The Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix has come to a conclusion with Daniel Cormier defeating Josh Barnett for the grand prix title. In what was the best performance of his career, Saturday night was the coming out party for Daniel Cormier.
In the co-main event Gilbert Melendez defended his lightweight belt against Josh Thomson, putting their in-ring rivalry to rest. It wasn’t the best performance of Gilbert’s career but he got the job done and held onto his belt.
With a lazy Sunday ahead of us, let’s take a look at the questions answered and the lessons learned following Strikeforce: Barnett vs Cormier.