FULL TELEVISION LINEUP FOR STRIKEFORCE®: TATE vs. ROUSEY CONFIRMED ON SHOWTIME® AND SHOWTIME EXTREME®

Posted on | February 3, 2012 | No Comments

SATURDAY, MARCH 3 – From Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio

Main Card Live on SHOWTIME^® at 10 p.m. ET/PT

Preliminary Card Live on SHOWTIME EXTREME^®at 8 p.m. ET/PT

NEW YORK (Feb. 3, 2012) Today SHOWTIME^® and STRIKEFORCE^® announced the full fight card for STRIKEFORCE: Tate vs. Rousey on Saturday, March 3, 2012, featuring the highly-anticipated female world title fight between newly-crowned bantamweight champion Miesha Tate and undefeated sensation Ronda Rousey.

The main card, headlined by Tate vs. Rousey will air live on SHOWTIME^® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast),while preliminary fights will be shown live on SHOWTIME EXTREME^® at 8 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on West Coast).

MAIN CARD – LIVE ON SHOWTIME AT 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast)

* All bouts are subject to change.

STRIKEFORCE Women’s Bantamweight Championship – 5 Rounds

Miesha Tate vs. Ronda Rousey

STRIKEFORCE Light Heavyweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Kyle

STRIKEFORCE Lightweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

Josh Thomson vs. KJ Noons

STRIKEFORCE Welterweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

Paul Daley vs. Kazuo Misaki

STRIKEFORCE Middleweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

Jacare Souza vs. Derek Brunson

PRELIMINARY CARD – LIVE ON SHOWTIME EXTREME AT 8 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast)

* All bouts are subject to change.

STRIKEFORCE Women’s Bantamweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

Sarah Kaufman vs. Alexis Davis

STRIKEFORCE LightweightSpecial Attraction – 3 Rounds

Caros Fodor vs. Pat Healy

STRIKEFORCE Middleweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

Scott Smith vs. Lumumba Sayers

STRIKEFORCE Lightweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

Ryan Couture vs. Conor Heun

Mauro Ranallo will call the action alongside analysts Frank Shamrock and Pat Miletich with Heidi Androl serving as cageside reporter. The executive producer is David Dinkins Jr.

The event will emanate from Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Tickets for STRIKEFORCE^®: TATE vs. ROUSEY are one sale now and are priced at $125, $75, $45 and $25. Tickets are available at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office, all Ticketmaster locations, at ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the FOX Sports Ohio Blue Line store at The Mall at Tuttle Crossing and ticket outlets at Chiller Dublin, Chiller Easton. Applicable service charges may apply.

For information on SHOWTIME Sports, including exclusive behind-the-scenes video and photo galleries, complete telecast information and more, please visit the website at http://sports.SHO.com.

For more information or the latest STRIKEFORCE news, visit www.strikeforce.com.