Batista Says Deal With Strikeforce Is Dead

Former WWE star Dave Batista had been in contract negotiations with Strikeforce, but now that the promotion has been purchased by Zuffa, he says the “deal is dead.”
“We were … but UFC bought them out and never said anything to me about it. So it’s dead in the water. I’m disappointed. I was talking to […]

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Former WWE star Dave Batista had been in contract negotiations with Strikeforce, but now that the promotion has been purchased by Zuffa, he says the “deal is dead.”

“We were … but UFC bought them out and never said anything to me about it. So it’s dead in the water. I’m disappointed. I was talking to a couple other federations but I really had my heart set on Strikeforce and I thought we had a deal.”