by Marco Yanitelli The following statement by M-1 Global's president Vadim Finkelchtein was posted on M-1 Global's official website. It is in response to actions taken by Dana White and the UFC to strike Fedor where it really hurts—his wallet. "I'm afraid to disappoint the fans, but it seems that Fedor's shirt will never be available. Just today I got the call from Tapout, and was told representatives of the UFC threatened to break all contracts with their organization and categorically demanded Tapout discontinue the Fedor Emelianenko T-shirt line. "That Dana White has displayed such an attitude ...

 Strikeforce women’s middleweight (145-pound) champion Cris “Cyborg” Santos is set to return to action as part of the Strikeforce and M-1 Global co-promoted event on June 26 in San Jose, Calif. Now she has an opponent. Cyborg will defend her belt against veteran fighter Jan Finney, according to a report by MMAJunkie.com. Cyborg has been indestructible since emerging in Strikeforce early last year. She has racked up three straight victories under the promotion’s banner, including her title capturing destruction of Gina Carano in August. Her professional record currently stands at 9-1. Finney has a mediocre record of 8-7 that belies her abilities. A strong striker, Finney’s losses have come against the best female fighters in the world, ...

   As Strikeforce draws ever nearer to it’s April 17 date in Nashville, the promotion is already starting to forge ahead with plans for another major show in June that will feature a current champion and a former champion on the same card. Another event, on May 15, has already been scheduled and announced for St. Louis. While the June card has not officially been released, it's believed Strikeforce will put a show on late in the month at the HP Pavilion in its hometown of San Jose, Calif. Two top fighters who will be featured on the June card are former middleweight champion Cung Le and current women's 145-pound champion Cris "Cyborg" Santos. Coming off a win over ...

Strikeforce CEO, Scott Coker has revealed he’s currently working on the next round of big fights for over the summer, including a potentially blockbuster clash between heavyweights Bobby Lashley and Brett Rogers. MMA fans and critics alike have been calling for Lashley to take a step up in competition, especially considering how easily he walked through Wes Sims last night in Florida. In Rogers, who last hung with Fedor Emelianenko for almost eight minutes, he would certainly get it. Other potential fights mentioned include a champion vs. champion clash between DREAM’s Shinya Aoki and the man currently holding Strikeforce gold, Gilbert Melendez, a welterweight title clash between Nick Diaz and Hayoto Sakuri and women’s champ, Cris “Cyborg” Santos taking on Erin ...

Bobby Lashley has been on a tear in his short career in mixed martial arts, winning all four of his fights, three of which by first round stoppage. Now he is slated to face his toughest challenge to date, 9-0 Shane Del Rosario at Strikeforce in January. According to MMAWorldwide, Del Rosario informed them that he has been offered the fight with Lashley and that both he and Lashley had verbally agreed to the fight. Al that remains is for both undefeated fighters to put pen to paper in order to make the bout official. Strikeforce’s January show, imaginatively dubbed “Strikeforce: Miami” so far not only sees the Strikeforce debut of Bobby Lashley, but the MMA debut of Herschel Walker and the ...