Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament champion, and former Olympic wrestler, Daniel Cormier (10-0) will fight for the promotion for the last time on September 29th.
Officials with the promotion announced the date during Saturday nights Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy broadcast.
No opponent or venue was identified for event.
Cormier won the tournament this past May putting an end to the Grand
Prix which started almost a year-and-a-half ago by defeating Josh
Barnett via unanimous decision in a very entertaining bout. Both he and
Barnett suffered broken hands in the bout. Cormier appears to be on
the mend then if he has a date for his next fight.
The American Kickboxing Academy fighter started as an alternate in
the tournament, defeating Jeff Monson in June 2011 by decision. Cormier
would then go on to face Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, and would finish the
Brazilian by first round knockout after replacing an injured Alistair
Overeem in the tournament. The victory put Cormier into the final.
Once this bout is complete, Cormier will be free to move over to the
Ultimate Fighting Championship, and depending on how this September
match ends, may put him in title contention for the UFC strap.