Strikeforce: Scott Smith returns to face Jesse Finney on Dec. 4 in St. Louis

by Jesse Holland on Sep 22, 2010 5:27 PM EDT

Fresh off today's news that Dan Henderson and Renato Sobral will headline a return to "Gateway City" for the Strikeforce promotion, MMA Die Hards brings word that Scott Smith has also been booked to throw hands on Dec. 4 against hometown favorite Jesse Finney.

The yet-to-be-announced event is expected to air live on Showtime from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Smith (17-7) recently split a pair of fights with former Strikeforce 185-pound Champion Cung Le. After a "miracle in San Jose," one that saw "Hands of Steel" pull of yet another patented comeback stoppage, Smith was finished early by the San Shou striker in their June 26 rematch.

The former UFC middleweight now stands at 3-2 since being acquired in the Elite XC rummage sale and appears to be making good on his promise to drop to 170-pounds.

Like Smith, things didn't exactly turn out as planned for Finney in his last fight. The St. Louis native suffered the first loss of his career when he was choked out by veteran Josh Neer at Fight Me MMA: "The Battle Begins" back on August 14 in St. Charles.

Finney (7-1) remains undefeated under the Strikeforce banner with two submission wins in as many attempts and a televised win over Smith would raise his stock considerably within the division.

Stay tuned for an official announcement from Strikeforce regarding the Dec. 4 fight card in the coming days.

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so he's fighting the chick that got anhialated by cyborg? should be an easy win...

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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 22, 2010 5:22 PM EDT reply actions

lol

by cough on Sep 22, 2010 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Scott Smith is gonna end up with brain damage. It's going to look bad for the sport.

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by jay. on Sep 22, 2010 6:00 PM EDT reply actions

i really dont care to see this dude fight.

i dont think he’s that good at all. just lucky.

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by Synyster_08 on Sep 22, 2010 9:53 PM EDT reply actions

Don't look past Finney

I’m glad to see Smith back, the man has hands made of brick. But I also would be weary of Finney – he’ll be fighting on his home turf, and just because we don’t know much about him doesn’t mean he won’t put up a good fight. From what I hear, he’s a good striker, so we should expect a boxing match. I think it’ll be an entertaining matchup.

by RoeNoMo on Sep 23, 2010 3:08 PM EDT reply actions