The eight fighters who will compete in televised this Saturday on Strikeforce's upcoming "Feijao vs. Henderson" fight card, participated in a final press conference Thursday at Nationwide Arena.

The event, Strikeforce's first in the state of Ohio, will take place in conjunction with The Arnold Sports Festival, the nation's largest health and fitness exposition founded by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Tickets are on sale at the Nationwide Arena ticket office, online at Ticketmaster.com and Strikeforce.com and Ticketmaster by phone (800) 745-3000. The first non-televised, undercard fight starts at 7:30 PM ET. Doors will open at 7:00 PM.

In Saturday's main event, Dan Henderson (26-8) will challenge defending belt-holder Rafael "Feijao'' Cavalcante (10-2) of Brazil for the Strikeforce light heavyweight title. In a second world title fight, Marloes Coenen (18-4) of the Netherlands will risk her lightweight (135 pounds) title for a first time when she faces Liz Carmouche (6-0).

Other televised fights: American military hero Tim Kennedy (12-3) of Austin, Texas, faces Melvin Manhoef (24-8-1) of Amsterdam, Holland, in an important middleweight (185 pounds) match and undefeated Billy Evangelista (11-0) will take on Jorge Masvidal (20-6) in a lightweight (155 pounds) encounter.

What the fighters had to say Thursday:

Feijao:

"I prepare for the next fight and I train for that opponent. I'm thinking about Dan Henderson and not thinking about the championship.

"I don't care that no one has successfully defended the (light heavyweight) title. I care about preparation, training and getting inside the cage to fight.

"I always train like a family. Antonio Rodrigo is like my mentor. He helped me a lot. He's always there with me. My coaches and I have made a strategy for this fight.

"With a big challenge you train more and more. Henderson is a big challenge and that is what makes this sport exciting."

Dan Henderson:

"One of the benefits of fighting at 205 (pounds) is I get to enjoy my food. One of the drawbacks is I have to fight guys his (Feijao's) size.

"I don't feel any added pressure fighting for the title. Every fight for the last few years has been pretty big so I don't feel any added pressure fighting for the title.

"He's (Feijao is) a different fighter than Anderson Silva so it doesn't matter that they train together. And I think I've improved a lot since I fought Anderson.

"A lot of the techniques are similar in MMA. You just have to look at your opponent and their technique and tweak your game plan a little bit.

"Obviously, I wouldn't be here if winning a world title wasn't one of my goals. But the challenge of fighting someone like Feijao is exciting. He's big, he's tough and he's strong. I would definitely enjoy having the belt but the reason I fight is for the challenge."

Marloes Coenen:

"I'm always prepared and ready to go. This will be a very exciting fight. Liz will come in very determined because of the opportunity she's getting, but this is an important fight for me, too.

"I need to stay humble because when you start to get cocky is when you'll lose. I'm comfortable, my weight is good. I can fight at 135 and 145,...