| Strikeforce: Miami | ||||
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 The poster for Strikeforce: Miami. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | January 30, 2010 | |||
| Venue | BankAtlantic Center | |||
| City | Sunrise, Florida, United States | |||
| Attendance | 7,010 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $301,424 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Strikeforce: Miami was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce on January 30, 2010, in Sunrise, Florida, United States at the BankAtlantic Center. [2] The event aired live on Showtime in the US and on Super Channel in Canada. [3]
A bout between Bobby Lashley and Shane Del Rosario had previously been agreed upon, [4] however the fight was scrapped from the card. [5] Bobby Lashley was then expected to face Yohan Banks, [6] however the bout needed commission approval, which was subsequently denied. [7] Jimmy Ambriz was then targeted by the promotion as late replacement for Banks. [8] However, Strikeforce decided not to go with Ambriz, despite being cleared by the Florida State Boxing Commission. [9] Wes Sims stepped in on short notice to fight Lashley. [10]
The bout between Joe Riggs and Jay Hieron was scheduled to air live on EASportsMMA.com [11] but the load on the server brought down the stream. [12]
The event drew an estimated average of 517,000 viewers on Showtime. [13]
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Nick Diaz | def. | Marius Žaromskis | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:38 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Women's Featherweight | Cris Cyborg (c) | def. | Marloes Coenen | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:40 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Heavyweight | Herschel Walker | def. | Greg Nagy | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:17 | |
| Middleweight | Robbie Lawler | def. | Melvin Manhoef | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:33 | |
| Heavyweight | Bobby Lashley | def. | Wes Sims | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:06 | |
| EASportsMMA.com Live Stream | |||||||
| Welterweight | Jay Hieron | def. | Joe Riggs | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Welterweight | John Kelly | def. | Sabah Homasi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:48 | |
| Welterweight | Hayder Hassan | def. | Ryan Keenan | KO (punch) | 2 | 2:42 | |
| Featherweight | Pablo Alfonso | def. | Marcos da Matta | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:47 | |
| Lightweight | David Gomez | def. | Craig Oxley | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Joe Ray | def. | John Clarke | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:14 | |
| Middleweight | Jeffrey Cachia | def. | Matt Cooper | KO (punches) | 2 | 2:26 | |
| Welterweight | Michael Byrnes | def. | Dave Zitanick | Decision (majority) (29–29, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
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