Bobby Lashley vs Shane Del Rosario In The Works For Strikeforce Jan. 30th?

Two up and coming undefeated heavyweights could collide January in Strikeforce. The 9-0 Shane Del Rosario confirmed to MMA Worldwide that he was offered and accepted a fight with 4-0 Bobby Lashley. Del Rosario’s camp stated that Lashley accepted the offer as well and are both awaiting confirmation from Strikeforce.

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Strikeforce in Miami coverage

Bellator MW Champ Hector Lombard Wants To Face Dan Henderson In Strikeforce:

"I would sign that contract today," Lombard said. "Dan Henderson is a great fighter and a legend in the sport, but I know I have the skills to beat him."
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Lombard's managers, Malki Kawa and Ricky Llorente of First Round Management, said Bellator officials have given Lombard their blessing to pursue the fight.

"(Bellator CEO) Bjorn Rebney has told us he's on board with Lombard taking this fight," Kawa said. "Obviously Hector will need to defend his title in 2010, but in the meantime, he'd really like to make this fight happen. Thankfully, Bjorn understands how Bellator can also benefit from a great performance by Hector at Strikeforce – not to mention what a great fight it would be for all MMA fans."
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"I look forward to hearing something from Strikeforce," Lombard said. "I know they want to put on a great show on such a big stage, and I promise I can give that to them."

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Strikeforce on CBS In April coverage

Rumored Dynamite 2009 Card:

- Satoshi Ishii vs. Hidehiko Yoshida [MMA]
- Masato vs. Andy Souwer [K-1]
- Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou [MMA-Super Hulk]
- Hong Man Choi vs. Semmy Schilt [MMA]
- Gegard Mousasi vs. EwertonTeixeira [K-1]
- Alistair Overeem vs. Kazuyuki Fujita [MMA]
- Badr Hari vs. Jerome Lebanner [K-1]

- Hiroya vs. Masaaki Noiri (K-1 KOSHIEN semifinal)
- Katsuki Ishida vs. Shota Shimada (K-1 KOSHIEN semifinal)
- Tsukasa Fuji vs. Ryuya Kusakabe (K-1 KOSHIEN semifinal reserve)

To Be Announced Soon:
5 DREAM vs. SENGOKU/SRC Fights Are Set

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Dynamite!! 2009 coverage

Brock Larson, Denis Kang, Roli Delgado, and Jason Dent have been cut from the UFC.

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Gracie Fighter Comments On Dan Henderson and UFC Fighters Coming To Strikeforce:

Jake Shields was elated upon hearing the news Strikeforce had signed Dan Henderson. The Jiu-jitsu blackbelt has been on a 13 fight win streak and has steamrolled all challengers in Strikeforce and in the now defunct EliteXC show.

Dan Henderson is a big name fight. Having headlined several shows in Pride and in the UFC, the veteran is the type of fighter a true champion looks forward to facing. A win over the crafty fighter at the 185lbs weight would catapult Shields to the top of the world's pound for pound elite.

To Jake it's always been about testing himself and looking for the next challenge. In the past it seemed as if he would have to go to the UFC in order to do that. Fortunately it now seems that the UFC's best could very well be coming to him.

Today, Henderson told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio) that he wouldn't be surprised if more top-level fighters follow his example and explore options outside of the sport's biggest promotion.

"It's inevitable," Henderson said. "For a while, there wasn't any other options, and fighters were not really keen on that idea of not having a place to shop around. They weren't real happy with the UFC kind of having a monopoly on everything. It's their way or the highway, and now there is another option. That makes [fighters] feel a little more comfortable."
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"If I was the only guy over there and would walk through everybody that they had, I wouldn't have gone over. Strikeforce has some guys that are going to challenge me. I don't do this just for the money or whatever. I do it for the challenge. If none of these matchups were going to excite me or give me goosebumps, then I'm not going to do it. I do have goosebumps thinking about pretty much all three of their champions at those weight classes."
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"[My first Strikeforce fight] will be on the next CBS show, and I'm not sure when that is," Henderson said. "I've still got about four months, probably. We're not exactly sure of the date.

ATO confirms Monson Signing With Strikeforce at 205:

Former UFC heavyweight #1 contender Jeff Monson has signed with Strikeforce ATO has learned through a source close to the fighter. Monson will debut in Strikeforce in 2010 and likely drop to 205.

Monson has won 7 out of his last 8 fights. He dropped a unanimous decision to Pedro Rizzo in Brazil back in September. "The Snowman" has fought a who’s who of MMA heavyweights. Monson defeated TUF 10 winner Roy Nelson back in March. There was a four year stretch from 2003 to 2006 where he won 16 straight fights.

Nick Diaz, Cris Cyborg, and Hershel Walker Official for Jan 30th Strikeforce Event in Florida:

STRIKEFORCE: JANUARY 30, 2010
BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida

-Cris "Cyborg" Santos (8-1) vs. Marloes Coenen (17-3)
-Nick Diaz (20-7)
-Jay Hieron (18-4)
-Herschel Walker (0-0)
-K.J. Noons (7-2)
-Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro (20-3)

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Strikeforce in Florida coverage

FEG has announced that the K-1 World GP final's half time show will be by the popular girl group AKB48.

World GP Quarter Finals (3x3min. 1r Ext.):
QF1:Ruslan Karaev vs. Badr Hari
QF2: Alistair Overeem vs. Ewerton Teixeira
QF3: Jerome Le Banner vs. Semmy Schilt
QF4: Errol Zimmerman vs. Remy Bonjasky

World GP Reserve Fights (3x3min 1r ext.):
Peter Aerts vs. Gokhan Saki
Daniel Ghita vs. Sergey Kharitonov

Super-Fight (3x3min 1r ext.):
Kyotaro vs. Tyrone Spong

Opening Fights (3x3min):
Singh "Heart" Jaideep vs. Makoto Uehara
Jan Soukup vs. Tsutomu Takahagi
60kg: Keiichi Samukawa vs. Ryuji Kajiwara