Filed under: Strikeforce, Sengoku, News
Strikeforce has been very active on the free agent scene this week, signing the likes of Josh Barnett, Paul Daley and Jorge Masvidal to beef up their heavyweight, welterweight and lightweight divisions, respectively.
And while the organization’s middleweight division is by far it’s deepest, a familiar face is looking to get back into the mix once again.
Jorge Santiago, the Sengoku middleweight champion, who won the Strikeforce middleweight Grand Prix in 2007, is hoping to strike a deal with the organization in the near future, according to his manager Alex Davis.
“Let’s put it this way, of course, I think Strikeforce would be more than happy to have him,” Davis said on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour. “He’s probably the top 185er outside of the UFC, and they’re very interested in him. But they have not decided exactly how they are going to set up their 185 [tournament]. Is it going to be an eight-man, is it going to be a four-man? So right now, we’re waiting for what they are going to plan out so we can see how Jorge fits in there.”