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Full card set for Stikeforce Friday

STRIKEFORCE®  has confirmed the remaining fights for its STRIKEFORCE Challengers event taking place this Friday at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Wash. In the main event, Kirkland, Washington’s Caros “The Future” Fodor goes head-to-head with dangerous lightweight James Terry. Also featured on the card is Ryan Couture, son of UFC® Hall of Famer Randy Couture, who meets undefeated Matt Ricehouse in 155-pound action.  Additionally, Germaine de Randamie will meet Julia Budd in an exciting women’s 145-pound bout.

STRIKEFORCE Challengers, which is presented by Rockstar Energy Drink, will air LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). The broadcast also features Lorenz “The Monsoon” Larkin (10-0) taking on Gian Villante (7-2) in a light heavyweight collision and a welterweight bout between Jason “The Kansas City Bandit” High (14-3) and Quinn Mulhern (15-1).

“Washington has become a hotbed for mixed martial arts and we’re excited to head back to Kent with this exciting card featuring local stars Caros Fodor and Ryan Couture,” STRIKEFORCE CEO Scott Coker said. “Our Challengers events have delivered some outstanding fights and we expect nothing less on Friday.”

Preliminary bouts include undefeated middleweight Derek Brunson (6-0) taking on Jason “The Hawk” Hamilton (8-0), Trevor “Hot Sauce” Smith (7-1) against Keith “KO Kid” Barry (11-6) in a light heavyweight matchup, Brazilian Eduardo Pamplona (14-2) battling Jerron “1 Man Riot” Peoples (4-1) at welterweight, and a lightweight bout between Sterling “Thunda Kat” Ford (12-4) and Charon “Night Train” Spain (7-3).

Tickets for the event are priced at $100, $75, $50 and $25, not including applicable service charges, and are on sale NOW. Tickets are available at ShoWare Center’s Box Office in downtown Kent, online at ShoWareCenter.com, Facebook.com/ShoWareCenter or by phone at 253.856.6999 or 866.973.9613.

For more information, visit www.strikeforce.com. All bouts live and subject to change.

About STRIKEFORCE® – www.strikeforce.com

Owned and operated by Forza, LLC, a subsidiary of Zuffa, LLC, which also owns the Ultimate Fighting Championship® brand, STRIKEFORCE® is a world-class mixed martial arts promotion based in San Jose, Calif. that currently holds 16 live events annually across the United States. First established as a mixed martial arts entity in 2006, STRIKEFORCE now broadcasts its events live on Showtime® Networks, Inc. and has produced two live, primetime events on the CBS Television Network. With a growing roster featuring the world’s elite competitors, STRIKEFORCE has cemented its place as a leader in providing quality mixed martial arts action.

Famous Sports Women Photos: Ultimate Fighting Girls

As mixed martial arts (MMA) continues to gain momentum as the fastest growing sport in history, the action is heating up nowadays with the ladies pounding it out alongside the men. No longer considered to be just another “guy’s sport,” MMA is attracting both male and female fight fans from all around the world, with both parties joining in on the action inside the cage. Sure, watching two guys go toe-to-toe is a real treat, but seeing a couple of lovely ladies battle it out is equally impressive. With that in mind, let’s take a look at Top 10 of today’s top female fighters. The wife of UFC light heavyweight fighter Brandon “The Truth” Vera, Kerry Vera is moving her way up the ranks in the fight world, with a recent victory over Kim Couture. Currently signed to Strikeforce, Vera made a name for herself in MMA by emerging victorious on Fight Girls, a reality show that appeared on the Oxygen television network back in 2007. Training out of the Alliance Training Center in San Diego, California, Vera is a southpaw striker who’s honing her skills as a Muay Thai fighter inside the cage. A product of American Top Team, one of the world’s most highly regarded MMA academies, Jessica Aguilar is a rising star on the female fight scene, being recognized as one of today’s top female flyweight competitors. A recent addition to Bellator Fighting Championship’s Season Three Women’s Tournament, Aguilar boasts a professional record of 8-4, with a recent first round knockout victory over Catia Vitoria. In preparation for the upcoming Bellator tournament, Aguilar has been honing her fight skills while training with some of the world’s best male fighters at American Top Team, raising her stock as an elite competitor in women’s MMA. Fighting out of Olympia, Washington, Miesha Tate is the current Freestyle Cage Fighting women’s bantamweight champion. Recognized as one of the finest-looking fighters in women’s MMA, Tate has battled it out in a variety of fight promotions, including Strikeforce, Freestyle Cage Fighting and ShoMMA, racking up a professional record of 9-2. Currently riding a three-fight win streak, Miesha has squared off against some of the best in the business, including a three-round war against undefeated Canadian fighter Sarah Kaufman in 2009.

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