Gurgel happy with Strikeforce

MMA veteran Jorge Gurgel insists he is happy  and feels settled in with Strikeforce.

Gurgel has previously described leaving the UFC as “heartbreaking”, but now insists he has been happy ever since signing with Strikeforce.

Gurgel will fight unbeaten Billy Evangelista at the Strikeforce Challengers event on Friday in Fresno, California.

He told MMA FanHouse: “I’m very, very happy with Strikeforce. I’m grateful for the opportunity. It was an opportunity for me to have a rebirth, so to speak. Like I’ve said, I was never happy with my performance in the UFC. They cut me rightfully so, because with all due respect to the other fighters, I never thought I did lose a fight to a better fighter. I always lost a fight to myself. I just never performed to my expectations.

“When the UFC cut me I think a broke a record. I was the guy who was unemployed for a record-breaking four minutes. Four minutes after the UFC cut me, Strikeforce got a hold of me and I’ve been happy ever since. It’s a chance for me to display my skills.

“And trust me, people say I took a step down, maybe from the biggest league in the world to the second, but I did not take a step down in competition. Look who Strikeforce has. It’s a huge, huge growing organization. There’s a huge fight roster that keeps growing bigger and bigger. So I never took a step down from competition. I’m very happy with Strikeforce. They treat me great. All my fights are televised. I have the opportunity to fight in the main event. God-willing I’ll win the fight and that will put me in title contention.”

Tags: Strikeforce, UFC