CINCINNATI – If you had Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier in your Strikeforce
heavyweight grand prix office pool, cash your ticket on Monday morning.
Pre-tournament favorite Barnett advanced to the finals with relative ease, downing Sergei Kharitonov in the opening round, and alternate Cormier stunned Antonio Silva with a crisp striking display.
The contest served as the featured bouts of the Showtime-broadcast main card of Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov” event at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati.