After winning the “The Biggest Heavyweight Battle in History” at UFC 116, now UFC Undisputed Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar returns to continue his title reign.
This October 23, 2010 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, “The Juggernaut” will face another contender to his belt.
That man is the undefeated Cain Velasquez who is coming off an impressive knockout victory over Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 110.
In the co-main event, former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields will make his most-awaited UFC debut after leaving the Strikeforce organization.
Check out the official UFC 121 fight card loaded with big name stars like Tito Ortiz and Diego Sanchez.
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Jason Miller’s nickname suits him well after all.
After the Jake Shields vs Dan Henderson main event at Strikeforce: Nashville last April 17, Miller caused a mayhem when during the post-fight interview for Shields, he interrupted it by asking, “When’s my rematch?”
Immediately, Shield’s team mate Gilbert Melendez (who defended his title from Shinya Aoki in the co-main event) pushed Miller. The Diaz brothers (Nick and Nate) also joined the fracas that ensued as the Strikeforce Hexagon resembled a WWE ring.
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Dan “Hendo” Henderson is the only MMA fighter to concurrently hold two titles in two different weight classes in a major MMA promotion; when he became Pride FC middleweight and welterweight champion in 2007.
When Pride was dissolved, he jumped back to the UFC where he is a former middleweight champion and his last fight against Michael “The Count” Bisping gave him the Knockout of the Year 2009 due to the massive bomb he dropped that knocked out Bisping cold in the 2nd round of their bout at UFC 100.
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After a brief stopover at Miami, Strikeforce is coming to the “Music City”.
This April 17, 2010, Strikeforce: Nashville was held at the Bridgestone Arena (formerly known as Sommet Center) in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The event marked the Strikeforce debut of former UFC and Pride middleweight champion, Dan “Hendo” Henderson after he signed a four-fight, 16-month deal with Strikeforce on December 5, 2009 when his contract with UFC expired.
In the main card, Henderson had his first assignment when he faced Jake Shields but failed to capture his Strikeforce middleweight championship title.
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Jake Shields, currently the #3 ranked welterweight in the world by MMAWeekly and ranked #4 by Sherdog will meet MTV’s Bully Beatdown host Jason “Mayhem” Miller for the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship belt recently vacated by Cung Lee who ventured in an acting career (see Tekken).
The two will fight as a co-main event between Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko and Brett “The Black Grim” Rogers at Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers which will be held at Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA on November 7, 2009.
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This November 7, 2009 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA, Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers will be staged.
The main event features Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko and Brett “The Black Grim” Rogers in a non-title heavyweight match.
The co-main event features Jake Shields and Jason Miller for the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship belt.
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