“Mr. International” Shonie Carter has signed a contract with San Jose-based MMA promotion Strikeforce. Terms of the deal were not immediately available.
According to a press release issued by the promotion, Carter, 39-17-7, will make his Strikeforce debut on June 27 in a welterweight bout against Luke Stewart.
Carter is best known for two stints on reality [...]
Up-and-coming Strikeforce welterweight fighterLuke Stewart (5-1) will look to rebound from the first loss of his career when he takes on “Ultimate Fighter 4″ alum and mixed martial arts veteran, Shonie Carter (39-17-7), at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., on on June 27, according to a recent MySpace.com bulletin.
Perhaps best known for his spinning backfist knockout win against former champ Matt Serra seven years ago, Carter has since made his name a recognizable one in this business.
His 63 career professional fights prove that he is a true fighter, despite coming off as more of a showman at times. The list of names he’s fought against include Jon Fitch, Matt Serra, Pat Miletich, Dave Menne, Nate Marquardt, Chris Lytle, Karo Parysian, Marcus Davis, Jason McDonald and more.
He’s a true journeyman.
Stewart, on the other hand, is just beginning his journey. This will be his seventh professional mixed martial arts fight — all with the San Jose, Calif.-based Strikeforce promotion. He suffered the first set back of his young career this past March at Strikeforce: “Shamrock vs. Le” at the hands of Tiki Ghosn.
One of the most important things in a young fighters progression is how he handles his first loss and how he performs his next time out.
This is that test for Luke Stewart.
He’s a black belt under Ralph Gracie and spends a lot of time training with guys like Nick Diaz and Jake Shields. He’s a very confident — and coming off his first loss — he’s going to be very dangerous.
This should be a solid addition to this event, which is scheduled to air on HDNet. Check out the developing card after the jump.
Main Event:
Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez vs. Josh “The Punk” Thompson
Main Card:
Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Bobby Southworth vs. Anthony Ruiz
Nam Pham vs. Billy Evangelista
Luke Stewart vs. Shonie Carter
The referee was Shonie Carter. The fight lasted approximately 8 seconds, and coincidentally, the event was held at “8 Seconds Saloon” in Indianapolis. Enjoy.
Here is a crazy double KO that happened at the Legends of Fighting event this past Friday night. The combatants are Tyler Bryan and Shaun Parker, both of whom were fighting in their first ever professional fight. Shonie Carter is the referee, and to me, his reaction is the best part of it all.
(Bennett’s bringin’ the Krazy to BET tomorrow night.)
It’s tomorrow night, Ladies and Gents. I’m referring, of course, to BET’s “Iron Ring” which kicks off its debut show at 11 p.m. (ET). MMAPayout has a solid rundown of the show, being described as a mix of TUF and the IFL with a twist. The twist being hip hop celebrity types owning the teams. The show is thirty minutes, but the debut will be two back-to-back joints.
Here’s what MP is saying:
The one hour premier episode (two thirty minute episodes combined) focuses largely on the celebrity owners and their coaches. The show has a gritty feel provided by low key production and locations as well as a strong hip hop influence. The opening scenes looks more like the rawness of fight club than the spectacle of major MMA. Whether this will be the case once the actual competition begins remains to be seen, but the product definitely has a distinctive feel, unlike any other MMA production. Street Certified may be a more appropriate title for the series than it was for EliteXC’s previous offering.
There are six teams with fighters reppin’ lightweight - 170 lbs by “Iron Ring” terms - middleweight, and the heavies. Jamie Foxx’s pal, Rashon Kahn, will be the token speech-maker. Chuck “Krazy Horse” Bennett and Shonie Carter are two of the coaches and the other four are Roberto Traven, Abdul Mutakabbir, Jermaine Andre, and Novell G. Bell. WTF? you might be asking, so we have the scoop on those dudes after the jump.
(Koscheck/Sanchez 3 will happen when Kos allows it to happen.)
People don’t stop running their mouths just because it’s the weekend. Here’s what you may have missed…
Dana White on haters: “All I have to say about that is don’t ever (expletive) doubt us. All these (expletive) idiots out there that like to talk (expletive) and (expletive) don’t ever doubt us, man. Don’t ever, ever doubt us.”
Josh Koscheck on Diego Sanchez: “I think I’m in his head. He’s only been thinking and focusing about me for the last year. It’s actually kind of nice. He’s in the same shoes I was after The Ultimate Fighter. For two straight years I woke up every morning hating Diego Sanchez.”
Rich Franklin on his future title prospects: “Realistically, another fight with Anderson wouldn’t be that interesting for fans.”
Dana White on stock car racing: “You come over to my house this weekend and we kick back and watch TV. We put on (expletive) NASCAR. We’re like, ‘Holy (expletive). Look at all the (expletive) people at this race. All those fans and this and that. These guys got television deals and merchandise deals and all this crazy (expletive). You know what? Let’s steal two of their drivers, and let’s start our own (expletive) company. We’ll call it (expletive), you know, GASCAR instead of (expletive) NASCAR.’ That’s how (expletive) stupid it is.”
