Cris Cyborg defends her belt. Photo: Esther Lin
Two belts are at stake this Saturday in Miami, when the latest installment of Strikeforce takes place. Defending champion Cris Cyborg faces Marloes Coenen, while Nick Diaz and Marius Zaromskis face off for the organization’s vacant welterweight title.
The rest of the card also features some heavily-anticipated matchups, with knockout artist Melvin Manhoef taking on Robbie Lawler and undefeated Carlson Gracie black belt Marcos “Parrumpinha” da Matta making his debut in the event against Pablo Alfonso.
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And the mood was tense at the weigh-ins. Check out the video below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvKB3cteiIY
Checkout the card:
Strikeforce
Miami, United States
January 30, 2010
Nick Diaz vs Marius Zaromskis
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos vs Marloes Coenen
Robbie Lawler vs. Melvin Manhoef
Bobby Lashley vs Wes Sims
Greg Nagy vs Herschel Walker
Jay Hieron vs Joe Riggs
Pablo Alfonso vs Marcos da Matta
Michael Byrnes vs David Zitnik
Sabah Homasi vs John Kelly
David Gomez vs Craig Oxley
Hayder Hassan vs Ryan Keenan
John Clarke vs Joe Ray