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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

SHOWTIME and SHOWTIME EXTREME Lineups Confirmed For STRIKEFORCE World Grand Prix Heavyeight Final‏

SHOWTIME® and STRIKEFORCE® have confirmed the full fight card for Saturday, May 19, when former UFC® titleholderJosh Barnett will meet two-time Olympic wrestler Daniel Cormier in the much-anticipated conclusion of the STRIKEFORCE® WORLD GRAND PRIX HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT. The STRIKEFORCE lightweight championship will be on the line in the evening’s co-feature, a rubber match between two long-time rivals, when champion Gilbert Melendez defends his title against no. 1 contender Josh Thomson.

Also on the SHOWTIME card, former STRIKEFORCE light heavyweight champion Rafael Feijao will rematch against Mike Kyle, whom he lost to on June 6, 2009. In the opening fight of the telecast two up-and-coming welterweights will face-off when Nah-Shon Burrell takes on Chris Spang.

The main card, headlined by Barnett vs. Cormier will air live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast), while preliminary fights will be shown live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 8 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on West Coast).

MAIN CARD – LIVE ON SHOWTIME AT 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast)

* All bouts are subject to change.

STRIKEFORCE World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament Final – 5 Rounds

Josh Barnett vs. Daniel Cormier

STRIKEFORCE Lightweight Championship – 5 Rounds

Gilbert Melendez vs. Josh Thomson

STRIKEFORCE Light Heavyweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

Rafael Feijao vs. Mike Kyle

STRIKEFORCE Welterweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

Nah-Shon Burrell vs. Chris Spang

PRELIMINARY CARD – LIVE ON SHOWTIME EXTREME AT 8 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast)

* All bouts are subject to change.

STRIKEFORCE Lightweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

JZ Cavalcante vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg

STRIKEFORCE Light Heavyweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

Virgil Zwicker vs. Carlos Inocente

STRIKEFORCE Light Heavyweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

Gian Villante vs. Derrick Mehman

STRIKEFORCE Welterweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

Quinn Mulhern vs. Yuri Villefort

Mauro Ranallo will call the action alongside analysts Frank Shamrock and Pat Miletich with Heidi Androl serving as cageside reporter. The executive producer is David Dinkins Jr.

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