Weigh-ins for the Strikeforce: World Heavyweight Grand Prix – Barnett vs. Kharitonov event will take place on Friday, September 9, 2011 at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio beginning at 4PM EST (1PM PST).
The same venue will host Saturday’s live event which features the remaining two Heavyweight Grand Prix semi-final bouts between Josh Barnett vs. Sergei Kharitonov and Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva vs. Daniel Cormier.
The public is invited to Friday’s live weigh-ins, but for those fans who aren’t able to attend, HDNet will broadcast the proceedings live.
HDNet is also set to broadcast the preliminary bouts live for Saturday’s show, while Showtime will feature the main card.
The Strikeforce World Grand Prix semi-final event appears as follows:
Main card (Showtime)
Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal bout: Josh Barnett vs. Sergei Kharitonov
Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal bout: Antonio Silva vs. Daniel Cormier
Middleweight Championship bout: Ronaldo Souza (c) vs. Luke Rockhold
Light Heavyweight bout: Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal vs. Roger Gracie
Lightweight bout: Pat Healy vs. Maximo Blanco
Preliminary card (HDNet)
Welterweight bout: Evangelista Santos vs. Jordan Mein
Light Heavyweight bout: Mike Kyle vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Light Heavyweight bout: Rafael Cavalcante vs. Yoel Romero Palacio
Women’s Bantamweight bout: Alexis Davis vs. Amanda Nunes