The Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix’s second event will be delayed
until early summer in order to properly capitalize on the success of its
first event.
So says Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, who ended weeks of speculation on
the fate of a second tournament quarterfinal event originally targeted
for April 9.
Coker stated the April 9 event instead features two title fights:
welterweight champ Nick Diaz defends his title against Paul Daley,
and lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez will defend his belt against
Tatsuya Kawajiri.