Strikeforce Signs Zaromskis

by bigdmmafan on Oct 31, 2009 5:35 PM EDT Comment 14 comments

Brian Knapp of Sherdog has the details:

Dream welterweight champion Marius Zaromskishas come to terms on a multi-fight contract with Strikeforce, according to officials within the promotion.

An emerging superstar at 170 pounds, the 29-year-old Lithuanian could make his promotional debut on Dec. 19 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. Zaromskis will still compete inside the Japan-based Dream organization, which has formed an alliance with Strikeforce.

Having supplanted Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovicas the man with the sport’s most-feared feet, Zaromskis last competed at Dream 12 on Oct. 25, when he leveled Korean Myeon Ho Bae with a first-round head kick in a non-title affair. He captured the Dream welterweight crown in July, as he stopped Affliction veteran Jason High and respected Japanese standout Hayato "Mach" Sakuraion the same night. Both were victimized by Zaromskis head kicks.

Spawned by the London Shootfighters camp, Zaromskis joins a stable of Strikeforce welterweights that includes former EliteXC champion Jake Shields, UFC veteran Nick Diaz and one-time International Fight League titleholder Jay Hieron.

Another great pickup under this new Strikeforce/Dream alliance and I cant wait to see him compete here in the states.

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Everyone is calling Zaromskis the next CroCop and for good reason. However, I have to wonder if he’ll be able to have these headkick KO’s against even tougher competition.

by chrisbboy82 on Oct 31, 2009 5:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The Whitemare is incredibly entertaining, but I think he is really going to struggle against the typical weight-cutting grapplers favored by North American promoters. He looks smaller than a number of lightweights (Maynard, Tibau, etc.) and I can’t think of any WW his size fighting in North America.

He’ll provide Strikeforce with some nice highlights if the match him up carefully, but he could really struggle if they don’t.

by Steve4192 on Nov 2, 2009 4:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Bad. Ass,

BOOSH

by Farthammer on Oct 31, 2009 5:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This got reported a few days back.

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by Blackout612 on Oct 31, 2009 5:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

did it? first i heard of it was today

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by GregS123 on Oct 31, 2009 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, it didn't.

It was unconfirmed and mostly due to a profile on their website.

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by Leland Roling on Oct 31, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I confirmed it beyond the profile on their website (though that’s a pretty huge giveaway considering it was a new website so it was just updated)

by MMASuPreMaCy on Nov 1, 2009 10:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I see a lot of brutal head kicks in the future for these StrikeForce fighters.

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by Pennywise on Oct 31, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Woo!

Hopefully he makes the San Jose Card. Definitely going to see it.

by Johpin on Nov 1, 2009 12:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Zaromskis v Shields

That fight would be sick… Zaromskis wins by head explosion, if he can keep it standing. Whats zaromskis ground game like anyways?

by Chrisapalooza on Nov 2, 2009 3:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Good take down defense, but if Shields gets him on the ground, it wouldn’t be good for him (it actually hasn’t been good for anyone).

by MMASuPreMaCy on Nov 2, 2009 11:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yep.

Shields is way too big for him. Shields has mauled a couple of world class 185 pounders with his ground game (Lawler, Okami). Handling a smallish WW would be no problem for him.

by Steve4192 on Nov 3, 2009 7:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs