Strikeforce: Nashville
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| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | April 17, 2010 | |||
| Venue | Bridgestone Arena | |||
| City |  Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Attendance | 8,196[1] | |||
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Strikeforce: Nashville was a mixed martial arts event held on April 17, 2010 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and broadcast domestically on CBS.[2]It is known fo being one of the best non-ufc cards ever.
Background
The main event was originally rumored to be Fedor Emelianenko taking on Fabricio Werdum.[3] However, the fight was moved to a future event.[4]
Bobby Lashley was expected to fight on the card, as the promotion had already submitted an opponent for Lashley and was awaiting from the Tennessee Athletic Commission.[5] According to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, the bout would likely be the fourth bout on the CBS televised portion of the event.[5] On April 5, Lashley confirmed that he would not appear on the card since Strikeforce officials could not guarantee an appearance on the televised portion of the card due to time constraints.[6]
Nashville brawl
The event was marred by a post-fight brawl following the main event. During Jake Shields' post-fight interview, Jason Miller gained access to the cage and interrupted Shields, asking, "Where's my rematch, buddy?" After both Gilbert Melendez and Shields pushed Miller away, Nick Diaz would then throw the initial punch to start the full-scale brawl. Members of the Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu camp, including Melendez, Nick Diaz and Nate Diaz attacked Miller, while Miller was restrained on the canvas by members of Diaz's camp. The fight was then broken up by referees, members of Dan Henderson's corner and members of security.
Results
Main Card
- Middleweight Championship bout:
Jake Shields (c) vs. Dan Henderson
- Shields defeated Henderson via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-45, 48-45) to retain the Strikeforce Middleweight championship.
- Lightweight Championship bout: Gilbert Melendez (c) vs.
Shinya Aoki
- Melendez defeated Aoki via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) to retain the Strikeforce Lightweight championship.
- Light Heavyweight Championship bout:
Gegard Mousasi (c) vs. Muhammed Lawal
- Lawal defeated Mousasi via unanimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 49-45) to become the new Strikeforce Light heavyweight champion. Mousasi was deducted one point for delivering an illegal upkick.
Preliminary Card
- Light Heavyweight bout: Chris Hawk vs. Ovince St. Preux
- St. Preux defeated Hawk via TKO (punches) at 0:44 of round 1.
- Welterweight bout: Dustin West vs. Andrew Uhrich
- Uhrich defeated West via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:36 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Jason Miller vs. Tim Stout
- Miller defeated Stout via TKO (punches) at 3:09 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Josh Schockman vs. Cale Yarbrough
- Yarbrough defeated Schockman via TKO (knee and punches) in round 2.
- Middleweight bout: Zach Underwood vs. Hunter Worsham
- Underwood defeated Worsham via unanimous decision.
- Flyweight bout: Dustin Ortiz vs. Justin Pennington
- Ortiz defeated Pennington via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:27 of round 1.
- Featherweight bout: Cody Floyd vs. Thomas Campbell
- Floyd defeated Campbell via KO (knee) in round 3.
References
- ^ "Strikeforce: Nashville" draws 8,196 attendees to Bridgestone Arena
- ^ "Strikeforce: Nashville". strikeforce.com. 2010-03-02.
- ^ "Fabricio Werdum likely to meet Fedor Emelianenko at Strikeforce's April CBS event". mmajunkie.com. December 21, 2009.
- ^ Rumors Wildfire: Fedor will not fight at Strikeforce on CBS, Overeem bout in works
- ^ a b "COKER SAYS LASHLEY LIKELY ON APRIL STRIKEFORCE". mmaweekly.com. 2010-03-17.
- ^ "Lashley withdraws from Strikeforce event". espn.go.com. April 5, 2010.