A lightweight bout between Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante (15-4-1 MMA, 0-1 SF) and Justin Wilcox (11-3 MMA, 5-1 SF) is expected to be part of next month's "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum" event. A source close to the event told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) the bout is expected for the card MMAWeekly.com first reported it.
"Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum" takes place June 18 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, and the main card airs on Showtime.
It's not clear if Cavalcante vs. Wilcox is targeted for the broadcast.
Cavalcante, who once was one of the world's top-ranked lightweights, is just 1-3 over his past four fights (after a 12-0-1 run from 2004 to 2007). Plagued by injuries in recent years, the native Brazilian and current Florida-based competitor made his Strikeforce debut back in October and suffered a unanimous-decision loss to former champ Josh Thomson.
Wilcox, one of Strikeforce's most promising 155-pounders, enters the matchup on a six-fight win streak, which includes a five-fight win streak in Strikeforce. Since a submission loss to Mitsuhiro Ishida in his 2008 promotional debut, the American Kickboxing Academy fighter has posted Strikeforce wins over David Douglas, Daisuke Nakamura, Shamar Bailey, Vitor Ribeiro and Rodrigo Damm. The latter two headlined Strikeforce Challengers events.
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