Strikeforce has finally found a broadcast partner for their much anticipated four-man, middleweight tournament this Friday night in San Jose, CA. This card will mark the first MMA tournament competition in the state of California and also feature a heavyweight title fight between former UFC fighter Paul Buentello and former PrideFC star Alistair Overeem. Also fighting on the card are rising star Cung Le and Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Bobby Southworth.
Strikeforce issued the following press release yesterday announcing the show would be streamed live over the internet on Yahoo! Sports.
November 13, 2007; San Jose, CA….Following the smash success of its live stream from the world-famous Playboy Mansion, Strikeforce will again deliver to fans around the globe, world championship mixed martial arts action, LIVE on Yahoo! Sports (www.sports.yahoo.com), from the HP Pavilion in San Jose on Friday.
Available to all internet users located beyond a 150 mile radius of San Jose, the live stream, free of charge to viewers, will begin at 8 PM PST (11 PM EST) and include the entire Strikeforce four-man, single-elimination tournament, featuring middleweight (185 lb. limit) stars Trevor Prangley (16-4), Falaniko Vitale (24-7), Yuki Sasaki (21-13-1), and Jorge Santiago (14-7). Each tournament bout will consist of two, five-minute rounds.
Also included during the stream will be the Strikeforce world heavyweight championship battle between Paul “The Headhunter†Buentello (23-9) and Alistair “The Demolition Man†Overeem (25-11); the middleweight showdown between undefeated Cung Le and The Ultimate Fighter season 2 star, Sam “The Squeeze†Morgan; the matchup between Strikeforce World Light Heavyweight (205 lb. limit) Champion, Bobby Southworth (8-4), and Anthony “El Toro†Ruiz (17-10); and the mixed martial arts debut of undefeated world kickboxing champion, Brian “The Mad Stork†Schwartz (18-0), who will take on Lemont Davis (8-4).
This should be a pretty good fight card, and now that it is going to be broadcast free, you all have no excuse not to watch it.
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[...] Original post by MMA HQ - Mixed Martial Arts News and Analysis [...]
i love to see buentello fight man the guys awesome hes for sure one of my top ten heavyweights
[quote comment="11416"]i love to see buentello fight man the guys awesome hes for sure one of my top ten heavyweights[/quote]
Ya Buentellos old school, Overeems game is nothing to scoff at either tho. Even though he didnt really deliver on the hype about him back in the days, hes still a good fighter. Sort of like Vera i guess.