The deal to bring Fedor Emelianenko back to Strikeforce isn’t a done deal yet, but the promotion is hopeful he'll be on board for a June fight against Fabricio Werdum. Just last month the word was that Fedor was confirmed for the June card, and while Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker says they are hopeful to have him on the show in San Jose, Calif., it's an ongoing situation. "We have a date in June on hold for him, and we're hoping we work things out where he can come fight that fight," said Coker when appearing on MMAWeekly Radio on Wednesday night. "I wish I could give you more details, but I really can't talk about the minutia ...

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Dana White met with the media Thursday at the Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi, and when the topic of finally signing Fedor Emelianenko to a UFC contract came up, the UFC president stated that signing the former PRIDE heavyweight champion "has become my obsession." White also said that he talked to Emelianenko's management "more recent than you would think" and that he wanted to see Emelianenko, who has a contract with M-1 Global and Strikeforce, in the UFC more than the fans do. Check out the video of White talking about signing Emelianenko below. 4/09/2010 10:10 AM ET By Ariel Helwani

   As Strikeforce draws ever nearer to it’s April 17 date in Nashville, the promotion is already starting to forge ahead with plans for another major show in June that will feature a current champion and a former champion on the same card. Another event, on May 15, has already been scheduled and announced for St. Louis. While the June card has not officially been released, it's believed Strikeforce will put a show on late in the month at the HP Pavilion in its hometown of San Jose, Calif. Two top fighters who will be featured on the June card are former middleweight champion Cung Le and current women's 145-pound champion Cris "Cyborg" Santos. Coming off a win over ...

   Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz will return to action on May 29, facing Japanese heavy hitter Hayato “Mach” Sakurai, according to GracieFighter.com, the web site of Diaz’s trainer and manager, Cesar Gracie. GracieFighter.com says that the bout will take place under the fighter sharing partnership between Strikeforce and Dream. A Diaz rematch with Dream champion Marius Zaromskis for his belt was under consideration, according to the report. The Japanese promotion instead decided to match Diaz up with Sakurai, who is an extremely popular fighter in his native land. Diaz welcomed the bout, saying, "Good, I've been trying to fight this guy for a long time now." Diaz (21-7) hasn’t lost since he faced K.J. Noons for EliteXC in late ...

Bobby Lashley’s exclusion from Strikeforce April 17 card in Nashville, Tenn., was due to nasal surgery he underwent in early March. “I had sinus surgery recently and b/c of the surgery, my doc won't clear me to fight,” Lashley posted on his Facebook page on Monday. “I tried working every angle, however the final say is left in the hands of the doc.” Sherdog.com verified the post as Lashley’s through the fighter’s American Top Team-affiliated gym in Aurora, Colo. Lashley underwent the surgery to ...