Arvlovski's fight against Rogers was to be a fight to get him back to the top of the ladder, but instead Rogers shoots past Arlovski as Arlovski slides way back down with two consecutive losses.

In the same Strikeforce event last week, Nick Diaz defeated Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith. This appears to put Diaz in line to challenge Strikeforce middleweight champion, Cung Le for the title.

The Vietnamese-American former kickboxer, Le has been the face of Strikeforce for years and has a huge fan following in California. Le has been on hiatus from MMA since March 2008 as he pursues a movie career. One can't blame him; with his popularity he's striking while the iron is hot.

Diaz is on a five victory tear against some tough opposition during this time span. When Cung Le does return to MMA, Strikeforce would be smart to give him a non-title warmup fight before he takes on the formidable Diaz. Perhaps they could have Le right someone while outside of his middleweight division.

This would not only help Cung Le rid himself of some ring-rust, but it would help introduce him to a larger nationwide audience since Strikeforce is now on Showtime and will be on CBS in the fall.

David Estrada Jr. is a Mixed Martial Arts columnist for the Port Arthur News. He can be e-mailed at DavidEstrada@DavidEstrada.com