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Joe "Diesel" Riggs will fight on Feb. 23 in Tacoma for Strikeforce.

Middleweight heavy-hitter Joe "Diesel" Riggs (27-9-0) will fight at Bodog Fight Presents Strikeforce at the Dome, Saturday, Feb. 23 in Tacoma, Wash.

Riggs steps in as a late replacement for Cedric Marks (22-16-0), who who was forced to withdraw from his bout against Cory Devela (7-1-0) due to a shoulder injury.

Coming off a big win over UFC veteran Eugene Jackson (15-8-1) at Bodog Fight Presents Strikeforce at the Playboy Mansion, Riggs will face a tough challenge against Devela, who is undefeated since losing to Ed Herman (14-5-0) in 2004. In his last fight, Devela defeated UFC veteran Lodune Sincaid (12-6-0) by unanimous decision.

FightCard for Bodog Fight Presents Strikeforce at The Dome
Saturday, Feb. 23, Tacoma, Wash

• Bob "The Beast" Sapp vs. Jan "The Giant" Nortje
• Maurice Smith vs. Rick Roufus
• Eddy Ellis vs. Steve Berger
• Jorge Masvidal vs. Ryan Healy
• Lyle Beerbohm vs. Ray Perales
• Joe Riggs vs. Cory Devela
• Andrew Pederson vs. Mychal Clark
• Zach Skinner vs. Scott Schaffer
• Nathan Coy vs. Chris Davis

Strikeforce At The Dome is being presented by Bodog Fight. Tickets for the event are on sale at all Ticketmaster locations, the Tacoma Dome box office and the official Strikeforce website.