PRIDE and DREAM veteran lightweight Mitsuhiro Ishida (16-4-1), the first fighter ever to defeat former Strikeforce world lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez, has signed with Strikeforce.
He will debut with the organization vs. Justin Wilcox (5-2) later this month.
The recently announced bout is latest booking for "Strikeforce at the Mansion II," which takes place Sept. 19 at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, Calif.
