Another edition of Strikeforce "Challengers" takes off this evening on Showtime, with Tim Kennedy and Zak Cummings serving as the 185 pound main event. Kennedy (10-2) is riding high off his impressive June throttling of Nick Thompson, and will look to hand undefeated Zak Cummings his first loss with his tenacious ground assault.  Cummings has risen unscarred through smaller promotions and will face his first taste of top competition in Kennedy. Former UFC heavyweight Kevin "The Shaman" Jordan will face kickboxing standout Ray Sefo in the co-main, and The Garv himself will proudly display his spit-bucket skills in Jordan's corner tonight.  "Sugarfoot" Sefo is making his Strikeforce debut for his 2nd career MMA fight after a successful K-1 and Muay Thai career.  Hailing from New Zealand, Sefo is an eight-time participant in the K-1 World Gran Prix Finals and touts the type of top-notch striking one would expect with those credentials. Another undefeated fighter, Tyron Woodley, faces Zach Light in a welterweight bout.  Woodley was a state champion wrestler in high school and went on to wrestle in college at the University of Missouri.  He's 3-0 with each of his fights ending in brutal first-round fashion.  Zach Light and his drastically undefined pecs are on a 3-fight downturn, and he will more than likely find himself being smothered by Woodley's strong wrestling and frenetically paced striking. Former Olympic wrestler Daniel Cormier will also flaunt his grappling abilities on tonight's main card, as he makes his MMA debut in the heavyweight division versus another first-timer named Gary Frazier.  Cormier was twice a part of the Olympic wrestling team and a national championship runner-up in college. Travis "High" Calonoc (I don't know if that's his nickname, but it should be) also snares a spot on the main card in a featherweight contest against Thomas Longacre.  The full undercard line-up is listed after the jump.

Lacey Schuckman (121) vs. Jeri Sitzes (120.4)

Levi Avera (175.4) vs. Paul Bradley (176.6)

Brandon Gaines (187.8) vs. Trey Houston (183.6)

John Carson (155.8) vs. Kenny Giddens (155.2)

Nick Gibbons (147) vs. Josh Pulsifer (147.6)

Lemont Davis (168.4) vs. Dillon Smith (169.4)

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