A middleweight bout between Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza (15-3) and Derek Brunson (9-1) is planned for Strikeforce's August event.
Souza last saw action in March, when he submitted Bristol Marunde, who subbed for Brunson, with an arm-triangle choke in the third round in Columbus. That bout was his first fight back after losing his middleweight belt to current champ Luke Rockhold this past September in a five-round unanimous decision.
Souza last saw action in March, when he submitted Bristol Marunde, who subbed for Brunson, with an arm-triangle choke in the third round in Columbus. That bout was his first fight back after losing his middleweight belt to current champ Luke Rockhold this past September in a five-round unanimous decision.
Brunson earlier this month took a short-notice fight against Kendall Grove at ShoFIGHT 20 when Terry martin pulled out the week of the fight. But in the promotion's middleweight title fight, Brunson, who got dispensation from Strikeforce to take a bout outside the organization, dropped a split decision. The loss was the first of his career.
