Six straight wins have earned American Kickboxing Academy middleweight Luke Rockhold a title shot against Strikeforce champion Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza on September 10.
The date for the fight was confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by sources close to the match-up on Sunday. Rockhold also announced the fight via his Twitter account.
"I feel healthy, I feel ready, and I feel I have all the tools to take his belt. It's on," Rockhold wrote.
Rockhold had won six fights in a row before going down with a shoulder injury will training for an October matchup with Matt Lindland. He was also scheduled to face Tim Kennedy earlier this year, but withdrew from that fight as well. Jacare is coming off a third-round submission victory over Robbie Lawler in January, which was his first defense of the title he picked up with a decision win over Tim Kennedy last August.The date for the fight was confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by sources close to the match-up on Sunday. Rockhold also announced the fight via his Twitter account.
"I feel healthy, I feel ready, and I feel I have all the tools to take his belt. It's on," Rockhold wrote.
The card still doesn't have a location or venue, but this is the second fight added to the event so far. Earlier this week, Strikeforce announced that Josh Thomson will welcome Maximo Blanco to the promotion on September 10th as well.
Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza (14-2-1)
Win Robbie Lawler - Submission (Rear naked choke) Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg
Win Tim Kennedy - Decision (Unanimous) Strikeforce: Houston
Win Joey Villasenor - Decision (Unanimous) Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery
Win Robbie Lawler - Submission (Rear naked choke) Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg
Win Tim Kennedy - Decision (Unanimous) Strikeforce: Houston
Win Joey Villasenor - Decision (Unanimous) Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery
Luke Rockhold (7-1)
Win Paul Bradley - TKO (Knees to the body) SF Challengers 6
Win Jesse Taylor - Submission (Rear naked choke) SF Challengers 4
Win Cory Devela - Submission (Rear naked choke) SF Challengers 2
Win Paul Bradley - TKO (Knees to the body) SF Challengers 6
Win Jesse Taylor - Submission (Rear naked choke) SF Challengers 4
Win Cory Devela - Submission (Rear naked choke) SF Challengers 2