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It was just four months ago that Paul Daley‘s MMA career suddenly unraveled. In the span of about one hour on a May night in Montreal, he lost a No. 1 contenders fight that cost him a chance to fight for the UFC championship, intentionally punched opponent Josh Koscheck after the bell, and was cut from his UFC contract for his unsportsmanlike action.
The fallout, though, was hardly as bad as it seemed it would be at the time. In the months since, Daley has fought twice, defeating Daniel Acacio in Australia in July before beating Jorge Masvidal at the recent Shark Fights event in Amarillo, Texas. Earlier this week, Daley sealed his quick return to major league MMA when when he inked a six-fight contract with Strikeforce.
“I’m obviously very excited,” Daley told MMA Fighting in an email. “Strikeforce is a great promotion and there are some real good fights for me there.”