The crowd at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio and the fans watching on Showtime were treated to a coming out party of sorts for Ryan Couture. Ryan, the son of legendary MMA star, Randy Couture, was able to successfully take a big step up in competition at Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey, as he fought a very tough opponent, in Conor Heun.
The trash talking is all but over between Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey and the two ladies will settle their squabble inside the Strikeforce cage. The women’s bantamweight title is on the line tonight, but before that happens, Sarah Kaufman and Alexis Davis will fight on the night’s preliminary card to determine the number one contender and next in line for whomever walks away with the belt.
The fighters for tonights’s Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey card stepped onto the scales last night in Columbus, Ohio. All 18 fighters made weight and will begin stepping into the cage tonight at 8pm ET / PT for the preliminary card that will be airing on Showtime Extreme. The night main card will start at 10pm ET / PT time and is headlined by the Strikeforce women’s bantamweight title bout between Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey.
It was first thought to be headlined by the heavyweight grand prix final between Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier. When that didn’t work out, Strikeforce then promoted the women’s bantamweight title fight between Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey to headliner status. Strikeforce then surrounded is second card anchored by a women’s title fight with several of the promotions top fighters.
Before the big fights go down in Dallas tonight, an exciting undercard took place on HD Net. The amazing broadcast duo of Bas Rutten and Michael Schiavello called the action. Here’s how the undercard fights ended up.
After a long hiatus, the Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament will complete it’s quarterfinal round with some potentially exciting bouts. Alistair Overeem will make his bid to be number one Heavyweight in the world, while Josh Barnett will make a rare US appearance.
