Friday’s STRIKEFORCE: Evolution Weigh-In Photos, Weights

Posted on | December 18, 2009 | No Comments

Photos: Esther Lin/STRIKEFORCE (CLICK ON THUMBNAILS TO SEE FULL SIZE)

01 — Cung Le (left) returns to the cage to face Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith in the main event tomorrow/Saturday of STRIKEFORCE: Evolution at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

Le weighed 184 pounds Friday at the San Jose Marriott in downtown San Jose. Smith tipped scale at 185.6.

02 — Josh “The Punk” Thomson (left) will defend his STRIKEFORCE lightweight title in a rematch against the fighter he dethroned, Strikeforce Interim belt-holder Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez in the co-feature. Thomson weighed 153 pounds; Melendez 154.

03 — Matt “The Law” Lindland (left) faces “Jacare” Souza in one of the marquee matches Saturday. Lindland weighed in at 185.2 pounds; Jacare weighed 185.4.

04 — In the opening fight on SHOWTIME®, “King Mo” Lawal will face “Iron” Mike Whitehead. King Mo came in at 218.6 pounds; Whitehead 261.6.

Tickets, priced from $30, are on sale at the HP Pavilion box office, all Ticketmaster locations (800-745-3000), Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com) and STRIKEFORCE’s official website (www.strikeforce.com).

Doors open at HP Pavilion at 4 p.m. PT. The first non-televised fight is at 5.