Mixed-martial-arts fans are invited to Thursday's autograph session and Friday's official fighter weigh-ins for this weekend's "Strikeforce St. Louis: Heavy Artillery" event.

Thursday's autograph session, hosted by Mike Shannon's The Outfield (620 Market St.), begins at 5 p.m. ET (4 p.m. CT local) with newly crowned light-heavyweight champion Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal, Roger Gracie, Fabricio Werdum and Renato Babalu Sobral.

Friday's weigh-ins begin at approximately 5 p.m. ET at the Scottrade Center's main concourse.

Both events are free and open to the public.

The festivities precede Saturday's Showtime-televised event, which is also hosted by the Scottrade Center.

Saturday's show features heavyweight co-headliners with Alistair Overeem making his long-awaited first title defense when he meets Brett Rogers. Additionally, former UFC heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski takes on former EliteXC heavyweight title-holder Antonio Silva. The card features 12 bouts in all.

The full card includes:

MAIN CARD

  • Champ Alistair Overeem vs. Brett Rogers (for heavyweight title)
  • Andrei Arlovski vs. Antonio Silva
  • Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza vs. Joey Villasenor
  • Roger Gracie vs. Kevin Randleman
  • Antwain Britt vs. Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante
PRELIMINARY CARD (un-aired)
  • Justin DeMoney vs. Jesse Finney
  • Lyle Beerbohm vs. Vitor Ribeiro
  • Lee Brousseau vs. Fransisco France
  • Mike Chandler vs. Sal Woods
  • Tom Aaron vs. Erik Steenberg
  • Matt Ricehouse vs. Greg Wilson
  • Darryl Cobb vs. Booker DeRousse