Strikeforce Loses Momentum With Heavyweight Tournament Delay

by Michael David SmithThe great thing about a tournament is that it gets more exciting as it goes along. Whether it's March Madness or Wimbledon or (as we're about to talk about) an eight-man MMA grand prix, each round gets you more enthused about the next.

At least, that's the way it's supposed to work. In the case of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, which began in February and was supposed to continue in April, all the momentum is coming to a screeching halt with the news that it won't continue in April after all. And it won't continue in May, either.

No, Strikeforce has decided that the next two tournament fights, Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum and Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers, will take place on June 18. And there goes all the momentum the first tournament event achieved.

 

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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/03/02/strikeforce-loses-momentum-with-heavyweight-tournament-delay/

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Injury, Impending Fatherhood Sideline Matt Serra

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Matt Serra hasn't competed since his September loss to Chris Lytle at UFC 119, and chances are he won't be returning to action in the immediate future.

Serra's long-time coach, Ray Longo, said on Monday's episode of The MMA Hour, that with Serra's wife expecting the couple's second child in April and a lingering hand injury still bothering the former UFC welterweight champion, the 36-year-old Serra will most probably remain on the sidelines for a good portion of 2011.

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/03/08/injury-impending-fatherhood-sideline-matt-serra/

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The After Party ? ?UFC on Versus 3?

No longer having the honor of running live WEC events on their network, Versus now has the honor of running four live UFC events in 2011. The first of the four events took place last Thursday with a card that wasn?t headlined by Jon Jones, although he did find his way on the show via [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/03/08/the-after-party-ufc-on-versus-3/

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UFC 131 Fight Card: Brock Lesnar vs. Junior Dos Santos

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The UFC 131 fight card will feature the conclusion of this upcoming season's The Ultimate Fighter coach showdown between Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos. Titled "Retribution," the event takes place Saturday, June 11 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

In his last fight, Lesnar (5-2) last October at UFC 121 lost his heavyweight title to Cain Velasquez. Meanwhile, Dos Santos (12-1) is 6-0 in the UFC. The winner of this fight will likely earn a shot at Velasquez's belt.

The fight card is below.

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/03/07/ufc-131-fight-card-brock-lesnar-vs-junior-dos-santos/

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UFC 131 Fight Card: Brock Lesnar vs. Junior Dos Santos

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The UFC 131 fight card will feature the conclusion of this upcoming season's The Ultimate Fighter coach showdown between Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos. Titled "Retribution," the event takes place Saturday, June 11 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

In his last fight, Lesnar (5-2) last October at UFC 121 lost his heavyweight title to Cain Velasquez. Meanwhile, Dos Santos (12-1) is 6-0 in the UFC. The winner of this fight will likely earn a shot at Velasquez's belt.

The fight card is below.

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/03/07/ufc-131-fight-card-brock-lesnar-vs-junior-dos-santos/

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