Posts Tagged ‘joe riggs’

July 24th, 2009 - 6:22 pm ≡ by J. Siderman ≡ in News, Stories
Nick Diaz vs. Joe Riggs Title Fight for StrikeForce Card Cancelled

Nick Diaz vs. Joe Riggs Title Fight for StrikeForce Card Cancelled

Strikeforce “Carano vs Cyborg” began with a whopping four title bouts, but now only two are left.
GracieFighter.com, the official website of Nick Diaz’s camp, is reporting that Diaz’s scheduled opponent Joe Riggs has pulled out of the vacant welterweight title bout due to a bad reaction to an undisclosed drug.
The two would [...]

July 2nd, 2009 - 12:09 am ≡ by J. Siderman ≡ in News, Stories
Hostile Feud Alert: Joe Riggs vs. Nick Diaz II in the works for Strikeforce on Showtime

Hostile Feud Alert: Joe Riggs vs. Nick Diaz II in the works for Strikeforce on Showtime

One of the most infamous fights in MMA history, complete with a legendary post-fight emergency room brawl reportedly broken up by police officers, may spawn an upcoming rematch.
Joe Riggs (31-11) first defeated Nick Diaz (20-7) via unanimous decision in 2006 at UFC 57, and since then, both fighters have given slightly different [...]