**** Free Public Weigh In ****

Football Legend Herschel Walker, MMA Superstars Bobby Lashley,

Nick Diaz, Women’s Champion Cris Cyborg & All The Fighters To Weigh In

Friday, Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m. ET at the Chairman’s Club at BankAtlantic Center

 Preceded by Special Autograph Signing Session with MMA legend

Dan Henderson and other STRIKEFORCE superstars

January 30, 2010

BankAtlantic Center

Sunrise, Florida

WHO:   Football Legend Herschel Walker

            Unbeaten MMA Heavyweight Bobby Lashley

            Superstar Nick Diaz

            DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius “The Whitemare” Zaromskis

            STRIKEFORCE 145 pound Women’s Champion Cris Cyborg

            Submission Expert Marloes Coenen

            & All The Fighters

WHAT:  All 24 fighters will participate in the final weigh in on Friday, Jan. 29, just one day prior to the

            STRIKEFORCE mixed martial arts (MMA) fight card on Saturday, Jan. 30 at BankAtlantic Center in

            Sunrise, Fla., live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT). The weigh in is open to the public, free of

            charge.

            Walker, the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner, will make his MMA debut against Greg Nagy. The 47-

            year-old two-time Pro Bowler will compete in the cage the night before the Pro Bowl and one week

            prior to the Super Bowl. The 6-foot 1-inch, 220 pound Walker holds a fifth degree black belt in Tae

            Kwon Do and has experience in the combat disciplines of Muay Thai and Kenpo.

            The 26 year old Diaz (20-7), a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, will take on DREAM welterweight (170

            pounds) champ Zaromskis (13-3) in the main event and first STRIKEFORCE welterweight

            championship bout in history.

            STRIKEFORCE 145-pound women’s champion Cyborg (8-1) will defend her crown against

            submission expert Coenen (17-3). Cyborg became the first STRIKEFORCE women’s champion in

            history on Aug. 15, 2009 when the Brazilian native stopped superstar Gina Carano.

            The 6-foot, 3-inch, 250 pound Lashley, also a former collegiate wrestling star for Missouri Valley

            College and member of The United States Army, competed in both the WWE Raw and SmackDown!

            shows in 2005 and ’06. The undefeated MMA heavyweight will face Wes Sims.

 

WHEN:  Friday, Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m. ET

WHERE: BankAtlantic Center Chairman’s Club

              1 Panther Pkwy

              Fort Lauderdale, FL 33323

              (954) 835-7000

CONTACT:

STRIKEFORCE

Mike Afromowitz: mafromowitz@strikeforce.com

Brener Zwikel & Associates

Steve Pratt: SteveP@BZAPR.com

John Beyrooty: Johnnybey@aol.com

- Press Release from Strikeforce with a little editing from us (color, etc...)

Subject to change

(1/26/10)