle choke just 75 seconds into the first round.

Photo: Bobby Lashley answers questions during a Strikefor

Bobby Lashley eyes heavyweight title after Aug. 21 fight: Wednesday, August 11, 2010; Training with Cain Velasquez, Lashley says confidence at an all-time high; By Brett Okamoto; Fighters such as Fedor Emelianenko, Fabricio Werdum and Alistair Overeem fill Strikeforce's heavyweight division with some of the biggest names in the sport. Undefeated prospect Bobby Lashley is ready to see where he ranks among them.

Photo: Randy Couture and his son Ryan pose for a photo at

Ryan Couture signs with Strikeforce, will debut in August: Thursday, July 29, 2010; Son of MMA legend Randy Couture signs multi-fight professional deal; By Brett Okamoto; Strikeforce officials announced Thursday morning the signing of Las Vegas resident Ryan Couture, son of MMA legend Randy Couture, to a multi-fight deal.

Scott Coker says King Mo, Babalu Sobral will fight if 'push comes to shove': Friday, July 23, 2010; Strikeforce CEO says friendship shouldn't stop potential title fight, outlines Dan Henderson's return; By Brett Okamoto; Prior to a catchweight fight between Robbie Lawler and Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral on June 16 in Los Angeles, Strikeforce officials promised the winner of the fight would earn an immediate title shot in his respective division. The only problem was, the winner didn’t end up wanting one.

Jake Shields close to joining UFC welterweight division: Friday, July 16, 2010; Shields and UFC coming to terms, first opponent still unknown; By Brett Okamoto; Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields appears to be close to officially joining the UFC welterweight division. The news was posted on the website of Shields’s trainer, Cesar Gracie, Thursday night.

Nick Diaz fails to back up years worth of talk

A welterweight title fight that felt incredibly different wound up remarkably the same. Georges St. Pierre manhandled nemesis Nick Diaz with his wrestling. St. Pierre won every round on every judges' scorecard in Montreal for his sixth straight unanimous-decision victory. Diaz had preached his superiority over St. Pierre for years, but when he finally got his chance, he looked as helpless as all the other challengers to the 170-pound division's throne in the last six years. St. Pierre's consistency continued to amaze. Now it's on to Johny Hendricks, who defeated Carlos Condit in the evening's co-main event. Could he be the one to finally threaten St. Pierre?

Main Card Results
Winner	Loser	Method
Georges St. Pierre	Nick Diaz	Unanimous Decision
Johny Hendricks	Carlos Condit	Unanimous Decision
Jake Ellenberger	Nate Marquardt	Knockout
Chris Camozzi	Nick Ring	Split Decision
Mike Ricci	Colin Fletcher	Unanimous Decision

Date	Event	Headlining Match	Location
June 22	WBA Welterweight Title	Paulie Malignaggi vs. Adrien Broner	Brooklyn, N.Y.
July 6	UFC 162	Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman	Las Vegas: MGM Grand Garden Arena
July 27	UFC on Fox 8	Demetrious Johnson vs. John Moraga	Seattle
August 3	UFC 163	Jose Aldo vs. Anthony Pettis	Rio de Janeiro
August 17	UFC on Fox Sports 1 card	Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Chael Sonnen	Boston
August 28	UFC on Fox Sports 1 card	Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann II	Indianapolis
August 31	UFC 164	Benson Henderson vs. T.J. Grant	Milwaukee