Strikeforce Challengers Preview and Predictions

Filed under: StrikeforceThe first Strikeforce event of 2011 takes place on Friday in Tennessee, and it’s a Challengers card that has a good array of young talent and five fights on Showtime that should do a lot to identify some of the up-and-coming con…

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Tarec SaffiedineThe first Strikeforce event of 2011 takes place on Friday in Tennessee, and it’s a Challengers card that has a good array of young talent and five fights on Showtime that should do a lot to identify some of the up-and-coming contenders on the Strikeforce roster.

What: Strikeforce Nashville Challengers: Woodley vs Saffiedine

When: Friday, the Showtime broadcast begins at 11 PM ET

Where: Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Predictions on the five televised fights below.

Strikeforce Signs Rhadi Ferguson for January 7th Debut

(It’s the kind of moment that makes you wish competitive judo used the same commentator as NBA Jam. Photoprops: AlumniRoundup.com)
Rhadi Ferguson — four-time Judo national champion, 2004 Olympic Judo competitor, BJJ black belt, American Top Te…

Rhadi Ferguson judo
(It’s the kind of moment that makes you wish competitive judo used the same commentator as NBA Jam. Photoprops: AlumniRoundup.com)

Rhadi Ferguson — four-time Judo national champion, 2004 Olympic Judo competitor, BJJ black belt, American Top Team strength-and-conditioning coach, Doctor of education, and cousin of Kimbo Slice — is about to make his televised MMA debut. After picking up two first-round TKO victories this year in southern regional leagues, Ferguson has been signed to the Strikeforce light-heavyweight roster, and will make his first appearance on the main card of Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine, January 7th in Nashville. His opponent will be 1-0 Canadian rookie Ion Cherdivara, whose list of credentials isn’t nearly as long as Dr. Rhadi’s.

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Former Olympian Rhadi Ferguson to Make Strikeforce Debut on Jan. 7

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsA light heavyweight bout has been added to the Jan. 7 Strikeforce Challengers show in Nashville, Tenn.

Rhadi Ferguson, a former member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Judo team, has agreed to face Canadian Io…

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Rhadi FergusonA light heavyweight bout has been added to the Jan. 7 Strikeforce Challengers show in Nashville, Tenn.

Rhadi Ferguson, a former member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Judo team, has agreed to face Canadian Ion Cherdivara (1-0) on the televised portion of the card, MMA Fighting has confirmed with Strikeforce director of communications Mike Afromowitz. The event will be headlined by Tyron Woodley vs. Tarec Saffiedine.