NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The weigh-ins for “Strikeforce: Nashville” took place Friday outdoors at the Bridgestone Arena Plaza. The weather was warm and sunny in “Music City” and the weigh-ins fortunately were in the shade. ProMMAnow.com was on the scene and snapped a complete photo gallery.
All three Strikeforce champions and their challengers made weight without incident. Only one fighter on the card, Andy Uhrich, did not make weight. Uhrich missed his welterweight limit by a ½ lb., but was given additional time to try and lose the weight.
“Strikeforce: Nashville” will air live on CBS television Saturday night beginning at 9:00 p.m. CT. ProMMAnow.com‘s live results and play-by-play coverage will begin at approximately 5:30 p.m. CT.
“Strikeforce: Nashville” fight card:
CBS Televised fights
- Jake Shields (184.75) vs. Dan Henderson (185)
- Gilbert Melendez (154.5) vs. Shinya Aoki (154.5)
- Gegard Mousasi (204.5) vs. Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (204.25)
- Jason “Mayhem” Miller (185) vs. Tim Stout (186)
Non-televised fights
- Chris Hawk (205.75) vs. Ovince St. Preux (205.5)
- Andrew Uhrich (171.5)* vs. Dustin West (169.5)
- Josh Schockman (205.25) vs. Cale Yarbrough (203.75)
- Zach Underwood (179.5) vs. Hunter Worsham (180.5)
- Dustin Ortiz (125) vs. Justin Pennington (124.25)
- Thomas Campbell (145.75) vs. Cody Floyd (145.25)
*Even after stripping down to nothing, Andy Uhrich was a ½ lb. over his contracted welterweight non-title fight limit of 171 lbs. He was given two hours to lose the additional weight.
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