After initial reports that he was scratched, “Vai Cavalo” Fabricio Werdum (11-4-1) will fight “MAK” Mike Kyle (11-6-1) at Strikeforce in San Jose 15 August.
Werdum hasn’t fought since getting KO’d by Fighters.com’s seventh-ranked heavyweight “Cigano” Junior dos Santos (8-1) at UFC 90 in Chicago last October.
He was originally scheduled to challenge Strikeforce heavyweight champion “Demolition Man” Alistair Overeem (27-10), but a hand injury forced Overeem out of his first title defense since earning the belt by defeating “Headhunter” Paul Buentello (27-9) in 2007.
Kyle knocked out “Feijao” Rafael Cavalcante (7-2) at Strikeforce in St. Louis 6 June.
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