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EVANGELISTA, OLSON, ESCOVEDO, CASH & MORE TO STEP ON THE SCALES
Thursday, Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. PT at World Sports Café
WHAT: All 18 fighters who will compete in the STRIKEFORCE Challengers mixed martial arts (MMA) event on Friday, Nov. 6, at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., will weigh in the day before, Thursday, Nov. 5 at World Sports Café. The weigh in is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC and will start at 5 p.m. PT.
In the main event on SHOWTIME, undefeated lightweight (155-pound limit) sensation and Fresno resident Billy Evangelista (10-0) will square off with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt Jorge Gurgel (13-5).
Other fights include a showdown between promising undefeated heavyweight prospects Shane Del Rosario (8-0) and Brandon Cash “Money” (5-0). Rising middleweight (185 pounds) stars Luke Rockhold (5-1) and Jesse “J T Money” Taylor (13-4) will duke it out, former Fresno State University wrestling star and Fresno native Casey “The Underdog” Olson (11-3) will return to action in the cage in a lightweight matchup against Justin Smitley (6-5), Fresno’s Ben Holscher (3-0), a Health teacher and wrestling coach at Clovis High School, will take on Johnny Goh (1-2) in a lightweight matchup and Fresno’s submission expert Cole Escovedo (13-4) will face San Jose’s Anthony Figueroa (4-4).
Tickets for the STRIKEFORCE Challengers event are on sale at the Save Mart Center box office and select Save Mart Supermarkets as well as at all Ticketmaster locations (800-745-3000), Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com ) and STRIKEFORCE’s official website (www.strikeforce.com ).
Save Mart Center doors will open for the STRIKEFORCE Challengers event at 5:15 p.m. PT. The first live, non-televised, preliminary bout will begin at 6 p.m. The SHOWTIME telecast begins at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
WHERE: World Sports Café
190 El Camino
Fresno, CA 93720-4318
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(559) 650-4949
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. PT
