Diaz returns to headline next Strikeforce Oct. 9
Strikeforce will be heading back to the cage in October. Welterweight champion Nick Diaz takes the spotlight in the main…
Strikeforce will be heading back to the cage in October. Welterweight champion Nick Diaz takes the spotlight in the main event on the card against an as of yet unnamed opponent. 135-pound women’s champion Sarah Kaufman will also defend her title against Marloes Coenen and Matt Lindland takes on Luke Rockhold.
Diaz will return action Oct. 9 in San Jose, Calif., at Strikeforce for the first time since defeating Marius Zaromskis to win the vacant welterweight title in January. Diaz fought in Dream back in May, and then faced a three-month suspension from his role in the Nashville, Tenn., post fight brawl in April.
Diaz was announced as the welterweight champion during the Strikeforce broadcast, but with no opponent named. He could always go back to 185 pounds for a fight if no top 170-pounders are available. With K.J. Noons’ knockout win on Saturday night, though, he could be a top candidate as an opponent for Diaz if Strikeforce chooses to put the fight together.