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Strikeforce MMA fighters at the press conference yesterday. Photo courtesy TOM CASINO/EliteXC.

On Saturday evening Strikeforce: Cung Le vs. Shamrock will take place in the combat-sports haven of San Jose, California. The fight card has been changing on a regular basis and now appears to finally have settled.

The headlining bout between Frank Shamrock and Cung Le has been marked by the normal smack talk found in the lead-up to a Frank Shamrock fight. Shamrock has been spreading the message that he expects to end Le via striking, in contrast to conventional wisdom that Shamrock would try to end things with a submission. Le has remarked that he is unconcerned about Shamrock’s mind games and is ready to win regardless of where the fight takes place.

Mike Kyle’s been brought on to the card to fight former IFL fighter Wayne Cole. Kyle was suspended by the California State Athletic Commission after his fight in 2006 when he delivered an illegal kick to Brian Olsen, and continued delivering strikes which required Olsen to have plates and screws inserted into the bones in his face.

Gabe Lemley was brought on to fight Cesar Gracie fighter Gilbert Melendez. Lemley is widely seen to not be on the same level as Melendez, who’s only lost once in his long career among high-level competition.

Drew Fickett will now face Jae Suk Lim , after both of their original opponents (Cesar Gracie fighters Jake Shields and Nick Diaz, respectively) have withdrawn from the card.

This event will be on premium cable channel SHOWTIME at 9 PM Eastern and Pacific. Good luck with the predictions you make here on MMAPredictions.com! I will be in Carson, California at the Brazilian jiu-jitsu Pan-Ams and will jump online tomorrow evening to update MMAPredictions with the fight results!

- Caleb

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