Strikeforce signs "Jacare"!

Fresh off the heels of the Fedor signing, Strikeforce continues to make moves to improve their roster. They recently announced the signing of Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza. Souza is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner with a record of 10-2 with 9 of those wins coming by way of submission. He has only one loss since 2003 and that came in 2008 when he was knocked out with an upkick that was thrown by Gegard Mousasi. He is widely regarded as the best submission fighter in the sport today. He has trained with Black House as well as Xtreme Couture. He was the 2005 ADCC Absolute Division runner-up, the 2005 ADCC 77-87kg winner, the 2004 and 2005 openweight World Jiu-Jitsu Champion and most recently, the 2008 Dream Middleweight Grand Prix runner up. His most notable fights have come against Jason "Mayhem" Miller. In 2008, "Jacare" defeated Miller via submission. They signed for a rematch in May of this year which was ruled a no-contest due to an illegal kick that cut "Jacare" so badly that he was unable to continue. Souza is also known for fighting to a draw in a submission match against Randy "The Natural" Couture. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza may not be known by the casual mma fan but he is held in high regard by the hardcore fans. He will not get a chance to showcase his skills in America. Strikeforce continues to add high profile fighters to their roster, which is great for the American mma fans. They are also the only mma promotion that Dana White respects. You have to think though, that White may be growing tired of them signing these top level fighters. With them really being his only competition now, will we soon see White lash out at them as he has done with others in the past? Only time will tell.