After a proposed fight between Joe Riggs and former Elite XC welterweight champion, Jake Shields, was scrapped in favor of Shields taking on Robbie Lawler in a middleweight bout, Riggs was left without a fight for the April Strikeforce debut on Showtime.Now it appears that Riggs will get a fight, but he will instead have to wait until June when Strikeforce puts on their 2nd Showtime show emulating from St. Louis and the "Diesel" is likely to face the "New York Badass" Phil Baroni.
A source close to the negotiations indicated to MMAInsider on Tuesday that the fight was proposed, but nothing has been finalized at this point.
Joe Riggs last competed in Strikeforce in Nov 2008 in a win over Luke Stewart by TKO in the fighter's return to the welterweight division after several bouts in the 185lb weight class.
Phil Baroni hasn't fought since Sept 2008 when he made an appearance in the Palace Fighting Championships, winning a decision over Olaf Alfonso.
Stay tuned to the MMAInsider for more information on the upcoming Strikeforce show as it becomes available.
1 comment:
wow two washed up fighters in june the card already sounds great!!! Strikeforce stop getting all of the ufc's old and washed up fighters get some new a good talent.
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