By the looks of its latest card -- scheduled for this Saturday at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis -- it appears Strikeforce is well on its way to carving out a spot as a big-name mixed martial arts promotion.

With a featured bout pairing top 10 middleweight Robbie Lawler and top 10 welterweight ace Jake Shields, plus co-main events featuring heavyweight fang aficionado Andrei Arlovski and the always entertaining Nick Diaz, it’s time to jump on this free Showtime promotion.

Load the fridge with artery-clogging delights and make sure you call out sick from work for a few days in order to prepare. In the meantime, get squared up on the knowledge. Who knows? Maybe, I’ll nail a few this time.