Strikeforce: Houston

Strikeforce: Houston

A poster or logo for Strikeforce: Houston.
Information
Promotion Strikeforce
Date August 21, 2010
Venue Toyota Center
City Houston, Texas, United States
Attendance 8,635[1]
Event chronology

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum Strikeforce: Houston Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II

Strikeforce: Houston, was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce on August 21, 2010 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States.[2]

Background

After Jake Shields vacated the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship, there was much speculation that there would be a tournament for the title. However, Strikeforce announced that Ronaldo Souza and Tim Kennedy would fight for the championship at this event.[3]

André Galvão was originally scheduled to face Nate Moore, however Jorge Patino stepped in on late notice for the injured Moore.[4]

The Cormier/Riley and Galvão/Patino preliminary bouts streamed live on Sherdog.com.[5]

This was the last Strikeforce event branded with their original logo. The promotion debuted their new & final logo at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II in October 2010.[6]

The event drew an estimated 367,000 viewers, with a peak at 470,000 on Showtime.[7]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Rafael Cavalcante def. Muhammed Lawal (c) TKO (Punches and Elbows) 3 1:14 [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Ronaldo Souza def. Tim Kennedy Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Lightweight K.J. Noons def. Jorge Gurgel TKO (Punches) 2 0:19
Heavyweight Chad Griggs def. Bobby Lashley TKO (Retirement) 2 5:00
Sherdog.com Live Stream
Welterweight Andre Galvao def. Jorge Patino TKO (Punches) 3 2:45
Heavyweight Daniel Cormier def. Jason Riley Submission (Punches) 1 1:02
Preliminary Card
Light Heavyweight Artenas Young def. Chad Cook Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Bantamweight Chad Robichaux def. Humberto DeLeon Decision (Split) 3 3:00
Lightweight Rey Trujillo def. Jose Santibanez TKO (Punches) 1 0:28
Lightweight Adam Schindler def. Kierre Gooch Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 1:58
Featherweight Vinicius Magalhães def. Rocky Long Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
  1. ↑ For the Light Heavyweight Championship.
  2. ↑ For the Middleweight Championship.

References

  1. ↑ ""Strikeforce: Houston" draws attendance of 8,635; CEO credits K.J. Noons". mmajunkie.com. 2010-08-22.
  2. ↑ "Houston: King Mo vs. Feijao". strikeforce.com. August 8, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Jacare, Kennedy to Vie for Vacant Strikeforce Crown". sherdog.com. 2010-07-09.
  4. ↑ "Andre Galvao to face "Macaco" at SF:Houston". strikeforce.com. 2010-07-14.
  5. ↑ "Strikeforce 'Houston' Lineup Finalized; 2 Bouts to Stream Live on Sherdog". sherdog.com/. 2010-08-16.
  6. ↑ "Strikeforce Diaz vs Noons II: Storylines". MMAPayout.com. 2010-10-09.
  7. ↑ "Strikeforce: Houston – Tapology". Tapology.com. Retrieved 2011-06-22.

See also

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