Healy Tabbed to Replace Thomson Against Blanco on Sept. 10 Ten-year MMA veteran Pat “Bam Bam” Healy is expected to take the place of an injured Josh Thomson to face Maximo Blanco on Strikeforce’s Sept....

Phil Baroni's One FC Blog, Part 1 Phil Baroni is back in action and blogging for Sherdog.com. | Photo: Jim Page Popular welterweight puncher Phil Baroni...

Thomson Injured, Out of Sept. 10 Strikeforce Clash with Blanco Josh Thomson has suffered a foot injury and will be unable to compete on Sept. 10 against Maximo Blanco

Canadian Prospect Mein Draws ‘Cyborg’ for Strikeforce Debut Hard-hitting Brazilian Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos will welcome Canadian welterweight prospect Jordan Mein to the Strikeforce cage in September.

Pictures: Training, Dining with Maximo Blanco Sherdog.com photographer Taro Irei tailed lightweight spitfire and recent Strikeforce signee Maximo Blanco as he trained at Tokyo’s Yoshida...

Maximo Blanco: Made in Japan TOKYO -- For those that follow international mixed martial arts, Maximo Blanco’s name has become synonymous with violence.

Opinion: ‘El Nino’ a Heavyweight Lightweight Gilbert Melendez is a beast of a lightweight. | Photo: Dave Mandel Gilbert Melendez’s blowout of Tatsuya Kawajiri on April 9 made two...

Jacare-Rockhold Title Bout Planned for Sept. 10 Strikeforce Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza will put his belt on the line against once-beaten American Kickboxing Academy product...

Blanco-Thomson Targeted for September Strikeforce Event Maximo Blanco, a breakout star from Japan’s Sengoku Raiden Championship, will likely make his Strikeforce debut this fall, when the explosive Venezuelan is expected to square off with former Strikeforce...

Lightweight Dynamo Blanco Signs With Strikeforce TOKYO -- Venezuelan dynamo Maximo Blanco is no longer a free agent.

A source close to Blanco has confirmed with Sherdog.com that the SRC veteran and former lightweight King of Pancrase has signed a...