Author: Jeffrey McKinney

UFC 137 Preview: 5 Reasons Georges St-Pierre Will Beat Nick Diaz and Move to MW

A fight that many fans have asked for will happen at UFC 137. UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre will meet Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz in one of the biggest matches of the year. St-Pierre, 22-2, is currently on a nine-fight winnin…

A fight that many fans have asked for will happen at UFC 137.

UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre will meet Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz in one of the biggest matches of the year.

St-Pierre, 22-2, is currently on a nine-fight winning streak while Diaz is riding a 10-fight win streak.

Despite Diaz being a tough fighter, many predict he will become another victim of St-Pierre. Some may also believe St-Pierre could move to middleweight . Here are some reasons why they may be right.

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Strikeforce GP: Ranking the Submissions of All 6 Fighters Left in the Tourney

On Saturday, June18, Strikeforce will continue its Heavyweight Grand Prix live from Dallas, TX. Pride veteran Sergei Kharitonov and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva have already advanced to the next round. Tomorrow night we will find out who their o…

On Saturday, June18, Strikeforce will continue its Heavyweight Grand Prix live from Dallas, TX.

Pride veteran Sergei Kharitonov and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva have already advanced to the next round.

Tomorrow night we will find out who their opponents will be.

Top grappler Josh Barnett will take on Chicago slugger Brett Rodgers . The main event of the night will feature a rematch between Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert Fabricio Werdum and Strikeforce heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem.

The first two fights of the tournament ended early thanks to hard striking by Silva and Kharitonov. Tomorrow’s fights may end differently as many of the fighters are known for their submissions just as much as their knockouts.

Here is a ranking of who has the best submission game in the tournament. 

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Strikeforce Grand Prix: Biggest Strengths & Weakness for All 4 Fighters

The Strikeforce Grand Prix will continue live from Dallas on Saturday, June 18. The two bouts will include tough Chicago brawler Brett Rodgers taking on former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett, and UFC and Pride vet Fabricio Werdum taking on Strik…

The Strikeforce Grand Prix will continue live from Dallas on Saturday, June 18.

The two bouts will include tough Chicago brawler Brett Rodgers taking on former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett, and UFC and Pride vet Fabricio Werdum taking on Strikeforce heavyweight champion, Alistair Overeem.

All four fighters are dangerous in their own rights. All four also have weaknesses that could be capitalized on. 

Here are some of the biggest strengths and weaknesses for each fighter. 

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UFC News: Marquardt Would Go Back to Middleweight to Fight Bisping

Although Nate Marquardt may make his move to 170 a permanent one, a fight with Michael Bisping could make him move back to middleweight. Marquardt told MMA Junkie Radio that although he felt he could be champion at middleweight, his natural weight is 1…

Although Nate Marquardt may make his move to 170 a permanent one, a fight with Michael Bisping could make him move back to middleweight.

Marquardt told MMA Junkie Radio that although he felt he could be champion at middleweight, his natural weight is 170 lbs.

 “I feel like I could hold the title at 185 lbs, but for me, it’s more of a natural weight to fight at 170,” Marquardt said. “If I ever did go back to 185, I wouldn’t put on extra weight on purpose. I have more energy for practices. I just feel better.”

Bisping was called out by many fighters including Marquardt, after his fight with Jorge Rivera.

“The way I’m looking at this is that it’s a permanent move,” he said. “But if I got a fight with someone like Michael Bisping—there’s been some talk about that—I’d fight him at 185 but keep my weight the same. Really, this is the right weight for me.”

Marquardt will make his welterweight debut against Rick Story on June 26 at UFC Live. 

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UFC 137 Fight Card: 5 Reasons Nick Diaz Is Georges St-Pierre’s Biggest Threat

Love him or hate him, Nick Diaz is one of the best fighters in MMA today. Diaz is currently on a ten fight winning streak, which includes wins over Frank Shamrock, K.J. Noons, and Paul Daley.Diaz recently followed in the footsteps of his teammate Jake …

Love him or hate him, Nick Diaz is one of the best fighters in MMA today.

Diaz is currently on a ten fight winning streak, which includes wins over Frank Shamrock, K.J. Noons, and Paul Daley.

Diaz recently followed in the footsteps of his teammate Jake Shields, dropping his Strikeforce title to challenge UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. 

Although many may not give the former Strikeforce welterweight champ much of a chance against St-Pierre, he may actually be his biggest threat.

Here are 5 Reasons why the former Strikeforce Welterweight champion should not be underestimated.

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UFC 131 Aftermath: Aldo Says Florian His Next Opponent

Saturday night, at UFC 131’s post-fight press conference, Dana White said Kenny Florian had a good chance of getting the next shot at UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo. According to Fighters Only Magazine, Aldo believes Florian will be next. &…

Saturday night, at UFC 131’s post-fight press conference, Dana White said Kenny Florian had a good chance of getting the next shot at UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo.

According to Fighters Only Magazine, Aldo believes Florian will be next.

“This is my expectation. No doubt I think this is going to be a tough confrontation. Because the name Florian holds in US, I guess this will be a marketable fight so I think he is the next opponent of mine,” Aldo said.

Aldo is coming off of a successful title defense against Mark Hominick. Aldo was set up to meet Chad Mendes next, but, due to injuries, was sidelined for a later-than-anticipated date.

Mendes chose to take an earlier fight instead of waiting it out.

Florian, who is fighting in his fourth weight class, had a successful featherweight debut against Aldo’s teammate, Deigo Nunes.

Although nothing has been announced or made official, Aldo believes the fight will take place towards the end of the year.

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