Nate Marquardt (L) and Tarec Saffiedine (R) stare each other down after hitting the scales at 170-lbs each at the final Strikeforce event – photo via Strikeforce's Facebook page
Officials with the Strikeforce promotion have worked out a broadcast deal with Super Channel Canada to air this Saturday’s Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine event live on television.
Initially the promotion had stated that the event would not be carried in Canada but have apparently worked out a deal with the premium cable channel.
Unlike the free Showtime weekend promotion, Super Channel will not be offering their subscription channel services to Canadians for free.
The live broadcast will air on Super Channel at 10pm EST.
The official weigh-ins for the event have already gone down, with all bouts official including the headlining welterweight title match between defending champ Nate Marquardt and Tarec Saffiedine who are both pictured above.
Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine takes place at the Chesapeake Energy Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In the U.S. the main card will air on Showtime (@10pm EST) while portion of the prelim card is set to air live on Showtime Extreme (@8pm EST/5pm PST).