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Strikeforce: 'Evolution' fight card and rumors from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA on Dec. 19

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Event: Strikeforce: "Evolution"
Date: Saturday Dec. 19 2009, at 10:00 p.m. ET on Showtime
Location: HP Pavilion in San Jose, California

Main event:

Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Josh Thomson (16-2, 1 NC) vs. Gilbert Melendez (16-2)

Main card (Televised):

185 lbs.: Cung Le (6-0) vs. Scott Smith (16-6)
185 lbs.: Matt Lindland (21-6) vs. Ronaldo Souza (10-2)
265 lbs.: Muhammed Lawal (5-0) vs. Mike Whitehead (24-6)

Under card (May not be broadcast):

205 lbs.: Antwain Britt vs. Scott Lighty
170 lbs.: Daisuke Nakamura vs. Bryan Travers
155 lbs.: Juan Nunez vs. Luis Mendoza
155 lbs.: Bobby Stack vs. Alex Trevino
155 lbs.: Alex Crispim vs. A.J. Fonseca

All fights officially confirmed by Strikeforce

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Strikeforce but together a great card of fights. But, there was one thing that was missing. A “Hype Man” to sell the next card. A Don King or Dana White, someone that could have told the world that they just witness the “greatest card of fighters ever assembled”. Someone that could have sold the Fedor vs. the champion Alistair Overeem in January. Someone that could have told the world that in the 60’s and 70’s the world had Muhammad Ali as the baddest man on the planet. But today, we have Fedor Emelianenko as truly the greatest MMA fight of all-times and he is fighting for Strikeforce. You can search the world from Minnesota to China and not find a better fight in the world. Alistair Overeem should have been at ringside with a couple of closeup shots of his mug. He should have entered the ring after the fight taking trash about the fact that he is the Champion and not Fedor. “He would have knocked out both of these guys tonight.” Another reason you need a “Hype Man” is because Fedor doesn’t speak english. So you need someone to let the world know you are witnessing history with ever fight. With the next card that’s on Dec. 19, I would have started the debate that Cung Le is the greatest 185 lb. fighter in the world. He would knockout any American or Brazilian in the world. There is not another man in the world that has ever defeated him. Strikeforce is where you will see the ULTIMATE CHAMPIONS!

by Kevin R. on Nov 8, 2009 6:42 AM EST reply actions  

Hype yes but you want some acuracy in the hype....

Claiming Cung Le is the greatest 185# fighter in the world with only 6 fights, in which he has only fought one real fighter, is making a a crazy and outrageous claim. I am not sure if even the casual fan buys that cup of bull. I understand where you are going with it but I think when hyping it must be semi-accurate. Take hyping BRock LEsnar for instance. He has 5 fights. The only loss he has was a referee botch up. In 5 fights he has taken out two former champs, one hall of famer, and schooled one of the most seasoned veterans in the the HW Div. So making claims that he is the greatest fighter at HW right now is a bit more plausible, imo anyway. Le has yet to fight Hendo, JAcare, Shields, Jason Miller, Matt Linland, or Lawler, which are some of the best fighters that STrikeforce has and of course Moussasi. Moussasi or Shields should be theSF fighters that they hype, outside of FEdor obviously. Le is in the thickest division that SF has and I am not sure making that claim could benefit SF.

by Da Monkey on Dec 17, 2009 8:32 AM EST up reply actions  

u dnt wana b like the overated ufc and overhype it.i uderstand where ur coming from.ima cung le fan but not the greatest 185 maybe one of the best knouckout guys in the biz and undefeated

by ndizzle on Nov 10, 2009 6:22 PM EST reply actions  

I wish they would put together Nick Diaz vs Shinya Aoki for the main event.

by nick on Nov 11, 2009 3:05 PM EST reply actions  

I don’t think at this point of his career Diaz makes the LW division without causing to much physical wear. He is way to big and thick now to cut that amount of weight and put on a well conditioned fight.

Diaz vs. Hendo or JAcare I would really like to see, as well as Gegard Moussasi…..

by Da Monkey on Dec 17, 2009 8:37 AM EST up reply actions  

God I hope Mo gets a tough guy to fight…maybe Whitehead or Calvao

by McArthur... on Nov 17, 2009 10:12 AM EST reply actions  

Have they found a can yet for Mo?

I bet he can’t wait to beat up a can and talk about how great he is.

by Lester The Pimp on Nov 17, 2009 11:01 AM EST reply actions  

mo tastic

mo tastic, hope cung le wins and starts taking this shit more seriously although i dont blame him for going for the extra moolah

by sexyama on Nov 17, 2009 12:04 PM EST reply actions  

Is cung washed up?

Big cung le fan here, the guy likes to keep it on the feet so you know he and Smith are going to throw down. I say. Cung by tko round 3 from licks.
I see lawler on the poster, who’s he up against?

by Dball on Nov 17, 2009 6:18 PM EST reply actions  

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