Just 48 hours away from the most significant mixed martial arts tournament in recent history, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker will appear on morning talk show "Fox and Friends" to promote the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix.
Morning people can catch Coker at 7:15 a.m. ET (4:15 a.m. PT).
"Fox and Friends," which has frequently hosted personalities from the MMA world, airs on the Fox News Channel.
The heavyweight grand prix kicks off Saturday with "Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Silva," which takes place at IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J., and features two quarterfinal matchups: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva and Andrei Arlovski vs. Sergei Kharitonov.
Additionally, three heavyweight reserve matchups are on tap for the event's main card: Shane Del Rosario vs. Lavar Johnson, Valentijn Overeem vs. Ray Sefo and Chad Griggs vs. Gian Villante.
Strikeforce on Tuesday held a fan event at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City to show off the grand prix's heavyweight competitors. The event was attended by hundreds of fans who lined up for autographs and watched open workouts.
On Friday, IZOD Center hosts the weigh-ins for Saturday's event, which airs live on Showtime and HDNet. Doors for the weigh-ins open at 4 p.m. ET, and the first fighter hits the scale at 5 p.m. ET. The weigh-ins are open to the public.
The second leg of Strikeforce's heavyweight grand prix tentatively is scheduled for April 10. While the promotion has indicated interest in holding the event in Japan, official word has yet to arrive.
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