Tonight’s Strikeforce event will feature the semi-finals of the heavyweight grand prix tournament with tournament newcomer Daniel Cormier fighting Antonio “Big Foot” Silva and Josh Barnett fighting Sergei Kharitonov.
These four fighters each bring a very different style into the cage which should make for some interesting match-ups both tonight as well as when the winners finally meet again to determine the tournament champion.
Each fighter will be looking to implement his own gameplan tonight, utilizing his own skills and his opponents’ weaknesses to try to secure a victory in this very important tournament. But while the fights may end up on the ground at some point, we do know one thing—these guys are going to have to exchange some punches first.
So which of the four fighters remaining in this tournament has the best striking striking skills?
Let’s take a closer look at not only offensive, but also defensive striking skills of these four fighters.