Ronaldo Jacare is the current Strikeforce middleweight champion - Photo: Disclosure
The Brazilian Ronaldo Jacare Today (05) he had confirmation from his opponent for his second Strikeforce belt defense. On September 10th, the middleweight champion will face the North American Luke Rockhold in the 36th edition of the event, a show that does not yet have a defined location.
Jacaré won the Strikeforce title last August, when he defeated the American Tim Kennedy by unanimous decision of the judges in the Strikeforce: Houston. In his most recent fight, the Brazilian athlete defended his belt for the first time by submitting the American Robbie Lawler with a rear naked choke Strikeforce: Diaz vs. cyborg, which took place on January 29th of this year.
In turn, Rockhold is undefeated since his arrival at Strikeforce in 2008. To reach the title of challenger for the belt, the athlete won six fights in his career, all by submission or knockout in the first round of the fight. His most recent victory came in February 2010, when he defeated his compatriot Paul Bradley via TKO (knees to the body) at Strikeforce Challengers 6.
In addition to Jacaré's title defense, this edition of Strikeforce also has another fight scheduled on its card. The Venezuelan Maximum white will debut in the organization against the former lightweight champion of the event Josh thomson.
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