Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante will make his Strikeforce debut against former lightweight champ Josh Thomson at “Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2″ on October 9 in San Jose, California, Cavalcante’s manager recently told MMA Weekly.
Cavalcante (15-3-1) rose into the lightweight rankings in 2007 following wins over Caol Uno, Vitor Ribeiro, and Andre Amade, but the Brazilian went winless in 3 bouts against Shinya Aoki and Tatsuya Kawajiri before bouncing back with a July win over Katsunori Kikuno in DREAM.
Thomson (17-3) dropped the belt to Gilbert Melendez in December, but rebounded with a win over Pat Healy in June to get back into title contention with his ninth win in 10 fights.
The Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2 fight card is headlined by a rematch between welterweight champ Nick Diaz and KJ Noons and also includes 135-pound women’s champ Sarah Kaufman vs. Marloes Coenen and Luke Rockhold vs. Matt Lindland.
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Pictured: Gesias Cavalcante
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hell yea, will be nice to see Cavalcante in strikeforce
Should be an awsome show . And this is a quality addition .
Cavalcante is a beast, glad to see him in the SF ranks. Should be a great fight.
And personally , while we are talking Lightweights , I think Melendez can beat Edgar .
gil chin is awesome and he about as well rounded as you can get!!! i know one thing it would be a good fight and i couldnt see edgar finishing the fight!!!
sf is putting on some good shows!!!
JZ looks like a combination of Lawlor and Wandy in this pic for some reason.