{"id":49728,"date":"2013-01-16T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=49728"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:20:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:20:14","slug":"ufc-names-20-stikeforce-fighters-who-are-headed-to-the-octagon-ufc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-names-20-stikeforce-fighters-who-are-headed-to-the-octagon-ufc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Names 20 Stikeforce Fighters Who Are Headed To The Octagon | UFC NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/josh-thomson.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/josh-thomson.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"josh thomson\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/josh-thomson.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/josh-thomson-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/josh-thomson-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n20 Strikeforce fighters have been named as newly signed UFC fighters. <\/p>\n<p>The news comes way of last nights UFC on FUEL TV&#8217;s &#8220;UFC Tonight&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>While many names on the Strikeforce roster are not present on the announcement, such as the likes of Josh Barnett amongst others, the current list of imports is an impressive starting point which will likely grow in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>Currently the official list of Strikeforce fighters making the promotions leap is as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>HEAVYWEIGHT:<\/strong><br \/>\n    Daniel Cormier (11-0 MMA, 8-0 SF)<\/p>\n<p><strong>LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT:<\/strong><br \/>\n    Gegard Mousasi (33-3-2 MMA, 4-1-1 SF)<br \/>\n    Gian Villante (10-3 MMA, 3-2 SF)<\/p>\n<p><strong>MIDDLEWEIGHT:<\/strong><br \/>\n    Roger Gracie (6-1 MMA, 4-1 SF)<br \/>\n    Tim Kennedy (15-4 MMA, 6-2 SF)<br \/>\n    Lorenz Larkin (13-0 MMA, 4-0 SF)<br \/>\n    Champ Luke Rockhold (10-1 MMA, 9-0 SF)<br \/>\n    Ronaldo Souza (17-3 MMA, 7-1 SF)<\/p>\n<p><strong>WELTERWEIGHT:<\/strong><br \/>\n    Roger Bowling (11-3 MMA, 4-3 SF)<br \/>\n    Jason High (16-3 MMA, 3-0 SF, 0-1 UFC)<br \/>\n    Nate Marquardt (32-11-2 MMA, 1-1 SF, 10-4 UFC)<br \/>\n    Champ Tarec Saffiedine (14-3 MMA, 6-1 SF)<br \/>\n    Bobby Voelker (24-8 MMA, 4-1 SF)<\/p>\n<p><strong>LIGHTWEIGHT:<\/strong><br \/>\n    Ryan Couture (6-1 MMA, 6-1 SF)<br \/>\n    Pat Healy (29-16 MMA, 7-1 SF, 0-1 UFC)<br \/>\n    Kurt Holobaugh (8-1 MMA, 0-1 SF)<br \/>\n    Adriano Martins (24-6 MMA, 1-0 SF)<br \/>\n    Champ Gilbert Melendez (21-2 MMA, 11-1 SF)<br \/>\n    K.J. 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