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'Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy' adds Healy-Hirota, Mein-Stinson, High-Moore

Strikeforce today announced a trio of preliminary bouts set for "Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy."

New additions include lightweights Pat Healy (27-16 MMA, 5-1 SF) vs. Mizuto Hirota (14-4-1 MMA, 0-0 SF), welterweights Jordan Mein (24-8 MMA, 1-1 SF) vs. Tyler Stinson (23-8 MMA, 1-1 SF) and welterweights Jason High (15-3 MMA, 2-0 SF) vs. Nate Moore (8-2 MMA, 2-1 SF).

"Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy," takes place July 14 at Rose Garden in Portland, Ore. Main-card bouts air on Showtime while preliminary-card fights air on Showtime Extreme.

Already official for the event is a middleweight title bout between champ Luke Rockhold and challenger Tim Kennedy, as well as a bout for the vacant Strikeforce welterweight belt that pits Nate Marquardt against Tyron Woodley.

'Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy' adds Healy-Hirota, Mein-Stinson, High-Moore | MMAjunkie.com

[Fedorlei Gomipierre]

Mein/Stinson should be really fun and Jason High has long been the Rodney Dangerfield of the WW division, which ironically is the EXACT position Pat Healy currently holds at LW, taking on a wicked hard challenger in Hirota, who is one of the best LWs outside of ZUFFA and will be a damn difficult out.