"Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson" prelims set with Gurgel, Bowling, others

The fight card for next month's "Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson" event is set with the addition of six official preliminary-card bouts.

Strikeforce spokesperson Mike Afromowitz confirmed the lineup with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

Featured competitors include Ohio fighters Roger Bowling and Jorge Gurgel, who compete in separate bouts at Nationwide Arena in Columbus.

Although the night's main card and championship doubleheader air on Showtime, the six-bout preliminary-card lineup is not televised.

In all, 11 of the 12 prelim fighters hail from the Buckeye State.

In the featured attraction, Cincinnati's Bowling (8-1 MMA, 1-1 SF) looks to rebound from his first career loss, which came via first-round TKO to Bobby Voelker in the Strikeforce Challengers 11 headliner. He meets California-based lightweight Josh Thornburg (5-1 MMA, 0-0 SF), a Cesar Gracie-trained fighter and Gladiator Challenge vet.

Gurgel (13-7 MMA, 1-2 SF), whose gym is based in West Chester (located between Dayton and Cincinnati), looks to snap out of a 1-4 skid when he meets fellow lightweight Tyler Combs (13-7-1 MMA, 0-0 SF), a veteran Midwest-based fighter who recently suffered a submission loss to recent UFC signee Mike Lullo.

In a middleweight bout, Mojo Horne (8-2 MMA, 0-0 SF) takes on Brian Rogers (6-2 MMA, 0-0 SF). Both fighters are veterans of the Ohio fight scene and have competed for promotions such as MMA Big Show and the NAAFS.

Other bouts include heavyweights Jason Riley (9-5 MMA, 0-1 SF) vs. Jason "Jay" Freeman (6-5 MMA, 0-0 SF), middleweights Marc Cofer (3-3 MMA, 0-0 SF) vs. Mitch Whitesel (15-20 MMA, 0-0 SF), and welterweights J.P. Felty (0-0 MMA, 0-0 SF) vs. John Kuhner (0-2 MMA, 0-0 SF).

The official card now includes:

MAIN CARD

• Champ Rafael Cavalcante vs. Dan Henderson (for light-heavyweight title)
• Champ Marloes Coenen vs. Miesha Tate (for women's welterweight title)
• Tim Kennedy vs. Melvin Manhoef
• Billy Evangelista vs. Jorge Masvidal

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Roger Bowling vs. Josh Thornburg
• Tyler Combs vs. Jorge Gurgel
• Jason "Jay" Freeman vs. Jason Riley
• Mojo Horne vs. Brian Rogers
• Marc Cofer vs. Mitch Whitesel
• J.P. Felty vs. John Kuhner