Strikeforce gets a kick out of Marius Zaromskis

Last week I wrote briefly about 2009 DREAM Welterweight Grand Prix champ Marius Zaromskis, who has a nasty habit of head-kicking opponents into unconsciousness. Now Strikeforce has smartly snapped up Zaromskis (13-3) and signed him to a multi-fight agreement, according to MMA Mania.

The 29-year-old Lithuanian has won five straight fights and nine of his last 10, including head-kick knockouts of Jason High and Hayoto Sakurai in the same night to win the Grand Prix crown and Myeon Ho Bae at DREAM 12 just last week. All three knockouts came in the first round.

Now all Strikeforce has to do is find some welterweights to take him on considering the promotion’s 170-pound class is a little light on talent at the moment, especially with Jake Shields moving up to challenge Jason “Mayhem” Miller for the vacant middleweight title at November 7’s Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers event.