Mike “Tree” Kirkham became the third MMA fighter to die from injuries sustained in the cage, following his professional debut in South Carolina’s “Confrontation at the Convocation Center.” The 30 year old figher, known as Tree because of his height (he stood tall at 6’9) was unconscious directly after the fight and was pronounced dead [...]

Coming into Saturday nights Strikeforce Women’s Championship bout, few gave Jan Finney any chance. Finney, a natural 135lb. fighter, was stepping up in weight to take on the dominating muay thai striker Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos for the Strikeforce 145lb. Championship. “Cuddles” chances were slim. The fight went generally how many thought it would. Santos used [...]

As expected, Cyborg pretty much demolished Jan Finney at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum. What wasn’t expected was the tenacity and determination that Finney showed–if nothing else, she has a hell of a lot of heart. Referee Kim Winslow was the subject of much ire from fans, many of which believed that the fight was stopped [...]

Saturday night, June 26 2010, will be remembered as the end of an era in mixed martial arts. Long time number one ranked heavyweight fighter Fedor Emelianenko entered the Strikeforce cage in what many believed would be an easy victory for the Russian champion. His opponent was former UFC and PRIDE fighter and multiple times [...]

Many fans were reeling as Werdum shocked the world by (gasp) tapping out Fedor Emelianenko. What does this mean for Fedor, M-1, Strikefore and the UFC? Fedor himself, is just as marketable, just as Georges St. Pierre was even after suffering a loss to Matt Serra. Of course, GSP avenged the loss and scored win [...]

This is a great video by Ryron and Rener Gracie showing how Werdum was able to trap and submit Fedor so quickly.

Fedor Werdum Cung Le Cyborg

Bellator announced today that they were adding American Top Team fighter Jessica Aguilar to the Bellator Fighting Championship Season 3 Women’s Tournament. Here’s a short breakdown of the women featured in the tournament, which will begin in August, and a little bit about each of them. Rosi Sexton and Megumi Fujii will likely be considered [...]

Classy in victory, classy in defeat and classy in injury. Good luck Wand! we’re all pulling for you.

The Bellator Fighting Championship MMA organization enjoys hosting tournaments to help sort division champions, with the promotion also interested in women’s MMA tournaments.  Women’s MMA is growing in popularity but still severely trails men’s MMA, but Strikeforce, Bellator and other organizations are helping mix things up a bit. For newer fans to the sport, trying [...]

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MMA legend Randy Couture is helping former foe Brock Lesnar prepare for his upcoming five-round, 25-minute battle with Shane Carwin at UFC 116 in July. Couture said the trip to Minnesota was more to help learn from Lesnar’s camp, and not necessarily trying to train Lesnar. At UFC 91 in November 2008, Couture lost via [...]

“The Dean of Mean” Keith Jardine has a devilish grin, scary goatee, and awkward striking style that makes new fans believe he’s some kind of villain. As Jardine looks to recover from a hard fought loss to Matt Hamill, he’ll have time to promote his recently opened MMA gym. Jardine, who was battered and bruised [...]

The main event of WEC 49 was a fight between Jamie Varner and Kamal Shalorus. It was great to see Varner back to his old self, really getting his rhythm and landing some big shots and more than a few head kicks. His speed and power were evident, though the Price of Persia was no slouch, [...]