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Appearing on Tuesday's edition of UFC Tonight, MMA Fighting's own Ariel Helwani revealed a list of 20 Strikeforce fighters already anticipating a debut in the Octagon in the coming months. Aside from obvious names like Daniel Cormier and Gilbert Melendez, several notable additions to the UFC roster have been confirmed. The list reads as follows:
Heavyweight
Daniel Cormier (11-0)
Light Heavyweight
Gegard Mousasi (33-3-2)
Gian Villante (10-3)
Middleweight
Luke Rockhold (10-1)
Ronaldo Souza (17-3, 1 NC)
Lorenz Larkin (13-0, 1 NC)
Tim Kennedy (15-4)
Roger Gracie (6-1)
Welterweight
Tarec Saffiedine (14-3)
Nate Marquardt (32-11-2)
Jason High (16-3)
Roger Bowling (11-3)
Bobby Voelker (24-8)
Lightweight
Gilbert Melendez (21-2)
Josh Thomson (19-5)
Pat Healy (29-16)
K.J. Noons (11-6)
Ryan Couture (6-1)
Adriano Martins (24-6)
Kurt Holobaugh (8-1)
It's important to note that this list is far from definitive, as further announcements may be forthcoming throughout the next few weeks. But even with what we know so far, it's clear this mass migration will provide a much needed boost in talent -- particularly at middleweight -- for the increasingly exhaustive schedule the UFC expects to shoulder over the next 12 months.
Appearing on Tuesday's edition of UFC Tonight, MMA Fighting's own Ariel Helwani revealed a list of 20 Strikeforce fighters already anticipating a debut in the Octagon in the coming months. Aside from obvious names like Daniel Cormier and Gilbert Melendez, several notable additions to the UFC roster have been confirmed. The list reads as follows:
Heavyweight
Daniel Cormier (11-0)
Light Heavyweight
Gegard Mousasi (33-3-2)
Gian Villante (10-3)
Middleweight
Luke Rockhold (10-1)
Ronaldo Souza (17-3, 1 NC)
Lorenz Larkin (13-0, 1 NC)
Tim Kennedy (15-4)
Roger Gracie (6-1)
Welterweight
Tarec Saffiedine (14-3)
Nate Marquardt (32-11-2)
Jason High (16-3)
Roger Bowling (11-3)
Bobby Voelker (24-8)
Lightweight
Gilbert Melendez (21-2)
Josh Thomson (19-5)
Pat Healy (29-16)
K.J. Noons (11-6)
Ryan Couture (6-1)
Adriano Martins (24-6)
Kurt Holobaugh (8-1)
It's important to note that this list is far from definitive, as further announcements may be forthcoming throughout the next few weeks. But even with what we know so far, it's clear this mass migration will provide a much needed boost in talent -- particularly at middleweight -- for the increasingly exhaustive schedule the UFC expects to shoulder over the next 12 months.
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