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FIGHT! Magazine spotted 2008 Olympian and two-time NCAA wrestling champ Ben Askren wandering through the crowd last night at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields, so we asked him for an update on his young MMA career, the challenges he faces,…

Brett Rogers blew up Andrei Arlovski's spot in 22 seconds last night. After the fight, Rogers told FIGHT! Magazine it was worth the wait.

Nick Diaz beat up Scott Smith but good last night, peppering him with punches to the body and face before finishing him with a choke at 1:41 of round three. After the fight, Diaz gave FIGHT! Magazine some insight into his fight strategy.

Strikeforce’s 185-pound roster is without a doubt the best single-weight class roster in America outside of Zuffa. Some of its inhabitants include middleweight champ Cung Le, EliteXC middleweight champ “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler, Frank…

Jake Shields held championship belts from three different promotions – Shooto, Rumble on the Rock and EliteXC – but the only organization that once called him king still in existence is Shooto. Both Rumble on the Rock and EliteXC were…

By FIGHT! contributor Matt Burosh Kevin Randleman’s pre-fight smack talk, reliance on strength over technique, and natural aggression endeared him to fight fans over the years. But “The Monster” cost himself a lot of fights in the process,…

By FIGHT! contributor Matt Burosh This week there is more weight on Jake Shields’ shoulders than the 15 pounds that separates his native welterweight division from the middleweight class inhabited by his opponent, “Ruthless” Robbie…

By FIGHT! contributor Matt Burosh The U.S. Department of Defense defines psychological warfare as,“The planned usage of propaganda and other psychological actions havingthe primary purpose of influencing the opinions, emotions, attitudes…

By FIGHT! contributor Matt Burosh “Joe is young,” said Phil Baroni, “I’m a man now and I think he’s a boy. Someday I’ll probably commenate for Joe when he’s fighting for a world title. This is my time.” Every pre-fight back-and-forth…

By FIGHT! contributor Matt Burosh June 6 is a big day, both for Strikeforce and one of its fighters, “Iron” Mike Whitehead. Strikeforce, having tested the waters on Showtime with it’s Strikeforce Challengers series, is set to produce its…