The trash talking is all but over between Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey and the two ladies will settle their squabble inside the Strikeforce cage. The women’s bantamweight title is on the line tonight, but before that happens, Sarah Kaufman and Alexis Davis will fight on the night’s preliminary card to determine the number one contender and next in line for whomever walks away with the belt.
The fighters for tonights’s Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey card stepped onto the scales last night in Columbus, Ohio. All 18 fighters made weight and will begin stepping into the cage tonight at 8pm ET / PT for the preliminary card that will be airing on Showtime Extreme. The night main card will start at 10pm ET / PT time and is headlined by the Strikeforce women’s bantamweight title bout between Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey.
Not since Cyborg vs. Carano has a female fight generated this kind of hype, yet here we are with a major female MMA bout. There has been a tremendous war of words between many fighters on this card and some of these fights could be straight-up magical. This is also one of the best betting cards we’ve seen in a long time, so let’s be sharp and hit a few of these gems for all they’re worth.
It was first thought to be headlined by the heavyweight grand prix final between Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier. When that didn’t work out, Strikeforce then promoted the women’s bantamweight title fight between Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey to headliner status. Strikeforce then surrounded is second card anchored by a women’s title fight with several of the promotions top fighters.
The fights are over, the crowds have left the building and the circus has moved on down the road. We all saw the fights but there are different aspects to what each fight meant to the fighters and their futures. With that said,here are the real winners and losers of Strikeforce: Emelianenko vs. Henderson.
The Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, just outside of Chicago was rocking tonight as two Mixed Martial Arts legends faced off. Fedor Emelianenko, riding his first ever two fight losing streak took on Dan Henderson in an epic clash of the titans.
Tarec Saffiedine opened the televised portion of the Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson card by completely dominating Scott Smith for 15 minutes. The comeback kid Scott Smith had no comeback in his bag of tricks tonight and following the loss he’ll likely be taking his hands of steel elsewhere.
Its legend vs. legend at this weekend’s Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson card from the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Strikeforce light heavyweight champion and former pride champion Dan Henderson takes on former pride and WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko.
