Scott Smith set to fight Nick Diaz on Strikeforce card June 6th
The Strikeforce June 6th card featuring Robbie Lawler vs Jake Shields just got a major dose of Northern California flair.
Scott Smith of Elk Grove, CA is set to fight Stockton’s Nick Diaz, at a catch-weight of 180 pounds.
As it turns out, Smith’s now legendary 3 round war with Benji Radach was just a preamble to what may turn out to be the fight of his life. Diaz is coming off a fight with Frank Shamrock that paled in comparison to the Smith/Radach war. Diaz was never in trouble, and barely broke a sweat.
Also added to the card, Brett Rogers and Alistair Overeem with fight for the Stikeforce heavyweight title.
Many will question the intelligence of asking Smith to fight so soon after the beating he took against Radach, but “Hands of Steel” is not one to turn down fights, especially one so lucrative….both financially and PR wise.
Stay tuned for more updates as they come in, as a Diaz-Smith matchup is a fight that will definitely have no shortage of media coverage.
