Woodley, Saffiedine Hit Marks for Strikeforce Challengers 13
Sherdog.com Staff Jan 6, 2011
Tyron Woodley (left) and Tarec Saffiedine | Esther
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All fighters successfully made weight today in Nashville, Tenn., ahead of Friday’s Strikeforce “Challengers 13” show at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium.
Headliners Tyron Woodley (170.2) and Tarec Saffiedine (170.2) both made the cutoff for the welterweight main event of the Showtime-televised card. A standout wrestler from University of Missouri, Woodley has gone 7-0 since transitioning to MMA in February 2007. The Team Quest-trained “Sponge” Saffiedine, meanwhile, will look to soak up some of Woodley’s hype and extend his own win streak to four.
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Elsewhere, undercard, surging light heavyweight Ovince St. Preux (204.8) will seek to follow up on a perfect 6-0 year in 2010 when he meets “Iron Ring” tournament winner Ron Humphrey (205.4). Kickboxing convert Julia Budd (144.2) -- best known as the only woman to defeat Gina Carano under muay Thai rules -- will go up against hard-nosed Brazilian Amanda Nunes (143.2), the winner of five straight. Rounding out the evening’s televised undercard, John Richard (206) will take on Rhadi Ferguson (205), a former U.S. Olympic judoka and cousin of Kimbo Slice.
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Devin Cole (left) and Daniel Cormier
Strikeforce Challengers 13 Weigh-in Results:
Main card:
Tyron Woodley (170.2) vs. Tarec Saffiedine (170.2)
Ovince St. Preux (204.8) vs. Ron Humphrey (205.4)
Daniel Cormier (249) vs. Devin Cole (239.2)
Julia Budd (144.2) vs. Amanda Nunes (143.2)
Rhadi Ferguson (205) vs. John Richard (206)
Undercard:
Thomas Campbell (135.8) vs. Jeremy Wallace (TBA)
John Salter (185.6) vs. Casey Huffman (186)
Dustin Ortiz (125) vs. Matt Horning (TBA)
Dustin West (183.6) vs. Daniel Schmitt (184.8)
Charles McTorry (185) vs. Krishaun Gilmore (185.6)
Chris Barnhizer (175) vs. Karl Willis (170.2)
Jeremy Boczulak (173.8) vs. Jason Blackford (169.2)
Luke Sanders (145.4) vs. Josh Jarvis (144.2)
Gerric Hayes (169.2) vs. Stoney Hale (171)
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