STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS: WOODLEY vs SAFFIEDINE

January 7, 2011

A long-awaited showdown between top welterweight (170 pounds) rising stars, undefeated Tyron Woodley (7-0) and hard-hitting Tarec “Sponge” Saffiedine (10-2), will headline a STRIKEFORCE Challengers Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight card presented by Rockstar Energy Drink at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., live on SHOWTIME® at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast), on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011.

Undefeated up-and-coming heavyweight prospect and former Olympic wrestling star Daniel Cormier (6-0) of San Jose, Calif., faces what could be his toughest test to date when he meets veteran Devin Cole (18-8-1) of Medford, Ore., in a feature televised contest.

And promising Julia “The Jewel’’ Budd (1-0) of British Columbia, Canada, faces Amanda “Lioness Of The Ring’’ Nunes (5-1), of Salvador, Brazil, in a women’s middleweight (145 pounds) match.

CARD
Welterweight bout: Tyron Woodley vs. Tarec “Sponge” Saffiedine
Heavyweight bout: Daniel Cormier vs. Devin Cole
Light Heavyweight bout: Ovince St. Preux vs. Abongo Humphrey
Women's (145 lbs) bout: Julia Budd vs. Amanda Nunes
Light Heavyweight bout: Rhadi Ferguson vs. John Richard




Women's (145 lbs) bout: Julia Budd vs. Amanda Nunes
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Light Heavyweight bout: Rhadi Ferguson vs. John Richard
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Heavyweight bout: Daniel Cormier vs. Devin Cole
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Light Heavyweight bout: Ovince St. Preux vs. Abongo Humphrey
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Welterweight bout: Tyron Woodley vs. Tarec “Sponge” Saffiedine
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