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Strikeforce continued to blossom as a martial arts promotion this weekend with Strikeforce: Evolution. In the main event Cung Le made his long awaited return after going all Hollywood on us and in the co-main event of the evening Josh Thomson managed to remain healthy just long enough to get through a five round war with Gilbert Melendez. Strikeforce continued to show their growth as an organization and in some ways even bested the UFC with their production (namely the pre-fight interviews with the combatants), though in other ways they fell short (Stephen Quadros is totally creepy).
Big Winners:
Scott Smith KO'd Cung Le in the third after being bossed around the cage for most of the fight. In Smith's case you can't call it luck as he is making a habit of this whole getting the shit kicked out of him and then pulling out a knock out punch thing, something I perfected in my college years, except I was too drunk for the second part. Beating the ex-champ will certainly throw Smith into the top of the heap of contenders in the 185 lb division, though he will likely need another impressive win coming off his loss to Nick Diaz at a catch weight of 180 lbs. last June.
Cung Le was also a big winner. Despite getting his lights knocked out in front of millions of viewers the Vietnamese star raked in the most dough among the fighters on the card. The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the numbers and Le pocketed $150,000 for his thirteen and a half minute scrum, nearly $100,000 more than the winner of the fight, Smith, who earned $55,000.
Women's pound-for-pound champion Christiane "Cyborg" Santos recently spoke with Sherdog about an offer to pose nude for creme de la creme smut peddler, Playboy magazine:
“Actually we are still talking, and I’m thinking about that possibility,” she said. “After all, only one man saw me naked in my entire life and I have to think deeply about that.”
A nice spread in Playboy could be the PR move to rid Cyborg of the unfortunate masculine image she's garnered, or it could push that image (and the insults) to the mainstream. Cyborg is no doubt the most dominant female MMA fighter in the planet and she proved it when she knocked out Gina Carano, but Gina Carano's still the knock out. Here's to hoping that number stays at one, I'll stick to watching Cyborg dominate her opponents like a school yard bully.
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