Leone vs. LaBerge, McLean vs. Roddy join "Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva" prelims

A pair of preliminary-card fights has been added to next month's Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Silva" event.

Former WEC featherweight Anthony Leone (8-2 MMA, 0-0 SF) takes on fellow Bellator vet Josh LaBerge (7-4 MMA, 0-0 SF), and Jason McLean (5-3 MMA, 0-0 SF) and Kevin Roddy (9-11-1 MMA, 0-0 SF) meet in a lightweight bout.

Bill Murphy from FTG Management, who reps LaBerge and McLean, today confirmed the bookings with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

"Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Silva" takes place Feb. 12 at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J., and features the first part of the quarterfinals for the promotion's eight-man heavyweight grand prix. The night's main card airs on Showtime.

Leone opened his career with a perfect 8-0 mark and earned a contract with the WEC. But the Team Bombsquad fighter then suffered a submission loss to Renan Barao at WEC 49, and he followed that with a unanimous-decision loss to Georgi Karakhanyan at Bellator 28 this past September.

LaBerge opened his career with a pedestrian 2-4 mark, but he since has rebounded for five consecutive victories. The Massachusetts-based fighter picked up a decision win over Chris Simmons at Bellator 2 and a TKO victory over Dan Bonnell at Bellator 17.

McLean, meanwhile, has won three of his past four fights, and he owns early-career victories over current WEC fighter Ken Stone and recently crowned KOTC bantamweight champ Jimmie Rivera. The prospect has picked up belts in Massachusetts and Ohio, and he now looks for a win in his biggest host promotion yet.

Roddy, a member of Kurt Pellegrino's fight team in New Jersey, opened his career in 2005 with a 6-1 mark, and the lone loss came to current UFC contender Jim Miller. But he's struggled recently with a 2-8-1 record over his past 11 fights.

The latest card now includes:

MAIN CARD

• Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva (heavyweight-tournament quarterfinals)
• Andrei Arlovski vs. Sergei Kharitonov (heavyweight-tournament quarterfinals)
• Shane Del Rosario vs. Lavar Johnson (heavyweight-tournament reserve fight)
• Valentijn Overeem vs. Ray Sefo (heavyweight-tournament reserve fight)
• Chad Griggs vs. Gian Villante (heavyweight-tournament reserve fight)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Marc Stevens vs. John Cholish*
• Josh LaBerge vs. Anthony Leone*
• Jason McLean vs. Kevin Roddy*