Josh Barnett signs with Strikeforce

Former UFC heavyweight champion and top-ten heavyweight Josh Barnett has signed a multiple-fight deal with Strikeforce.

Barnett (26-5) is currently riding a six-fight winning streak. He last competed at Impact FC 1 in July, defeating Geronimo dos Santos by TKO in the first round.

Unfortunately for Barnett, he has become known as much for his out-of-ring controversies as his in-ring accomplishments. After defeating Randy Couture to become the UFC heavyweight champion, a then-24-year-old Barnett was stripped of the title for failing a post-fight drug test. More recently, Barnett is appealing a 2009 failed drug test that led to the cancellation of a fight against Fedor Emelianenko and the subsequent fall of Affliction as a fight promotion.

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