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Joe Riggs Replaces Carter on Strikeforce’s Melendez vs. Thomson Card
By CagE | June 20, 2008
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According to a report on Sherdog, former UFC welterweight contender Joe Riggs will step in and replace Shonie Carter at Strikeforce “Melendez vs. Thomson” on June 27 from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
Carter injured his hand in training and was unsure if he would be able to meet the California State Athletic Commissions (CSAC) medical requirements.
Riggs is coming off a September loss to Cory Devela in which he suffered a back injury in the cage. Riggs has since had a second surgery to repair disks in his spine and will look to get back into the cage after a four month layoff.
Fight Card
Gilbert Melendez vs. Josh Thomson
Bobby Southworth vs. Anthony Ruiz
Elaina Maxwell vs. Meisha Tate
Luke Stewart vs. Joe Riggs
Nam Phan vs. Billy Evangelista
Bobby Stack vs. Jose Palacios
Jeremiah Metcalf vs. Raymond Daniels
Cyrillo Padhillo vs. Jesse Jones
Alexander Trivino vs. Genaro Strangis
Jesse Gillespie vs. Davis Martin
Josh Neal vs. Travis Johnson
Chris Cariaso vs. Anthony Figueroa
Eric Lawson vs. TBA
Alvin Cacdac vs. TBA
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Topics: News, Strikeforce |
June 20th, 2008 at 7:00 am
i hope joe and bobby get wins
June 25th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
joe and bobby suck!