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The company has struck a deal with Japanese cable station SkyPerfect to broadcast events from the forthcoming heavyweight grand prix on a pay per view basis, starting with the February 12th show which kicks the tournament off.

How much of a moneymaker the PPV will be remains to be seen but the move is significant as it strengthens Strikeforce’s presence in and ties to the Japanese MMA market at a key juncture. Native promotions DREAM and Sengoku are in apparently terminal decline.

Strikeforce has already hosted fights by Japanese fighters such as Shinya Aoki in the past and we will probably see more of this if the initial pay per view proves to be a success. Josh Barnett is also a key figure of interest to Japanese fans.

Presently he is in limbo, as far as the US is concerned, because of the California State Athletic Commission refusing to license him until he attends a hearing to account for failing a drug test during a previous licensing application over a year ago.

Strikeforce is supposedly “window shopping” for a US athletic commission that will license Barnett to fight in their jurisdiction but AC’s rarely counteract each other and this may prove difficult. Other recent rumours had Strikeforce looking at staging shows in Canada or Japan, where licensing is not an issue.

Round One of the heavyweight grand prix kicks off on February 12th with two matches: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio ’Bigfoot’ Silva and Andrei Arlovski vs. Sergei Kharitinov. The remaining first-round matches (Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum and Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers) will take place at a later date.

http://www.fightersonlymagazine.co.uk/n ... hp?id=6025

Author:	Lyoto [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:23 pm ]
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Quote: The company has struck a deal with Japanese cable station SkyPerfect to broadcast events from the forthcoming heavyweight grand prix on a pay per view basis, starting with the February 12th show which kicks the tournament off. How much of a moneymaker the PPV will be remains to be seen but the move is significant as it strengthens Strikeforce’s presence in and ties to the Japanese MMA market at a key juncture. Native promotions DREAM and Sengoku are in apparently terminal decline. Strikeforce has already hosted fights by Japanese fighters such as Shinya Aoki in the past and we will probably see more of this if the initial pay per view proves to be a success. Josh Barnett is also a key figure of interest to Japanese fans. Presently he is in limbo, as far as the US is concerned, because of the California State Athletic Commission refusing to license him until he attends a hearing to account for failing a drug test during a previous licensing application over a year ago. Strikeforce is supposedly “window shopping” for a US athletic commission that will license Barnett to fight in their jurisdiction but AC’s rarely counteract each other and this may prove difficult. Other recent rumours had Strikeforce looking at staging shows in Canada or Japan, where licensing is not an issue. Round One of the heavyweight grand prix kicks off on February 12th with two matches: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio ’Bigfoot’ Silva and Andrei Arlovski vs. Sergei Kharitinov. The remaining first-round matches (Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum and Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers) will take place at a later date. http://www.fightersonlymagazine.co.uk/n ... hp?id=6025

Author:	Dent [ Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:24 am ]
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Hope this means more mma for us

Author:	jnrpepaseed [ Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:31 pm ]
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Very smart move by scott, the UFC cant get over in Japan which is a big market...Strikeforce and co will get a tiny one up on Dana and co with this..Healthy for MMA

Author:	SyMBi0TiK [ Sat Jan 22, 2011 8:48 pm ]
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if dream and sengoku are failing then its very smart for strikeforce... if those 2 big japanese mma organisations go under then there will be a lot of good fighters looking for a new home... i reckon strikeforce could capitalise on that because they already have a relationship with dream and some of the fighters etc... they could really bolster there roster across all weight classes if dream and sengoku go under... but then again im sure the ufc will also be interested and snag alot of the talent... =\

Author:	noizer [ Sun Jan 23, 2011 11:15 am ]
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jnrpepaseed wrote: Very smart move by scott, the UFC cant get over in Japan which is a big market...Strikeforce and co will get a tiny one up on Dana and co with this..Healthy for MMA the whole Problem for Dream and Sengoku is that japan ISNT a big market anymore. it seems the casual fans dont care about mma anymore.combine that with a poor economy and its only logical they have all those current problems. i do think its a smart move tho. Strikeforce could verry well be the next big thing in japan but i wouldnt count both Dream and Sengoku out just yet.

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