Rockhold retains the Strikeforce middleweigh title (Photos by Esther Lin/Forza LLC/Getty Images via Forza LLC)
The Strikeforce promotion announced ticket sales for it’s upcoming July event in Portland, Oregon with the Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy event.
Strikeforce returns to the Pacific Northwest on July 14, 2012 at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland featuring two scheduled title bouts on the main card.
Middleweight champ Luke Rockhold will defend his belt against Tim Kennedy in the main event, while undefeated fighter Tyron Woodley welcomes former UFC vet Nate Marquardt to the promotion in a welterweight title match for the vacant strap.
Three new bouts were announced for the preliminary card pitting local fighter Pat Healy (27-16) against Mizuto Hirota (14-4-1) in a lightweight match, while a pair of welterweight bouts has Jordan Mein (24-8) taking on Tyler Stinson (23-8) and Jason High (15-3) meeting Nate Moore (8-2).
From the promotions release on Tuesday:
“The Pacific Northwest is home to great MMA fans and we’re excited to bring an incredible event to Portland this July,” said STRIKEFORCE CEO Scott Coker. “With Luke Rockhold versus Tim Kennedy for the middleweight title and undefeated Tyron Woodley against Nate Marquardt for the vacant welterweight crown, there’s no doubt that we’re bringing something special to the Rose Garden Arena. Having Keith Jardine, Robbie Lawler and Roger Gracie also on the card makes this one of the most stacked cards of the summer!”
Tickets for STRIKEFORCE®: ROCKHOLD vs. KENNEDY, presented by Musclepharm®, go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 1 at 10 a.m. PT and are priced at $125, $75, $50 and $40. Tickets available at the Rose Quarter Box Office, all participating Safeway/TicketsWest outlets, by calling 877.789.ROSE (7673), or at RoseQuarter.com.
UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, May 30 at 10 a.m. PT, via the website www.UFCFightClub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter and STRIKEFORCE Insider subscribers Thursday, May 31, starting at 10 a.m. PT. To access this pre-sale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through www.UFC.com and the STRIKEFORCE Insider through www.STRIKEFORCE.com.