Upcoming Fights:
June 27th, ,2008              Strikeforce MMA - HP Pavilion
May 17th, 2008                 Cage Combat - Sonoma County Fairgrounds - Grace Pavilion
April 19th, 2008                WCSC Kickboxing Show - Kezar Pavilion


'Shamrock vs. Cung Le' Does $1.1 Million Gate
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Thursday, April 03, 2008
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A crowd of 16,326 generated over $1.1 million of live gate revenue for the "Shamrock vs. Cung Le (Pictures)" mixed martial arts mega-event at San Jose's HP Pavilion on Saturday, March 29th.

"It was an incredible night all around," said Scott Coker, CEO, Strikeforce, which co-promoted the event with EliteXC. "Our main event between Frank Shamrock (Pictures) and Cung Le (Pictures) was an epic battle that lived up to, if not exceeded, everyone's expectations. The energy in the arena was as electric and intense as that at a Superbowl. You could really sense the magnitude of the fight and what was at stake in it through the emotions each fighter's thousands of fans were expressing."

In the main event, Le was crowned the new Strikeforce world middleweight (185 lb. limit) champion after a broken right wrist forced Shamrock to retire between rounds three and four.

Prior to the stoppage, Le was imposing his will with repeated round kicks to the body and side of Shamrock's head as well as quick hands that found their mark on Shamrock's face. In the second half of the third round, though, Shamrock made a bold stand, backing Le into one side of the cage and tagging him with several punch combinations that appeared to put Le in trouble.

Two days prior to the event, NBC and Strikeforce announced that their two entities had entered a partnership agreement to produce the first-ever 52 week mixed martial arts series for a major TV network. "Strikeforce on NBC" will air every Saturday from 2-2:30 am ET, beginning on April 12th. Each show will be comprised of fighter profiles as well as Strikeforce mixed martial arts fights and highlights.

Before the close of 2008, three Strikeforce events will be distributed live on the Mark Cuban-owned HDNet. Strikeforce programming is also available in 22.5 million homes across Europe, The Middle East, and parts of Africa courtesy of Extreme Sports Channel.

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Upcoming Fights:
September 29th, 2007   Strikeforce MMA - Playboy Mansion
October 6th, 2007            Cage Combat Knockout - San Mateo Fairgrounds
November 9th, 2007       Strikeforce MMA - HP Pavilion

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September 24th, 2007


May 20th, 2007
On June 22nd, 2007, Strikeforce and EliteXC present "Judgement Day", featuring Frank Shamrock vs Phil Baroni as the main event.  The card also features Josh Thomson, Paul Buentello, Cung Le, Carter Williams, Tony Fryklund, "Crazy Horse", and more! Click here to buy your tickets NOW!

April 19, 2007
Due to injury, Travis Johnson will no longer be fighting on the Strikeforce Kickboxing card on April 20th, 2007. Thanks to all who have supported him for this fight, however, safety comes first in the best interest of fighters.  He is recovering and will soon be back into the gym. 

Check below for upcoming fights in the Bay Area featuring local fighters such as Josh Thomson, Cung Le, Paul Buentello, Carter Williams, and more!

Strikeforce Kickboxing April 20th, 2007 San Jose, CA San Jose Civic Auditorium	Cage Combat May 12th, 2007 Santa Rosa, CA Sonoma County Fairgrounds	Strikeforce MMA June 22nd, 2007 San Jose, CA  HP Pavilion

UFC 69 Results
A few surprizes came out of the last UFC fights in Houston, Texas.  A biggest one was the upset of Matt Serra versus George St. Pierre for the UFC welterweight title.  The majority of fans were in favor of the GSP Victory.  Serra defeated GSP by striking and ground and pound in the first round, leaving GSP with a short lived title.  In the welterweights fight Josh Koscheck defeated Diego Sanchez by unanimous decision.  The fight stood on the feet as Koscheck's hands improved, and Sanchez didn't turn up the heat to take the victory.   Mike "Quick" Swick was pressured by the game Yushin Okami and was not able to pull out the decision he hoped for.  The strength and style of Okami made it difficult for Swick to stick to his gameplan and therefore, the victory went to his opponent.