Ovince St. Preux vs. Joe Cason booked for Strikeforce Challengers 17 in July

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

MMATorchAvatar2011V2_180_30.jpg

A light heavyweight bout between Ovince St. Preux and Strikeforce newcomer Joe Cason is coming to Strikeforce Challengers 17 next month according to a report from MMAFighting.com.

St. Preux is riding a seven fight win streak, with four of those fights coming inside the Strikeforce cage. The 28-year-old took three fights in the organization from November of last year to January of this year, winning three straight decisions in impressive fashion.

Cason brings a 9-1 record into his Strikeforce debut, and is bringing an eight fight winning streak of his own to this fight. In his most recent outing, the Iowa native knocked out UFC vet Sean Salmon in the first round.

Strikeforce Challengers 17 is headlined by a rubber match between Roger Bowling and Bobby Voelker, and takes place from the Pearl at the Palms Casino and Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 22.

Link to Original Source Article

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Affliction2/article_9731.shtml

Ken Shamrock Dan Severn Tank Abbott Hiroyuki Abe

UFC 133 ? Riki Fukuda in car wreck, Rafael Natal to now face Costas Philippou

Japanese mixed martial artist Riki Fukuda was injured in a car crash and has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 133 bout against Rafael “Sapo” Natal. Fukuda announced the news via his Twitter account on Monday saying, “I had a car accident on 16th of July. I broke my left knee and it seems [...]

UFC 133 – Riki Fukuda in car wreck, Rafael Natal to now face Costas Philippou is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News

Source: http://www.mmainterplay.com/ufc-news/ufc-133-riki-fukuda-in-car-wreck-rafael-natal-to-now-face-costas-philippou-54856/

Rich Franklin Anderson Silva Pat Miletich Carlos Newton

Strikeforce "Overeem vs. Werdum" Live Attendance, Gate Receipts, Medical Suspensions, And TV Ratings

Although it took place last week, new information continues to be released for strikeforce?s ?Overeem vs. Werdum? event. Just yesterday, the official medical suspensions for the event were made available. In addition to the live attendance figures and the Showtime ratings information, we now have a pretty clear picture on how successful this event was. [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/06/24/strikeforce-overeem-vs-werdum-live-attendance-gate-receipts-medical-suspensions-and-tv-ratings

Marcelo Brito  Rob Broughton  Mike Brown  Junie Browning

Mann, Malegarie, Sandro, Curran advance at Bellator 46

The Bellator Fighting Championships returned to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida to kick-off their Summer Series Featherweight Tournament. Below are the quick results of the four quarterfinal bouts that were featured at the Bellator 46 event. Ronnie Mann vs. Adam Schindler – Ronnie “Kid Ninja” Mann showcased an impressive standup [...]

Mann, Malegarie, Sandro, Curran advance at Bellator 46 is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News

Source: http://www.mmainterplay.com/bellator-news/mann-malegarie-sandro-curran-advance-at-bellator-46-54895/

Chad Akebono Rowan Mauricio Shogun Rua Murilo Ninja Rua Marco Ruas

Takanori Gomi meets Nate Diaz in UFC 135 lightweight bout

Takanori “The Fireball Kid” Gomi will square off against Nate Diaz in a lightweight bout at UFC 135. UFC President Dana White, who made the announcement, “Gomi had an amazing battle with Nick Diaz in PRIDE and is looking for some payback against his brother.” Gomi was submitted by the older Diaz in February 2007 [...]

Takanori Gomi meets Nate Diaz in UFC 135 lightweight bout is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News

Source: http://www.mmainterplay.com/ufc-news/takanori-gomi-meets-nate-diaz-in-ufc-135-lightweight-bout-54863/

Chris The Pitbull Myra Jason MacDonald Cory MacDonald Matt MacGrath

MMA Marketplace: Stuff for fighter babies

Do you want to be the most popular person at your next baby shower? Cagewriter is here to help.

The fine crafters at the Etsy marketplace have you covered. First, you have the "Crib to the Cage Diaper Cake," which is not, thankfully, a cake that tastes like diapers. Instead, it's a cake-like structure full of useful baby stuff, including:

25 Premium Pamper's Swaddler Diapers, up to 15 pds.
1 Heavenly Soft Fleece Baby Blanket, 30x30
1 UFC exact replica toddler adjustable belt
1 Box of Camo-Themed Band-Aids
1 Johnson & Johnson Diaper Bag First Aid Kit
1 Silver Colored Serving Cake Platter
1 Personalized message card detailing ingredients

Buy it from Jaimi's Etsy store for $69.99. If you want to spend a little less, go with the pretty Tapout bow for just $7.00.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/MMA-Marketplace-Stuff-for-fighter-babies?urn=mma-wp3796

Frank Mir Brock Lesnar Shane Carwin Brock Lesnar

Crash Course: Strikeforce "Challengers 16" Edition

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to the latest edition of ?Crash Course?. ?Crash Course? is a series of articles designed to give readers a quick rundown on all the relevant information they need to know heading into an upcoming major MMA event. Everything from why you should watch, what you should expect [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/06/21/crash-course-strikeforce-challengers-16-edition

Rolles Gracie Royce Gracie Royler Gracie Ryan Gracie