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	<title>Fighting Words... &#187; Strikeforce</title>
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		<title>Is Ronda Rousey right about GSP?</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2012/01/26/is-ronda-rousey-right-about-gsp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2012/01/26/is-ronda-rousey-right-about-gsp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Girl fighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strikeforce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ronda Rousey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As someone who&#8217;s gotten in a few heated exchanges and altercations with movie theatre assholes, I can appreciate Ronda Rousey&#8217;s story about confronting an Ugg-wearing seat kicker (4:20 mark of the first video).
Rousey, who&#8217;s known just as much for her shoot-from-the-lip Chael  Sonnen attitude as her four armbar wins in four minutes, will challenge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s start a Strikeforce dead pool</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2012/01/18/lets-start-a-strikeforce-dead-pool/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2012/01/18/lets-start-a-strikeforce-dead-pool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you need a clear sign that Strikeforce is in palliative care then the live attendance figures for the promotion&#8217;s most-recent event should convince you that Zuffa is about to pull the plug. According to figures released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, a mere 1,992 people showed up to watch Luke Rockhold knock out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UFC 145 scrapped, everybody&#8217;s getting drug tested and Rousimar Palhares is afraid of Demian Maia</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2012/01/18/ufc-145-scrapped-everybodys-getting-drug-tested-and-rousimar-palhares-is-afraid-of-demian-maia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strikeforce]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chael Sonnen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Demian Maia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bisping]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a rough week for Zuffa and the UFC, despite delivering off one of the most-exciting cards of the past year. The high of seeing featherweight champ Jose Aldo&#8217;s crowd surfing following his UFC 142 triumph was soon dampened (and I&#8217;m not just talking about Anthony Johnson&#8217;s weight problems).
UFC 145, originally set for March [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strikeforce on life support</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2012/01/10/strikeforce-on-life-support/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2012/01/10/strikeforce-on-life-support/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strikeforce]]></category>

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How much longer will Zuffa allow Strikeforce to limp along before putting it out of its misery? With somewhere in the range of 40 UFC events scheduled for 2012, MMA fans are already reaching a saturation point where we don&#8217;t have enough energy to care about what&#8217;s going on at Strikeforce. And Strikeforce is making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keith Jardine in a meaningless Strikeforce championship bout</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2012/01/06/keith-jardine-in-a-meaningless-strikeforce-championship-bout/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2012/01/06/keith-jardine-in-a-meaningless-strikeforce-championship-bout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jordan Mein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keith Jardine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luke Rockhold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tyron Woodley]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday sees Keith Jardine making his middleweight debut against Strikeforce champ Luke Rockhold, which sounds like a porn name or a Flintstone character.

Jardine is 2-2-1 in his last five fights, including a draw against Gegard Mousasi in his last fight nine months ago. This is a meaningless fight to everyone except Jardine, who&#8217;s never been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who can stop Cyborg Santos?</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/12/18/who-can-stop-cyborg-santos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cyborg Santos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gilbert Melendez]]></category>

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After watching a few of Alistair Overeem&#8217;s old Pride battles, losing efforts against the likes of Mauricio &#8220;Shogun&#8221; Rua back when Overeem looked like a  Boyz II Men wannabe and tipped the scales at 205 pounds, or about 50 pounds lighter than the Overeem who will step in against Brock Lesnar at UFC 141, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Say goodbye to the Strikeforce heavyweights</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/12/15/say-goodbye-to-the-strikeforce-heavyweights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Josh Barnett]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A quick Strikeforce update. Along with a new Showtime TV contract expect a contraction within the promotion. The heavyweight division will get the axe following Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier&#8217;s Grand Prix final (give or take a fight), which is predictable considering that there&#8217;s not many big men left after it was announced Fabricio Werdum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strikeforce gives me a reason to tune in on Saturday</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/12/15/strikeforce-gives-me-a-reason-to-tune-in-on-saturday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cristiane Cyborg Santos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gegard Mousasi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gilbert Melendez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KJ Noons]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone have any idea how I can watch Saturday’s Strikeforce card in Canada? It’s airing on Showtime in the U.S. but I have no idea where to find on the Canadian dial and it’s actually a Strikeforce event I’d hate to miss, especially since Zuffa is showing some surprising confidence in the promotion by getting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fabricio Werdum to face Roy Nelson at UFC 143</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/12/15/fabricio-werdum-to-face-roy-nelson-at-ufc-143/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/12/15/fabricio-werdum-to-face-roy-nelson-at-ufc-143/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[UFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fabricio Werdum]]></category>
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A couple of days away from the biggest Strikeforce card of the year &#8212; and on the same day Strikeforce is set to announce a new TV deal with Showtime &#8212; and it&#8217;s announced that the UFC&#8217;s ugly stepsister has lost another big-name fighter. Fabricio Werdum will return to the octagon on February 4 to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Ronda Rousey rips off an arm</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/11/21/video-ronda-rousey-rips-off-an-arm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/11/21/video-ronda-rousey-rips-off-an-arm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Strikeforce]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ronda Rousey]]></category>

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Never leave a free arm dangling in front of Ronda Rousey. The judo Olympic medallist and world champion has had four professional MMA fights and four victories, all by armbar. Her latest victim, Julia Budd, had her arm mangled inside of 40 seconds during Friday&#8217;s Strikeforce Challengers event. Why Budd didn&#8217;t tap sooner is beyond [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fedor Emelianenko could learn something from Matt Hamill</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/08/10/fedor-emelianenko-could-learn-something-from-matt-hamill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/08/10/fedor-emelianenko-could-learn-something-from-matt-hamill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of fighters could learn a lesson from Matt Hamill. No, not how to take a beating. I&#8217;m pretty sure that&#8217;s not something that can be taught. Following his second-round TKO loss to Alexander Gustaffson on Saturday&#8217;s UFC 133 undercard, Hamill announced he was hanging up the gloves. His body just couldn&#8217;t take the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fedor Emelianenko joins the unemployment line with Alistair Overeem</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/08/04/fedor-emelianenko-joins-the-unemployment-line-with-alistair-overeem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fedor Emelianenko]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no surprise that Strikeforce has cut Fedor Emelianenko following his third straight loss. UFC boss (and confirmed Fedor hater) Dana White made the announcement during today&#8217;s UFC 133 press conference while declaring once again that he thought the former pound-for-pound greatest has been over-rated for years.
I&#8217;m not sure Fedor was ever over-rated, although it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The death knell for women&#8217;s MMA? For Strikeforce?</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/08/03/the-death-knell-for-womens-mma-for-strikeforce/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/08/03/the-death-knell-for-womens-mma-for-strikeforce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Girl fighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strikeforce]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How much longer will women&#8217;s MMA have a home in Strikeforce? How much longer will Strikeforce even exist? The writing&#8217;s on the wall.
Just look at the recent cuts the promotion has made, most notably former 135-pound champ Marloes Coenen, who lost her belt to Miesha Tate on Saturday, and Alistair Overeem, the promotion&#8217;s heavyweight champ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Henderson beats Emelianenko with illegal punches</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/08/02/henderson-beats-emelianenko-with-illegal-punches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strikeforce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Henderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fedor Emelianenko]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Who do we blame for the atrocious outcome of Saturday&#8217;s Dan Henderson vs. Fedor Emelianenko bout? Referee Herb Dean? The stoppage was quick, especially when it&#8217;s Fedor on the ropes, a fighter who&#8217;s come back from the brink on more than a few occasions. But Dean stands by his call, and besides, that&#8217;s not really [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why is everybody so down on Fabricio Werdum?</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/06/20/why-is-everybody-so-down-on-fabricio-werdum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/06/20/why-is-everybody-so-down-on-fabricio-werdum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strikeforce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alistair Overeem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fabricio Werdum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Josh Barnett]]></category>

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It was not the fight I expected. I&#8217;m pretty sure it&#8217;s not the fight you expected. In fact, I&#8217;d wager most of us were looking for a KO finish. After all, anvil-fisted Alistair Overeem hadn&#8217;t been to a decision in MMA in more than five years. He hadn&#8217;t gone past the first round in four [...]]]></description>
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