The new head kick KO king of MMA is heading to America’s shores:
An emerging superstar at 170 pounds, the 29-year-old Lithuanian could make his promotional debut on Dec. 19 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. Zaromskis will still compete inside the Japan-based Dream organization, which has formed an alliance with Strikeforce.
Having supplanted Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic as the man with the sport’s most-feared feet, Zaromskis last competed at Dream 12 on Oct. 25, when he leveled Korean Myeon Ho Bae with a first-round head kick in a non-title affair. He captured the Dream welterweight crown in July, as he stopped Affliction veteran Jason High and respected Japanese standout Hayato “Mach” Sakurai on the same night. Both were victimized by Zaromskis head kicks.
Spawned by the London Shootfighters camp, Zaromskis joins a stable of Strikeforce welterweights that includes former EliteXC champion Jake Shields, UFC veteran Nick Diaz and one-time International Fight League titleholder Jay Hieron.
Whether or not Strikeforce will be able to draw out the sort of performances Zaromskis has turned in in his last three fights is impossible to know, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to try. So while it remains to be seen what Strikeforce can do with a promising welterweight talent in a struggling Strikeforce division, one is nevertheless encouraged to see the California-based organization bolster its roster through it’s partnership with DREAM. More, please.
HT: bigdmmafan
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