Scott Smith Re-Signs With Strikeforce, Scheduled to Fight in December
Middleweight Scott Smith has re-signed with Strikeforce, recently agreeing to a new six-fight deal, according to his agent, Mike Roberts, who confirmed the news on Monday to Fanhouse.
Smith (16-6) will return to action at a yet-unannounced December Strikeforce event and has his sights set on fighting former champ Frank Shamrock or Benji Radach.
A former WEC light heavyweight champion, Smith dropped his UFC debut in 2006 to David Terrell then appeared as a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter 4, losing in the opening round to Travis Lutter. “Hands of Steel” rebounded at the TUF 4 Finale, scoring a second-round knockout of Pete Sell, but would leave the UFC following losses to Patrick Cote and Ed Herman. Smith re-surfaced in EliteXC, fighting champ Robbie Lawler to a no contest in their first meeting before suffering a second-round TKO in a rematch.
After the collapse of EliteXC, Smith debuted in Strikeforce with back-to-back wins over Terry Martin and Benji Radach before being submitted by Nick Diaz in his most-recent bout in June.
Strikeforce has yet to formally announce its December card, which will air live on Showtime, but the promotion has reportedly reserved December 5 and December 12 as potential dates for an event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. If Strikeforce follows through with either date it will put itself in direct competition with a major UFC event: The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, featuring Kimbo Slice, on the 5th or UFC 107, headlined by BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez, on the 12th.
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I like this dude, i’ve always enjoyed the dude’s fights, i wouldn’t mind watching him put a hurtn’ on Frank Shamrock.
I second that.
Shamrock-Smith is a good call, mk4.
Hopefully someone here at the frenZy gets word of it to Scott Coker or his new matchmaking boy Chou…
Scott Smith is fan favorite in StrikeForce and this is a smart business move, good for Smith and his family
Still my favorite punch in UFC history…against poor Pete Sell.
He’s the kind of guy you need in any sport. He’s nothing but heart. His 1st fight vs Benji was one the best fights in Strikefore/Elite XC history..I have nothing but respect for that dude win or loose…
Scott Smith is the man. Not only is he from around my area but I saw him fight in person a couple of times at the WEC back when it was in Lemoore. One of my favorites.
Good to see there’s no hate on here for Smith (so far). The guy’s been in some really great fights with Sell, Lawler, Radach, and Diaz.
I wouldn’t mind seeing a Radach rematch. Especially since Radach filed a protest for the first fight being stopped to early.
Good for smith, I definitely agree with the above desires to see him face Frank Shamrock. “The battle of two guys that just got tooled by Nick Diaz”
In regards to the potential dates, dumb, in my opinion.
The plain truth is that if for some reason you’re a detractor of a fighter like Scott Smith, than maybe MMA isn’t for you, and you should just move along and find some other sport to involve yourself with.
I can’t imagine what Scott Smith has ever done in his MMA career to ever earn himself detractors, and yeah, a Radach rematch would be something I’d definitely be interested in seeing…