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Following the disappointment surrounding a canceled fight in March, Strikeforce middleweight Derek Brunson cannot wait to get back in action. Retweet this Share on Facebook • Email • StumbleUpon • Reddit • Digg • Technorati • Instapaper • Tumblr • Google Reader • LinkedIn

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Strikeforce champ Luke Rockhold believes his next opponent Tim Kennedy is a very worth opponent. On the other hand he doesn't hold Derek Brunson in quite the same regard.

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Superior Cage Combat middleweight champion Bristol Marunde has signed with Strikeforce and will replace Derek Brunson against former Strikeforce titleholder Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza at next Saturday's Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey event. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker confirmed the signing on Wednesday via Twitter. Brunson was scratched from the contest after failing his pre-fight medicals by testing below the commission's minimum vision threshold without his contact lenses. Ohio Athletic Commission Executive Director Bernie Profato revealed that Brunson's vision is 20/400, which fails to meet the state standard of "uncorrected visual acuity." Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey is slated for March 3, 2012, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Women's bantamweight champion Miesha Tate defends her title against former Olympian Ronda Rousey in the night's main event. The late match-up switch marks an enormous leap in competition for Marunde (15-6), whose biggest previous wins came against UFC veterans Jay Silva and Rich Attonito. Training out of West Coast Fight Team, the 29-year-old journeyman recovered from early turbulence to amass nine victories in his last ten appearances, including three first-round stoppages, with his only stumble arriving via a submission loss to Jordan Smith in 2009. Souza (14-3, 1 NC), meanwhile, looks to rebound after dropping his Strikeforce middleweight title in a unanimous decision loss to Luke Rockhold last September. The setback snapped a four-fight win streak for the Black House fighter, which included dramatic wins over Tim Kennedy, Robbie Lawler, and Matt Lindland.

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Current Super Cage Combat middleweight champion Bristol Marunde has agreed to fight ex-Strikeforce titleholder Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza at next week's "Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey" event. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker today announced the new booking. Souza's original opponent, undefeated Derek Brunson, was forced off the card on Tuesday after failing a pre-event vision test.

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Middleweight prospect Derek Brunson will not compete as expected against former champion Ronaldo Souza at Strikeforce “Tate vs. Rousey,” according to promotion CEO Scott Coker.

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On today's Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey conference call, Scott Coker announced that Derek Brunson did not pass his medicals and thus has been removed from his scheduled bout with Ronaldo Souza. Coker did not give any details beyond saying that it was "not severe" and he "couldn't get into it." The search is on for a new opponent for Jacare, but it's going to be interesting to see if the promotion can land anyone up to Souza's level with only a little more than a week's notice. For Brunson, this is a disappointing setback. He had upped his professional record to 9-0 with a one sided (but lackluster) decision win over Nate James at Strikeforce Challengers 20. Despite having some technical flaws in his striking, he still has a lot of upside and many expect big things. Then again, maybe it's not all that disappointing for Brunson fans given that he would have entered the cage as a significant underdog for the bout. SBN coverage of Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey

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A main card middleweight match-up between Derek Brunson and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza has been nixed from the Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey fight card.

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Undefeated Derek Brunson has been forced out a "Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey" fight with fellow middleweight Ronald "Jacare" Souza. Officials today announced that Brunson failed his medicals for the fight, though the undisclosed ailment is "not severe" in nature, according to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker. A replacement is being sought for next week's card.

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The fight card for Strikeforce's March 3 event in Ohio continues to fill, and a pair of middleweight contests were today added to the schedule. MMAjunkie.com confirmed with sources close to the event that Derek Brunson faces former Strikeforce champ Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza, and Lumumba Sayers meets Scott Smith. "Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey" takes place at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, and coincides with the annual Arnold Sports Festival. The main card airs on Showtime, and prelims air on Showtime Extreme.

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Undefeated prospect Derek Brunson will jump into the deep end of Strikeforce's middleweight division on March 3 as he faces former champion Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza at Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey.

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The Strikeforce Challengers Series is back with their twentieth offering, an under-hyped card featuring solid talent including undefeated competitors like Matt Ricehouse and Derek Brunson, as well as bout between top female contenders Julia Budd and Ronda Rousey and promotional veteran Antwain Britt making his middleweight debut. Five Ounces of Pain will be tuned in when things start up on Showtime at 11:00 PM EST but delivering live results throughout. Here is a full list of Strikeforce Challengers 20 results: Andreas Spang def. Willie Parks via TKO Round 1 (Strikes) Quinn Mullhern def. David Hulett via Unanimous Decision Bobby Green def. James Reese via Submission Round 3 (Rear-Naked Choke) T.J. Cook vs. Trevor Smith Bill Cooper vs. Matt Ricehouse Adlan Amagov vs. Anthony Smith Derek Brunson vs. Nate James Ronda Rousey vs. Julia Budd Antwain Britt vs. Lumumba Sayers PHOTO CREDIT – STRIKEFORCE

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MMAWeekly Radio is back with a huge show to kick off the week as UFC 139 main eventer Dan Henderson, Matt Brown and Derek Brunson stop by the show.

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A middleweight bout between undefeated Derek Brunson and veteran Nate James is slated for next month's Strikeforce Challengers 20 event. Brunson and Strikeforce officials announced the fight via Twitter. Strikeforce Challengers 20 place Nov. 18 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

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