Douglas-Gonzalez Targeted for Strikeforce Challengers 14
Mike Whitman Jan 27, 2011
Another matchup has surfaced for Strikeforce Challengers 14, as a
lightweight scrap between David
Douglas (Pictured) and Nick
Gonzalez is being put together for the event on Feb. 18 at the
Cedar Park Center in Austin, Texas.
Sherdog.com on Wednesday confirmed with sources close to the negotiations that while verbal agreements are in place for the bout, no contracts have yet been signed. The matchup was first reported over Twitter by MMA Supremacy.
Strikeforce Challengers 14 will be headlined by another lightweight
showdown pitting the undefeated Lyle
Beerbohm against Pat Healy and
will also feature the return of Ryan
Couture, as he takes on Lee Higgins
in yet another 155-pound affair.
A Cesar Gracie product, Douglas is a veteran of both Strikeforce and the defunct EliteXC promotion. After beginning his career with a loss to former WEC featherweight title contender Jeff Curran in 2005, Douglas ran off four straight victories before running into powerful prospect Justin Wilcox in his Strikeforce debut in August 2009. After spending more than a year on the sideline, “Tarzan” returned to the cage in October, earning a technical knockout victory over Dominic Clark at Strikeforce Challengers 11. Douglas has never been to a decision and owns all five of his career victories by knockout.
Fighting out of Austin, Texas, Gonzalez will have the home-field advantage heading into the bout. A former Bellator Fighting Championships competitor, “The Ghost” has faced some stiff competition as a professional. In 2007 alone, the lightweight squared off with both UFC veteran Yves Edwards and former Strikeforce lightweight king Josh Thomson, losing both fights. Gonzalez comes into this upcoming bout riding back-to-back wins. The Alliance MMA product has finished half of his 16 career victims by either knockout or submission.
Strikeforce Challengers 14 will also likely feature a welterweight scrap between Ryan Larson and Erik Apple, as well as another 155-pound showdown between Bryan Travers and Carlo Prater. Neither bout has been officially announced by the promotion.
Sherdog.com on Wednesday confirmed with sources close to the negotiations that while verbal agreements are in place for the bout, no contracts have yet been signed. The matchup was first reported over Twitter by MMA Supremacy.
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A Cesar Gracie product, Douglas is a veteran of both Strikeforce and the defunct EliteXC promotion. After beginning his career with a loss to former WEC featherweight title contender Jeff Curran in 2005, Douglas ran off four straight victories before running into powerful prospect Justin Wilcox in his Strikeforce debut in August 2009. After spending more than a year on the sideline, “Tarzan” returned to the cage in October, earning a technical knockout victory over Dominic Clark at Strikeforce Challengers 11. Douglas has never been to a decision and owns all five of his career victories by knockout.
Fighting out of Austin, Texas, Gonzalez will have the home-field advantage heading into the bout. A former Bellator Fighting Championships competitor, “The Ghost” has faced some stiff competition as a professional. In 2007 alone, the lightweight squared off with both UFC veteran Yves Edwards and former Strikeforce lightweight king Josh Thomson, losing both fights. Gonzalez comes into this upcoming bout riding back-to-back wins. The Alliance MMA product has finished half of his 16 career victims by either knockout or submission.
Strikeforce Challengers 14 will also likely feature a welterweight scrap between Ryan Larson and Erik Apple, as well as another 155-pound showdown between Bryan Travers and Carlo Prater. Neither bout has been officially announced by the promotion.
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