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Best Submissions, Part 1 Frank Shamrock vs. Phil Baroni | |
Best Submissions, Part 2 Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. Justin Wilcox and Tony Johnson vs. Eric Lawson. | |
Best Submissions, Part 3 Nik Theotikos vs. Luke Rockhold and Nick Gonzalez vs. Josh Thomson. |
Online Only: Best Knockouts |
Best Knockouts: Part 1 Watch all the best knockouts in Strikeforce, featuring such notable names as Le, Gracie and Shamrock. | |
Best Knockouts: Part 2 Continue watching the hard hits and best knockouts in Strikeforce. |
Episode 30 |
Thompson vs. Bowman The inexperienced Ashe Bowman tries to make his mark against Josh 'The Punk' Thompson. | |
Gonzalez vs. Thompson Two win streaks are on the line when Nick Gonzalez and Josh Thompson fight. |
Episode 29 |
Neal vs. Osiander Josh Neal vs Kurt Osiander -The battle of young vs. old. | |
Sobral vs. Southworth Renato "Babalu" Sobral vs Bobby Southworth for the light heavyweight championship. |
Episode 28 |
Riggs vs. Stewart: Round 1 Grappling experts Joe Riggs and Luke Stewart square off in the first round of this Strikeforce welterweight bout. | |
Riggs vs. Stewart: Round 2 Riggs and Stewart take their ground display into round two, where striking takes a more prominant role. | |
Martin vs. Smith Terry Martin and Scott Smith meet in the prime of their careers, as each looks to elevate himself to another level of MMA. | |
Rockhold vs. Theotikos Young risers Luke Rockhold and Nik Theotikos step into the cage, as each looks to hand the other his second career loss. |
Episode 27 |
Edwards vs. Ludwig, Round 1 Round 1 of the fight between Yves Edwards and Duane Ludwig. | |
Edwards vs. Ludwig, Round 2 Round 2 of the fight between Yves Edwards and Duane Ludwig. | |
Edwards vs. Ludwig, Round 3 Round 3 of the fight between Yves Edwards and Duane Ludwig. |
Episode 25 |
Liles vs. Spratt: Round 1 Two fighters cut from different molds square off as submission specialist Donnie Liles faces striker Pete Spratt. | |
Liles vs Spratt: Round 2 Liles and Spratt take their battle into round two, where Spratt looks for a knockout while Liles aims for a submission. | |
Liles vs. Spratt: Round 3 The third and final round between Spratt and Liles doesn't disappoint, as judges are not needed to decide this war. | |
Parker vs Waterson MMA newcomer Tyra Parker looks for her first professional victory, but standing in her way is "Karate Hottie" Michelle Waterson. |
Episode 24 |
Trigg vs. Vitale: Round 1 MMA veteran Frank Trigg knows his time in the cage is coming to an end but refuses to go out anywhere but on top. | |
Trigg vs. Vitale: Round 2 MMA veterans Trigg and Vitale take their fight into the second round, where this back and forth battle still cedes no winner. | |
Trigg vs. Vitale: Round 3 Trigg and Vitale rage into the third and final round, where Trigg shows he still has endurance and looks to finish. |
Episode 23 |
Ludwig vs. Morgan Duane Ludwig looks to get back to his winning ways when he faces Sam Morgan in this middleweight Strikeforce matchup. | |
Johnson vs. Toner Ricky Johnson pursues his first MMA victory as he steps into the cage with Tyler Toner in this Strikeforce matchup. | |
Zevallos vs. Walker MMA newcomer Carlos Zeballos looks to notch his first win in his first fight as he takes on the bruising Andre Walker. |
Episode 22 |
Evangelista vs. Caudillo: Round 1 Lightweight scrappers Billy Evangelista and Luke Caudillo do battle in round one, as Evangelista looks to stay unbeaten. | |
Evangelista vs. Caudillo: Round 2 A standup war replaces the ground game in round two. | |
Evangelista vs. Caudillo: Round 3 Evangelista and Caudillo battle into the final round, where one fighter seems to get stronger while the other gasses out. |
Episode 21 |
Thatch vs. Magana: Round 1 From the Playboy Mansion, Strikeforce brings you Brandon Thatch vs. Brandon Magana. Check out the first round action. | |
Thatch vs Magana: Round 2 Young scrappers Thatch and Magana take their battle into round two, where Magana looks to keep ground control. | |
Thatch vs. Magana: Round 3 Thatch and Magana each look to land a finishing blow before it goes to decision. | |
Stewart vs. Juarez Jiu-Jitsu specialist Luke Stewart squares off against Jesse Juarez. |
Episode 20 |
Best of Cung Le: Le vs. Altman Watch Cung Le's first professional MMA fight, as Mike Altman learned that standing is dangerous. | |
Best of Cung Le: Le vs. Warren Cung Le squared off against Brian Warren in his second professional MMA fight. | |
Best of Cung Le: Le vs. Fryklund After starting 3-0 in his MMA career, Le stepped up the level of competetion as he entered the cage with Tony Fryklund. | |
Best of Cung Le: Le vs. Morgan Cung Le demolished Sam Morgan, who became another to fall victim to Le's lethal kicks. |
Episode 19 |
Best knockouts: Part 1 Strikeforce begins its top 10 knockouts countdown by looking at Nos. 10 through 8. | |
Best knockouts: Part 2 Strikeforce continues its top 10 knockouts countdown by looking at Nos. 7 through 4. | |
Best knockouts: Part 3 Strikeforce finishes its top 10 knockouts countdown by looking at the top three. |
Episode 18 |
Tate vs. Maxwell: Round 1 Think girls can't fight? Watch grappling masters Miesha Tate and Elena Maxwell lock up and put on a clinic. | |
Tate vs. Maxwell: Round 2 After nearly submitting Maxwell in the first, Tate takes the fight back to the ground, hoping to finish her opponent. | |
Tate vs. Maxwell: Round 3 Exhaustion sets in as Round 3 begins, with both girls looking to take advantage and finsh one another. | |
Cariaso vs. Figueroa Young phenoms Chris Cariaso and Anthony Figueroa put on an MMA display as winning requires supreme striking and grappling. |
Episode 17 |
Evangelista vs. Phan: Round 1 Billy Evangelista takes his perfect record against the scrappy Nam Phan in this Strikeforce lightweight bout. | |
Evangelista vs. Phan: Round 2 Round two brings these two fighters to their feet, as Phan looks to use his quickness against Evangelista. | |
Evangelista vs. Phan: Round 3 The third and final round of Evangelista vs. Phan is a relentless display as neither wants to leave it to the judges. |
Episode 16 |
Shamrock vs. Gracie It's all about Frank Shamrock. Check out "The Legend" take on grappling master Cesar Gracie. | |
Shamrock vs. Baroni: Round 1 Witness Frank Shamrock's brawl with "The New York Badass" Phil Baroni, as they trade punches throughout round one. | |
Shamrock vs. Baroni: Round 2 Shamrock and Baroni take their championship slugfest into round two, where one man couldn't outlast the other. |
Episode 15 |
Ishihda vs. Wilcox From the Playboy Mansion, submission specialist Mitsuhiro Ishida faces Justin Wilcox in a battle of veterans. | |
Thomson vs. Bowman New Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh "The Punk" Thomson gets his first test with striker Ashe Bowman. | |
Misaki vs. Riggs In the final fight from the Playboy Mansion, agressor Kazuo Misaki battles Joe Riggs in a middleweight brawl. |
Episode 14 |
Melendez vs. Thomson: Rounds 1-2 Josh "The Punk" Thomson and Gilbert Melendez square off in a lightweight title bout. Recap the first two rounds here. | |
Thomson vs. Melendez: Round 3 Old friends Josh Thomson and Gilbert Melendez take their lightweight title fight into the 3rd round. | |
Thomson vs. Melendez: Round 4 Josh Thomson and Gilbert Melendez battle into and through the 4th round in their lightweight title bout. | |
Thomson vs. Melendez: Round 5 The lightweight battle goes into the fifth and final round. |
Episode 13 |
Strikeforce at the Playboy Mansion Tune in for more exciting Strikeforce action. | |
Strikeforce promo Watch Strikeforce at the Playboy Mansion. | |
Ruiz vs. Prangley: Round 1 Round one from the Anthony Ruiz and Trevor Prangley's with Ruiz looking for revenge. | |
Ruiz vs. Prangley: Round 2 Watch round two from Anthony Ruiz vs. Trevor Prangley. | |
Ruiz vs. Prangley: Round 3 Ruiz's last chance to avenge a previous loss comes in round three against Trevor Prangley. |
Episode 12 |
ASSOCIATED PRESS | Martin vs. Devela: Round 1 Heavy handed Terry Martin clashes with Cory Devela as Strikeforce heads back to the Playboy Mansion. |
ASSOCIATED PRESS | Martin vs. Devela: Round 2 Terry Martin and Cory Devela take their battle into round two, with Devela holding a slight edge. |
ASSOCIATED PRESS | Martin vs. Devela: Round 3 Terry Martin and Cory Devela head to the decisive third round, where the judges' scoring turned out to be unneccessary. |
Episode 11 |
Fryklund vs. Le Take a look at the first round as Tony Fryklund and Cung Le battle. | |
Part 2 Catch the second and third rounds in the fight between Cung Le and Tony Fryklund. | |
Lee vs. Masvidal Watch as Matt Lee battles Jorge Masvidal. |
Episode 10 |
Don't mess with the little guy Cung Le trained, Anthony Figueroa loves being overlooked by opponents before he unleashes "Ant-Dog" inside the cage. | |
Figueroa vs. Linares Watch Anthony Figueroa fight the young Miguel Linares in this bantam weight bout. | |
Buentello vs. Overeem Watch round one of Paul Buentello and Alistair Overeem as they battle for the right to claim the first ever Strikeforce heavyweight belt. | |
Buentello vs. Overeem Watch the second and final round in the heavyweight title bout between Paul Buentello and Alistair Overeem. |
Episode 9 |
Men and women take to the ring In the first of two fights, Griffin takes on Ludwig. | |
Part 2 Griffin and Ludwig finish their battle. | |
Part 3 Carano takes on Maxwell. | |
Part 4 Watch the conclusion of the fight between Carano and Maxwell. |
Episode 7 |
Masvidal vs. Healy Round one of Jorge Masvidal vs. Ryan Healy pits two young, up-and-coming fighters looking to get to the top. | |
Masvidal vs. Healy Young guns Jorge Masvidal and Ryan Healy take their slugfest into round two. | |
Masvidal vs. Healy Jorge Masvidal and Ryan Healy continue their battle into the third and final round, where the blood starts to flow. |
Episode 6 |
Le vs. Altman Witness Cung Le in his first ever MMA fight as he takes on Mike Altman. | |
Puder vs. Fujarczyk Watch rising MMA star Daniel Puder go toe-to-toe with the equally young and dangerous striker, Jesse Fujarczyk. | |
Stewart vs. Liera Watch the tattooed Luke Stewart take on Sam Liera. |
Episode 5 |
Melendez vs. Kato Take a look at round one between Gilbert Melendez and Tetsuji Kato from Strikeforce on NBC. | |
Melendez vs. Kato Watch round two of Gilbert Melendez vs. Tetsuji Kato. | |
Melendez vs. Kato See the deciding round of Gilbert Melendez vs. Tetsuji Kato. |
Episode 4 |
Loving what he does Josh Thomson loves to fight and has done so almost his whole life. | |
Thomson vs. Nam The first of Josh Thomson's three-round fight against young, up-and-comer Nam Phan. | |
Thomson vs. Phan Josh Thomson and Nam Phan get back into it for the second of this three-round bout. | |
Thomson vs. Phan Josh Thomson and Nam Phan take their battle into the third and final round. |
Episode 3 |
Buentello vs. Abbott April 27: Paul Buentello and David "Tank" Abbott square off from 'Strikeforce on NBC' |
Episode 2 |
Feature fight The lightweight title fight features Clay Guida and Gilbert Melendez. | |
Guida vs. Melendez Take a look at the first three rounds on 'Strikeforce on NBC.' | |
Guida vs. Melendez Watch the fourth round of the lightweight title fight. | |
Guida vs. Melendez Take a look at the fifth and final round of the lightweight fight. |
Episode 1 |
Le vs. Warren Looking for his second professional MMA win in as many fights, Cung Le squares off against Brian Warren. | |
Fryklund vs. Ludwig Tony Fryklund takes on Duane Ludwig in a match-up of two 170 lb. fighters. |
Video: MMA from NBC Sports |
Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le: Part 1 Strikeforce: Watch the first round as Frank Shamrock and Cung Le battle for the middleweight title belt. |
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Features and more |
MMA Fight Weekly: Exclusive with Josh Barnett Tiffany and Mike go exclusive with Affliction heavyweight Josh Barnett and preview two Strikeforce title fights. | |
Southworth Keeps LHW Belt June 30: Bobby Southworth retains his Strikeforce light heavyweight title with a victory over Anthony Ruiz. | |
"The Punk" Takes Lightweight Title June 30: Josh Thomson talks about his unanimous decision victory over Gilbert Melendez to capture the Strikeforce lightweight title. | |
Maxwell a pioneer June 9: Elaina Maxwell is a pioneer in women's mixed martial arts, and she trains with some of the top men's fighters. | |
Strikeforce on NBC: Top fighters May 29: Lon McEachern and Ken Shamrock discuss some of the top Strikeforce fighters featured on the first network MMA show. | |
Feature on Cung Le April 13: Cung Le's MMA skills are "straight out of the movies," says his trainer. | |
Cung Le: Heart of a champion April 2: Strikeforce Middleweight Champ Cung Le says he had "a bigger heart" than Frank Shamrock in their fight. | |
NBC to air Strikeforce Mike Chiappetta on the broadcast deal between NBC and Strikeforce. | |
Strikeforce deal shows continued growth of MMA As American sports fans' viewing habits evolve, MMA gets bigger | |
Frank Shamrock uncut March 26: Frank Shamrock talks about everything from his MMA experiences to his favorite movie. | |
ASSOCIATED PRESS | 'Strikeforce on NBC' debuts in April First MMA fight series of its kind to air on a major broadcast network |
Toe to Toe with Shamrock and Le March 24: Frank Shamrock and Cung Le prepare for their Strikeforce middleweight title fight on March 29th. | |
Photos of Strikeforce action Check out some of the action from the cages of Strikeforce. |
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