Mousasi's next fight could be Ishii in Dream or Feijao for title

Both would be good fights, but Feijao is who I'd like to see him face. The SF title could literally change everytime they face eachother based on these matchups.

Seems like a no brainer for me.

Mousasi vs. Ishii all the way

I know he's winning elsewhere(suspect opponents) but I'd like to see Gegard win a fight in SF b4 getting a shot at Feijao.

So would I but there's no one for him to fight anyway

There are plenty of fights they could make. But he did just win a LHW tournament and is now the Dream LHW champion.

That's a division where Strikeforce needs to be grabbing any scraps the UFC lets go just to get some bodies in there. Solid top with Mo, Feijao, Mousasi and Kyle as well potentially but then there just isn't much. Hendo and Babalu staying at LHW would help though

Wolfgangsta wrote:

There are plenty of fights they could make. But he did just win a LHW tournament and is now the Dream LHW champion.

With guys currently on their roster or by going out and signing someone?

What scraps? nobody wants Keith Jardine.

bobbitt15 wrote:

So would I but there's no one for him to fight anyway

Kyle?

captain organic wrote:

bobbitt15 wrote:

So would I but there's no one for him to fight anyway

Kyle?

He just signed to fight Gracie. That would have been a logical #1 contender fight

KingsOwn19 wrote:

What scraps? nobody wants Keith Jardine.

I'm not speaking of anyone in particular, just in the future I don't think they can snub their noses at people just because the UFC let them go. After you get past the top few guys you've got a bunch of Abongo Humphreys and George Bush IIIs. Like I said though if Hendo and Babalu end up staying there it will definitely help for the time being

I'm in favor of either fight...

bobbitt15 wrote:

KingsOwn19 wrote:

What scraps? nobody wants Keith Jardine.

I'm not speaking of anyone in particular, just in the future I don't think they can snub their noses at people just because the UFC let them go. After you get past the top few guys you've got a bunch of Abongo Humphreys and George Bush IIIs. Like I said though if Hendo and Babalu end up staying there it will definitely help for the time being

Abongo is not a terrible idea, at least as good as the guys he's fighting in Japan.

They have Britt too but I thought he just got done winning a boxing match not too long ago

bobbitt15 wrote:

They have Britt too but I thought he just got done winning a boxing match not too long ago

1st rnd KO in his boxing debut(vs another guy making his debut). but that was in August.

And yeah I'd be cool with Britt vs Gegard. Not optimal, I preferred Gegard vs Hendo, but not an awful matchup.

I don't think they avoid UFC cuts just because they are UFC cuts. It's just a lot of UFC cuts are just flat out in slump.

Strikeforce signed Paul Daley. They talked with Pariysan before he went back. They are interested in Duffee. They've talked to Efrain.

Other than Rosholt, who i thought SF should have signed. Leites as well. SF has signed or atleast attempted to sign all the guys who probably should not have been cut by zuffa in the first place. Other guys just arent good at all. UFC scouts the indys and international scene. They bring in a lot of guys that are mysteres and so many of them turn out sucky and you don't even notice most of the guys UFC has cut.

Those guys with the exception of Efrain were cut under some strange circumstances though. I'm not saying SF wouldn't do it, but there have been discussions on here before on SF not wanting to appear like the group that snatches up UFC cuts

Well yeah. Back to Jardine. He left the UFC on a 5 fight losing streak. It just reflects bad on Strikeforce if they bring in somebody who's career is pretty much on life support and it gives off the vibe that SF is the place where UFC veterans go to restore their career. Although Prangley did bury any idea that Jardine would be worth a damn in Strikeforce's LHW division. Tarec also buried any notion that Brock Larson would be worth a damn in a division even as slim as SF's WW division. Thanks to SharkFights.

Another example is somebody like Yoshida. Who wants that guy. He was getting knocked out left and right. Most UFC cuts are of the Jardine and Yoshida category, or they are simply not worthy of fighting any the #1 or #2 org like the guys who never make it out of the prelims.


Most of the UFC cuts are like that. SF wants these guys to out together some wins on other shows or Japan because it does not make sense to snatch up somebody on a big losing streak.

SF has benefitted from some of the UFC cuts without even having to bring them on their shows.

Kings has a point, but SF's strategy to avoid UFC cuts has been been no secret.