Strikeforce Final Show 1/12/13 - Ronda Rousey UFC Bound

[EmpireWF]

TMZ originally reported, confirmed by Helwani.

http://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/2012/11/8/3620614/report-ronday-rousey-set-to-join-ufc-strikeforce-to-hold-last-event

http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/11/8/3620746/pros-react-ronda-rousey-join-ufc-dissolution-strikeforce-dana-white

Jan. 12 on Showtime in Oklahoma City

Nate Marquardt vs. Tarec Saffiedine for the welterweight title
Daniel Cormier vs. Dion Staring
Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Kyle


Luke Rockhold vs. Lorenz Larkin for the middleweight title -- off the show b/c of injury
Gilbert Melendez vs. Pat Healy for the lightweight title -- off the show b/c of injury

Then Rousey and company goes to the UFC.

[Steel Mamba]

I can't fight back the tears

[Warner2BruceTD]

long overdue, now Showtime needs to get to work and sign up WSOF

[Liquidrob]

About time they kill it

Lol @ Cormier vs Staring, I was waiting for this guy to fight again for years, he is a LHW, Cormier going to steam roll him, poor Dion

Rockhold just getting a warm up before taking And1's belt

[Liquidrob]

Gil better not mail it in against Healy and come off looking weak, he needs to finish and try and roll that into an instance title shot and not get jerked around

[CrimsonGhost56]

RIP Strikefarce

[SHOGUN]

Thank god. They were dying in such a brutal fashion.

I hope they load up the prelims on this as well. I want to see GAMEBRED fight one more time.

[Warner2BruceTD]

long overdue, now Showtime needs to get to work and sign up WSOF

Actually, the more I think about it, its better for the fans if WSOF stays with NBC. Because then somebody else will fill the Showtime void, and we will be looking at four major league MMA promotions instead of three, with UFC, Bellator, WSOF, and whoever ends up on Showtime.

This is also great for the fighters, who now have real leverage again.

This is a great day for the sport, no question about it.

[CrimsonGhost56]

WHERE WILL FRANKY SHAMROCK END UP?

[EmpireWF]

WHERE WILL FRANKY SHAMROCK END UP?

AXS TV???

[Warner2BruceTD]

Mauro is under contract to Showtime. I know that for a fact. I don't know about Frank. Rob should text him and find out.

[EmpireWF]

I think Meltzer mentioned a week or two ago that Shamrock may try/is trying to get in on Showtime's boxing coverage.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Yeah, you see Mauro on everything Showtime does...SF, boxing, he even did M1. Frank only does SF, so he might have a SF deal.

I'd like to see more Stephen Quadros, myself. He's creepy as fuck, but does a great job.

[SHOGUN]

And it begins again. Rockhold injured his wrist and is off the card.

Not to undermine the injury, but I think this is a bit of a chess move so that can make his UFC debut in February.

[EmpireWF]

And it begins again. Rockhold injured his wrist and is off the card.

Not to undermine the injury, but I think this is a bit of a chess move so that can make his UFC debut in February.

FUCK.

Mousasi vs. Kyle is on the card, too.