Now that last night's festivites are now in the books, it's time for the "what's next?" speculation to begin.
Dan Henderson: With the limited depth of the Strikeforce light heavyweight division, ol' Hendo needs to fight Feijao for the strap. A win for the Brazilian would finally vault him into the top 10, as well as putting him on the radar of more casual fans. A win for Hendo would be yet another accomplishment on an already stellar career and would arguably make him Strikeforce's top star.
Babalu Sobral: Despite a resume filled with impressive victories over names like Shogun Rua, Chael Sonnen, and Robbie Lawler, Babalu can't seem to win when it really matters. He was stopped by Chuck Liddell when he fought for the UFC light heavyweight title, knocked out by Gegard Mousasi in a Strikeforce title fight, and now finished by Dan Henderson in the main event of one of the top non-UFC fight cards of the year. The BJJ black belt now needs to take a step down in competition if he wants to continue fighting at a high level. A quick rebound fight against Ovince St. Preux, who picked up a win over Benji Radach last night, makes sense, or even Mike Kyle.
Stephan Bonnar: At 33 years old and with six years of UFC fight experience, Bonnar should take a step up in competition after his victory over Igor Pokrajac. I would match him with someone like Matt Hamill or the winner of Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva.
More post-fight speculation after the jump.
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/fightlinker/~3/0jsCF7x9sR0/post-tuf-finalestrikeforce-matchmaking
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