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MMA beat writer Dann Stupp is founder and editor-in-chief of MMAjunkie.com, a content partner site of Yahoo! Sports and the World MMA Awards winner for best media outlet. He won the Dayton Daily News' 1997 Si Burick Scholarship before graduating from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

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Jorge Gurgel headlines Oct. 25 Strikeforce card

By Dann Stupp | Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 06:52 PM

Jorge Gurgel will headline an Oct. 25 Strikeforce card against highly touted lightweight prospect Billy Evangelista, the mixed-martial-arts fighter announced via Twitter on Tuesday.

The event is expected to take place at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., and air on Showtime, though the organization hasn’t yet made an official announcement.

Gurgel, a former Wright State student who operates his popular Team JG MMA facility in West Chester Twp., made his Strikeforce debut in June against Conor Heun. The former UFC fighter won a unanimous decision in one of the night’s most entertaining bouts.

The winner of the Gurgel (13-5) vs. Evangelista (9-1) main event could possibly be next in line for a title shot. Current Strikeforce lightweight champ Josh Thomson meets interim title-holder Gilbert Melendez at Strikeforce’s Aug. 15 event in San Jose, Calif. (That show is headlined by the long-awaited female fight between Gina Carano and Cris “Cyborg” Santos.)

The “Strikeforce Challengers” series is designed to spotlight the organization’s top prospects, though proven veterans such as Gurgel are often used as measuring sticks for the younger fighters.

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