| Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II | ||||
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 The poster for Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | October 9, 2010 | |||
| Venue | HP Pavilion | |||
| City | San Jose, California, United States | |||
| Attendance | 7,559 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $528,466 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II, was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce on October 9, 2010 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, United States. [2] The event aired live on the Showtime cable network.
This event featured the rematch of Nick Diaz and K. J. Noons after the first bout was stopped because of a cut on the head of Diaz for the Elite XC 160 lbs championship.
As part of the undercard, Strikeforce hosted the Bay Area Regional Finals of the California Amateur MMA Organization. [2] [3]
Strikeforce debuted their final logo and branding at this event. [4]
The event drew an estimated 350,000 viewers, with a peak at 509,000 on Showtime. [5]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Nick Diaz (c) | def. | K. J. Noons | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Marloes Coenen | def. | Sarah Kaufman (c) | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 1:59 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Lightweight | Josh Thomson | def. | Gesias Cavalcante | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Tyron Woodley | def. | André Galvão | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:48 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Welterweight | James Terry | def. | David Marshall | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Josh McDonald | def. | Ron Keslar | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jess Bouscal | def. | Luis Mendoza | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 3:00 | |
Nickolas Robert Diaz is a retired American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Diaz is a former Strikeforce, WEC and IFC welterweight champion and a UFC title challenger. He also notably competed in PRIDE, EliteXC, DREAM, and Shooto. Nick is the older brother of former UFC fighter Nate Diaz, with the pair of brothers being one of the biggest influences in the sport of MMA.
Karl James Noons is a retired American professional mixed martial artist, as well as a former professional boxer and kickboxer. Noons competed for UFC, Strikeforce, DREAM and EliteXC. He is the former EliteXC Lightweight Champion.
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