Strikeforce: Miami

Strikeforce: Miami
Information
Promotion	Strikeforce
Date	January 30, 2010
Venue	BankAtlantic Center
City	Sunrise, Florida, USA
Attendance	7,010
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. The event aired live on Showtime in the US and on Super Channel in Canada.

Background

A bout between Bobby Lashley and Shane Del Rosario had previously been agreed upon, however the fight was scrapped from the card. Bobby Lashley was then expected to face Yohan Banks, however the bout needed commission approval, which was subsequently denied. Jimmy Ambriz was then targeted by the promotion as late replacement for Banks. However, Strikeforce decided not to go with Ambriz, despite being cleared by the Florida State Boxing Commission. Wes Sims stepped in on short notice to fight Lashley.

The bout between Joe Riggs and Jay Hieron was scheduled to air live on EASportsMMA.com but the load on the server brought down the stream.

The event drew an estimated average of 517,000 viewers on Showtime.

Results

Main Card

• Welterweight Championship bout: Nick Diaz vs. Marius Žaromskis

Diaz defeated Žaromskis via TKO (strikes) at 4:38 of round 1.

• Women's Featherweight Championship (145 lb) bout: Cristiane Santos vs. Marloes Coenen

Santos defeated Coenen via TKO (strikes) at 3:40 of round 3.

• Heavyweight bout: Herschel Walker vs. Greg Nagy

Walker defeated Nagy via TKO (strikes) at 2:17 of round 3.

• Middleweight bout: Melvin Manhoef vs. Robbie Lawler

Lawler defeated Manhoef via KO (punch) at 3:33 of round 1.

• Heavyweight bout: Bobby Lashley vs. Wes Sims

Lashley defeated Sims via TKO (strikes) at 2:06 of round 1.

EASportsMMA.com Live Stream

• Welterweight bout: Jay Hieron vs. Joe Riggs

Hieron defeated Riggs via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27).

Undercard

• Welterweight bout: David Zitnik vs. Michael Byrnes

Byrnes defeated Zitnik via majority decision (29–29, 30–27, 30–27). This fight was delayed until after the main event due to time constraints.

• Welterweight bout: John Clarke vs. Joe Ray

Ray defeated Clarke via TKO (punches) at 3:14 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout: Craig Oxley vs. David Gomez

Gomez defeated Oxley via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Featherweight bout: Pablo Alfonso vs. Marcos da Matta

Alfonso defeated da Matta via submission (armbar) at 1:47 of round 1.

• Welterweight bout: Ryan Keenan vs. Hayder Hassan

Hassan defeated Keenan via TKO (strikes) at 2:42 of round 2.

• Welterweight bout: Sabah Homasi vs. John Kelly

Kelly defeated Homasi via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:48 of round 2.

Reported Payout

The following is a list of fighter salaries as provided by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. 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 oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter's income.

• Nick Diaz: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Marius Zaromskis: $30,000

• Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos: $35,000 ($15,000 win bonus and $5,000 "championship" bonus) def. Marloes Coenen: $2,000

• Herschel Walker: $600 (no win bonus) def. Greg Nagy: $5,000

• Robbie Lawler: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Melvin Manhoef: $5,000

• Bobby Lashley: $50,000 (no win bonus) def. Wes Sims: $25,000

• Jay Hieron: $65,000 ($35,000 win bonus) def. Joe Riggs: $30,000

• Micahel Byrnes: $2,000 ($1,000 win bonus) def. David Zitnik: $1,500

• Joe Ray: $1,500 ($500 win bonus) def. John Clarke: $1,000

• David Gomez: $2,000 ($1,000 win bonus) def. Craig Oxley: $1,500

• Pablo Alfonso: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus) def. Marcos DaMatta: $2,500

• Hayder Hassan: $2,000 ($1,000 win bonus) def. Ryan Keenan: $2,000

• John Kelly: $2,000 ($1,000 win bonus) def. Sabah Homasi: $1,000