Courtesy of Strikeforce
Strikeforce Challengers VI will get underway tonight live on Showtime from the San Jose Civic Auditorium. After a late change of main events, the card is set to be headlined by a bout between two of the top women in the sport, Takayo Hashi and Sarah Kaufman.
Hashi vs. Kaufman will be for the first-ever Strikeforce women’s welterweight title.
The night’s co-main event will feature MMA veteran Trevor Prangley taking on up and comer Karl “Psycho” Amoussou. Prangley will be looking to use his experience to get the win as the M-1 Global product Amoussou will be looking to prove to the national audience that he is for real.
Here are the main card picks for Strikeforce Challengers VI: Kaufman vs. Hashi:
*MAIN EVENT: Takayo Hashi vs. Sarah Kaufman (for welterweight title)
PREDICTION: Sarah Kaufman def. Takayo Hashi via second-round TKO
*Karl Amoussou vs. Trevor Prangley
PREDICTION: Karl Amoussou def. Trevor Prangley via unanimous decision
*Paul Bradley vs. Luke Rockhold
PREDICTION: Luke Rockhold via second-round submission
*Tarec Saffiedine vs. James Terry
PREDICTION: Tarec Saffiedine def. James Terry via first-round submission
*Raul Castillo vs. Yancy Medeiros
PREDICTION: Raul Castillo def. Yancy Medeiros via second-round KO
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Kaufman won by 5 round decision
Rockhold won in 1st round, by strikes (knee)
Saffiedine defeated Terry in 3, decision.
Prangley and Amoussou technical draw, 1st round.
It ís about time Strikeforce created a women's weight category that is different from the mens'.
Altough Kaufman is 145, in women's division, it is now the welterweight division, unlike the mens' division, which would be featherweight (145).
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