Rousey vs. Tate officially announced; tickets starting at $25.00

A highly-anticipated and exciting title fight featuring two of the world’s elite mixed martial artists will take place when STRIKEFORCE® returns to Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, March 3, when newly-crowned women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate makes her first title defense against undefeated sensation Ronda Rousey.

STRIKEFORCE®: TATE vs. ROUSEY will air live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast), while preliminary fights will be shown live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 8 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on West Coast).

The March 3 fight card, which takes place on the same weekend as the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, will also feature a battle of top lightweights when former STRIKEFORCE champ Josh Thomson takes on the surging KJ Noons. Also on the card, British striker Paul Daley welcomes Japanese star Kazuo Misaki back to Strikeforce in a welterweight bout, and another former STRIKEFORCE champ, Sarah Kaufman, meets top contender Alexis Davis in a women’s bantamweight contest. Additional fights scheduled for the event are expected to be released shortly.

Tickets for STRIKEFORCE®: TATE vs. ROUSEY go on sale Friday, Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. ET and are priced at $125, $75, $45 and $25. Tickets will be available at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office, all Ticketmaster locations, at ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000.