007: Tyron Woodley (left) and Tarec Saffiedine square off after Thursday’s weigh-in at Downtown Doubletree Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. The talented welterweights will clash in a highly anticipated main event Friday on STRIKEFORCE Challengers at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium live on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).
006: The undefeated Woodley poses after making weight.
005: Saffiedine is shown at the scale.
004: Ovince Saint Preux (left) and Abongo Humphrey face off. The light heavyweights will clash in a featured televised fight. Friday’s telecast will be available in a record 61 million households during a Free Preview Weekend on SHOWTIME.
003: Devin Cole (left) gets up close and personal with unbeaten heavyweight Daniel Cormier.
002: In a excellent women’s fight, Julia Budd (left) takes on Amanda Nunes.
001: John Richard (left) and Dr. Rhadi Ferguson collide in the opening bout of the telecast.
008: The Rockstar Girls …
All the fighters on the televised card made weight on their first visit to the scale.
Tickets for the event are on sale at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium ticket office, all Ticketmaster locations (800) 745-3000 including Kroger and FYE, Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com) and STRIKEFORCE’s official website (www.strikeforce.com).
The first of 12 non-televised, undercard fights will begin at 7 p.m. CT. Doors will open at 6:30.