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Melvin Manhoef signs with Strikeforce PDF Print E-mail
Written by Zeus   
Wednesday, 02 December 2009 10:10

If you see a dude with his neck attached to a chain dancing around like he just found a twenty-dollar bill in his pocket, run the other way. Seriously, just run the other way. Melvin Manhoef has a 96% KO ratio and he rocks a skirt. Maybe I should flip that around. Melvin Manhoef rocks a skirt because he has a 96% KO ratio. You’re not going to make fun of a dude that has the force to punch a hole through time and space. There's no doubt you've seen Melvin Manhoef send some guy's head hurdling into the 4th row. It's official, dude is signed with Strikeforce and it looks like his next opponent may be Robbie Lawler at Strikeforce: Evolution this month. Check out the press release from Strikeforce.

NEW YORK (December 2, 2009)- DREAM and K-1 powerhouse Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef has signed a multi-year agreement to compete for world championship mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion STRIKEFORCE.

The 33 year old, who hails from Amsterdam, Netherlands, comes to STRIKEFORCE after reaching the semifinal round of the 2008 DREAM Middleweight (185 pounds) Grand Prix tournament by scoring first round TKOs on Dae Won Kim and legendary champion Kazushi Sakuraba on May 11, 2008 and June 15, 2008 respectfully.

His well-known battle cry "When I fight, I am willing to die" has translated into Manhoef's explosive style of fighting, one that has helped him earn 22 of his 30 career MMA wins and 27 of his 45 career kickboxing victories by way of knockout.

On February 26, 2005, Manhoef initiated his best run to date, a 10 fight win streak in MMA competition, by stopping Matthias Riccio at Cage Rage 10 in London, England with a series of strikes in the first round (3:01).

Alright so who's left for Strikeforce to sign in their middleweight division? I know his first name begins with 'Dan' and his last name ends with 'Henderson'.


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0 # PopaSmurf 2009-12-02 09:54
he will want to stay 185 via my boy Gerard mousasi.. + Zaromskis fights @ 170, Robbie fights @ 185, Hendo @ 185 & 205...Now Mousasi on the other hand, he will hold the crown for a bit... and Melvin will be 2nd best in the div. so 185 is more suitable...
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0 # 2009-12-02 16:53
Mousasi is gonna get his clock cleaned by this guy. Period.

Gegard's striking is playground level compared to Melvin's, can't wait to him smash the "Dream Catcher" hype-machine.
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0 # 2009-12-04 08:50
joey are you A tard? Love Mel but Gegard tapped him in dream to get to the Finals! Now he could catch him in a rematch but boy has Zero ground game!
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