With his hopes of joining Strikeforce apparently dashed, former WWE champion Batista has moved on to other endeavors, specifically opening a mixed martial arts training facility in Tampa, Florida.

According to TMZ.com, Batista has teamed up with Cesar Gracie to open Gracie Fighter Jiu Jitsu. As of now, it appears that the gym is not open to the general public, however that is expected to change next week.

In the past it had been rumored that Batista was in negotiations to join Strikeforce. At this time it seems as if those talks have ceased.

In April, Batista spoke to TMZ about the status of his talks with Strikeforce. Batista responded to the question about where things stood by moving his hand across his throat, he then said, ?We were (negotiating), but UFC bought 'em out and never said anything to me about it. I'm disappointed.?

Batista was then asked when talks broke down, he seemingly contradicts his UFC finger pointing saying, ?Like a week before,? before adding, ?Well, it didn?t break down until they sold out, I just had no idea, nobody ever said anything to me, Scott Coker never said anything to me, we had a deal on the table and we were just trying to fix a few things and the next thing I know, they got bought out.?

For now, it appears that Batista has moved on from his hopes of launching an MMA career at the age of 42.