As a fellow PRIDE veteran, Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix contender
Josh Barnett knows exactly what he’s getting into by
facing Sergei Kharitonov in the featured contest of
this month’s “Strikeforce Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Kharitonov” event.
But Barnett said he’s more than prepared to handle the challenges
presented by the Russian knockout artist and feels confident he can win
the fight standing or on the ground.
And while Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker recently revealed the winner of
Strikeforce’s grand prix will not claim the company’s heavyweight title,
Barnett claims that was never his goal. After all, the focus of
fighting is winning battles, not pillaging the vanquished.