Strikeforce to stream Tuesday's "Carano vs. Cyborg" Santos presser live from NYC
WIth UFC 100 in the books, the MMA world's focus will soon turn to two other upcoming major events: "Affliction: Trilogy" on Aug. 1 and the championship quadruple-header "Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg" event on Aug. 15.
The Strikeforce event, which airs on Showtime, features four title fights, including one for the first-ever women's title and bouts to contest the men's heavyweight and lightweight titles and the first-ever welterweight belt.
To promote the event, the organization on Tuesday holds a press conference at Madison Square Garden's WaMu Theater in New York City, and it'll stream live on Strikeforce.com.
The stream begins at 2:30 p.m. ET (11:30 a.m. PT).
Featured at the presser are headliners Gina Carano (7-0) and Cris "Cyborg" Santos (7-1), former EliteXC stars whose long-awaited fight will take place under the Strikeforce banner. Both women enter the 145-pound fight with seven-fight win streaks.
The Aug. 15 event takes place at Strikeforce's longtime home at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. The latest rumored lineup of fights includes:
* Gina Carano vs. Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos (for Strikeforce women's 145-pound title)
* Champ Josh Thomson vs. Gilbert Melendez (for Strikeforce world lightweight title)
* Champ Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum (for Strikeforce world heavyweight title)
* Nick Diaz vs. Joe Riggs (for vacant Strikeforce world welterweight title)
* Roger Gracie vs. TBA*
* Billy Evangelista vs. TBA*
* Poppies Martinez vs. TBA*
* Erin Toughill vs. TBA
* - Not officially announced
WIth UFC 100 in the books, the MMA world's focus will soon turn to two other upcoming major events: "Affliction: Trilogy" on Aug. 1 and the championship quadruple-header "Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg" event on Aug. 15.
The Strikeforce event, which airs on Showtime, features four title fights, including one for the first-ever women's title and bouts to contest the men's heavyweight and lightweight titles and the first-ever welterweight belt.
To promote the event, the organization on Tuesday holds a press conference at Madison Square Garden's WaMu Theater in New York City, and it'll stream live on Strikeforce.com.
The stream begins at 2:30 p.m. ET (11:30 a.m. PT).
Featured at the presser are headliners Gina Carano (7-0) and Cris "Cyborg" Santos (7-1), former EliteXC stars whose long-awaited fight will take place under the Strikeforce banner. Both women enter the 145-pound fight with seven-fight win streaks.
The Aug. 15 event takes place at Strikeforce's longtime home at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. The latest rumored lineup of fights includes:
* Gina Carano vs. Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos (for Strikeforce women's 145-pound title)
* Champ Josh Thomson vs. Gilbert Melendez (for Strikeforce world lightweight title)
* Champ Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum (for Strikeforce world heavyweight title)
* Nick Diaz vs. Joe Riggs (for vacant Strikeforce world welterweight title)
* Roger Gracie vs. TBA*
* Billy Evangelista vs. TBA*
* Poppies Martinez vs. TBA*
* Erin Toughill vs. TBA
* - Not officially announced
