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Jeff Monson signs with StrikeForce, to face Daniel Cormier 

Post#1 » by Nemesis21 » Mon May 16, 2011 6:08 pm

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Re: Jeff Monson signs with StrikeForce, to face Daniel Cormier 

Post#2 » by SDM » Mon May 16, 2011 8:23 pm

I guess his legal problems cleared up.
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Re: Jeff Monson signs with StrikeForce, to face Daniel Cormier 

Post#3 » by skflives » Tue May 17, 2011 2:40 pm

Great signing by Strikeforce. This is an interesting matchup and a good test for Cormier.
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Re: Jeff Monson signs with StrikeForce, to face Daniel Cormier 

Post#4 » by Starkiller » Thu May 19, 2011 12:45 pm

I'm confused, Zuffa owns them, but they are just going to keep operating Strikeforce like normal?
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Re: Jeff Monson signs with StrikeForce, to face Daniel Cormier 

Post#5 » by skflives » Fri May 20, 2011 3:42 am

^^^ Yes and no. They are running Strikeforce as its own organization for now but they have fired all of Strikeforce's original staff except for Scott Coker and one other person and Coker was demoted. Coker is likely only there as a figurehead/go between for Zuffa and M-1.
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Re: Jeff Monson signs with StrikeForce, to face Daniel Cormier 

Post#6 » by Starkiller » Fri May 20, 2011 12:18 pm

skflives wrote:^^^ Yes and no. They are running Strikeforce as its own organization for now but they have fired all of Strikeforce's original staff except for Scott Coker and one other person and Coker was demoted. Coker is likely only there as a figurehead/go between for Zuffa and M-1.


I get ya. I was under the impression they were just going to fufill the SF contracts then just absorb/sign who they wanted to UFC.
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Re: Jeff Monson signs with StrikeForce, to face Daniel Cormier 

Post#7 » by skflives » Fri May 20, 2011 2:48 pm

I think that is the case but the UFC is letting them get guys they aren't sure they would want. I think they are giving guys like Monson and that guy from Sengoku a dry run in Strikeforce.

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