Scheduled Events leading up to Saturdays Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal
The last Strikeforce event of 2011 is this weekend in San Diego, California for Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal. This year has been both good and bad for Strikeforce, depending on your outlook of the promotions sale to ZUFFA back in March.
While many of the Strikeforce champions have moved over to the ZUFFA owned UFC, lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez is still with Strikeforce….. For now! Melendez is headlining the event, defending his title for the fourth time overall against the hard-hitting Jorge Masvidal.
Fight week kicks off for Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal starting on Thursday, continuing on through the event. Below you’ll find the list of events, along with times and location.
Thursday (12/15):
Press Conference – Seau’s the Restaurant in San Diego, California at 1pm PT
- Open to fans and media
- Scheduled to attend are Strikeforce lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez, Jorge Masvidal, Strikeforce female champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, Hiroko Yamanaka, as well as main-card contestants Gegard Mousasi, Ovince St. Preux, K.J. Noons and Billy Evangelista, as well as Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker
Friday (12/16):
Weigh-ins – Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California at 4pm PT
- Free and open to the public
Saturday (12/17):
Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal – Live from the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California
- Main Card airs live on Showtime at 7pm PT
The complete lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (Showtime)
155 lbs.: Champion Gilbert Melendez vs. Jorge Masvidal
145 lbs.: Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos vs. Hiroko Yamanaka
205 lbs.: Gegard Mousasi vs. Ovince St. Preux
155 lbs.: Billy Evangelista vs. K.J. Noons
PRELIMINARY CARD
170 lbs.: Roger Bowling vs. Jerron Peoples
155 lbs.: Caros Fodor vs. Justin Wilcox
265 lbs.: Devin Cole vs. Gabriel Salinas-Jones
Fernando Gonzalez vs. Eddie Mendez
170 lbs.: Herman Terrado vs. Chris Brown
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Category: MMA, Strikeforce