PRIDE veteran Mitsuhiro Ishida will make his debut in the Continental US on Sept. 20 at "Strikeforce at the Mansion 2" in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Ishida (16-4-1) will take on Team AKA's Justin Wilcox (5-2) in a lightweight bout.
Last New Year's Eve Ishida became the first person to hand then-Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez his first loss. Ishida is also a former Shooto champion.