

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. 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.