Fighters for Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears on Friday night all made weight. Headlining the live event, hometown favorites Tyron “T-Wood” Woodley and Rudy Bears will face each other in a 170 lb bout. Also on the card, Kim “Sugar Free” Couture will step into the cage against Kerry Vera at 135 lbs. Plus, Erik Apple will face Kansas City’s own Bobby Voelker at 170 lbs. The event will air LIVE on Showtime Friday November 20th, at 8pm PST.
| RED CORNER | BLUE CORNER | |
| Tyron Woodley – 171 lbs. | 3×5 | Rudy Bears – 170 lbs. |
| 5-0 | 170 lbs | 13-5 |
| Cocnut Creek, Fla & St. Louis, MO | Raytown, MO. | |
| Kerry Vera – 135 lbs. | 3×5 | Kim “Sugar Free” Couture – 136 lbs. |
| 1-0 | 135 lbs | 1-1 |
| Chula Vista, Calif. | Las Vegas, Nev. | |
| Erik Apple – 170.5 lbs. | 3×5 | Bobby Voelker – 170 lbs. |
| 10-1 | 170 lbs | 20-7 |
| Orange County, Calif. | Kansas City, Mo. | |
| Aaron Rosa – 206 lbs. | 3×5 | Rafael “Feijao” – 205 lbs. |
| 12-2 | 205 lbs | 7-2 |
| San Antonio, Tex. | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Kevin Casey – 185 lbs. | 3×5 | Chad Vance – 185 lbs. |
| 2-0 | 185 lbs | 7-3 |
| Los Angeles, Calif. | Waterloo, Iowa | |
| Lee Gibson – 155 lbs. | 3×5 | Joe Wilk – 155.5 lbs. |
| 10-4 | 155 lbs | 8-2 |
| Kansas City, MO | Manhattan, KS | |
| Brian Davidson – 147 lbs. | 3×5 | Russel Patrick – 144 lbs. |
| 5-1 | 145 lbs | 5-2 |
| Lee Summitt, MO | Independence, MO | |
| Andrew Waters – 171 lbs. | 3×5 | Nick Nolte – 171 lbs. |
| 1-1 | 170 lbs | 0-1 |
| Blue Springs, MO | Overland Park, MO | |
| Darryl Cobb – 184 lbs. | 3×5 | Gary Tapasua – 185 lbs. |
| 1-0 | 185 lbs | Pro Debut |
| St Louis, MO | Independence, MO | |
| Mike Chandler – 166 lbs. | 3×5 | Rich Bouphanouvong – 164 |
| 1-0 | 167 lbs | 1-1 |
| St Louis, MO | Independence, MO | |
| Dominic Brown – 190 lbs. | 3×5 | Lucas Lopes – 191.4 lbs. |
| 15-13 | 190 lbs | 8-8 |
| Oakgrove, MO | Columbia, Mo. |
