| After Jake Shields vacated the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship, there was much speculation that there would be a tournament for the title. However, Strikeforce announced that Ronaldo Souza and Tim Kennedy will fight for the championship.
Chad Robichaux, Vinicius Magalhães along with a number of local Houston area fighters are expected to appear on this card.
 | | After a successful career Fighting Pride and Dream, Sergei Kharitonov come to StrikeForce. | Newly signed Strikeforce heavyweight Sergei Kharitonov could make his debut for the organization as early as August against American Top Team heavyweight Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva. Sergei Kharitonov holds wins over current Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem and the man who just recently defeated Fedor Emelianenko, Fabricio Werdum. |
