Lastly, we have Lashley, the former WWE superstar who began his MMA career with a win over Joshua Franklin in 2008, at MFA: There Will Be Blood. Over the last twelve months, he's earned three more wins, including a decision over Jason Guida and a first round stoppage of Bob "The Beast" Sapp this past June.

Since making the move to MMA, the comparisons between Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar have been unavoidable. Now that he's stepping onto a bigger stage, expect the comparing and contrasting of the former Vince McMahon employees to continue. A win Saturday night over recent TUF 11 cast member and UFC veteran Wes Sims would certainly get the ball rolling, and the comparisons are definitely something Strikeforce can use to their advantage going forward.

But what if Saturday night is a night of upsets and the unexpected? How does 2010 look if Plan B has to be put into action? Not to be a Debbie Downer, but even when you're hoping for heads, there is a 50-50 chance that tails is coming up, and you have to ready to roll with the punches.

Surely, Strikeforce will be able to work with whatever results they get from Saturday night's fight card, but the plan for 2010 could shift if the favorites come away on the wrong side of the four main card bouts.

Hardcore fans are well-aware of the head kick knockouts delivered by Marius Zaromskis en route to winning the DREAM Welterweight Grand Prix in July, as well as the 19 seconds it took him to do the same to Hp Bae Myeon as a follow-up in October. But it takes more than hardcore fans to make an event work and there aren't a lot of casual observers who have any knowledge of the man known as "The Whitemare."

While a win for Zaromskis could certainly be used as a building box towards creating a new star for the promotion, it will take more than one win for casual fans to be keen on seeing a fighter who is foreign to them in more ways than one headlining an event. That would leave Strikeforce in a difficult position, as there is only so far down the main card you can go with your welterweight champion.

An upset win for Marloes Coenen could make for some interesting opportunities, including a fight with Gina Carano should the former American Gladiator decided to return the the cage at some point. However, having to change gears in the Women's 145-pound division for a second time in less than six months is a challenge.

BTW: Can we just call it the Women's Featherweight division already? Now back to the show...

Cyborg has received a great deal of attention since stopping Carano, and while defeating the champ - and yes, her good looks - should make Coenen an easy sell, outside of a few fighters, there are no easy sells in this business.

Walker and Lashley offer up a similar conundrum: what do you do with two highly marketable fighters if they happen to get beaten?

Now, Strikeforce matchmaker Rich Chou is smart enough to not sacrifice two potential stars on the night they debut with the company, so losses for Walker and Lashley are not expected. But Georges St-Pierre wasn't supposed to lose to Matt Serra either. Things happen. Plan B needs to be figured out in full just in case.

The media attention surrounding Walker will drop dramatically after his...