Light heavyweight Jared Hamman has signed a four-fight deal with the UFC, his management confirmed to Sherdog.com Thursday.
A student under recent UFC returnee Vladimir Matyushenko, Hamman avenged his only blemish to Poai Suganuma with a conclusive first-round technical knockout for ShoXC in August 2008. Suganuma had won their first match by a controversial 15-second flying-knee knockout four months earlier.
Hamman was scheduled to face Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante in a featured light heavyweight bout for Strikeforce “Lawler vs. Shields” on June 6 in St. Louis, but withdrew due to injury.
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said that Hamman was released from his contract with the promotion.