Results tagged “Nick Diaz” from MMA Explosion

from mmajunkie:
Tickets for "UFC Fight Night 20," the UFC's first-ever trip to Virginia, go on sale later this week.

Featuring a main event between lightweight contenders Nate Diaz (11-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and Gray Maynard (8-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), "UFC Fight Night 20" takes place Jan. 11 at Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT) at Ticketmaster.com, though UFC Fight Club members and UFC.com newsletter subscribers get first dibs a few days prior.

Holy crap! Even the outside of the Patriot Center is an Octagon.

By B.J. Koubaroulis, Washington Post:
Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White confirmed Tuesday that he plans to make the Washington D.C. market a new destination for his growing martial arts business.

White said that lightweights Nate Diaz (11-4) and Gray Maynard (8-0) will square off Jan. 11 at Patriot Center in Fairfax in the main event of Ultimate Fight Night 20, one in a series of cards that have been televised by Spike TV.

White said that he expects the show's attendance numbers to confirm his belief that the Washington area is a fertile place to bring bigger shows such as Saturday's UFC 104, a pay-per-view event that will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. UFC 104 features a main event between current light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua.

Do it again: Riggs and Diaz for Strikeforce 8/15?

MMAJunkie.com has some interesting rumors, so I'll run 'em down real quick:

- We may see Shane Carwin vs. Cain Velasquez at UFC 104 in Los Angeles.

- For UFC 107 in Memphis, it looks like native son Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will take on nemesis Rashad Evans, in a fight that will most likely determine the number-one contender to Lyoto Machida's title.

- Jow Riggs and Nick Diaz fought once in the UFC, and once unofficially afterward in a hospital ER. They make it official for the second time at Strikeforce's Aug. 15 event.

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Hands of Steel talks about his war with Benji Radach and how he'll approach tonight's fight with Nick Diaz.

Lawler and Shields

Arlovski and Rogers

thanks to mmajunkie.com:
MAIN CARD
Robbie Lawler (182.75) vs. Jake Shields (181.75)
Andrei Arlovski (244) vs. Brett Rogers (262)
Nick Diaz (179) vs. Scott Smith (179.5)
Phil Baroni (168.75) vs. Joe Riggs (170)
Kevin Randleman (204) vs. Mike Whitehead (206)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Josh Bumgarner (173.5) vs. Jesse Finney (175.75)
Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante (205.5) vs. Mike Kyle (202.5)
Booker DeRousse (204.25) vs. James Wade (205.25)
Tyron Woodley (170.5) vs. Sal Woods (169.25)
Lucas Lopes (186) vs. Scott Ventimiglia (185)
Dave Cochran (153) vs. Pat Benson (155.75)

By John Morgan, mmajunkie:
Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. continues to strike out in a search for potential homes for a mixed martial arts debut.

After UFC President Dana White recently declined on promoting a potential bout between his middleweight champion Anderson Silva and Jones Jr., Showtime Senior Vice President Ken Hershman today called a Strikeforce bout between the boxer and Nick Diaz a "very long shot."

After his April 11 win over Frank Shamrock, Diaz had challenged Jones Jr. to a boxing-rules match. Jones Jr. has since expressed his willingness to compete under full MMA rules.

"I get a Roy Jones call once a week pitching me things," Hershman said on today's Strikeforce media call. "[A fight between Diaz and Jones Jr.] would be a very long shot of ever happening."

Thanks to Bloodyelbow:

MAIN CARD (BEGINNING AT 9:00PM CST June 6 on Showtime ):

Robbie Lawler (16-4) vs. Jake Shields (22-4-1)
Alistair Overeem (29-11) vs. Brett Rogers (9-1) [HW Title Fight]
Nick Diaz (19-7) vs. Scott Smith (15-5) - 180Lbs
Phil "New York Bad Ass" Baroni (13-10) vs. Joe "Diesel" Riggs (29-10)
Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante (7-1) vs. Jared Hamman (10-1)

Thanks to bloodyelbow.com for the find. I mentioned this on Saturday, after Sherdog.com reported it, and now we have some footage. Not sure what this was about, but who knows, maybe Tito will return to the cage to challenge Babalu for his Strikeforce LHW title.

Featuring Gina Carano, Tito Ortiz, Cyborg Santos, Brett Rogers, Ryan Bader and Josh Thomson.

Shamrock vs Diaz: Weigh In from All Elbows on Vimeo.

Abongo Humphrey vs. Bret Rogers

SF girls

Shammy smiles as Diaz talks smack.

Benji "Razor" Radach vs. Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith.

from mmajunkie.com:
SAN JOSE, Calif. - MMAjunkie.com is on scene for today's "Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz" weigh-ins at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

The same venue hosts Saturday's Showtime-televised Strikeforce event, which features a headline bout between Frank Shamrock and Nick Diaz (at 179 pounds) and a interim lightweight title fight between Gilbert Melendez and Rodrigo Damm.

Live weigh-ins are currently underway.

Weigh-in results include:

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Nick Diaz (180) vs. Frank Shamrock (180)
Rodrigo Damm (154.5) vs. Gilbert Melendez (154)
Benji Radach (184) vs. Scott Smith (184)
Hitomi Akano (143.5) vs. Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos (152)*
Ron "Abongo" Humphrey (239.5) vs. Brett Rogers (262.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD

Buck Meredith () vs. Luke Rockhold ()
Waylon Kennell () vs. Eric Lawson ()
Raul Castillo () vs. Brandon Michaels ()
Zak Bucia () vs. James Terry ()
Shingo Kohara () vs. Jeremy Tavares ()
* - Missed weight on first attempt (145-pound fight); Santos has been given two hours to drop two-and-a-half additional pounds. The commission will only approve the fight to go on if she gets to down to 149.5 pounds and within six pounds of her opponent's weight.

Sherdog.com and Showtime have set up a micro-site to showcase Frank Shamrock's top five finishing moves, in light of his Strikeforce fight tomorrow night against Nick Diaz. Click here to see the site.

The official weigh-ins for Saturday's Strikeforce event, Shamrock vs. Diaz, will take place Friday at 2 p.m. Pacific time, which is 5 p.m. on the East Coast.

On the card we have, of course, the main event, at a catch weight of 179 pounds, Frank "The Legend" Shamrock versus Nick Diaz.

Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez and Rodrigo Damm will square off in a battle for the Strikeforce Interim World Lightweight Championship while middleweights Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith and Benji "Razor" Radach will collide.

Brett "The Grim" Rogers will face off with "Abongo" Humphrey in a battle of undefeated heavyweights.

In women's action, Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos will face Hitomi "Girlfight Monster" Akano in a 145-pound showdown.

The live, SHOWTIME telecast will begin at 10 PM EST/PST, delayed on the West Coast.

SHOWTIME will offer Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fans the opportunity to get immersed in the April 11, blockbuster premiere of Strikeforce on SHOWTIME with its new interactive online experience, Strikeforce: All Access, it was announced today by the network's Senior Vice President and General Manager, Sports and Event Programming, Ken Hershman. The digital initiative, an interactive live stream of Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz, on Saturday, April 11, further demonstrates the premium network's commitment to leading the television industry in online, mobile, and interactive content distribution.