Despite being tagged by a pretty good punch by Sergei Kharitonov, Josh Barnett made fairly quick work of his adversary at last nights second leg of The Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. With the win Barnett will now take on tournament replacement Daniel Cormier.
Tonight at the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio the next leg of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix takes place. The two semi-final bouts are Josh Barnett against Sergei Kharitonov and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva against Daniel Cormier. The fight card also features a middleweight title bout between champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Luke Rockhold, as well as "King" Mo Lawal vs Roger Gracie.
Yesterday in Cincinnati, Ohio the competitors from Saturday's Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov's main card came together for the pre-fight press conference. This card is stacked from the prelims to the main card. The main event is a heavyweight semi finals match between Josh Barnett and Sergei Kharitonov, preceded by the co-main event between Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva and Daniel Cormier.
When you are away from your job for an extended period of time, you are either not looking forward to going back or excited to go back. Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal fits the latter.
The former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion returns to the cage this coming Saturday night as faces Roger Gracie at Strikeforce: Barnett vs Kharitonov live on Showtime at 10:30ET.
When the name Josh Barnett comes up, people think of the fact that he is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion, he tested positive for PED's three times and in some people's opinion caused Affliction to fold after he tested positive for the third time. Which in turn caused his bout with Fedor Emelianenko to be cancelled.
The STRIKEFORCE® Heavyweight Grand Prix semi-finals take place on Saturday, September 10, at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati. In tournament action, Josh Barnett faces Sergei Kharitonov, and Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva faces undefeated Daniel Cormier.
