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Sherdog.com will report from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., at approximately 8:00 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Strikeforce “Barnett vs. Cormier”, headlined by the heavyweight grand prix final between Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier, and featuring the Strikeforce lightweight title rubber match between champion Gilbert Melendez and challenger Josh Thomson.
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Daniel Cormier can bounce back from a busted hand because he’s the Wolverine.

If he was a mere mortal and not a (fictional) superhero character, he
might have been forced to bow out of the Strikeforce heavyweight grand
prix finals in which he meets Josh Barnett.

“Because I am Wolverine, I was able to get the cast off,” Cormier joked during Monday’s new edition of HDNet’s “Inside MMA.”

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American Kickboxing Academy trainer Javier Mendez didn’t want Daniel Cormier to fight in the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix.
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DALLAS – Since making his professional mixed martial arts debut in
September 2009, undefeated heavyweight prospect Daniel Cormier has made it clear he’s in no rush to make it to the top.

Let my skills develop, he said. Let me take my Olympic-level wrestling talent and hone a complete skillset.

On Saturday night, the time to wait may be over. Cormier takes on
near-14-year veteran Jeff Monson at the
Showtime-broadcast “Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum” event. Win, and
Cormier transitions from prospect to contender.

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Three main-card bouts have been added to Strikeforce’s June 18 event, which already features two opening-round matchups in the organization’s heavyweight grand prix.

The Showtime-televised event marks the long-awaited return of Gina Carano, who meets an opponent to be announced.

Additionally, heavyweight bouts of Shane Del Rosario vs. Daniel Cormier and Valentijn Overeem vs. Chad Griggs have been added.

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