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Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson Weigh Ins CompleteAll fighters make weight for Strikeforce event in Columbus
Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson is official with all fighter making weight tonight for Saturday night's event. The weigh-ins were held at the Arnold Sports Classic at the Columbus Convention Center next to Nationwide Arena, the home of tomorrow night's fights. The event features two world title fights as Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante takes on MMA legend Dan Henderson for the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship and champ Marloes Coenen faces Liz Carmouche for the Strikeforce Women's Welterweight title. Also on the Showtime-televised portion of the fight card are Tim Kennedy vs. Melvin Manhoef in a middleweight battle and Billy Evangelista vs. Jorge Masvidal in a lightweight battle. The preliminary card for Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson features 11 Ohio-based fighters headed by welterweight prospect Roger Bowling facing Josh Thornburg. Along with Bowling, another Cincinnati-based fighter will be on the card as Jorge Gurgel faces Columbus' Billy Vaughan. Cleveland KO artist Brian "The Predator" Rogers looks for his 6th straight 1st round KO as he faces Cincinnati's Ian Rammel. In addition, Jason Freeman takes on Jason Riley, Mitch Whitsel faces Marc Cofer and J.P. Felty faces John Kuhner. We are also pleased to report that our friends at Intimidation Clothing will be sponsoring five of those fighters including Bowling, Rogers, Vaughan, Freeman and Whitesel. Intimidation is a Ohio-based MMA apparel & gear company with strong ties throughout the Midwest USA.
Pro Fighting Fans will be on the scene providing live coverage of Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson on our MMA blog with coverage of the event including live round by round Strikeforce fight coverage and live tweets of the fights as well. Fans can follow ProFighting-fans.com on Twitter @ProFightingFans.
Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson weigh-in results:
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Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante, the reigning Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion |
Dan Henderson, the challenger for Feijao's 205 pound belt |
Feijao vs. Henderson |
Marloes Coenen, the reigning Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Champion |
Liz Carmouche, the challenger for Coenen's 135 pound belt |
Melvin Manhoef vs. Tim Kennedy |
Jorge Masvidal vs. Billy Evangelista |
"Relentless" Roger Bowling |
Billy Vaughan vs. Jorge Gurgel |
Ian Rammel vs. Brian Rogers |
Jason "Freebird" Freeman |