Card Set for Friday's Score Fighting Series 7 with Jordan Mein-Forrest Petz Headliner

Card set for Friday's Score Fighting Series 7 with Jordan Mein-Forrest Petz headliner
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Nov 21, 2012 at 8:45 am ET

Don't worry – you won't have to survive the holiday weekend without MMA.

The card is complete for Friday's Score Fighting Series event in Canada with a six-fight main card.

A pair of major-promotion veterans meet in the main event when Strikeforce alum Jordan Mein (25-8) faces UFC vet Forrest Petz (25-9). And WEC vet Ryan Healy (23-1-1) meets Jesse Ronson (11-2) in the co-main event.

Score Fighting Series 7 takes place Nov. 23 at Hamilton Place Theatre in Ontario, Canada. The main card will air live on AXS TV at 10 p.m. ET.

Rounding out the televised main card are a featherweight fight between Tristan Johnson (7-3) and Will Romero (9-3); Alex Ricci (5-1) takes on Kevin Morin (6-4) at lightweight; Jason Saggo (7-1) meets Iraj Hadin (6-4) at 155 pounds; and Brandt Dewsberry (10-1) and Ryan Dickson (4-0) meet in a welterweight bout.

In the main event, Mein fights under the Score FS banner for the first time since the promotion's debut show in June 2011, when he headlined and beat former DREAM champion Marius Zaromskis by unanimous decision.

Mein's only loss the past two years, over eight fights, was a split decision setback against Tyron Woodley this past January for Strikeforce, where he holds a 2-1 record with wins over Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos and Tyler Stinson. Woodley's win over Mein was enough to get him a shot at the vacant Strikeforce welterweight title, which he lost to Nate Marquardt in July.

"Jordan Mein is part of the next generation of fighters we're looking to showcase," SFS promoter Brendan Fyfe stated. “He is entertaining, well-rounded and always looks for the toughest opponents. He will definitely have that in Forrest Petz, who loves to engage and is tougher than a coffin nail."

Petz, whose training partners at Strong Style Fight Team in Ohio include UFC heavyweight Stipe Miocic and Bellator contender Brian Rogers, is on a 4-0 run since his most recent UFC stint. The streak includes three straight knockout wins over TUF 6 and UFC veteran John Kolosci, Strikeforce vet Rudy Bears and Sergej Juskevic.

His second-round TKO of Juskevic came at Score FS 4 this past March, his Score debut and most recent outing. Though Petz went just 2-5 over two stints in the UFC, two of his five losses were close split decisions against Josh Burkman and Daniel Roberts. But arguably the most impressive win on his resume of 25 victories is a decision against future UFC welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy in 2006.

In the co-feature, Healy, a Team Quest fighter based in Oregon, looks for his first Score FS win after a unanimous decision loss to John Alessio in the March headliner of Score FS 4. The win for Alessio got him a return call from the UFC. Healy has won three of his past four. Ronson, an Ontario native, will be the clear home crowd favorite as he goes after his seventh straight. He's 2-0 under the Score banner so far.

The complete card for Score Fighting Series 7 now includes:

MAIN CARD (AXS TV, Score, 10 p.m. ET)

Jordan Mein vs. Forrest Petz
Ryan Healy vs. Jesse Ronson
Tristan Johnson vs. Will Romero
Kevin Morin vs. Alex Ricci
Iraj Hadin vs. Jason Saggo
Brandt Dewsbery vs. Ryan Dickson

PRELIMINARY CARD

JAli Mokdad vs. Elias Theodorou
Desmond Green vs. Roy McDonell
Adam Assenza vs. Tommy Cote
Paul Jalbert vs. Oliver Vadnais
Ahmad Kakar vs. Tommy McAvoy