Former PRIDE light heavyweight-middleweight champion and new Strikeforce signee Dan Henderson (32-7) has confirmed his first opponent in the promotion will be grappling ace and current middleweight champ Jake Shields (24-4-1).
Henderson most recently knocked out Michael Bisping in brutal fashion during the second round of their UFC 100 bout. He believed this to be enough to warrant a another shot at Anderson Silva’s title but Dana White and company granted the opportunity to Vitor Belfort after just one win (as opposed to Henderson’s three in a row).
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Welcome 6th Rounders, to my picks and predictions for Saturday’s Strikeforce event. “Fedor vs. Rogers” will air Saturday night via CBS (in the US) beginning at 9 p.m. EST. This card features a main event showdown between the world’s #1 fighter in Fedor Emelianenko and undefeated Brett Rogers. A solid line-up calls for solid picks, right? Whether you agree or disagree, leave your thoughts by commenting.
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Welcome 6th Rounders, to my picks and predictions for tonight’s Strikeforce event. “Lawler vs. Shields” will air Sunday night via Showtime beginning at 10 p.m. EST. The card includes a main event of grappling ace Jake Shields meeting striker Robbie Lawler at a catchweight. A solid line-up calls for solid picks, right? Whether you agree or disagree, leave your thoughts by commenting.
As a lead writer here, there’s a certain “responsibility” for making quality peeks into the future. That being said, anything can (and does) happen in mixed martial arts. With …

Elite XC welterweight champion Jake Shields, who this past weekend defended his title against a smack-talking Paul Daley, was briefly interviewed after the fight. When asked about his near-term future within the ProElite Inc.-owned orginzation, the skilled Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner made mentioned of wanting to tack on 15 lbs. This of course, would be to face current Elite XC middleweight champion Robbie “Ruthless” Lawler.
Lawler is a former UFC fighter who took out Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith for the 185 lbs. title at the second edition of CBS’s Saturday Night …