With a third-round submission win over John Franchi at WEC 44 last November, the 26-year-old Swanson rebounded from his June 2009 defeat to divisional leader Jose Aldo.

In the WEC cage against Erik Koch and Anthony Morrison, who the 2008 NCAA wrestling tournament finalist submitted in the first round at WEC 48 in April, the undefeated Mendes, a noted up-and-comer out of Urijah Faber’s Team Alpha Male camp, sports back-to-back wins.

Anthony Njokuani will welcome newcomer Maciej Jewtuszko to the promotion in a lightweight bout, while Anthony Njokuani will welcome newcomer Maciej Jewtuszko to the promotion in a lightweight bout, was made official on Tuesday.

After four straight wins in the WEC cage, Jorgensen continues his march toward a bantamweight title shot. With a unanimous decision nod over the John Hackleman-trained fighter, Jorgensen avenged a June 2009 split decision loss to Antonio Banuelos in April.

A staple of the U.K.’s MMA scene for years, Pickett, has made the most of his WEC invitation, with wins over Kyle Dietz and Demetrius Johnson, who the brawling Pickett decisioned in April.

Njokuani will look to rebound from a first-round submission defeat at the hands of Shane Roller at WEC 48 in April, after three consecutive WEC victories.

In seven bouts, Polish import Jewtuszko is undefeated, including a first-round heelhook victory against Edvardas Norkeliunas at a Beast of the East event on June 12 in Gydnia, Poland.

This event features several very good bouts, and two big debuts for Strikeforce. Former NFL running back Herschel Walker will be making his mma debut at the age of 47. Also making his Strikeforce debut is undefeated heavyweight, and TNA wrestling star Bobby Lashley. There are also two title fights slated for the card.

First, women’s fighting phenom Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos will be making her first title defense. Santos, known for her amazing strength and ferocius striking will be facing Marloes Coenen. This will be Cyborg’s first time back in the cage since her destruction of Gina Carano to become the first Strikeforce Women’s Champion. The line for this fight is Santos -550/Coenen +375.

The second title bout is for the open Strikeforce welterweight championship and features brazillian jiu-jitsu ace Nick Diaz who is a UFC veteran and former Strikeforce champion. His oppenent will be Cage Rage veteran and current Dream welterweight champion Marius “The Whitemare” Zaromskis. This matchup will be a matchup of a submission master, Diaz, against Zaromskis who is one of the most explosive strikers in the world. Both have looked very strong in recent bouts and should not disappoint in this one. The line for this fight is (-220 Diaz /+180 Zaromskis ).