Strikeforce “Greatest Knockouts” Premieres On NBC Saturday

Strikeforce “Greatest Knockouts” Premieres On NBC  Saturday
SAN JOSE, Calif. —A special  30 minute episode featuring a collection of the
10 greatest knockouts in  Strikeforce mixed martial arts (MMA) history will
premiere on NBC Saturday  night. 
The  all-new “Strikeforce on NBC” episode will showcase the handiwork of
some of  Strikeforce’s most lethal competitors, including reigning world
middleweight  (185 lb. limit) champion, Cung Le; two-time world MMA champion, Frank
Shamrock;  and superstars Kazuo “The Grabaka Hitman” Misaki and Duane “Bang” 
Ludwig.
Le’s  classic knockouts of old rivals Mike Altman and Brian “Mr. Unbreakable”
 Warren  will be displayed as will Shamrock’s 21 second decimation of
longtime, bitter  adversary, Cesar Gracie.
The  NBC program consists of the following bouts:
    *   Cung  Le vs. Mike Altman
    *   Frank  Shamrock vs. Cesar Gracie
    *   Luke  Stewart vs. Bryson Kamaka
    *   Joe  “Diesel” Riggs vs. Eugene “The Wolf” Jackson
    *   Kazuo  “The Grabaka Hitman” Misaki vs. Joe “Diesel” Riggs
    *   Duane  “Bang” Ludwig vs. Tony “The Freak” Fryklund
    *   Terry  Martin vs. Cory “The One” Devela
    *   Paul  “The Headhunter” Buentello vs. David “Tank” Abbott
    *   Paul  “The Headhunter” Buentello vs. Carter Williams
    *   Cung  Le vs. Brian “Mr. Unbreakable” Warren
Fans  have the opportunity to vote for their favorite knockout in a poll
being hosted  online at Strikeforce’s official website, _www.strikeforce.com_
(http://www.strikeforce.com/) .  Results of the survey will be displayed  on the
homepage next week.
“Strikeforce  on NBC,” the first 52-week mixed martial arts series in network
television  history, airs every Saturday, immediately following NBC’s hit
poker tournament  series, “Poker After Dark” (check local listings).  MMA legend
Ken Shamrock and  award-winning ESPN announcer, Lon McEachern, co-host each
program and provide  expert, play-by-play commentary.   
About Strikeforce:
Strikeforce is a world-class mixed martial  arts cage fight promotion which,
on Friday, March 10, 2006, made history with  its “Shamrock vs. Gracie”
event, the first sanctioned mixed martial arts fight  card in California state
history.  The star-studded extravaganza, which pitted legendary champion Frank 
Shamrock against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Cesar Gracie at San Jose’s HP 
Pavilion, played host to a sold-out, record crowd of 18,265.  Since 1995,
Strikeforce has been the  exclusive provider of martial arts programming for ESPN
and, after 12 years of  success as a leading, world championship kickboxing
promotion, the company  unveiled its mixed martial arts series with “Shamrock vs.
Gracie.”  Since then, it has co-produced the first  SHOWTIME PPV mixed
martial arts event in history with its world championship  “Shamrock vs. Baroni”
card on June 22, 2007 followed by the first-ever mixed  martial arts event at
the world-famous Playboy Mansion on September 29,  2007.  On April 12th of  this
year, Strikeforce launched the first-ever 52 week MMA series on one of the 
four major television networks in The U.S. – NBC.