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2007 In Strikeforce
The year 2007 was the 2nd year in the history of Strikeforce, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2007 Strikeforce held 4 events beginning with, '' Strikeforce: Young Guns''. Title fights Events list Strikeforce: Young Guns Strikeforce: Young Guns was an event held on February 10, 2007 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California. Results Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni was an event held on June 22, 2007 at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California. Results Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion was an event held on September 29, 2007 at The Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, California. Results Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives was an event held on November 16, 2007 at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California. Results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 In Strikeforce
The year 2006 was the 1st year in the history of Strikeforce, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2006 Strikeforce held 4 events beginning with, '' Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie''. Title fights Events list Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie was an event held on March 10, 2006 at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California. Results Strikeforce: Revenge Strikeforce: Revenge was an event held on June 9, 2006 at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California. Results Strikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello Strikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello was an event held on October 7, 2006 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. Results Strikeforce: Triple Threat Strikeforce: Triple Threat was an event held on December 8, 2006 at the HP Pavilion at San Jose The SAP Center at San Jose (originally known as San Jose Arena and the HP Pavilion at San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamrock Vs
A shamrock is a young sprig, used as a symbol of Ireland. Saint Patrick, Ireland's patron saint, is said to have used it as a metaphor for the Christian Holy Trinity. The name ''shamrock'' comes from Irish (), which is the diminutive of the Irish word and simply means "young clover". At most times'', Shamrock'' refers to either the species (lesser clover, Irish: ) or (white clover, Irish: ). However, other three-leaved plants—such as , , and —are sometimes called shamrocks. The shamrock was traditionally used for its medicinal properties and was a popular motif in Victorian times. Botanical species There is still not a consensus over the precise botanical species of clover that is the "true" shamrock. John Gerard in his herbal of 1597 defined the shamrock as ''Trifolium pratense'' or ''Trifolium pratense flore albo'', meaning red or white clover. He described the plant in English as "Three leaved grasse" or "Medow Trefoile", "which are called in Irish ''Sham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welterweight (MMA)
The welterweight division in mixed martial arts contains different weight classes: *The Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 Pound (mass), lb (71 to 77 kg) *The ONE Championship's welterweight division, with upper limit at Ambiguity and clarification Many other sports that use the welterweight class, such as boxing, kickboxing, and Muay Thai, define it as below about 147 lb (67 kg). The MMA welterweight class is therefore significantly heavier than the welterweight class of these other sports. For the sake of uniformity, many United States, American mixed martial arts websites refer to competitors between 156 and 170 lb (71 and 77 kg) as welterweights. This encompasses the Shooto middleweight division (167 lb / 76 kg). The welterweight limit, as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and the Association of Boxing Commissions is 170 lb (77kg). Professional Champions Current champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Smith (fighter)
David Smith is a retired American professional mixed martial arts fighter. Previous, David Smith was a USMTA Champion IKF record IKF Amateur Muay Thai Rules Light Welterweight South Mountain Regional Champion Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, PMMA: 2-1 AKB: 10-4/0 Weight: 142 Height: 5'5" B-Date: 1-11-88 Trainer: Nick Blungren David Smith won his title on April 29, 2006 at the Yavapia Apache Nation in Camp Verde, Arizona, USA when he defeated Travis Sherman of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA by unanimous decision 40-36, 40-36 and 39-38. Mr. Smith IKF Title was retired when IKF discovered he had fought as a Pro MMA Fighter. Last Update: 2-20-07 Mixed martial arts record , - , Win , align=center, 5-1 , John Merkle , KO (punches) , Worlds Collide 4 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:57 , Jean, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4-1 , Ernie Calma , KO (punch) , Melee on the Mountain , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:18 , Friant, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Beltran
José Felipe Beltran (born December 9, 1981) is an American bare-knuckle fighter and mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, he has competed for the UFC, Bellator, Strikeforce, and King of the Cage. He currently competes in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship where he is the former BKFC World Heavyweight Champion. Background Beltran was born in Oceanside, California and raised in Carlsbad, California by a single mother. Beltran began boxing when he was 10 years old, and also was involved in street fighting from a young age. Beltran also began wrestling in middle school and was talented, but was initially not allowed to compete outside of practice because of poor grades. Beltran continued wrestling at Carlsbad High School during his sophomore year and picked up his grades, going on to compete on the varsity team as a Heavyweight for all three years and also became involved in Greco-Roman Wrestling. Beltran originally attended the University o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavyweight (MMA)
The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts (MMA) generally groups fighters between . Although many ambiguities exist within the lowerweight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and most other North American MMA organizations such as Bellator MMA, WSOF, and King of the Cage (KOTC) abide by this interpretation to their 206–265 lb athletes as heavyweights. ONE Championship's heavyweight division is at 226–265 lb. Pancrase Pancrase Inc. is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. The name was based on pankration, a fighting sport in the Ancient Olympic Games. Suzuki and Funaki ...'s overweight division was before being revised to its current . The heavyweight upper weight limit, as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and the Association of Boxing Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Evangelista
Billy Evangelista (born October 7, 1980) is an American former mixed martial artist. A professional from 2006 until 2014, he fought for World Extreme Cagefighting, Strikeforce, and the Palace Fighting Championship in his career. Background Evangelista was born and raised in Parlier, California and began wrestling when he was in the seventh grade. He continued at Parlier High School, where he was ranked #1 in his league as both a sophomore and junior. As a junior, he placed sixth in the Valley Championship, barely missing state qualifications. After graduating in 1999, he continued his wrestling career at Fresno City College for one season before enlisting in the United States Army in the Airborne Infantry division. He did a three-year tour and was based in Alaska. Six months prior to leaving the army, Evangelista was introduced to jiu-jitsu by his brother Jorge, who also wrestled at Fresno City College. After having his arm hyper-extended by a friend of his brother's, Evangeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middleweight (MMA)
The middleweight division in mixed martial arts refers to different weight classes: *The UFC's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb (77.5 to 84 kg) *The Shooto's middleweight class, which refers to competitors between 155 and 170 lb (70.3 and 77.1 kg) *The ONE Championship's middleweight division follows the Pride FC PRIDE Fighting Championships (Pride or Pride FC, founded as KRS-Pride) was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion company. Its inaugural event was held at the Tokyo Dome on October 11, 1997. Pride held more than sixty mixed martial arts even ... model, with an upper limit of *The Road FC's middleweight division, with an upper limit of 185 lb (84 kg) Ambiguity and clarification For the sake of uniformity, many mixed martial arts websites refer to competitors between 171 and 185 lb (77.5 and 84 kg) as middleweights. This encompasses Shooto's light heavyweight division of the same weight limit. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaina Maxwell
Elaina Maureen Maxwell (born December 16, 1978) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, and professional kickboxer. As a three-time San Shou Champion & BJJ purple belt, she trains under the guidance of Kirian Fitzgibbons and Cesar Gracie. After winning the first American gold medal at the World Wushu (San Shou) Games in Macau, China in 2003, Elaina began to explore Brazilian jiu-jitsu. With five titles and a San Shou record of 14-1 (2 KOs), she was booked to fight at the International Cage Fighting Organization - Warrior's Cup in Stockton, California on August 12, 2006. Early life Maxwell has a fraternal twin sister named Ila. She started playing soccer in grade school and played volleyball in middle school. IKF - International Kickboxing Federation Elaina Maxwell won the IKF Amateur San Shou Rules Super Welterweight United States Title by forfeit when her opponent Melissa Alley pulled out of the bout after the event started on July 24, 2004 in San Jose, California. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Cariaso
Chris Vincent Cariaso (born May 27, 1981) is a retired Filipino-American mixed martial artist who competed as a Flyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Personal Cariaso is of Filipino descent. Mixed martial arts career Since turning professional in 2006, Cariaso has competed in several organizations, obtaining wins in large MMA promotions such as Strikeforce and EliteXC, with all of his fights taking place in his native Northern California. ISCF - International Sport Combat Federation Cariaso won the ISCF Bantamweight Title on October 24, 2009 when he defeated Rolando Velasco by TKO at 3:17 of round 2 due to strikes. World Extreme Cagefighting Cariaso made his WEC debut against Rafael Rebello on June 20, 2010 at WEC 49. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Cariaso next faced Renan Barão on December 16, 2010 at WEC 53. He lost via submission in the first round. Ultimate Fighting Championship On October 28, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bantamweight (MMA)
The bantamweight division in mixed martial arts refers to a number of different weight classes: * The UFC's bantamweight division, which groups competitors within 126–135 lb (61.3 kg) *The King of the Cage bantamweight class, with upper limit at 145 lb (65.8 kg) * The Shooto bantamweight division, which suits competitors below 125 lb (56.7 kg) * The ONE Championship's bantamweight division, with upper limit at * The Road FC's bantamweight division, with upper limit at 135.6 lb (61.5 kg) The bantamweight division sits between the lighter flyweight (116–125 lb) division and the heavier featherweight division (136–145 lb). Ambiguity and clarification For the sake of uniformity, many American mixed martial arts websites refer to competitors between 126 and 135 lb (57 and 61 kg) as bantamweights, as it encompasses both the Shooto Featherweight division (132 lb / 60 kg) and the King of the Cage Flyweight division (135 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lightweight (MMA)
The lightweight division in mixed martial arts contains different weight classes: * The UFC's lightweight division, which groups competitors within 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg) * The Shooto lightweight division, which limits competitors to 145 lb (65.8 kg) *The ONE Championship's lightweight division, with an upper limit at *The Road FC's lightweight division, with an upper limit at 154 lb (70 kg) Ambiguity and clarification For the sake of uniformity, most American mixed martial arts media outlets consider Lightweight competitors to be between 146 and 155 lb (66 and 70 kg). This encompasses The Shooto Welterweight division (154 lb / 70 kg). The UFC's lightweight division was reinstated at ''UFC 58'' after falling into disuse following '' UFC 49''. Sean Sherk, a former welterweight contender, defeated Kenny Florian at ''UFC 64'', becoming the first UFC lightweight champion since 2002. The lightweight limit, as defined by the Nevada State Athlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
