Danillo in action at BC 6 / Photo: Carlos Ozório

Danillo and Yuri Villefort are Strikeforce’s latest hirees. And the pair of siblings already know against whom and when they’ll be making their debuts in the promotion. On June 24 in Washington Danilo (13-3) will face Antwain “The Juggernaut” Britt (11-5), while Yuri (6-0) will step up against Travis Bush (5-2-1). The matchups feature on the card for Strikeforce: Challengers 16.

It will be the second time the brothers fight on the same evening. The last was at Bitetti Combat 6 in Brasília, where both were victorious. Danillo will figure on the main card of the show, thus making the television broadcast.

“I watched Britt’s fight and for sure he’s a tough guy. But I saw some flaws in his game and I’m going to knock him out in the first or second round, so everyone should tune in,” menaces Danillo.

“I’ve been training my whole life and this is my first opportunity in a major event. I’ll be 100% ready on June 24 and, one way or another, I’m going to end this fight and give the fans what they want to see,” says Yuri.

Danillo em ação no BC 6. Foto: Carlos Ozório.

Danillo e Yuri Villefort são os mais novos contratados do Strikeforce. E os irmãos já têm adversário e data para estrear no cage da organização. No dia 24 de junho, em Washington, Danillo (13-3) encara Antwain “The Juggernaut” Britt (11-5), enquanto Yuri (6-0) combate com Travis Bush (5-2-1). As lutas fazem parte do card do Strikeforce: Challengers 16.

É a segunda vez que os dois irmãos lutam na mesma noite. A outra foi no Bitetti Combat 6, em Brasília, ocasião em que ambos saíram vitoriosos. A luta de Danillo faz parte do card principal do show, portanto vai ser televisionada.

“Assisti às lutas do Britt e, tenho certeza, ele é um cara durão. Mas vi os erros no jogo dele e vou nocauteá-lo no primeiro ou segundo round, assistam”, dispara Danillo.

“Treino a minha vida inteira e essa é a minha primeira oportunidade num grande evento. No dia 24 de junho estarei 100% pronto e, de um jeito ou de outro, vou terminar essa luta e dar aos fãs o que eles querem assistir”, diz Yuri.

“That shows what we, here, have known for a long time. This is the greatest MMA breeding ground in the world.”

Check out the chat the fighter had with GRACIEMAG.com:

Ronaldo Jacaré will face Joey Villasenor on the same night. What do you expect from your teammate?

He’s on fire and will win this fight. We work together on both the physical and technical aspects of training. He’s well trained, disciplined, a true athlete. He’ll do just fine.

Another much-anticipated fight is between Antonio Pezão and former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski…

I have much to say about Pezão too because we’ve trained together and we’re friends. He has a good shot at beating Arlovski. He’s good at takedowns and his standup game has come a long way. He gets better and better with every day.

What about you? How do you feel for your fight?

I’m doing really well and I’ve stabilized my weight. I’ll fly out with some weight to lose. The same gang as always has been helping me, Team Nogueira. Rogério Minotouro, Anderson Silva, Ricardo Demente, André Galvão… I’m dying for it to be time to fight because training is even worse than fighting!

Your opponent, Antwain Britt, isn’t that well known. What can you say about him?

He’s a tough guy, a striker. From what I could tell from his fights, he has heavy hands and a number of knockouts. I’m training the same way I always do, expecting the toughest guy of all. Whether he’s well known or not is of no importance to me. I’m always serious about what I do and I don’t even think about that.

Check out the card:

Strikeforce
May 15, 2010
St. Louis, Missouri

Alistair Overeem vs Brett Rogers

Andrei Arlovski vs Antonio Silva

Ronaldo “Souza” Jacare vs Joey Villasenor

Roger Gracie vs Kevin Randleman

Antwain Britt vs Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante

Justin DeMoney vs Jesse Finney

Lyle Beerbohm vs Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro

Federico Lopez vs TBA

Lee Brousseau vs Fransisco “Kiko” France

Mike Chandler vs Sal Woods

Pat Benson vs Erik Steenberg

Tom Aaron vs Matt Ricehouse

Darryl Cobb vs Booker DeRousse