It appears the ladies will have to sit out the next Strikeforce event.Following Amanda Nunes' and Gina Carano's recent withdrawals from the card, three new bouts have been added to next week's "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum" lineup.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) previously reported two of them: welterweights Todd Moore (13-4 MMA, 0-0 SF) vs. Mike Bronzoulis (12-2-1 MMA, 0-0 SF) and lightweights Brian Melancon (5-1 MMA, 0-0 SF) vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg (11-3-1 MMA, 0-0 SF). The third pits Nah-Shon Burrell (5-1 MMA, 0-0 SF) against fellow welterweight Joe Ray (5-1 MMA, 1-0 SF).
"Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum" takes place June 18 at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The night's main card airs on Showtime, and the preliminary card airs on HDNet.
Burrell, who's based out of Philadelphia, has posted knockout victories in all five of his career wins since turning pro in mid-2010. His only defeat came via decision to Christopher Curtis (5-2).
Ray, meanwhile, returns to Strikeforce for the first time since his pro debut, where he scored a first-round TKO of John Clarke at "Strikeforce: Miami." Since then, the Florian-based fighter has run his record to 5-1 with a knockout of UFC vet Chad Reiner and a submission victory over Bellator fighter John Kelly. His lone defeat came via split decision to undefeated Jeremy Smith.
The latest "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum card now includes:
MAIN CARD (Showtime)
- Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum (heavyweight grand-prix opening round)
- Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers (heavyweight grand-prix opening round)
- Daniel Cormier vs. Jeff Monson
- Chad Griggs vs. Valentijn Overeem
- Jorge Masvidal vs. K.J. Noons
- Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante vs. Justin Wilcox
- Magno Almeida vs. Conor Heun
- Nah-Shon Burrell vs. Joe Ray
- Mike Bronzoulis vs. Todd Moore
- Brian Melancon vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg
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