Strikeforce eyes new champs by mid-year but Woodley, Kennedy no lock

LAS VEGAS – With the defection of former Strikeforce champs Alistair
Overeem, Nick Diaz and Dan Henderson, the UFC’s sister promotion finds
itself a little short in the titleholder department.

Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker today said he hopes to rectify…

LAS VEGAS – With the defection of former Strikeforce champs Alistair
Overeem, Nick Diaz and Dan Henderson, the UFC’s sister promotion finds
itself a little short in the titleholder department.

Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker today said he hopes to rectify that by mid-2012.

However, perhaps as part of the “business as usual” mantra of the
promotion, Coker declined to speculate on whether or not a few key names
could be expected to figure into the picture.