Saturday, Sept. 29 from Power
Balance Pavilion – Sacramento, Calif.
Live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m.
ET/PT (Delayed on West Coast)
Preliminary Card Live on
SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 8 p.m. ET/PT (Delayed on West Coast)
TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY,
JULY 28
LAS VEGAS – Gilbert Melendez,
STRIKEFORCE® lightweight champion and top pound-for-pound fighter, will make
his next title defense against veteran and red-hot number one contender Pat
Healy, when STRIKEFORCE®: MELENDEZ vs. HEALY comes to Power Balance Pavilion in
Sacramento, Calif. on Saturday, Sept. 29. The main event, scheduled for five
rounds, will air live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
“There’s no doubt that
Gilbert Melendez is one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, but
he’s facing a tough test when he defends the STRIKEFORCE lightweight title
against Pat Healy in Sacramento,” STRIKEFORCE CEO Scott Coker said. “Pat has
been around the sport a long time and has put together an impressive winning
streak. This is the biggest fight of his life and he doesn’t want to waste this
opportunity.”
The co-main event will
feature recently crowned STRIKEFORCE World Grand Prix Heavyweight champ and San
Jose’s own, Daniel Cormier, returning to the cage to take on his next challenge,
as he looks to keep his unbeaten streak intact and prove he truly is one of the
best in the division. Cormier’s opponent will be announced in the coming days.
STRIKEFORCE®: MELENDEZ vs.
HEALY 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). Additional fights scheduled for the event are
expected to be released shortly.
Tickets for STRIKEFORCE®:
MELENDEZ vs. HEALY, presented by Musclepharm®, go on sale to the general public
on Saturday, July 28 at 10 a.m. PT and are priced at $125, $90, $65 and $40.
Tickets are available at the Power Balance Pavilion Box Office, all
Ticketmaster locations, at Ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000. Applicable
service charges may apply.
UFC® Fight Club™ members will
have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Friday, July 27 at 10
a.m. PT until 12 p.m. PT, via the website www.UFCFightClub.com. A special
Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter and STRIKEFORCE
Insider subscribers Friday, July 27, starting at 12 p.m. PT. To access this
pre-sale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through www.UFC.com and
the STRIKEFORCE Insider through www.STRIKEFORCE.com.
Winner of his last seven
bouts and having not tasted defeat since 2008, Gilbert Melendez (fighting out
of San Francisco, Calif. by way of Santa Ana, Calif.) returns to the
STRIKEFORCE cage looking to cement his place as the world’s best 155-pound
fighter. At 21-2, “El Niño” has career wins over fighters such as Josh Thomson,
Clay Guida, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Shinya Aoki, Jorge Masvidal and Rodrigo Damm, the
Cesar Gracie-trained fighter is more than ready to solidify his status as the
division’s premiere fighter when he faces his toughest test to date on
September 29 in Sacramento.
Following a unanimous
decision victory over Mizuto Hirota on July 14 in his home state of Oregon to
extend his winning streak to five, Pat Healy (fighting out of Portland, Ore.)
secured a date with the STRIKEFORCE lightweight champ. At 30-15, the
28-year-old “Bam Bam” has racked up wins over marquee names like Carlos Condit,
Dan Hardy and Paul Daley, and is currently riding a five-fight win streak that
includes STRIKEFORCE victories over Caros Fodor and Maximo Blanco. Having
fought his entire career for this opportunity, fans can expect fireworks when
this grappling ace puts his skills to the test against the elite striking
prowess of Melendez.
Two-time U.S. Olympic
wrestler and current STRIKEFORCE World Grand Prix champion Daniel Cormier
(fighting out of San Jose, Calif.) meets his first opponent since defeating
former UFC titleholder Josh Barnett in the finals of the heavyweight tournament
last May. Since putting gold around his waist, the undefeated 10-0 AKA-trained
fighter has vowed to prove he is as good as advertised and offered to fight
anyone that’s put in front of him. “DC” owns additional decisive victories over
Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, Jeff Monson and Devin Cole and will look to use his
superior wrestling ability to knock off yet another heavyweight foe.
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