{"id":39485,"date":"2012-10-08T15:10:14","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T22:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=38573"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:31:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:31:55","slug":"rumor-strikeforce-mma-promotion-shutting-doors-mma-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rumor-strikeforce-mma-promotion-shutting-doors-mma-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Rumor: Strikeforce MMA promotion shutting doors &#124; MMA News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37421\" title=\"strikeforce logo\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/strikeforce-logo1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/strikeforce-logo1.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/strikeforce-logo1-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By: Chris Taylor<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to BJPENN.com informed us just moments ago that Strikeforce operations are set to cease and that the promotion is going out of business.<\/p>\n<p>The rumor comes shortly after news broke that Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold (10-1 MMA, 9-0 SF) was forced to pull out of his title fight with Lorenz Larkin (13-0 MMA, 4-0 SF) due to a wrist injury.<\/p>\n<p>The middleweight title fight was the second key loss to a scheduled November 3rd card, following the loss of a heavyweight main event bout between Frank Mir and Daniel Cormier.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to BJPENN.com for further updates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Chris Taylor Sources close to BJPENN.com informed us just moments ago that Strikeforce operations are set to cease and that the promotion is going out of business. 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