Fighters bemoan lack of promotion prior to ‘Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy’

PORTLAND, Ore. – Heading out of the Rose Quarter toward I-84 east, there’s a billboard advertising an MMA event on Saturday.

It’s not for “Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy,” which occupies the 20,000-seat arena that night and features two world titl…

PORTLAND, Ore. – Heading out of the Rose Quarter toward I-84 east, there’s a billboard advertising an MMA event on Saturday.

It’s not for “Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy,” which occupies the 20,000-seat arena that night and features two world title fights of world-class caliber.

Instead, it’s for Caged Combat 6, which takes place about 40 miles down the road at Spirit Mountain Casino in a 1,750-seat event center. There are four billboards around Portland advertising the event. Two days from the show, 1,500 tickets have been sold, according to its promoter, Charles Grijalva.