Tyron Woodley
After a 3-month hiatus, Daley was expected to face Evangelista Santos at , but Santos withdrew due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by Tyron Woodley. The winner of this fight was expected to fight for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship against a fighter yet to be named. He lost the bout via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 29–28 in favour of Woodley.