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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010An Observer reader asked Dave Meltzer why Strikeforce has trouble making stars and why they like to book rematches. This sets off a vigorous defense from Dave about why the Scott Smith/Cung Le rematch was booked for the San Jose event last weekend.
Frank Shamrock: I tried to put a lot of money in my brother’s pocket but it didn’t get done
Monday, June 28th, 2010Frank Shamrock had a fight offer for a rematch with Cung Le, but health issues prevented that from happening.
Jerry Millen says that in his mind, Fedor is still the best fighter in MMA
Monday, June 28th, 2010Former PRIDE US TV producer Jerry Millen says that Fedor will bounce back from his loss to Fabricio Werdum last Saturday night in Strikeforce.
Dueling talk show opinions on whether or not Fedor/Werdum II should be booked
Monday, June 28th, 2010As I stated before, you could not have two more different opinions about one MMA show than you did between the Observer and Sherdog media camps coming out of Saturday’s Strikeforce event in San Jose.
Jordan Breen: Referee Kim Winslow did not act irresponsibly during the Cris Cyborg/Jan Finney fight
Sunday, June 27th, 2010Jordan Breen may be in the minority in defending referee Kim Winslow’s actions during last night’s fight between Cris Cyborg and Jan Finney, but check out his passionate defense for what took place during the fight.
Dave Meltzer: If Strikforce signs Dave Batista at a decent price, it shows how smart Scott Coker is
Sunday, June 27th, 2010You are narrow-minded if you don’t think Strikeforce should sign Dave Batista, this according to Dave Meltzer.
ESPN barely covers Fedor losing to Fabricio Werdum
Sunday, June 27th, 2010The mainstream media didn’t care all that much about Fedor’s first loss in MMA in ten years. I actually offered to write articles on Fedor for a couple of major sports web sites for free and they said higher-ups at the sites weren’t interested in MMA material on their pages.
The internet MMA universe is exploding
Saturday, June 26th, 2010Fedor lost, therefore the internet MMA community is apoplectic.
Dave Meltzer: Fedor’s appeal is that he’s the anti-Brock Lesnar
Saturday, June 26th, 2010Everything that Brock Lesnar isn’t, Fedor is. Is that his appeal to hardcore MMA fans?
Talk Radio: Why is the media paying so much attention to Strikeforce negotiating with Batista when it’s as big of a joke as James Toney in the UFC?
Friday, June 25th, 2010Why are negotiations between Dave Batista and Strikeforce getting so much ink? Plus, is signing Batista as big of a joke as James Toney fighting in the UFC?
Strikeforce 6/26 HP Pavilion (San Jose Arena)
Friday, June 25th, 2010A four-match TV card plus delay on West Coast for Strikeforce’s June 26th event from the HP Pavilion in San Jose.
Everyone in the business treats each other like a mark and the fans get the same treatment as well
Friday, June 25th, 2010Everyone inside the MMA business treats each other like a mark and they all treat the fans like a bunch of marks as well.
Steve Cofield on ESPN’s MMA Live broadcast
Thursday, June 24th, 2010More Steve Cofield on ESPN’s MMA Live show = more of an edge.
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