Canadian Ion Cherdivara has encountered difficulties in securing a visa
and has been forced to withdraw from this weekend’s Strikeforce
Challengers 13 event.
Stepping in on short notice is South Carolina’s John Richard, who now takes on former Olympic judoka Rhadi Ferguson on the main card of the Showtime-televised event.
Featuring an intriguing welterweight fight between Tarec Saffiedine and
Tyron Woodley, Strikeforce Challengers 13 takes place Friday, Jan. 7, at
Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn.