SAN JOSE, California — Only two months after injuries to both fighters postponed their scheduled showdown, a healthy Strikeforce world light heavyweight (205-pound limit) champion Bobby Southworth (9-5) will defend his title defense against Renato “Babalu” Sobral (30-7).

This is the main event of Strikeforce “Destruction” at San Jose’s HP Pavilion on November 21st.

Joe “Diesel” Riggs (28-11) will make his return to the welterweight (170 lb. limit) division in a featured contest with Gracie Jiu Jitsu black belt Luke Stewart (6-1).  And Strikeforce world lightweight (155 pounds) champion Josh “The Punk” Thomson (16-2) will set out to defend his crown for the first time and notch his ninth consecutive victory against an opponent to be announced.

Tickets for Strikeforce “Destruction,” priced from $30, go on sale Monday and can be purchased at the HP Pavilion box office (408-287-7070) as well as at all Ticketmaster locations (408-998-TIXS), Ticketmaster online at www.ticketmaster.com and on Strikeforce’s official website www.strikeforce.com.