Photos: Esther Lin/STRIKEFORCE
Cung Le (left) returns to the cage to face Scott "Hands of Steel'' Smith in the main event tomorrow/Saturday of STRIKEFORCE: Evolution at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). Le weighed 184 pounds Friday at the San Jose Marriott in downtown San Jose. Smith tipped scale at 185.6.
Josh "The Punk'' Thomson (left) will defend his STRIKEFORCE lightweight title in a rematch against the fighter he dethroned, Strikeforce Interim belt-holder Gilbert "El Nino'' Melendez in the co-feature. Thomson weighed 153 pounds; Melendez 154.
Matt "The Law'' Lindland (left) faces "Jacare'' Souza in one of the marquee matches Saturday. Lindland weighed in at 185.2 pounds; Jacare weighed 185.4.
In the opening fight on SHOWTIME®, "King Mo'' Lawal will face "Iron'' Mike Whitehead. King Mo came in at 218.6 pounds; Whitehead 261.6.
Complete Weigh-In Results:
SHOWTIME Fight Card:
Cung Le (184) vs. Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith (185.6)
Strikeforce World Lightweight Championship:
Josh "The Punk" Thomson (153) vs. Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez (154)
Matt "The Law" Lindland (185.2) vs. "Jacare" Souza (185.4)
"King Mo" Lawal (218.6) vs. "Iron" Mike Whitehead (261.6)
Non-televised Undercard:
Scott Lighty (203) vs. Antwain "The Juggernaut" Britt (205.6)
Justin "The Silverback" Wilcox (155.6) vs. Daisuke Nakamura (154.4)
Bobby Stack (153.8) vs. David "Tarzan" Douglas (156)
AJ Fonseca (145.6) vs. Alex Crispim (143.2)
