Press Release
Vitor “Shaolin” Ribiero (left) and Justin “The Silverback” Wilcox square off at Thursday’s weigh-in at Mississippi Legends Grill in Flowood, Miss. The talented lightweights will clash in the STRIKEFORCE Challengers main event tomorrow/Friday, Nov. 19, at Jackson Convention Complex in Jackson, Miss., live on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).
Wilcox flexes after weighing in.
Former University of Tennessee linebacker Ovince St. Preux (left) and Antwain “The Juggernaut’’ Britt’’ face off Thursday.
Former DREAM champion Marius Zaromskis (left) will meet Waachiim Spirit Wolf in a featured fight Friday night.
Jan “Cuddles’’ Finney (left) and unbeaten Liz “Girl-Rilla’’ Carmouche clash in an important women’s fight at 135 pounds.
Lightweights Caros “The Future” Fodor (left) and Derek “The Pretzel’’ Getzel collide in the opening bout of the telecast.
In the top non-televised undercard match, former NFL player-turned-MMA fighter, Wes Shivers (left), takes on Goldman Butler in a heavyweight encounter.
The Mixed Martial Arts fight card is presented by Rockstar Energy Drink and will mark STRIKEFORCE’s initial foray into the state of Mississippi.
Tickets are on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets, including the Coliseum box office and Be-Bop Record Shops, by phone at 800-745-3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com and www.STRIKEFORCE.com.
Doors at Jackson Convention Complex will open at 6:45 p.m. CT. The first non-televised preliminary bout will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Vitor Ribeiro — 155.6 Pounds 3×5 Justin Wilcox — 155 Pounds
Ovince St. Preux — 205.6 Pounds 3×5 Antwain Britt — 206 Pounds
Marius Zaromskis — 171 Pounds 3×5 Waachiim Spirit Wolf — 168.8 Pounds
Jan Finney — 135.8 Pounds 3×5 Liz Carmouche — 134.4 Pounds
Caros Fodor — 155.6 Pounds 3×5 Derek Getzel — 155 Pounds
Wes “The Perfect Storm” Shivers — 263 3×5 Goldman Butler — 242.8 Pounds
Wesley “Pitbull” Little — 202.8 Pounds 3×5 Jacob “Pyscho” Noe — 204.6 Pounds
Jeremiah “Bigg Rigg” Riggs — 184.8 Pounds 3×5 James Sharp — 184.6