Hey guys, I've been reading over here for a good long while now, and I write for another MMA site, so in the interest of getting the most eyeballs on my pieces, I figured I'd post this over here.  Not quite sure about the formatting, as this is my first fanpost, so hopefully it turns out alright.

In March of 2009, Strikeforce announced its arrival in the big leagues of MMA with two events. The first was the purchase of all that remained – or all that Strikeforce desired – from EliteXC. Days later, deals were announced with both Showtime and CBS to air Strikeforce cards on the networks. There were other big events in the Strikeforce timeline in 2009, but March was when the ball really got rolling. One year later, it’s safe to say that Strikeforce has been a success. The promotion has been lauded by many hardcore fans in the MMA community and has drawn positive ratings on both CBS and Showtime. The future looks bright for the San Jose based company.

However, it is also necessary to look at some of the things the organization can improve upon in their second year as a major player in the sport. These smaller details, to this writer at least, show part of the story as to why the UFC is still the biggest and best MMA promotion in town - even if they’re not always everyone’s favourite show – and why Strikeforce, while making admirable progress in 2009 and the early part of 2010, is still a distant second.

The original article in it's entirety can be found here: FightLockdown.com

Check it out, and any feedback is greatly appreciated, whether you agree or disagree.

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