Tonight’s action from the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ is already underway with the preliminary card of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva.
The prelim card is being broadcast live on HDNet right now.
The main card kicks off at 10PM EST on Showtime, fans on the West Coast will have to wait till 10PM PST as the network televises the event by tape delay.
Tonight’s main card features all heavyweights as Strikeforce kicks off its Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament.
Fighting in the opening round of the quarterfinals will be headliners Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva, and co-headliners Andrei Arlovski vs. Sergei Kharitonov.
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Main card
Heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal bout: Antonio Silva def. Fedor Emelianenko via TKO (doctor stoppage) – R2 @ 5:00
Heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal bout: Sergei Kharitonov def. Andrei Arlovski via KO (punches) – R1 @ 2:49
Heavyweight Grand Prix reserve bout: Shane Del Rosario def. Lavar Johnson via submission (armbar) – R1 @ 4:31
Heavyweight Grand Prix reserve bout: Chad Griggs def. Gianpiero Villante via TKO (strikes) – R1 @ 2:49
Heavyweight Grand Prix reserve bout: Valentijn Overeem def. Ray Sefo via submission (neck crank) – R1 @ 1:37
Preliminary card (HDNet)
Lightweight bout: John Cholish def. Marc Stevens via submission (knee bar) – R2 @ 3:57
Welterweight bout: Igor Gracie def. John Salgado via submission (arm triangle choke) – R2 @ 3:04
Welterweight bout: Sam Oropeza def. Don Carlo-Clauss via submission (verbal submission via strikes) – R1 @ 4:10
Featherweight bout: Josh LaBerge def. Anthony Leone via TKO (doctor stoppage) – R1 @ 5:00 – Leone had his nose broken by LaBerge in the round with a knee.
Featherweight bout: Jason McLean def. Kevin Roddy via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)