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Roger Huerta Headed to Strikeforce? (Update)

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WKR loves twitter. Is there any other social platform for fighters' to incessantly tease us with possible signings and fight announcements?

Roger Huerta (20-3-1) is the latest fighter to flirt with the MMA media through his twitter account.

"Ok.... Yall keep asking me when my next fight is going to be. Who on here wants to really know?? ...My manager @jeffclarkmma and I met with scott coker and Richard Chou with strikeforce on monday. So I believe this is where..."

Huerta has spent the last few weeks in Thailand eating octopus and training Muay Thai.

When we last saw Roger Huerta fight in the UFC it was back-to-back loses to Gray Maynard and Kenny Florian. This followed a dispute with Zuffa management following a six-fight win streak inside the Octagon. Huerta had previously mentioned that he wanted to explore acting.

If Huerta were to sign with Strikeforce he could fight Josh Thomson, K.J. Noons, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Jorge Gurgel, Billy Evangelista, Vitor Riberio and of course whatever lightweights Strikeforce could use from Dream.

SBN coverage of Strikeforce: Evolution

Update: The Junkie says not so fast on Huerta to Strikeforce:

Additionally, sources close to the fighter indicated that a "matching clause" in Huerta's UFC contract that doesn't expire until November means the UFC retains the right to match any official offer the lightweight receives from an opposing organization.

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Yeah they might have the right to match, but if Huerta signed a non exclusive contract with Strikeforce would the UFC match it? My guess would be no.

by scrambledeggs on Jan 8, 2010 2:41 PM EST reply actions  

yeah, but I could totally see them being dicks

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by Zak Woods on Jan 8, 2010 4:17 PM EST up reply actions  

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