All 10 fighters on tomorrow’s/Friday’s SHOWTIME® telecast of the STRIKEFORCE Challengers event at Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif. made weight Thursday at Lexington Plaza Waterfront Hotel in Stockton. All eight fighters on the non-televised preliminary card made weight as well.
Doors at Stockton Arena open tomorrow/Friday at 4:45 p.m. The first of nine fights presented by Rockstar Energy Drink will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale starting at $20 and can be purchased at the Stockton Arena ticket office, online at www.StocktonTickets.com, by phone at (209) 373-1700 or (866) 373-7088 and STRIKEFORCE’s official website.
In the main event, fast-rising lightweight (155 pounds) star and former NCAA wrestling standout Justin “The Silverback” Wilcox (10-3) of San Jose, Calif. will meet Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Rodrigo Damm (9-4) of Vila Velha, Brazil. Cesar Gracie protégés and twin brothers, David “Tarzan” Douglas (7-2) and Damion Douglas (3-1) of Antioch, Calif., will see action on the televised card against fellow prospects Caros “The Future” Fodor (4-0, 1 NC) of Kirkland, Wash. and Wayne Phillips (5-3) of San Jose, Calif., respectively.
Stockton native Josh Thornburg (7-2) will battle James Terry (9-2), a San Jose-based student of former STRIKEFORCE Middleweight Champion Cung Le, at a catchweight of 165 pounds and undefeated Lorenz Larkin (8-0) of Riverside, Calif. will collide with Scott Lighty (6-1) of San Luis Obispo, Calif.
The live SHOWTIME telecast of the STRIKEFORCE Challengers event begins at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) tomorrow.
MAIN CARD
Justin Wilcox — 155.2 lbs. | 3×5 | Rodrigo Damm –155.8 lbs |
10-3 | 155 lbs | 9-4 |
San Jose, Calif. | Vila Velha, Brazil | |
David Douglas — 154 lbs. | 3×5 | Caros Fodor — 155.4 lbs. |
7-2 | 155 lbs | 4-0, 1 NC |
Antioch, Calif. | Kirkland, Wash. | |
Lorenz Larkin — 205.8 lbs. | 3×5 | Scott Lighty — 205.4 lbs. |
8-0 | 205 lbs | 6-1 |
Riverside, Calif. | San Luis Obispo, Calif. | |
James Terry — 164.2 lbs. | 3×5 | Josh Thornburg — 163.6 lbs. |
9-2 | 165 lbs | 7-2 |
San Jose, Calif. | Lodi, Calif. | |
Damion Douglas — 168.6 lbs. | 3×5 | Wayne Phillips — 170.2 lbs. |
3-1 | 170 lbs | 5-3 |
Antioch, Calif. | San Jose, Calif. |
PRELIMINARY CARD
Rafael Rios — 149.4 lbs. | 3×5 | Anthony Avila — 150.2 lbs. |
3-1 | 150 lbs | 3-1 |
Stockton, Calif. | Marysville, Calif. | |
Bobby Escalante — 130 lbs. | 3×5 | Raul Sandoval — 130.6 lbs. |
1-2 | 130 lbs | 3-2 |
Stockton, Calif. | Marysville, Calif. | |
Tristan Arenal — 156 lbs. | 3×5 | Tommy Peterson — 155.2 lbs. |
2-1 | 155 lbs | 2-2 |
Milpitas, CA | Turlock, Calif. | |
Adam Antolin — 125.4 lbs. | 3×5 | Ronald Carillo — 124.6 lbs. |
3-2 | 125 lbs | 1-1 |
San Jose, CA | Dublin, Calif. |
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