STRIKEFORCE: CARANO VS. CYBORG WEIGH-IN PHOTOS

Posted on | August 14, 2009 | No Comments

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Image 0-1: Cris Cyborg, who is favored to win the historic main event tomorrow/Saturday on SHOWTIME (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast), is all smiles after weighing in at 144 1/2 pounds Friday at the Marriott San Jose in San Jose, Calif.

Image 02: Gina Carano came in at 143, two pounds under the weight limit, for her historic fight with Cyborg at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

Image 03: Carano (left) and Cyborg face off for real tomorrow in a scheduled five-round, 5-minute fight for the first Strikeforce Female 145-pound Championship.

Image 04: Renato “Babalu” Sobral (left) risks his Strikeforce light heavyweight belt against Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi in one of the three world title fights on the Strikeforce mega-event.

Image 05: Gilbert Melendez (left) defends his Strikeforce interim lightweight crown against Mitsuhiro “Endless Fighter” Ishida.

Image 06: Fabricio Werdum (left) will face Mike Kyle in a three-round heavyweight match that will open the SHOWTIME telecast.

Image 07: The free open weigh-in was jam-packed with fans and media Friday.

Image 08: The Strikeforce Ring Card Girls were a smash with those in attendance.

Tickets, priced from $30, are on sale at the HP Pavilion (408) 287-7070, all Ticketmaster locations (800) 745-3000, Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com) and the STRIKEFORCE website (www.strikeforce.com).

HP Pavilion doors open tomorrow/Saturday at 5 p.m. PT. The first preliminary bout will begin at 5:30.