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Antwain “The Juggernaut†Britt (11-3-0) vs. Rafael “Feijao†Cavalcante (8-2-0)
Antwain Britt is currently undefeated in Strikeforce competition, having defeated Scott Lighty at Strikeforce: Evolution. Antwain Britt is a veteran of the Vendetta Fighting Championships, where he defeated Carmelo Marrera and Richard Hale, while suffering a defeat to Rodney Wallace. Antwain Britt also holds a victory over UFC veteran Antonio Mendes, who he defeated at Shine Fight 1 in May 2009. Antwain Britt started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a four fight undefeated streak that had lasted over a year. Antwain Britt had also competed in the Ultimate Warrior Challenge promotion, defeating Terry Cohens and suffering a defeat to Jamal Patterson. Antwain Britt has yet to have an MMA fight in 2010, but fought six times in 2009, winning four of those fights. Antwain Britt will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with nine victories coming by knockout. Rafael Cavalcante has had an interesting run in Strikeforce, defeating Aaron Rosa and suffering a defeat to Mike Kyle. Rafael Cavalcante also competed in the Elite XC promotion, defeating John Doyle, Wayne Cole and Travis Galbraith. Of his ten professional MMA fights, none have gone to a decision for Rafael Cavalcante, which speaks to the fighters finishing abilities. Rafael Cavalcante started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a four fight undefeated streak that had lasted over a year. Rafael Cavalcante had also fought in the International Fight League, defeating Devin Cole and suffering a defeat to Marcio Cruz. Rafael Cavalcante will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with seven victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Rafael Cavalcante
Strikeforce Heavyweight Division Fight
Roger Gracie (2-0-0) vs. Kevin “The Monster†Randleman (17-14-0)
Roger Gracie is currently undefeated in professional MMA competition, but will be making his Strikeforce debut in this fight. Roger Gracie has already achieved victories over UFC veteran Ron Waterman and Japanese star Yuki Kondo, the fights occurred in the Sengoku and Bodog Fight organizations respectively. Roger Gracie will be entering the fight riding a two fight undefeated streak, which has lasted over three years. Roger Gracie will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with all of his victories coming by way of submission. Kevin Randleman is currently winless in Strikeforce competition, having suffered a defeat to Mike Whitehead at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields. Kevin Randleman is a veteran of UFC competition, defeating Maurice Smith, Pete Williams, Pedro Rizzo and Renato Sobral, while suffering defeats to Bas Rutten, Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell. Kevin Randleman also had a run in the PRIDE organization, defeating Michiyoshi Ohara, Kenichi Yamamoto, Murilo Rua and Mirko Cro Cop, while suffering defeats to Quinton Jackson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Fedor Emelianenko, Ron Waterman, Mirko Cro Cop and Kazuhiro Nakamura. Kevin Randleman will be entering the fight trying to end a two fight losing streak and hasn’t attained a victory in nearly two years. Kevin Randleman will be looking to use his ground and pound skills to win the fight, with five victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Roger Gracie
Strikeforce Middleweight Division Fight
Ronaldo “Jacare†Souza (11-2-0) vs. “Smokin†Joey Villasenor (27-6-0)
Ronaldo Souza is currently undefeated in Strikeforce competition, defeating Matt Lindland at Strikeforce: Evolution. Ronaldo Souza is a veteran of the DREAM promotion, defeating Ian Murphy, Jason Miller and Zelg Galesic, while suffering a defeat to Gegard Mousassi. At one point in his MMA career, Ronaldo Souza was riding a ten fight winning streak, which had lasted over four years. Ronaldo Souza had also competed in the Jungle Fight promotion, defeating Victor Babkir, Alexander Shlemenko and Gaim Gozali, while suffering a defeat to Jorge Patino. Of his thirteen professional MMA fights, only one has gone to a decision for Ronaldo Souza, which speaks to the fighters finishing abilities. It has been over a year since Ronaldo Souza last suffered an MMA defeat, which came against Gegard Moussasi at DREAM 6 in September 2008. Ronaldo Souza will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with ten victories coming by way of submission. Joey Villasenor has had a successful run in Strikeforce, defeating Ryan Jensen and Evangelista Santos, while suffering a defeat to Murilo Rua. Joey Villasenor also competed in Elite XC, defeating the trio of David Loiseau, Riki Fukuda and Phil Baroni. It has been nearly a year since Joey Villasenor last had an MMA fight, so cage rust can become a factor in the fight. Joey Villasenor once went on a fifteen fight winning streak in his MMA career, which had lasted over three years. Joey Villasenor had a long run in the King Of The Cage promotion, defeating Tim Credeur, Todd Carney, Lorn Estes, Tony Galindo, Joe Merit, James Fanshier, Art Santore, Hank Weiss, Brian Foster, Jorge Ortiz, Brendan Sequin, Michael Gonzales, Damien Riccio, Jorge Santiago, Kyacey Uscola and John Cronk. Joey Villasenor will be entering the fight riding a four fight winning streak, which has lasted over two years. Joey Villasenor will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with twelve victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Ronaldo Souza
Strikeforce Heavyweight Division Fight
Andrei “The Pitbull†Arlovski (15-7-0) vs. Antonio “Big Foot†Silva (13-2-0)
Andrei Arlovski is currently winless in Strikeforce competition, suffering a defeat to Brett Rogers at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields. Andrei Arlovski had a long run in the UFC, defeating Aaron Brink, Ian Freeman, Vladimir Matyushenko, Wesley Correira, Tim Sylvia, Justin Eilers, Paul Buentello, Marcio Cruz, Fabricio Werdum and Jake O’Brien, while suffering defeats to Ricco Rodriquez, Pedro Rizzo and Tim Sylvia. Andrei Arlovski competed in both Affliction MMA shows, defeating Ben Rothwell and suffering a defeat to Fedor Emelianenko. Andrei Arlovski is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion, who defeated Tim Sylvia at UFC 51 to win the title. Andrei Arlovski will be entering the fight trying to snap a two fight losing streak and hasn’t achieved a victory in over a year. Andrei Arlovski will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with eleven victories coming by knockout. Antonio Silva is also winless in Strikeforce competition, suffering a defeat to Fabricio Werdum at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers. Antonio Silva also went undefeated in the Elite XC promotion, defeating Justin Eilers, Ricco Rodriquez, Wesley Correira and Jonathan Wiezorek. Antonio Silva started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a seven fight undefeated streak that had lasted over a year. Antonio Silva once suffered a defeat to Eric Pele, who was a cast member of the A&E reality TV show “Inked.†Antonio Silva had competed overseas in the Sengoku promotion, defeating both Yoshihiro Nakao and Jim York. Antonio Silva also went undefeated in the Cage Warriors Fighting Championships promotion, defeating Marcus Tchinda, Ruben Villareal and Tadas Rimkevicius. Antonio Silva will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with nine victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Andrei Arlovski
Strikeforce Heavyweight Title Fight
Alistair “Demolition Man†Overeem (32-11-0) (Champion) vs. Brett “The Grim†Rogers (10-1-0)
Alistair Overeem is currently undefeated in Strikeforce competition, having defeated both Vitor Belfort and Paul Buentello. Despite being the Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Alistair Overeem has not defended the title in over two years. Alistair Overeem has fought a series of top MMA fighters like Chuck Liddell, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Mauricio Rua, Fabricio Werdum, Ricardo Arona, Mark Hunt, Mirko Cro Cop, Gary Goodridge and James Thompson. Alistair Overeem has recently competed in the DREAM promotion, defeating Tae Hyun Lee, Mark Hunt and James Thompson. Alistair Overeem, despite being the Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, has not even competed in Strikeforce since defeating Paul Buentello in November 2007. Alistair Overeem will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with nineteen victories coming by way of submission. Brett Rogers has had a successful run in Strikeforce, defeating Ron Humphrey and Andrei Arlovski, while suffering a lone defeat to Fedor Emelianenko. Brett Rogers also had an undefeated run in the Elite XC promotion, defeating Jon Murphy, Ralph Kelly and James Thompson. Prior to suffering the loss to Fedor Emelianenko at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers, Brett Rogers was riding a ten fight undefeated streak that had lasted over four years. Of his eleven professional fights, none have gone to a decision for Brett Rogers, which speaks to the fighters finishing abilities. Brett Rogers also competed in the EFX MMA promotion, defeating Chris Clark, Brian Heden, Mark Racine and Josh Melichar. Brett Rogers will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with nine victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Alistair Overeem
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