Strikeforce Wants Champ Feijao Cavalcante to Face Dan Henderson in March
by Nate Wilcox on Jan 12, 2011 1:00 PM EST
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Strikeforce has its sights set on a March 5 date for a light-heavyweight championship bout that would pit current kingpin Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante against challenger Dan Henderson, sources with knowledge of the situation have confirmed to MMA Fighting.
The event will take place at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
The fight, however, is not yet signed, with contract negotiations ongoing, though both fighters are training under the assumption they will be competing against each other that night.
Henderson was Strikeforce's major acquisition of 2010. They signed him away from the UFC where he was coming off a Knock Out of the Night (and year) performance at UFC 100 -- the UFC's biggest PPV ever -- and coaching a season of The Ultimate Fighter.
But Henderson disappointed in his Strikeforce debut when he dropped a decision to then middleweight champ Jake Shields. Henderson looked out of shape and tired quickly in that bout. Despite nearly finishing Shields in the first round, Henderson faded and spent the majority of the remaining four rounds on his back being utterly dominated by the smaller man on the ground.
Henderson rebounded by pasting Renato Sobral, aka Babalu in December.
Cavalcante defeated Muhammed Lawal aka King Mo in August to claim the Strikeforce light heavyweight belt. Although he was very impressive in that performance, Feijao still hasn't erased the stain of his shocking 2009 upset loss to Mike Kyle. An impressive win over Henderson would erase any doubts about Feijao's status among the sport's elite.
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Strikeforce is finally do things right.
Like how they are announcing fights months in advance rather than just a couple of weeks.
Now now..
…..let’s not jump the gun here. We know SF has a knack for fudging things up so I rather wait to see how this turns out first. W/ that being said, it certainly feels like they’re doing things right, this definitely being a step in the right direction. Now if they can only get rid of those damn fireworks and that old school WCW catwalk isle thing.
by Cestus84 on Jan 12, 2011 3:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yes the WCW-ish entrance kills it.
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by xFenixKnightx on Jan 12, 2011 6:43 PM EST up reply actions
huh?
Did Strikeforce sign him away or did the UFC let him walk?
by eckoltz on Jan 12, 2011 1:03 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
He was in contract renegotiation period and didn’t like the contract offered by the UFC, instead he decided to go free agent, at which point Strikeforce signed him.
...about a year ago
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by Dave Strummer on Jan 12, 2011 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
Dan has fought twice already under Strikeforce. A title fight with Shields and the main event against Babalu. You must literally live under a rock.
really now?
i was being sarcastic. the point was Strikeforce didn’t sign him away, the UFC let him walk with the numbers Dan wanted.
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by Neil Manich on Jan 12, 2011 4:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I was wondering the same thing. The article made it sound as though Strikeforce had stolen him from the UFC when the reality is that the UFC wouldn’t overpay for him and let him go.
or did Dana manipulate the whole thing
to trick Coker into overpaying for Henderson? that was my argument at the time.
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That is how the UFC worded it but you have to believe they wanted to keep Henderson
People make it out like Dana knew Hendo would lose to Shields and orchestrated the whole caper. Henderson has the most important-to-casuals knockout in MMA history. You couldn’t escape casual conversation about that shit from NFL message boards to gas station checkout lines.
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 6:39 PM EST up reply actions
I think he wanted to keep him within reason and it became clear fairly quickly that the money Dan wanted wasn’t within reason (to Dana).
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by Chris Barton on Jan 12, 2011 6:42 PM EST up reply actions
without knowing what the dollars were
what he requested, what the ufc offered, and what all the terms of the SF deal, it is hard to say.
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 6:50 PM EST up reply actions
Sure
but as I remember it, both Dana and Dan said similar things about just not agreeing on money. If I take them at their word I can’t think of another likely scenario.
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by Chris Barton on Jan 12, 2011 7:01 PM EST up reply actions
I get that it is money
But what kind of money differences and everything would effect how the whole thing is seen. Maybe Dan was asking for legit money, maybe he was way off the radar, without knowing, hard to say.
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 7:40 PM EST up reply actions
Henderson wanted a lot of money and White didn’t think he was worth it. Once White realized he wouldn’t sign Henderson, he played games and forced Strikeforce into overpaying for a 40 year old over the hill fighter. His first fight in Srikeforce proved White was right. And I’m sorry, but his second fight in Strikeforce proved Babalu is done, not that Henderson ‘is back’.
I don't know the book is closed on Hendo
Back injury, wrong weight class for this stage in his career etc. How do we know they over payed for Henderson at all?
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
He’s the 2nd highest paid fighter after Fedor. For a non-drawing guy, that’s too much. Especially one that is 41 year old, that was dominated by a natural welterweight, and beat Babalu. Fortunately for him (and Strikeforce), his LHW competition is rather poor in Strikeforce and he’ll appear to be doing well.
Feijao would be in the mix in the UFC
So would Mo or Mousasi, and Hendo is a pretty good draw. I don’t really buy into the whole “Strikeforce fighters are awful, everyone is overpaid, none of them draw” bit.
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
Mousasi can’t handle wrestlers, Mo can’t handle strikers and Hendo is a horrible draw that is getting way too old that he wouldn’t even be considerered a factor in the UFC LWH division. There’s a number of fighters in the UFC that would handily beat both Mousassi and Mo, including Evans, Rampage and Rua.
And I’ve never said that everyone in Strikeforce is overpaid and don’t draw… but Henderson certainly is, and doesn’t. It’s not for nothing the UFC didn’t want to overpay for him.
I don’t agree with literally any of this. Mousasi becomes top flight in everything he trains, and Mo made him realize he needs to train wrestling with wrestlers, something he never did before. Mo is one of the best wrestlers in all of MMA. Because he lost to a wrestler means he can’t handle all wrestlers now? Mo can handle strikers fine and has good boxing. He is still developing and is a very very intelligent fighter and knows what to do to improve. Losing by KO to a striker when he had a bum knee and all of a sudden everyone’s gonna KO him? SF haterism factor of 9 in this opinion. Hendo is far from a horrible draw btw. Especially after that TUF season and KO. Is he Liddell or Lesnar? No but he is at least supremely popular with hardcores and that alone means he wouldn’t be a horrible draw. He is also popular with debatable degrees with casuals. Randy is 47 and in the mix. Losing to Jake who is one of the better fighters in the game when he was injured is hardly the kiss of doom it’s been made out to be.
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 13, 2011 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
So he publicly pulled out of negotiations so that they could deliver him up on plate with no leverage to Strikeforce so that overpay for him? Doesn’t really make sense. This, of course is the same thing Strikeforce did to Shields and everyone seems to be under the impression that he lost out because there was no bidding war in then.
I think the idea that the UFC set up Coker fits into the false narrative where everything happens because the UFC plans it. If that was the case I don’t see why they would waste a whole season of TUF promoting a fighter who only had one fight left, unless the answer was they make mistakes too but they just don’t make as many or have the resources to recover or gloss over it.
As for Dan, I think the most likely explanation is that Zuffa pulled out negotiations with him to send a message, not to Strikeforce but to other fighters. The message: don’t try or even think about trying to get us into a bidding war with anyone else, because if you do not only will we not bid for you we’ll hand you gift wrapped to the opposition and do everything to make you and your sponsors personas non grata in the Octagon.
by John Nash on Jan 12, 2011 7:20 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
This
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
I've got love for Dan but...
I wonder if it’s in his contract to get a title shot in middleweight and light heavy every time he goes to a new promotion?
That’s because Dan usually comes as THE MAN from another Promotion.
He was PRIDE 2 Div. champ so his UFC title fights were no brainers.
He came to SF as a Top 5 MW and it was clear he was getting a shot at Shields.
He was seen as the number 2 by many before Jake
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
Yup, Hendo is a beast and has been for years. He should definitely be in some sort of a hall of fame. I remember watching when he knocked out Wandy. Wicked shot.
Yeah I was really just saying that in fun.
Would be nice to see him actually WIN a title fight…hes becoming the light heavy/ middleweight Kenny Florian.
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by xFenixKnightx on Jan 12, 2011 1:34 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
Dan Henderson was the UFC 17 champion
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
Yup
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by xFenixKnightx on Jan 12, 2011 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
Very intriguing fight.
Dan’s still got that insane power he’s always had in his left and right. I’m favoring Feijao but I can’t count Dan out and I’ll be rooting for him to get one more title to add to his collection.
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by lowellthehammer on Jan 12, 2011 1:31 PM EST reply actions
I like Dan in this fight.
He wont be rusty either like when he came in to fight Shields. USA USA USA! =P
He still holds a spot in one of my all time fav MMA moments when he murderballed Bisping.
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by xFenixKnightx on Jan 12, 2011 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
Looking forward to going to this event
I hope hendo has still got it. He has looked a little slower in his last few fights. He still has incredible power and great skill. I just wonder if that back injury is catching up with him.
Should be a good fight between two fighters. Go hendo!
Not sure how this will go
Feijao is a very tough fighter. He has trained for an elite wrestler before (with great success) and has good MT. Dan’s a legend with great wrestling and power striking. Interesting fight
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by sitnam90 on Jan 12, 2011 1:42 PM EST via mobile reply actions
If Dan wins he will be the first Strikeforce, UFC, Pride and Rings champion
Short of King of Pancrase in the 90s I don’t know of a major league promotion he wouldn’t have won a divisional title or tournament in.
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I was always kind of surprised the UFC never played that up more when he was there for the second time
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
They mentioned it a ton in the buildup to his title matches.
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by lowellthehammer on Jan 12, 2011 2:04 PM EST up reply actions
I didn't remember it or any highlights being mentioned or shown once
weird
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think there were highlights
but it was like the only thing Goldberg would say about Hendo.
“It’s been (however many) years since Hendo won that UFC 17 tournament…”
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by lowellthehammer on Jan 12, 2011 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
didn't remember that, cool
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
It’s also surprising how they don’t play up that angle more with Vitor Belfort. UFC 12 Tournament winner and former LHW champ
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by eastcoastatlas on Jan 12, 2011 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
Pre zuffa accomplishments are somewhat less valued
Maybe the fact it was so long ago has something to do with it. I guess the NFL doesn’t play up big 2001 MVPs as much.
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 2:08 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
They mention Belfort becoming the third two division champion in promos.
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by lowellthehammer on Jan 12, 2011 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
hey didn't he win a HW tournament?
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah.
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by lowellthehammer on Jan 12, 2011 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
Then that technically would make him a champion in some capacity in three divisions
nevermind that the divisions didn’t exist when he won the HW tourney.
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
Eh, tenuous but it works for me.
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by lowellthehammer on Jan 12, 2011 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
Belforts 205 belt is cheap.
He won it in 20 seconds when Randys eye lid got cut.
In the rematch Randy smacked Vitor.
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agreed
but an accolade is an accolade
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
To be fair it got cut from a punch Vitor threw not an eye poke or something. So it was a legitimate win.
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SMH
Let me gues…
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by xFenixKnightx on Jan 12, 2011 1:56 PM EST up reply actions
So if Lesnar beats JDS and gets a title shot against a guy who already beat him
will you complain?
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by lowellthehammer on Jan 12, 2011 2:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
check mate
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
GSP KO'd by Serra
beats Kos, gets interm shot. Randy most of his career waltzed into title fights with barely having to do anything.
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 2:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
matter fact Hughes just had a single win between his loss and the title fight there too
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
Hendo via Hendouken.
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by RolloTomasi on Jan 12, 2011 1:56 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Cant find the Bisping gif anywhere! =/
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I'm going to
My first ever UFC event on March 3rd then two days later going to my first Strikeforce event. I can’t wait for March!!!!!!!!!!!
awesome
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by Broke Lesnar on Jan 12, 2011 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
Is Feijao a top ten LHW?
I think so, easily.
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Im not so sure
Top 20? Definitely. Top 15? Probably. But I don’t think has had any good wins to break into top ten. King Month was a good win, but I thimk we need to see Feijao facedown another top LHW before placing him that high.
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by sitnam90 on Jan 12, 2011 2:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
King Mo was all I needed to know Feijao was back.
I had him close to the top ten before his Kyle loss.
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
well, while he was in EliteXC, he was stuck in limbo for a while
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
I dont agree
He didn’t have any high quality wins before his Kyle loss. Enough to break into the rankings, but I’m not sure it’s enough to get into top ten.
And can someone tell me why the hell Mousasi is higher rankings wise then a guy who breat him? Was Jake O’Brian that impressive of a win
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by sitnam90 on Jan 12, 2011 3:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Gegard
gets ranked highly because of potential. Is it right that he is? Anyone’s guess.
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by Chris Barton on Jan 12, 2011 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
His record
isn’t exactly a who’s who of top talent, is the problem.
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by Chris Barton on Jan 12, 2011 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
I had him top 12 or so then
but now with winning that title the way he did, he deserves top ten ranking.
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think Feijao, Mo, or Mousasi are top 10 LHWs
not based on actual wins (which imo is how rankings should be done).
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Who is on your top ten?
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
Shogun
Rashad
Rampage
Machida
Thiago SIlva
Bader
Jon Jones
Franklin
Forrest
Lil Nogs
Randy
Those are all the top UFC LHW.
SO Hendo, Feijao, Mousasi fall in the top 15 but even the rankings on this site have Mousasi 10, then Feijao, Hendo, Mo at 12 13 14
Bader, Thiago's best wins are Jardine
who has been beat by top 20ish MWs lately. If they get top ten votes than SF’s guys can too. Randy being in anyone’s top ten is just goofy. But regardless of top 10 or top 15, anyone with eyeballs can see the top four guys in SF are as good as all the guys in the mix in the UFC. Same caliber.
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 9:53 PM EST up reply actions
No way
Mousasi’s best MMA win is Babalu, Mo’s best MMA win is Mousasi, and Feijao’s best MMA win is Mo. Pool’s too shallow.
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 11:42 PM EST up reply actions
No sorry they arent, Mo, Hendo, Feijao and Mousasi are good and top 15 but I think they all lose to the top UFC LHW, none would be champ imo.
and again this isnt a top 10 list, I simply listed the top 11 UFC LHW.
Anyway the only one who is in the top 10 on the bloodyelbow rankings is Mousasi who is 10th.
They are good LHW but none are top 5 and I dont think any of them beat the top UFC LHW.
They're gonna prove it eventually
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 11:43 PM EST up reply actions
Bad match up for Dan
Feijao showed good takedown defense against world class wrestler in King Mo and put him away on the feet. Feijao trains and is good friends w/ Anderson who put Dan away pretty easily. I say Feijao puts away a gassed out Hendo late in the 3rd or early in the 4th
Love this fight
Hendo dominated against Babalu, and Feijao really impressed me against King Mo. I think this will be entertaining as hell
Mike Kyle is actually doing very well for himself at Light Heavyweight these days despite losing to Antonio SIlva in a different weight class. Because the talent pool in the Strikeforce light heavyweight division is so small, Kyle is actually in the mix, and just one or two wins away from a Title shot. Seeing his progression, I don’t think that Kyle beating Feijao looks to be a big upset these days. I feel that Feijao would beat Kyle in a rematch though.
Henderson vs Feijao would be awesome, and I think that Feijao would not get caught by the big Henderson right hand and would beat Hendo.
I won't jump off the bandwagon just because you lost.
GOod fight, that Kyle loss is what makes Feijao not looked at as a top top LHW, but if he beats Hendo and then beats Kyle/Mousasi I think he will be a legit top LHW, only problem is he wont have anyone in SF to fight, he will need to come to the UFC LHW div to fight hte best.
SHogun, Machida, Page, Rashad, Thiago, Randy, Jones, Bader, Davis etc.
But if he beats Hendo and then Kyle/Mousasi he will establish himself as a top LHW, only problem is he will have run out of fights, OSP would be the only fight for him in SF.
SF def wants Hendo to wear a title, they wanted him to be MW champ, they should have made Hendo/Mousasi for the lHW title out the box but they didnt, now they def want him to win this title and set up Hendo/Mousasi.
new contenders can always be found
there are always good fighters out there coming up
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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 12, 2011 9:54 PM EST up reply actions
Who? OSP is hte only LHW prospect SF has that is coming up and he is frankly a nobody right now.
He has to come to the UFC to fight the best, its just the way it is, even if the SF groupies dont want to admit it, its the truth, the only SF div that has real legit depth is HW, they have 5 of the top 10 and two great prospects, that div is even with the UFC imo, but the rest are all far below the UFC.
Best bet for SF is Hendo beats Feijao, then he can fight Mousasi and Mo and those are all big fights with Hendo in them, but even after that OSP isnt exactly a top LHW or a big name at this point, I think he should fight Babalu next and then maybe he can start getting some attention as a legit LHW fighter in SF that can be a contender.
Prospects can always be created and found
It is just an open question if Strikeforce can do that. I think they can.
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"I’m not that kind of fighter," he explained. "I want to fight. I know everybody cares about who gets the W, but the fans want to see exciting fights. … Of course I like winning, but I like fighting. Fighting’s the essence of the sport, and that’s what people pay to see. If I’m going to take him [Manhoef] down, I’m going to pick him up and I’m going to slam him. I’m not going to stay tight for a close submission. I want to knock him out. That’s what fans like seeing and that’s what I like delivering."
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