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Strikeforce 'Destruction' Weigh-in Results
POSTED: November 20, 2008 - 11:51 pm
CATEGORIES: MMA
Below are the official weigh-in results for Saturday night's Strikeforce: Destruction card from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
In the main event, recent EliteXC middleweight challenger Scott Smith makes his Strikeforce debut against heavy handed UFC and Affliction veteran Terry Martin. The co-feature sees Renato "Babalu" Sobral challenge Bobby Southworth for the Strikeforce light heavyweight championship.
In other action, Duane "Bang" Ludwig clashes with another former EliteXC fighter in Yves Edwards. Ludwig is coming off an impressive win over Sammy Morgan, while Edwards looks to rebound from a disappointing loss to good friend K.J. Noons under the ProElite banner.
Rounding out the main card is a welterweight tilt between Joe Riggs and Luke Stewart and a female bout pitting Kim Couture, the wife of UFC hall-of-famer Randy Couture, against Lina Kvokov.
Here are the official weights:
Terry Martin (186) vs. Scott Smith (185.5)
Bobby Southworth (204) vs. Renato "Babalu" Sobral (204) - light heavyweight title
Yves Edwards (164) vs. Duane Ludwig (163)
Kim Couture (132) vs. Lina Kvokov (133)***
Luke Stewart (170.5) vs. Joe Riggs (170.5)
Nik Theotikos (185) vs. Luke Rockhold (185.5)
Lemont Davis (173) vs. Brian Schwartz (175)
Josh Neal (184) vs. Kurt Osiander (185)
Cyrillo Padilha (156) vs. Bobby Stack (155)
Tony Johnson (184) vs. Eric Lawson (185)
Darren Uyenoyama (136) vs. Brad Royster (134)
Alvin Cacdac (143) vs. Jose Palacios (145)
Zakary Bucia (169) vs. Adam Steele (168.5)
*** Couture was notified ahead of time Kvokov would not make weight and agreed to take the fight
COMMENTS (3): Submit A Comment
1. D.G.
November 21, 2008 - 12:18 am
I hope this card blows UFC 91 out of the fucking water. PERIOD.
2. brian z
November 21, 2008 - 10:57 am
this card looks packed, i wish it was on ppv, but i have a question why is smith vs martin the main event over the title fight of sobral vs southworth. Martin gets knocked out pretty easily, smith is a bit tougher and its taken on a weeks notice by smith that should be a solid co-main or high undercard fight.
3. Paul
November 21, 2008 - 3:36 pm
I know I often come across as a Zuffa UFC cheerleader, but I want to make a comparison. Look at this card compared to UFC 92...Forrest Griffin vs Rashad Evans...based on Sherdog rankings Forrest is number 7 pound for pound, and number 1 LHW. Rashad is number 3 LHW. Nogueira vs Mir...Nog is number 2 HW. Wanderlei Silva vs Quinton Jackson...Silva is number 6 LHW, Jackson is number 8 pound for pound and number 2 LHW. So that's 2 top ten pound for pound in the world fighters, and a total of 5 fighters ranking in the top ten in there weight class.
This main card features a guy who got knocked out by Chris Leben vs a guy who got choked out by Ed Herman.
