Teashi
29-11-2010, 21:43
Mike Kyle to Face Antonio Silva at Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu -- MMA Fighting (http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/11/29/mike-kyle-to-face-antonio-silva-at-strikeforce-henderson-vs-ba/)
AKA light heavyweight and heavyweight Mike Kyle will step in to fight contender Antonio Silva on this Saturday's Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu card, Strikeforce revealed Monday to MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani.
Kyle replaces Valentijn Overeem, who recently pulled out of the card due to an elbow injury.
"[Kyle] talked to us about fighting at heavyweight about a month now or six weeks, about taking bigger fights," Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said on The MMA Hour. "So we think it could be a great matchup and we're happy to put it together."
Kyle (18-7-1), who has settled in as a light heavyweight this year, will return to his original heavyweight class with this fight. The UFC veteran will enter the fight undefeated in six fights (one was a no contest) since the loss to Fabricio Werdum in August 2009. Labeled a bad boy for frequent poor sportsmanship in the mid-2000s, Kyle has as of late been trying to clean up his image with wins in Strikeforce: Challengers, XMMA in Australia and several King of the Cage events.
"Bigfoot" Silva (14-2) is coming off a win over Andrei Arlovski via unanimous decision in May, evening his Strikeforce record to 1-1. Silva shares with Kyle a most recent loss to Werdum. Prior to Arlovski, Silva lost in his Strikeforce debut to the two-time ADCC grappling champ by decision.
The Dec. 4 Strikeforce card in St. Louis, the promotion's year-end show, also features Dan Henderson vs. Renato "Babalu" Sobral, Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Lindland and Paul Daley vs. Scott Smith in televised action.
ein halbschwergewicht und das eine woche vor dem kampf. ziemlich eng, aber immer noch interessanter als gegen valentijn overeem.
AKA light heavyweight and heavyweight Mike Kyle will step in to fight contender Antonio Silva on this Saturday's Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu card, Strikeforce revealed Monday to MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani.
Kyle replaces Valentijn Overeem, who recently pulled out of the card due to an elbow injury.
"[Kyle] talked to us about fighting at heavyweight about a month now or six weeks, about taking bigger fights," Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said on The MMA Hour. "So we think it could be a great matchup and we're happy to put it together."
Kyle (18-7-1), who has settled in as a light heavyweight this year, will return to his original heavyweight class with this fight. The UFC veteran will enter the fight undefeated in six fights (one was a no contest) since the loss to Fabricio Werdum in August 2009. Labeled a bad boy for frequent poor sportsmanship in the mid-2000s, Kyle has as of late been trying to clean up his image with wins in Strikeforce: Challengers, XMMA in Australia and several King of the Cage events.
"Bigfoot" Silva (14-2) is coming off a win over Andrei Arlovski via unanimous decision in May, evening his Strikeforce record to 1-1. Silva shares with Kyle a most recent loss to Werdum. Prior to Arlovski, Silva lost in his Strikeforce debut to the two-time ADCC grappling champ by decision.
The Dec. 4 Strikeforce card in St. Louis, the promotion's year-end show, also features Dan Henderson vs. Renato "Babalu" Sobral, Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Lindland and Paul Daley vs. Scott Smith in televised action.
ein halbschwergewicht und das eine woche vor dem kampf. ziemlich eng, aber immer noch interessanter als gegen valentijn overeem.