Watch Strikeforce Event for Free
Looks like the guys at Strikeforce have struck some sort of distribution deal with Yahoo!, much to the delight of us MMA fans. Sure, it may not have the production value or the overall fighter talent as the UFC, but hell, it’s free. And a four man tourney, Alistar Overeem, and Cung Le, that’s not too shabby of a card. Here is the Strikeforce press release:
November 13, 2007; San Jose, CA….Following the smash success of its live stream from the world-famous Playboy Mansion, Strikeforce will again deliver to fans around the globe, world championship mixed martial arts action, LIVE on Yahoo! Sports (www.sports.yahoo.com), from the HP Pavilion in San Jose on Friday.
Available to all internet users located beyond a 150 mile radius of San Jose, the live stream, free of charge to viewers, will begin at 8 PM PST (11 PM EST) and include the entire Strikeforce four-man, single-elimination tournament, featuring middleweight (185 lb. limit) stars Trevor Prangley (16-4), Falaniko Vitale (24-7), Yuki Sasaki (21-13-1), and Jorge Santiago (14-7). Each tournament bout will consist of two, five-minute rounds.Also included during the stream will be the Strikeforce world heavyweight championship battle between Paul “The Headhunter” Buentello (23-9) and Alistair “The Demolition Man” Overeem (25-11); the middleweight showdown between undefeated Cung Le and The Ultimate Fighter season 2 star, Sam “The Squeeze” Morgan; the matchup between Strikeforce World Light Heavyweight (205 lb. limit) Champion, Bobby Southworth (8-4), and Anthony “El Toro” Ruiz (17-10); and the mixed martial arts debut of undefeated world kickboxing champion, Brian “The Mad Stork” Schwartz (18-0), who will take on Lemont Davis (8-4). The Strikeforce event is being presented by BodogFIGHT.
It’s shaping up to be a very interesting year in mixed martial arts. With the expanded distribution and consolidation of MMA organizations in 2007 I think we’re going to see the UFC fall a bit in it’s aura of invincibility in 2008.
