Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Heavyweight Semifinals Tickets On Sale This Week

Strikeforce makes its return to the Buckeye State, but its first trip to Cincinnati, with the semifinal round of the Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Heavyweight Semifinals on Sept. 10 at the U.S. Bank Arena. The promotion held its first event in Ohio earlier this year in Columbus.

The Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Heavyweight Semifinals features Josh Barnett against Sergei Kharitonov in one half of the brackets, while Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva squares of with rising contender Daniel Cormier in the other semifinal pairing. Cormier steps in for injured Strikeforce heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem.

The card also features Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza defending his belt against Luke Rockhold.

“Cincinnati is an incredible sports town and we’re excited to bring the World Grand Prix: Heavyweight Tournament to the great fans here,” said Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker. “We’re going to see who advances to the tournament finals. Barnett vs. Kharitonov pits two incredible finishers against one another, and ‘Big Foot’ is looking to keep the momentum rolling after his big win over Fedor when he meets unbeaten Daniel Cormier. When you add in the middleweight title fight and the other great bouts, you can see that we’ve pulled out all the stops for our return to Ohio.”

Tickets for Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Heavyweight Semifinals are priced at $200, $125, $75 and $35, and go on sale Friday, July 29 at 12 p.m. ET.  Tickets will be available at the U.S. Bank Arena box office, online at www.usbankarena.com, or charge by phone at 513-421-4111. Tickets are also available online at www.TicketMaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000, and at all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger locations.  Ticket prices do not include service charges.

UFC Fight Club members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Thursday, July 28 from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. ET via the website ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers, as well as Strikeforce Insiders on Thursday, July 28 starting at 12 p.m. ET.  To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through ufc.com.