Josh Barnett and Gilbert Melendez To Take Part in SHOWTIME Live Web Chats This Week‏

WHO: STRIKEFORCE Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez
Former Heavyweight Champ & Grand Prix Finalist Josh Barnett

WHEN: Melendez: Thursday, May 17, at 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT
Barnett: Friday, May 18, at 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT

ACCESS #:Fans can submit questions via Twitter using the hashtag #StrikeforceChat, via the Strikeforce Facebook page www.facebook.com/StrikeforceMixedMartialArts or via Ustream at www.Ustream.TV/SHOSports.

WHAT:Melendez and Barnett will participate in the SHOWTIME Live Web Chats found at http://sports.sho.com/chat as the countdown continues to the mega-STRIKEFORCE event this Saturday, May 19, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) and SHOWTIME EXTREME® (8 p.m. ET/PT) from HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

The main event will feature Barnett against Daniel Cormier in the Final of STRIKEFORCE: World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament. In the co-feature, Melendez will defend his STRIKEFORCE World Lightweight Championship against Josh Thomson.

In other fights on SHOWTIME: Rafael Feijao vs. Mike Kyle, light heavyweights; and Nah-Shon Burrell vs. Chris Spang, welterweights.

Preliminary fights on SHOWTIME EXTREME: Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg, lightweights; Virgil Zwicker vs. Carlos Inocente, light heavyweights; Gian Villante vs. Derrick Mehmen, light heavyweights; and Quinn Mulhern vs. Yuri Villefort, welterweights.

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