| Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum | ||||
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 The poster for Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | June 26, 2010 | |||
| Venue | HP Pavilion | |||
| City | San Jose, California, United States | |||
| Attendance | 11,757 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,066,739 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce in association with M-1 Global on June 26, 2010 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. [2]
Josh Thomson was originally set to face Lyle Beerbohm at this event. On May 21, Thomson announced that Beerbohm was injured in his previous fight with Vítor Ribeiro, and will be replaced. [3] Pat Healy ended up facing Thomson.
M-1 Global fighter Magomed Shikhshabekov was scheduled to face American Kickboxing Academy fighter Ron Keslar. [4] However, Shikhshabekov was forced off the card due to visa issues, and was replaced by Chris Cope. [5]
The event drew an estimated 492,000 viewers on Showtime. [6]
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Fabrício Werdum | def. | Fedor Emelianenko | Submission (triangle armbar) | 1 | 1:09 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Cris Cyborg (c) | def. | Jan Finney | TKO (knee to the body) | 2 | 2:56 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Middleweight | Cung Le | def. | Scott Smith | KO (spinning back kick and punches) | 2 | 1:46 | |
| Lightweight | Josh Thomson | def. | Pat Healy | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:27 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Bobby Stack | def. | Derrick Burnsed | Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Yancy Medeiros | def. | Gareth Joseph | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:19 | |
| Welterweight | Bret Bergmark | def. | Vagner Rocha | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Chris Cope | def. | Ron Keslar | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 4:32 | |
The following is a list of fighter salaries as provided by the California State Athletic Commission. The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can often be a substantial portion of a fighter's income. [7]
Strikeforce commentator, former UFC Light Heavyweight champion, and former King of Pancrase, Frank Shamrock announced his retirement from Mixed Martial Arts at this event. [8]
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