Following Strikeforce loss, Maximo Blanco headed to UFC, dropping to featherweight

Maximo Blanco’s Strikeforce stint will be a short one.

Following a loss to former welterweight Pat Healy at this past weekend’s Strikeforce event, Blanco is dropping from lightweight to featherweight and joining the UFC.

The fighter’s management team at Sucker Punch Entertainment tweeted the news on Tuesday.