UFC dropped the ball; Strikeforce is Ohio bound this March to coincide with "The Arnold Sports Festival"

strikeforce will makes its organizational debut in Ohio on March 5. when the promotion ventures to the Buckeye State to coincide with this years Arnold Sports Festival.

The regular trip to Ohio has been somewhat of a tradition for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, however the worlds largest mixed martial arts organization has opted to skip the Arnold’s this year in favor of some other exciting ventures elsewhere.

Consistently, each time the UFC has brought an event to the Ohio area, they have done big numbers, and Strikeforce will surely like to follow suit in the success that the UFC has shown is capable of having, even in this economy.

Dan Stupp, editor-in-chief of MMAJunkie.com first speculated the possibility that the San Jose based promotion would like to hold an event in Ohio to go alongside with the Arnold’s, and since then the Ohio State Athletic Commission has since confirmed the plans for the event.

OSAC Executive Director Bernie Profato has since confirmed with MMAJunkie that the Strikeforce CEO in Scott Coker has committed to hosting an event in Columbus on March 5.

The event is of course expected to be aired live on Showtime, and will be held in the 19,000 seat capacity venue in the Nationwide Arena.

No official word by Strikeforce has been made of the anticipated event, and likewise, no fighter has been mentioned as a possibility for the event, but news of such circumstances should be flowing through in the immediate future.

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