Relive the Excitement of Barnett, Cormier Tournament Fights,
Melendez-Thomson I & II & More, Weeknights on SHOWTIME EXTREME®
STRIKEFORCE World Grand Prix – Heavyweight Tournament Final
Live on Saturday, May 19, on SHOWTIME, Prelim Fights Live on SHOWTIME EXTREME
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NEW YORK (May 9, 2012) -- As a prelude to the STRIKEFORCE: World Grand Prix – Heavyweight Tournament Final on Saturday,May 19, SHOWTIME EXTREME will offer replays of STRIKEFORCE fights featuring the four top fighters on the May 19 event -- Josh Barnett, Daniel Cormier, Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson. Additionally, a number of previous fights including all the heavyweight tournament fights are currently available online at http://sports.SHO.com.
The Saturday, May 19, Barnett-Cormier clash for the World Grand Prix heavyweight championship highlights a live four-fight card on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). In the co-feature at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., Melendez defends his STRIKEFORCE lightweight title against former champ and longtime adversary Thomson in the rubber match of an exciting rivalry. Preliminary matches on SHOWTIME EXTREME begin live at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Next week’s line-up of replays will air on SHOWTIME EXTREME beginning at 10 p.m. ET/PT as listed below.
Monday, May 14, will feature Melendez-Thomson II, a thrilling match from 2009 that aired as the undercard of Cung Le vs. Scott Smith.
Wednesday, May 16, Melendez’ fight with Tetsuji Kato will be shown.
Thursday, May 17, SHOWTIME EXTREME will look back at the tournament semifinal fights Barnett vs. Sergio Kharitonov and Cormier’s upset victory over Antonio Silva.
Friday, May 18, just one day before the third fight of their epic rivalry, SHOWTIME EXTREME will re-air the first fight between Melendez and Thomson.
Full-length fights from every stage of the Strikeforce World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament can now be viewed online athttp://sports.SHO.com, or by clicking on a link below. You are free to link to our online exclusive videos solely as a promotion of our upcoming event, the Strikeforce World Grand Prix Tournament Final, live on SHOWTIME Saturday, May 19 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Andrei Arlovski vs. Kharitonovhttp://sports.sho.com/#/mma/
Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdumhttp://sports.sho.com/#/mma/
Brett Rogers vs. Barnetthttp://sports.sho.com/#/mma/
Cormier vs. Jeff Monsonhttp://sports.sho.com/#/mma/
Barnett vs. Kharitonovhttp://sports.sho.com/#/mma/
Silva vs. Cormierhttp://sports.sho.com/#/mma/
About STRIKEFORCE®
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 Las Vegas, Nev. that currently holds 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.
About Showtime Networks Inc.:
Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation, owns and operates the premium television networks SHOWTIME®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ and FLIX®, as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME 2™, SHOWTIME® SHOWCASE, SHOWTIME EXTREME®, SHOWTIME BEYOND®, SHOWTIME NEXT®, SHOWTIME WOMEN®, SHOWTIME FAMILY ZONE® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ XTRA. SNI also offers SHOWTIME HD™, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ HD, SHOWTIME ON DEMAND® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ ON DEMAND, and the network's authentication serviceSHOWTIME ANYTIME®. SNI also manages Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between SNI and the Smithsonian Institution, which offers Smithsonian Channel™. All SNI feeds provide enhanced sound using Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIME PPV®.
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