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List of Strikeforce fighters headed to the UFC revealed on "UFC Tonight"
Jan 16, 2013 - 12:10:11 PM List of Strikeforce fighters headed to the UFC revealed on "UFC Tonight"

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

When rumors first began swirling last fall that Strikeforce would fold following their final event in January, it was also rumored that only a select few would be brought into the UFC. That changed somewhere along the lines, as the UFC started booking fighters many felt might not get a shot, and on Tuesday another large list of fighters heading over was revealed.

During Tuesday night's UFC Tonight program on Fuel TV, Ariel Helwani unveiled a list of fighters who he's confirmed will be coming to the Octagon in the near future. The list features a number of expected names, though several others were omitted. However, Helwani did add that it wasn't a definitive list, and more fighters were likely to be brought in still.

For now, here's a list of Strikeforce fighters confirmed to be heading to the UFC in 2013:

Heavyweight

* Daniel Cormier (11-0 MMA, 8-0 SF)

Light Heavyweight

* Gegard Mousasi (33-3-2 MMA, 4-1-1 SF)
* Gian Villante (10-3 MMA, 3-2 SF)

Middleweight

* Luke Rockhold (10-1 MMA, 9-0 SF)
* Ronaldo Souza (17-3 MMA, 7-1 SF)
* Lorenz Larkin (13-0 MMA, 4-0 SF)
* Roger Gracie (6-1 MMA, 4-1 SF)
* Tim Kennedy (15-4 MMA, 6-2 SF)

Welterweight

* Tarec Saffiedine (14-3 MMA, 6-1 SF)
* Nate Marquardt (32-11-2 MMA, 1-1 SF, 10-4 UFC)
* Roger Bowling (11-3 MMA, 4-3 SF)
* Jason High (16-3 MMA, 3-0 SF, 0-1 UFC)
* Bobby Voelker (24-8 MMA, 4-1 SF)

Lightweight

* Gilbert Melendez (21-2 MMA, 11-1 SF)
* Pat Healy (29-16 MMA, 7-1 SF, 0-1 UFC)
* Josh Thomson (19-5 MMA, 10-3 SF, 2-1 UFC)
* K.J. Noons (11-6 MMA, 3-4 SF)
* Ryan Couture (6-1 MMA, 6-1 SF)
* Adriano Martins (24-6 MMA, 1-0 SF)
* Kurt Holobaugh (8-1 MMA, 0-1 SF)