Strikeforce Makes It Official, Le vs. Smith On June 26
A rematch between former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le (6-1) and comeback King Scott Smith (17-6) was made official by the promotion on Wednesday. The two will meet on the June 26 co-promoted “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” event.
Their first meeting happened back in December of last year as part of the Showtime-televised “Strikeforce: Evolution” event. Le dominated the opening two rounds with his heavy kicks before succumbing to a left hand from Smith ending the fight via TKO stoppage.
Another bout announced for the June 26 card was between former Strikeforce lightweight champ Josh Thomson (16-3) vs. mma veteran Pat “Bam Bam” Healy (23-15).
The June 26 Strikeforce event is headlined by WAMMA heavyweight champ Fedor Emelianenko and former UFC fighter Fabricio Werdum. Tickets can still be found for the event, which will take place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
