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Strikeforce's Daniel Cormier still unsure of timetable for return | MMAjunkie.com

Seven months after he broke his right hand, Strikeforce heavyweight Daniel Cormier (9-0 MMA, 6-0 SF) is still unsure of when he'll be ready to fight Josh Barnett (31-5 MMA, 2-0 SF).

"I would imagine they would wait, and I think they should," Cormier told MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com). "I think Strikeforce needs some closure to that division."

Cormier is today scheduled for an MRI, and he expects to get a final word on when and if he can fight. Until then, he can't commit to any timetable for return.

"I'm not sure if I re-hurt myself at some point, but when it is completely healed, we're ready to go," he said.

As finalists in the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix, Cormier and Barnett were expected to headline an event scheduled for March 3 in Columbus, Ohio. But on Tuesday, officials announced a women's bantamweight title fight between champ Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey as the top-billed fight.

"Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey" takes place at Nationwide Arena and airs live on Showtime.

That leaves in the lurch the finals of the eight-man competition, which kicked off this past February in East Rutherford, N.J. Neither Cormier or Barnett is sure of when the fight will take place.

"Zuffa said they would like Josh's next fight to be Cormier," Barnett's manager, Leland Labarre, said. "We are patiently waiting for that to happen."

[beau420]

That just be some seriously mangled hand.

I think that Antonio Silva's head should be considered one of the most dangerous weapons in MMA.

In Bigfoot's fight before Cormier, he fought Daniel's stablemate, Mike Kyle. Kyle broke his hand on Silva's head too. Kyle was out for 9 months after his fight with Bigfoot.

[Supe]

Man this sucks. If it wasnt all screwed up already, the longer we wait for this GP Final the more I find myself caring less. Still interested to see Cromier fight Barnett, but the UFC needs top HW right now due to all the injuries and retirements and what not. Barnett aint gettin younger and probably should move over and fight in the UFC if this is gonna drag on more.

[Spyke]

Alistair- I can't fight in September, Please give me until October=Out and Cormier in.

Cormier- I can't fight until I don't know when= Ok, you let us know.

[NLRepublic]

Originally Posted by Spyke

Alistair- I can't fight in September, Please give me until October=Out and Cormier in.

Cormier- I can't fight until I don't know when= Ok, you let us know.

Well, I mean, they don't really have many options/back-up plans at this point

This sucks though, I want this fight to happen fast so the loser can go to the UFC and fight, and then so the winner can get another fight over with, and go to the UFC as well

As unlikely as it is, I really would LOVE to see Barnett fight some guys in the UFC. Not too often you see such a high level HW grapple artist. Him and Mir/Gonzaga would be awesome

[RearNakedStroke]

They should just scrap it at this point and bring them both over to the UFC at this point. I'm over it.