Photo: M’Adele Miller for Inside Fights
Inside Fights was live at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ yesterday for “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Silva” fighter weigh-ins. All the heavyweight fighters that will be competing in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix were able to make weight with no issues.
This event features the first quarterfinal bouts of the organization’s heavyweight tournament and tonight’s card features two of the first round matches as well as a handful of tournament reserve bouts as well.
In tournament news, Fedor Emelianenko hit the scale and made weight at 230 lbs. while his opponent, the massive Antonio Silva, came in at 264 lbs.
Also in Grand Prix action, Andrei Arlovski (former UFC Heavyweight champion) weighed in at 242 pounds, with his opponent, Sergei Kharitonov weighing in at 252 pounds. Both fights will make for a great opening round of action in the heavyweight division.
Check out the full weigh-in results and exclusive gallery for “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Silva” below:
Main Card (Live on Showtime at 10 PM ET)
Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Fedor Emelianenko (230) vs. Antonio Silva (264)
Andrei Arlovski (242) vs. Sergei Kharitonov (250)
Shane Del Rosario (248) vs. Lavar Johnson (243)
Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Reserve Fights
Chad Griggs (229) vs. Gian Villante (227)
Valentijn Overeem (239) vs. Ray Sefo (249)
Preliminary Card (Airs live on HDNet)
John Cholish (155.75) vs. Marc Stevens (156.5)^
Igor Gracie (170.75) vs. John Salgado (170)
Don Carlo-Clauss (170.4) vs. Sam Oropeza (169.75)
Josh LaBerge (145.75) vs. Anthony Leone (146.2)*
Jason McLean (145.5) vs. Kevin Roddy (145.75)
* – Leone has been give one hour to lose the remaining two-tenths of a pound
^ – Stevens weighed one-half pound over the contracted limit, but Cholish elected to accept the matchup
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