Strikeforce on CBS vs UFC on Spike

April 17th is now going to host two events from two of the top MMA promotions. Strikeforce has had an event planned for a while now featuring some amazing fighters and 3 title bouts. The event is being billed as Strikeforce: Nashville and now has an official poster too!

The event is free on CBS and has an awesome card:

Middleweight Championship bout: Jake Shields vs.  Dan HendersonLight Heavyweight Championship bout: Gegard Mousasi vs.Muhammed LawalLightweight Championship bout: Gilbert Melendez vs. Shinya Aoki

(Fedor was originally planned to headline the bout, however he will not be fighting. Cung Le has also expressed interest in fighting)
So we know Strikeforce has a great card that has been being planned out for quite some time now. Nothing could compare right? Well Dana White hopes to change some minds out there by hosting an event on the same day. In the same city. That's right, Spike is the probable channel to be hosting a rival event to Strikeforce's which takes place in Nashville along with Strikeforce. Now we know UFC is a better promotion than Strikeforce but how can the UFC develop such a good card in so little time? It was rumored Mike Swick would be fighting Matt Serra, but Swick quickly put down those rumors himself. Some believe Kimbo Slice will get a main event slot to attract viewers. But only time will tell as of now. But I will leave you with some numbers to consider. UFC countered Strikeforce Miami with a UFC 107 REPLAY on Spike the same night, same time. While the Strikeforce card, which was a very good card in itself, received 517,000 viewers, the replay of the UFC 107 card attracted 2.2 million viewers. So the UFC could attract many more viewers and ticket sales to its event than Strikeforce will, but again, only time will tell! Keep checking back for updates to these events!

Strikeforce on CBS card finalized

Wikipedia rumored Fedor to be on the Strikeforce on CBS card, and probably on the main event. However, Fedor is not actually fighting on April 17th in Nashville Tennessee, but the card remains very strong. As of now, the confirmed main card includes very interesting fighters who we have been wanting to see fight for a while now! 3 Championship bouts (lightweight, middleweight, and light heavyweight) on one amazing card and one of the bouts even includes a UFC veteran and Olympian. That's right! Dan Henderson will be fighting Jake Shields for the Middleweight championship title is the main event as of now, Gegard Mousasi vs. King Mo for the Light Heavyweight title and Gilbert Melendez vs. Shinya Aoki for the Lightweight Championship. This card is going to be great and MMA promotions including the UFC are really stepping up their cards for this spring. UFC on versus is up next with Jon Jones vs Brandon Vera, then UFC 111 with GSP vs Dan Hardy, and UFC Fight Night 21 just 4 days later! They are really going all out, and most of these events will be free! (UFC on versus, Ultimate Fight Night, and Strikeforce on CBS!)

Diego Sanchez and the Diaz Brothers

Diego Sanchez dropped to 155 and tried his hand at a title shot against BJ Penn at UFC 107 and the fight was stopped due to an unforgettable gash on Diego's forehead. Diego announced he will be moving back up to the 170 pound weight division after his losses in fights against key competitors such as Gray Maynard and BJ Penn. Nate Diaz also confirmed he will be moving up to welterweights along with Diego. Sanchez defeated Nick Diaz(now competing in strikeforce) in 2005 and called out Nate via Twitter!
Oh and speaking of BJ Penn, he was a guest reporter on TV during the Hawaii tsunami watch, check it out here: