Sergei Kharitonov

Just as he did in the opening round, the former UFC heavyweight champion used his dominant submission game to earn an easy victory in the semifinals.

Breaking down Saturday’s big Strikeforce card from the opening bout all the way to the Heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinals.

The weigh-ins for “Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov” will broadcast live on HDNet, as will the preliminary card of the September 10 event.

Tickets for Strikeforce’s September 10 event go on sale this week with a presale opportunity available on Thursday.

With the removal of Alistair Overeem, Strikeforce’s ambitious heavyweight tournament has only one way to avoid being a complete disaster.

Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker predicts that the second round of the heavyweight grand prix will take place in August of this year.

All fighters tested following last month’s “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva,” including Fedor Emelianenko and Andrei Arlovski, submitted clean drug samples.

Join HeavyMMA.com this evening for round-by-round coverage of this evening’s “Strikeforce: Emelianenko vs. Silva,” featuring two heavyweight tournament bouts.

“Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva” is set for tomorrow night on Showtime, and the fighters hit the scales today for the official weigh-ins.

Strikeforce heavyweight titleholder and K-1 2010 World Grand Prix Champion Alistair Overeem is committed to the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix.

Tickets for Strikeforce’s February 12 event, which features the highly-anticipated heavyweight Grand Prix, go on sale beginning next Wednesday.