Strikeforce tickets for 'Shamrock vs Diaz' at the HP Pavillion on April 11

by James Iannotti on Feb 20, 2009 1:24 PM EST

Tickets for Strikeforce: "Shamrock vs. Diaz" at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., will be available to the public beginning on Monday, Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. ET.

The event will mark the first show of 2009 for the promotion, as well as its first since acquiring select assets from the now defunct Pro Elite and inking a new deal with the premium cable network Showtime to air up to 16 live shows this year.

Tickets are sure to go fast when they are made available to the public, but if you're a Strikeforce Insider you can secure your seats early via a pre sale on Ticketmaster.com up until midnight on Sunday, Feb. 22.

Headlining the blockbuster event will be a match-up between former Strikeforce middleweight champion Frank Shamrock and former Elite XC lightweight number one contender Nick Diaz meeting at a catch weight of 179 pounds.

Several of the promotion's other top fighters will be in action on the card, too. Here's the full lineup of what's been made official by Strikeforce so far:

Main event:

Frank Shamrock (23-9-2) vs. Nick Diaz (18-7)

Main card (Televised):

170 lbs.: Jake Shields (22-4-1) vs. Joe "Diesel" Riggs (29-10)
155 lbs.: Lightweight Champion Josh "The Punk" Thomson (16-2) vs. TBA
155 lbs.: Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez (14-2) vs.
185 lbs.: Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith (14-5) vs. Benji "Razor" Radach (19-4)
145 lbs.: Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos (6-1) vs. TBA

It's going to be a great night of fights. If you live in the Northern California area be sure to snag your tickets before it's too late.

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What’s up with Riggs back at 170? I thought he was still back up at 185. Hope he makes the weight ok.

by RobH86 on Feb 20, 2009 3:39 PM EST reply actions

i thought diaz was going to the ufc,well i think he is gonna be out classed by the old frank shamy.maybe.i would like to see josh the punk in ufc i am a fan of him.the shields riggs is a stupid matchup.

by NM on Feb 20, 2009 3:40 PM EST reply actions

Agreed. Also they should get Ishida for Thomson and S. Kaufman for cyborg.

by NameNotRequired on Feb 20, 2009 7:00 PM EST up reply actions

Seems a bit unfair on Diaz. Shammy will is way bigger but we’ll see. I reckon Shammy is pissed that Cung wants to pursue movies (think I heard that, could be wrong). I think he thought they could do a trilogy if he lost the first but that doesn’t look like happening now.

by RobH86 on Feb 20, 2009 3:50 PM EST reply actions

can’t wait!

by shitleTOT.com on Feb 20, 2009 3:56 PM EST reply actions

thats why I love the diaz brothers they will fight anyone they just dont care. theres no way I see frank losing this fight but if diaz can pull this off it will elevate him among the elite

by dia mette on Feb 20, 2009 4:02 PM EST reply actions

Yeah, it would be huge. They’re crazy dudes and they make me laugh. Have a look at Mayhem interviewing Diaz rant. It’s hilarious.

by RobH86 on Feb 20, 2009 4:17 PM EST up reply actions

I agrre with your comment. Pound for pound the diaz brothers got all the heart. Ive never seen nick get beat up. I’ve seen him get screwed out of decision but never beat up. He might loose but will give a good show….

by Tony P. Draper on Feb 20, 2009 5:43 PM EST up reply actions

Im excited about Scott Smith VS Benji Radach
I was able to speak with Radach and I see some mean ground and pound on Smith. They both hit very hard but Radach has superior wrestling.

by Dubbie81 on Feb 20, 2009 4:11 PM EST reply actions