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Zakary Bucia (2-0) scored a quick victory over Adam Steel (1-1) at Strikeforce: Destruction Friday night in San Jose. The action was quick, with Steel shooting for Bucia’s legs almost immediately. Bucia resisted and was able to push back and take Steel down himself. Passing Steel’s guard into full mount, Bucia wrapped his right arm around Steel’s neck for the guillotine. Steel tapped at 0:35 of round one. ...
Fighters.com was live at the Strikeforce: Destruction weigh-ins Thursday night at the Hotel DeAnza in San Jose.
All fighters made weigh and, despite a delayed start and “Diesel” Joe Riggs’s (28-11) displeasure at having to strip, everything went smoothly.
Riggs was not the only one who had to strip further than his ginch; the California State Athletic Commission requested that each fighter have only one crack at the scale, resulting in several weigh-ins behind towels.
Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Bobby Southworth (9-4) looked cut. He told Fighters.com Thursday afternoon that he had hired a new strength and conditioning coach.
“Everybody’s been commenting on how my physique looks and how I’ve been performing. So we’ll see how I perform tomorrow night,” Southworth said.
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