STRIKEFORCE MMA

Losing a fight is tough for any fighter to take, particularly mentally as the seeds of doubt begin to be sown in their mind...

Six successive fighters who have their debuted in major MMA organisations are featured.

Strikeforce's last ever welterweight champion Tarec Saffiedine will make his UFC debut at UFC On FX 8 in July, and by the looks of things his two year-old son is well on his way to following in his father's footsteps.

Incoming Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold will get a major fight for his UFC debut as he's rumored to be Vitor Belfort's next opponent.

Dana White may have had a well publicized fall-out with his famous father in the past week, but former Strikeforce fighter Ryan Couture still intends to go ahead with his UFC career and he's just been handed a tough first assignment against Ross Pearson.

Anderson Silva's manager has indicated that the champion would like to face Strikeforce 185lb title holder Luke Rockhold next, but the UFC is in the process of pairing up Rockhold with Vitor Belfort for his debut fight.

Former Strikeforce heavyweight Chad Griggs is amongst nine fighters who have been released from the UFC's roster as they look to make room for a whole new influx of talent from the now defunct promotion's ranks.

On yesterday's edition of 'UFC Tonight' 20 fighters who are set to make the move over from the now defunct Strikeforce promotion to the UFC were revealed.

It's now been officially confirmed that a lightweight title unification bout between current UFC champion Ben Henderson and incoming Strikeforce title holder Gilbert Melendez will headline 'UFC On FOX 7' on April 20th in San Jose.

Apparently MMA fans weren't feeling nostalgic about Strikeforce's last ever event on Saturday night as just 310,000 viewers watched the live event.

Despite a controversial loss to Ryan Couture at Strikeforce's last ever event on Saturday night, KJ Noons has confirmed that he'll still be making the transition to the UFC.

The fighter salaries from Strikeforce's last ever event have been released and show that a number of main card fighters were paid a six figure sum.

If you missed last night's Strikeforce: Marquardt Vs Saffiedine event then check out the fight fight highlights featuring action from the main card of the promotion's last ever show.

A long-time fighter and commentator for Strikeforce, Frank Shamrock has become synonomous with the promotion and so it's no surprise to hear that he's feeling a little blue after watching their final show.

Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker watched his promotion's last ever event unfold last night and then admitted it was a "surreal experience."