"Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II" weigh-ins set for Oct. 8 at HP Pavilion
Weigh-ins for next week's "Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II" event are scheduled for Friday, Oct. 8, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
The proceedings, which begin at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT local time), are free and open to the public.
The same venue also hosts Saturday's fight card, which airs on Showtime.
Doors for the weigh-in ceremony open at 3:30 p.m. PT local time.
"Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II" features a main event between Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz (22-7 MMA, 3-0 SF) and former EliteXC lightweight champion K.J. Noons (10-2 MMA, 2-0 SF). The contest serves as a rematch of the pair's November 2007 meeting in which Noons earned a TKO victory at the close of the first round. Noons has since reeled off four more wins, while Diaz is 7-0 since the loss.
The evening's main card also sees an intriguing lightweight bout between former Strikeforce champion Josh Thomson (17-3 MMA, 8-2 SF) and promotional newcomer Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante (15-3-1 MMA, 0-0 SF), as well as a 135-pound female title fight between undefeated champion Sarah Kaufman (12-0 MMA, 4-0 SF) and top challenger Marloes Coenen 17-4 MMA, 1-1 SF).
A welterweight bout between undefeated Tyron Woodley (8-0 MMA, 3-0 SF) and fellow prospect Andre Galvao (5-1 MMA, 2-0 SF) rounds out the main card.
The full "Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II" card includes:
MAIN CARD
Champ Nick Diaz vs. K.J. Noons (for welterweight title)
Champ Sarah Kaufman vs. Marloes Coenen (for women's welterweight title)
Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante vs. Josh Thomson
Andre Galvao vs. Tyron Woodley
PRELIMINARY CARD
Bret Bergmark vs. James Terry
Ron Keslar vs. Eric Lawson
Jess Bouscal vs. Luis Mendoza