Strikeforce Signs Josh Barnett

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http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Strikeforce-Signs-Barnett-26854

Strikeforce Signs Barnett
Monday, September 13, 2010
by Brian Knapp (bknapp@sherdog.com)

Strikeforce on Monday added considerable strength to its heavyweight pool, as the San Jose, Calif.-based promotion announced the acquisition of former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett. Terms of the multi-fight deal were not disclosed.

A catch wrestling practitioner, Barnett has secured more than half (17) of his 29 career victories by submission. The 32-year-old Seattle native posted his sixth straight win in July, when he stopped Geronimo dos Santos on first-round punches under the Impact FC banner in Brisbane, Australia. A finalist in the 2006 Pride Fighting Championships open weight grand prix, Barnett has not competed on American soil since he struck Gilbert Yvel into submission at Affliction “Day of Reckoning” in January 2009.

Victories against UFC hall of famers Dan Severn and Randy Couture, former Pride heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Olympic gold medalists Pawel Nastula and Hidehiko Yoshida anchor Barnett’s resume. He has been flagged multiple times for suspected steroid use.

“Strikeforce is the home of the best heavyweight division in the world, and I’m proud to be able to call it my home now,” said Barnett, who joins a promotional stable that includes champion Alistair Overeem, the great Fedor Emelianenko and UFC veteran Fabricio Werdum. “I’m looking forward to competing amongst the greatest fighters in the world and fighting my way to another world title.”

[EmpireWF]

If he can lay off the roids, yay!

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If he can lay off the roids, yay!

tainted supplements from GNC IMO

He just needs to get better at hiding it like the rest of the fighters

[CrimsonGhost56]

nice move. been close to two years since josh fought in america

[Warner2BruceTD]

Another person to end the myth of Overeem.

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Strikeforce HW Division = The New Old Pride?

Fedor, Barnett, Overeem, Werdum, Sergei

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Barnett on the haters

"I don't really think about haters and encouragement. I'm a guy that likes conflict and causing grief. So if I feel like I'm making somebody's life miserable sometimes, for what I feel is arbitrary and ridiculous reasons, then I kind of feel a need to make it even worse for them. I can't help it. It's how I am. Basically, I like the idea that I could be out there killing someone's hero."

http://mmajunkie.com/news/20675/strikeforce-signee-josh-barnett-on-new-deal-expectations-relationship-with-fans.mma

[CrimsonGhost56]

what are the terms of the contract? i heard barnett was ducking questions when it came to the exacts of his contract.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Catch wrestling is the best. Gotch for life.

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Catch wrestling is the best. Gotch for life.

My main grappling style is catch wrestling, I have also done BJJ, Judo, etc...but the funny part about catch in MMA that hurts some of the guys is the they don't focus on the 'wrestling' part of catch like they should

If you look at the 'catch' guys, a lot of them have weak wrestling, Saku probably has the best wrestling because he has the amateur background that the others don't

[Kuzzy Powers]

The Reem will make Barnett wish he used more steroids.. he will absolutely eat the "Baby Faced Assassin".