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HOUSTON -- MMA Fighting spoke to Bobby Lashley prior to his Strikeforce: Houston bout against Chad Griggs.

Lashley talked about his eight-month layoff from MMA, his critics who say he doesn't fight top competition, why he wants to fight former WWE colleague Dave Bautista next and much more.

Check out the video interview below.

HOUSTON -- MMA Fighting spoke to KJ Noons prior to his Strikeforce: Houston fight against Jorge Gurgel.

The former EliteXC lightweight champion talked about rededicating himself to MMA, his desire to be a dual-sport combat sports star, what kind of fight he expects from Gurgel and his new look. Noons also clarified recent comments he made about the UFC in which he was quoted as categorizing Strikeforce's rival fights as "lame."

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HOUSTON -- MMA Fighting spoke to Jorge Gurgel prior to his Strikeforce: Houston bout against KJ Noons.

The former UFC lightweight talked about his game plan heading into the fight, why he sometimes compromises a win to put on a good show for the fans and his new hair style.

Check out the video interview below.

HOUSTON -- MMA Fighting spoke to Chad Griggs on Thursday about his Strikeforce: Houston fight against Bobby Lashley.

The relatively unknown full-time firefighter talked about his underdog role heading into the fight, how he envisions the bout playing out and whether he feels Lashley is deserving of the attention he receives.

Check out the video interview below.

HOUSTON -- MMA Fighting spoke to Tim Kennedy on Thursday about his Strikeforce middleweight title fight against Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza at Strikeforce: Houston.

Kennedy talked about the state of Strikeforce's middleweight division following the departure of Jake Shields, why he thinks "Jacare" is the best grappler in MMA and his potential as an MMA fighter.

Check out the video interview below.

HOUSTON -- MMA Fighting caught up with Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammed Lawal just days before his first title defense against Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante at Strikeforce: Houston Saturday night.

Lawal talked about why he believes he is the underdog going into this fight, his love-hate relationship with the MMA fans, whether he believes he is underrated and much more.

Check out the video interview below.

CHICAGO -- Damian Grabowski and Cole Konrad won Thursday night at Bellator 25 to advance to the semifinals of Bellator's Season 3 heavyweight tournament.

Grabowski, an undefeated Polish fighter making his U.S. debut, at times looked like he had a size and strength deficit against his big and -- let's face it -- fat opponent, Scott Barrett. But he ultimately proved to have too well-rounded a game for Barrett to handle, and he easily won a unanimous decision, 30-27 on all three judges' cards.

CHICAGO -- This is the Bellator 25 live blog for Cole Konrad vs. Rogent Lloret, a heavyweight tournament bout on tonight's season three Bellator card from the Chicago Theatre.

The 26-year-old Konrad (4-0) is a two-time NCAA wrestling champion and one of Brock Lesnar's main training partners. Konrad won both his previous Bellator fights by unanimous decision. Lloret (9-1-1) of Spain is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and a former M-1 Challenge fighter representing Team Spain.

The live blog is below.

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CHICAGO -- This is the Bellator 25 live blog for Damian Grabowski vs. Scott Barrett, a heavyweight tournament bout on tonight's season three Bellator card from the Chicago Theatre.

Grabowski is a Polish heavyweight making his U.S. debut. At Bellator 19, Barrett knocked out Ty Lee in the first round.

The live blog is below.

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CHICAGO -- Stepping back into the cage for the first time since losing in last season's Bellator welterweight tournament final, Dan Hornbuckle put on a good show and beat Brad Blackburn by unanimous decision at Bellator 25.

The fight started explosively, with Hornbuckle slamming Blackburn to the ground, Blackburn attempting to submit Hornbuckle with a guillotine choke, Hornbuckle slipping out and getting back up, and then Blackburn leveling Hornbuckle with a hard punch. That set the tone for a good back-and-forth battle, one that contained 15 minutes of action and not a minute of boredom. As he usually does, Hornbuckle (who improved to 22-3) delivered both a win and an exciting fight.