Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce.[2] The event took place on June 18, 2011 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, United States.[3] The main card aired on Showtime while the preliminary card aired on HDNet.[4]
| Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum | ||||
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 The poster for Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum | ||||
| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | June 18, 2011 | |||
| Venue | American Airlines Center | |||
| City | Dallas, Texas, United States | |||
| Attendance | 7,639[1] | |||
| Total gate | $543,060[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editOriginally scheduled for April 9, this event hosted the two remaining quarter-final fights in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament.[3]
Muhammed Lawal was expected to fight Ovince St. Preux at this event,[5] but the bout was later cancelled.
Scott Smith had indicated that he hoped to fight at this event,[6] however he instead fought Tarec Saffiedine at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson the following month.
Shane Del Rosario was scheduled to face Daniel Cormier in a Heavyweight Grand Prix reserve bout. However, Del Rosario had to pull out of the bout after a car accident in early May.[7] Jeff Monson stepped in as a replacement to face Cormier in the reserve bout. After his victory, Cormier was selected to replace Alistair Overeem in the tournament semifinals following his removal from the tournament in July 2011.
Amanda Nunes was scheduled to face Julie Kedzie at this event, but a hairline fracture in her foot forced Nunes off the card.[8]
Gina Carano was scheduled to make her Strikeforce return against Sarah D'Alelio. While medically approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Carano opted to pull out of the fight on the advice of her own doctor.[9][10]
Brian Melancon weighed in 4 pounds over the welterweight non-title bout allowance of 171 lb.[11]
Results
edit| Main card (Showtime) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Alistair Overeem | def. | Fabrício Werdum | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Josh Barnett | def. | Brett Rogers | Submission (arm triangle choke) | 2 | 1:17 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Jorge Masvidal | def. | K. J. Noons | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Daniel Cormier | def. | Jeff Monson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Chad Griggs | def. | Valentijn Overeem | TKO (Submission to strikes) | 1 | 2:08 | |
| Preliminary card (HDNet) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Gesias Cavalcante | vs. | Justin Wilcox | No Contest (accidental eye poke) | 2 | 0:31 | [c] |
| Lightweight | Conor Heun | def. | Magno Almeida | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (180 lbs) | Nah-Shon Burrell | def. | Joe Ray | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (175 lbs) | Isaac Vallie-Flagg | def. | Brian Melancon | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Postliminary card | |||||||
| Welterweight | Todd Moore | def. | Mike Bronzoulis | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
- ^ Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
- ^ Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
- ^ Wilcox and Cavalcante ended following an accidental eye poke at 0:31 in round 2.
- ^ This bout was contested after the main card due to time constraints.
Heavyweight Grand Prix Bracket
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Fedor Emelianenko | RD 2 | |||||||||
| Antônio Silva | TKO | |||||||||
| Antônio Silva | RD 1 | |||||||||
| Daniel Cormier** | KO | |||||||||
| Alistair Overeem | RD 3 | |||||||||
| Fabrício Werdum | UD | |||||||||
| Daniel Cormier | RD 5 | |||||||||
| Josh Barnett | UD | |||||||||
| Andrei Arlovski | RD 1 | |||||||||
| Sergei Kharitonov | KO | |||||||||
| Sergei Kharitonov | RD 1 | |||||||||
| Josh Barnett | SUB | |||||||||
| Josh Barnett | RD 2 | |||||||||
| Brett Rogers | SUB | |||||||||
** = Replacement
References
edit- ^ a b ""Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum" nets reported 7,639 attendees for $543K gate". mmajunkie.com. 2011-06-19. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26.
- ^ "Overeem vs. Werdum". strikeforce.com. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- ^ a b "Strikeforce confirms delay to heavyweight grand prix; Diaz vs. Daley slated for Apr. 9". mmajunkie.com. 2011-03-02.
- ^ "HDNet to carry "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum" preliminary card". mmajunkie.com. 2011-05-28.
- ^ "Former Strikeforce champ "King Mo" Lawal returns June 18 in Dallas". mmajunkie.com. 2011-02-26.
- ^ "The New and Improved Scott Smith Eyeing Strikeforce Return in June". MMAWeekly.com. 2011-04-08.
- ^ "Del Rosario in car accident, Noons-Masvidal targeted for "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum"". MMAjunkie.com. 2011-05-06.
- ^ "Amanda Nunes out of "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum" due to injury". MMAjunkie.com. 2011-06-01. Archived from the original on 2011-08-20.
- ^ "Carano fails to receive medical clearance, will not fight at "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum"". MMAjunkie.com. 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Carano not cleared, won't fight on June 18". yahoo.com. 2011-06-07.
- ^ ""Overeem vs. Werdum" official weigh-in results". mmajunkie.com. 2011-06-16.