2008 in Strikeforce | ||||
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Information | ||||
First date | February 1, 2008 | |||
Last date | November 21, 2008 | |||
Events | ||||
Total events | 8 | |||
Fights | ||||
Total fights | 78 | |||
Title fights | 5 | |||
Chronology | ||||
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The year 2008 was the third year in the history of Strikeforce, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2008 Strikeforce held eight events, beginning with Strikeforce: Young Guns II .
Title fights in 2008 | ||||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
Middleweight | Cung Le | def. | Frank Shamrock (c) | TKO (stoppage) | 3 | 5:00 | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le | [lower-alpha 1] |
Lightweight | Gilbert Melendez (c) | def. | Gabe Lemley | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:18 | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le | [lower-alpha 2] |
Lightweight | Josh Thomson | def. | Gilbert Melendez (c) | unanimous decision | 5 | 5:00 | Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson | [lower-alpha 3] |
Heavyweight | Bobby Southworth (c) | def. | Anthony Ruiz | unanimous decision | 5 | 5:00 | Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson | [lower-alpha 4] |
Light Heavyweight | Renato Sobral | def. | Bobby Southworth (c) | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | Strikeforce: Destruction | [lower-alpha 5] |
# | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location | Attendance | Broadcast |
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16 | Strikeforce: Destruction | November 21, 2008 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | San Jose, California | 8,152 | HDNet |
15 | Strikeforce: Payback | October 3, 2008 | Broomfield Events Center | Broomfield, Colorado | 3,286 | HDNet |
14 | Strikeforce: At The Mansion II | September 20, 2008 | The Playboy Mansion | Beverly Hills, California | 2,478 | The Score |
13 | Strikeforce: Young Guns III | September 13, 2008 | San Jose Civic Auditorium | San Jose, California | 4,789 | |
12 | Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson | June 27, 2008 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | San Jose, California | 7,288 | HDNet |
11 | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le | March 29, 2008 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | San Jose, California | 16,326 | Showtime |
10 | Strikeforce: At The Dome | February 23, 2008 | Tacoma Dome | Tacoma, Washington | 7,089 | HDNet |
9 | Strikeforce: Young Guns II | February 1, 2008 | San Jose Civic Auditorium | San Jose, California | 5,789 |
Strikeforce: Young Guns II [1] was an event held on February 1, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight | Luke Rockhold | def | Josh Neal | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:49 | |
Featherweight | Darren Uyenoyama | def | Andrew Valladerez | submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:59 | |
Lightweight | Joey Armstrong | def | Sam Spengler | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:56 | |
Welterweight | Jesse Jones | def | Anthony Alves | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:01 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Featherweight | Alvin Cacdac | def | Evan Esguerra | submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:13 | |
Middleweight | Issac de Jesus | def | Bobby Stack | submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:52 | |
Heavyweight | Eric Magana | def | Luke Hartwig | TKO (doctor stoppage) in round 2 | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Adam Antolin | def | Hugo Govea | submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:31 | |
Welterweight | Jesse Gillespie | def | Dave Martin | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 |
Strikeforce: At The Dome [2] was an event held on February 23, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight | Jan Nortje | def | Bob Sapp | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:55 | |
Lightweight | Jorge Masvidal | def | Ryan Healy | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
Middleweight | Cory Devela | def | Joe Riggs | submission (slam) | 1 | 1:22 | |
Heavyweight | Maurice Smith | def | Rick Roufus | submission (kimura) | 1 | 1:53 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Welterweight | Eddy Ellis | def | Steve Berger | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
Heavyweight | Mychal Clark | def | Josh Bennett | TKO (swollen eye) | 2 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Lyle Beerbohm | def | Ray Perales | submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 1:19 | |
Heavyweight | Mike Hayes | def | Matt Kovacs | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
Featherweight | Zack Skinner | def | Scott Shaffer | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Nathan Coy | def | Dave Courchaine | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:46 |
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le [3] was an event held on March 29, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight | Cung Le | def. | Frank Shamrock (c) | TKO (stoppage) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
Lightweight | Gilbert Melendez (c) | def. | Gabe Lemley | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:18 | [lower-alpha 2] |
Heavyweight | Wayne Cole | def. | Mike Kyle | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:45 | |
Middleweight | Joey Villasenor | def. | Ryan Jensen | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:45 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Catchweight (162 lb) | Billy Evangelista | def. | Marlon Sims | KO (punch) | 3 | 0:39 | |
Welterweight | Drew Fickett | def. | Jae Suk Lim | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:14 | |
Welterweight | Tiki Ghosn | def. | Luke Stewart | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bantamweight | Darren Uyenoyama | def. | Anthony Figueroa | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:27 | |
Catchweight (180 lb) | Jesse Jones | def. | Jesse Gillespie | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:35 |
Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson [4] was an event held on June 27, 2008, at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Lightweight | Josh Thomson | def. | Gilbert Melendez (c) | unanimous decision | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
Heavyweight | Bobby Southworth (c) | def. | Anthony Ruiz | unanimous decision | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
Lightweight | Billy Evangelista | def. | Nam Phan | split decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
Middleweight | Eric Lawson | def. | Jesse Gillespie | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:03 | |
Women's Featherweight | Miesha Tate | def. | Elaina Maxwell | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Middleweight | Jeremiah Metcalf | def. | Raymond Daniels | submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 0:59 | |
Bantamweight | Chris Cariaso | def. | Anthony Figueroa | submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:34 | |
Lightweight | Bobby Stack | def. | Jose Palacios | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
Featherweight | Bryan Caraway | def. | Alvin Cacdac | submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:39 | |
Welterweight | Cyrillo Padilha | def. | Jesse Jones | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Jorge Interiano | def. | Travis Johnson | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 3:00 | |
Lightweight | Alexander Trevino | def. | Eric Jacob | submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:37 |
Strikeforce: Young Guns III [5] was an event held on September 13, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Chris Bostick | def | Jorge Interianoaz | submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:26 | |
Heavyweight | Yohan Banks | def | Michael Diaz | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:19 | |
Flyweight | Adam Antolin | def | Javi Alanis | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:41 | |
Catchweight (140 lb) | Ryan Bastianelli | def | Hussain Rasouli | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Lightweight | Alexander Trevino | def | Gennaro Strangis | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Matt Pedro | def | Eric Castile | submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:08 | |
Featherweight | David Rasouri | def | Jeremy Tavares | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Mike Davis | def | O.J. Dominguez | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 |
Strikeforce: At The Mansion II [6] was an event held on September 20, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Trevor Prangley | def | Anthony Ruiz | unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Mitsuhiro Ishida | def | Justin Wilcox | submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:21 | |
Middleweight | Terry Martin | def | Cory Devela | TKO (strikes) | 3 | 2:08 | |
Lightweight | Josh Thomson | def | Ashe Bowman | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:14 | |
Middleweight | Kazuo Misaki | def | Joe Riggs | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:29 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Welterweight | Luke Stewart | def | Jesse Juarez | submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:55 | |
Middleweight | Eric Lawson | def | Kenneth Seegrist | submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:07 | |
Welterweight | Brandon Magana | def | Brandon Thatch | split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Catchweight (195 lb) | Jesse Gillespie | def | Dave Martin | split decision (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
Strikeforce: Payback [7] was an event held on October 3, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Catchweight (165 lb) | Duane Ludwig | def | Sammy Morgan | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:01 | |
Middleweight | Frank Trigg | def | Falaniko Vitale | unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Donnie Liles | def | Pete Spratt | submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:59 | |
Lightweight | Billy Evangelista | def | Luke Caudillo | unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Carlos Zevallos | def | Andre Walker | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:49 | |
Preliminary Card | |||||||
Women's Flyweight | Michelle Waterson | def | Tyra Parker | submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:20 | |
Featherweight | Tyler Toner | def | Ricky Johnson | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:44 | |
Welterweight | Drew Dober | def | Lumumba Sayers | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:16 | |
Lightweight | Alan Gomez | def | Jordan Goodwin | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Eric Galvan | def | Jeremy Malaterre | split decision (29–28, 30–27, 28–29) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Catchweight (140 lb) | Turrell Galloway | def | Brett Tillis | submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:21 | |
Flyweight | Aaron Trujillo | def | Haven Torres | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:59 |
Strikeforce: Destruction [8] was an event held on November 21, 2008, at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Renato Sobral | def | Bobby Southworth (c) | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
160 lb. Catchweight | Duane Ludwig | def | Yves Edwards | unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Middleweight | Scott Smith | def | Terry Martin | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:29 | |
Welterweight | Joe Riggs | def | Luke Stewart | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:05 | |
Middleweight | Luke Rockhold | def | Nik Theotikos | submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:06 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Women's Bantamweight | Kim Couture | def | Lina Kvokov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:44 | |
Bantamweight | Darren Uyenoyama | def | Brad Royster | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
Featherweight | Alvin Cacdac | def | Jose Palacios | submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:10 | |
Welterweight | Zak Bucia | def | Adam Steel | submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:35 |
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