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06/05/09
Robbie Lawler Throws Out First Pitch at Cardinals Game
“LAWLER vs. SHIELDS” -- June 6, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri,
Live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT; First Non-Televised Fight: 6:45 P.M. CT
ST. LOUIS (June 4, 2009) – “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler showed off his right arm Thursday night as he and Scott Smith attended the St. Louis Cardinals-Cincinnati Reds game with Lawler throwing out the ceremonial first pitch.
Strikeforce will present the biggest, most significant mixed martial arts event in the history of the Gateway City in the eagerly awaited Saturday, June 6, “Lawler vs. Shields” card live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Lawler and (middleweight) and Jake Shields (welterweight) will square off at a catch weight of 182 pounds in the main event.
Andrei “Pitbull’’ Arlovski meets Brett “The Grim’’ Rogers; Smith takes on Nick Diaz; knockout artist Phil Baroni faces Joe Riggs in a welterweight scrap and ex-UFC belt-holder and two-time NCAA Division I national wrestling champion Kevin Randleman will battle Mike Whitehead in a light heavyweight matchup as part of the five-fight telecast.
Fast-rising St. Louis-based fighters such as Jesse Finney and Tyron Woodley will head up an excellent six-fight undercard that features nine fighters from the St. Louis area. Doors at the Scottrade Center will open at 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, June 6. The first non-televised preliminary bout will begin at 6:45 p.m.
Tickets, starting at $30, are on sale at the Scottrade Center box office, all Ticketmaster locations (800-745-3000), Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com) and Strikeforce’s official website (www.strikeforce.com).
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