Its official, I will be defending my Strikeforce Light Heavyweight title on April 17th in Tennessee against Muhammed “Mo” Lawal.  This fight will be the co-main event and will be televised on CBS. I have been training very hard and extensively for this fight and will be well prepared.  Thanks  to everyone for your support. Now back to training. Gegard …

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After careful consideration, I have decided that it is in my best interest to part ways with M-1 Global.  During the time I spent under their wing, M-1 Global, as a promoter and management company, allowed me to achieve many great things.  I appreciate all they have done for me.My management is being taken care of by someone close to …

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Another great training session at the Main Event Gym in Glendale CA, on January 25th, 20102.

by: Josh Gross – From Sports Illustrated MIAMI — The longer Georges St. Pierre trains, the more the 28-year-old welterweight star feels like he’ll never know enough about mixed martial arts. As St. Pierre moves into week two of an eight-week process to prepare for his Mar. 27 title defense in Newark, N.J., the UFC champion isn’t about to waste …

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by Steven Marrocco on Jan 28, 2010 for MMAJUNKIE.com LOS ANGELES – Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi has no plans to fight until his body fails him. When the 24-year-old hits the big 3-0, he’s out. With that in mind, he has set strict goals for his career’s path, including a jump to heavyweight in 18 months. Before he …

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Written by Grant Gordon Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi, the pound-for-pound No. 10 fighter in the world of mixed martial arts according to Yahoo! Sports, visited the Glendale Fighting Club on Tuesday night. He met some youngsters in the judo class of former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Roman Mitichyan before helping out the mixed martial arts class later that …

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I spent today at the Los Angeles Fit expo in the morning and then went to the Glendale Fighting Club to train with my friends Gokor Chivichyan, Manny Gamburyan, Roman Mitichyan, Karen Darabedyan, Sako Chivitchian, Edmond Tarverdyan and many more fighters. Tomorrow I will attend the Called Out MMA fights to cheer on Sevak Magakian, Ando Dermenjyan and Jared Papazian.  …

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Now that we’ve had a few events to kick off 2010, Iet’s check out the latest MMA pound-for-pound rankings. 10. Jake Shields (Strikeforce) — (24-4-1) The former EliteXC welterweight champion, and natural welterweight, recently added another belt to his collection defeating Jason “Mayhem” Miller to win the vacant Strikeforce middleweight championship. Look for him to return to the cage for …

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