Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum

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Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum
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The poster for Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum.
Information
Promotion Strikeforce
DateJune 18, 2011
Venue American Airlines Center
City Dallas, Texas, United States
Attendance7,639 [1]
Total gate$543,060 [1]
Event chronology
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson

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]

Contents

Background

Originally 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

Main card (Showtime)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Alistair Overeem def. Fabrício Werdum Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)35:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight Josh Barnett def. Brett Rogers Submission (arm triangle choke)21:17 [lower-alpha 2]
Lightweight Jorge Masvidal def. K. J. Noons Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Heavyweight Daniel Cormier def. Jeff Monson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Heavyweight Chad Griggs def. Valentijn Overeem TKO (Submission to strikes)12:08
Preliminary card (HDNet)
Lightweight Gesias Cavalcante vs. Justin Wilcox No Contest (accidental eye poke)20:31 [lower-alpha 3]
Lightweight Conor Heun def.Magno AlmeidaDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Catchweight (180 lbs) Nah-Shon Burrell def.Joe RayDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Catchweight (175 lbs) Isaac Vallie-Flagg def. Brian Melancon Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Postliminary card
Welterweight Mike Bronzoulis def. Todd Moore Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00 [lower-alpha 4]
  1. ↑ Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
  2. ↑ Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
  3. ↑ Wilcox and Cavalcante ended following an accidental eye poke at 0:31 in round 2.
  4. ↑ This bout was contested after the main card due to time constraints.

Heavyweight Grand Prix Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 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

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References

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  2. ↑ "Overeem vs. Werdum". strikeforce.com. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  3. 1 2 "Strikeforce confirms delay to heavyweight grand prix; Diaz vs. Daley slated for Apr. 9". mmajunkie.com. 2011-03-02.
  4. ↑ "HDNet to carry "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum" preliminary card". mmajunkie.com. 2011-05-28.
  5. ↑ "Former Strikeforce champ "King Mo" Lawal returns June 18 in Dallas". mmajunkie.com. 2011-02-26.
  6. ↑ "The New and Improved Scott Smith Eyeing Strikeforce Return in June". MMAWeekly.com. 2011-04-08.
  7. ↑ "Del Rosario in car accident, Noons-Masvidal targeted for "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum"". MMAjunkie.com. 2011-05-06.
  8. ↑ "Amanda Nunes out of "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum" due to injury". MMAjunkie.com. 2011-06-01. Archived from the original on 2011-08-20.
  9. ↑ "Carano fails to receive medical clearance, will not fight at "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum"". MMAjunkie.com. 2011-06-07.
  10. ↑ "Carano not cleared, won't fight on June 18". yahoo.com. 2011-06-07.
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