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August 6, 2009 Jacare joins Strikeforce: Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ DeSouza has confirmed that he has signed a deal with Strikeforce. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion will make his debut for the MMA promoter in the fall. “I am very excited that I will have [+] August 6, 2009 MMA Musings- Fedor, Ortiz, Belfort, Strikeforce: As the dust settles on what was a very eventful couple of weeks in the MMA world, it’s time to reflect on some of the biggest happenings to occur recently, including the UFC’s signings of Tito Ortiz [+] August 5, 2009 Couture claims the battle has begun: Randy Couture has claimed that the battle between the UFC and Strikeforce now has begun. Couture claims the competition is brewing between the UFC and Strikeforce, following Strikeforce’s signing of Russian fighter Fedor Emelianenko. “The back-and-forth is [+] August 5, 2009 Miletich done arguing with White: MMA legend Pat Miletich is hoping to bury the hatchet with UFC president Dana White. Miletich wants to sit down with White at UFC 101 in Philadelphia and settle their differences. “I’m done arguing with people,” Miletich [+] August 5, 2009 Strikeforce and DREAM set to announce partnership: Strikeforce and DREAM is expected to announce a partnership on Wednesday, according to reports. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker revealed the ‘alliance’ with DREAM on The Carmichael Dave Show on Monday. “We’ve talked about [the partnership] for a long time,” Coker said on the Northern California sports program. “It’s finally going to happen now so maybe [Sergei] Kharitonov could fight Fedor at some point.” [+] August 4, 2009 White hits out at Fedor: UFC president Dana White has hit out at Russian fighter Fedor Emelianenko for joining rivals Strikeforce. The UFC boss has held talks with Fedor and M1-Global but failed to reach an agreement as they refuse to co-promote [+] August 4, 2009 M-1 happy with Strikeforce deal: President of M-1 Global, Vadim Finkelchtein, has admitted that he is happy to have agreed a deal that will see them co-promote events with Strikeforce. M-1 Global’s biggest star, Fedor Emelianenko, will headline the mega-events. “I am [+] August 4, 2009 Fedor joins Strikeforce: Russian heavyweight MMA fighter Fedor Emelianenko has agreed a multi-fight agreement with Strikeforce. Emelianenko will headline mega-events co-promoted by Strikeforce and M-1 Global, according to a press release on Monday. “I am looking forward to going back [+] August 3, 2009 Mayweather claims MMA is for Beer drinkers: Floyd Mayweather Jr. claimed last week in an interview with CBS Sportsline that Mixed Martial Arts is for ‘Beer drinkers’. The boxer said: “It takes true skills to be in the sport of Boxing and Mixed Martial [+] August 3, 2009 Bowles could beat Torres: Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir believes Brian Bowles can manage to beat Miguel Torres on Sunday. Bowles will meet the bantamweight champion at the WEC 42 event on Sunday night. Mir told MMA FanHouse: “Bowles is [+]