Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum
| Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum | ||||
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 The poster for Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum | ||||
| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | June 18, 2011 | |||
| Venue | American Airlines Center | |||
| City | Dallas, Texas | |||
| Attendance | 7,639[1] | |||
| Total gate | $543,060[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, also known as Strikeforce: Dallas, 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.[3] The main card aired on Showtime while the preliminary card aired on HDNet.[4]
Background
Originally scheduled for April 9th, 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. Though no longer designated as a reserve fight, Cormier beat Monson and 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. However, 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 Athletic Commission, Carano opted to pull out of the fight[9] on the advice of her own doctor.[10]
Brian Melancon weighed in 4 pounds over the welterweight non-title bout allowance of 171 lb.[11]
Official Fight Card
Main card (Showtime)
- Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal bout:
Alistair Overeem vs. 
Fabricio Werdum
- Overeem defeated Werdum via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) .
- Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal bout:
Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers
- Barnett defeated Rogers via submission (arm triangle choke) at 1:17 of round 2.
- Lightweight bout: K.J. Noons vs. Jorge Masvidal
- Masvidal defeated Noons via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Heavyweight bout: Daniel Cormier vs. Jeff Monson
- Cormier defeated Monson via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Heavyweight bout: Valentijn Overeem vs. Chad Griggs
- Griggs defeated Overeem via submission (strikes) at 2:08 of round 1.
Preliminary Card (HDNet)
- Lightweight bout: Gesias Cavalcante vs. Justin Wilcox
- Wilcox and Cavalcante fought to a no contest following an accidental eye poke at 0:31 in round 2.
- Lightweight bout: Conor Heun vs. Magno Almeida
- Heun defeated Almeida via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Catchweight bout (180 lb): Nah-Shon Burrell vs. Joe Ray
- Burrell defeated Ray via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Catchweight bout (175 lb): Brian Melancon vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg
- Vallie-Flagg defeated Melancon via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28).
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight bout: Todd Moore vs. Mike Bronzoulis
- Moore defeated Bronzoulis via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). This bout was contested after the main card due to time constraints.
Heavyweight Grand Prix Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Fedor Emelianenko | RD 2 | |||||||||
 Antonio Silva | TKO | |||||||||
| Antonio Silva | RD 1 | |||||||||
 Daniel Cormier** | KO | |||||||||
 Alistair Overeem | RD 3 | |||||||||
| Fabricio Werdum | UD | |||||||||
| Daniel Cormier | ||||||||||
| Josh Barnett | ||||||||||
 Andrei Arlovski | RD 1 | |||||||||
| Sergei Kharitonov | KO | |||||||||
| Sergei Kharitonov | RD 1 | |||||||||
| Josh Barnett | SUB | |||||||||
| Josh Barnett | RD 2 | |||||||||
| Brett Rogers | SUB | |||||||||
** = Replacement
References
- ^ a b ""Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum" nets reported 7,639 attendees for $543K gate". mmajunkie.com. 2011-06-19.
- ^ "Overeem vs. Werdum". strikeforce.com. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- ^ a b "Strikeforce confirms delay to heavyweight grand prix; Diaz vs. Daley slated for Apr. 9". mmajunkie.com. 2011-03-02.
- ^ "HDNet to carry "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum" preliminary card". mmajunkie.com. 2011-05-28.
- ^ "Former Strikeforce champ "King Mo" Lawal returns June 18 in Dallas". mmajunkie.com. 2011-02-26.
- ^ "The New and Improved Scott Smith Eyeing Strikeforce Return in June". MMAWeekly.com. 2011-04-08.
- ^ "Del Rosario in car accident, Noons-Masvidal targeted for "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum"". MMAjunkie.com. 2011-05-06.
- ^ "Amanda Nunes out of "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum" due to injury". MMAjunkie.com. 2011-06-01.
- ^ "Carano fails to receive medical clearance, will not fight at "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum"". MMAjunkie.com. 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Carano not cleared, won't fight on June 18". yahoo.com. 2011-06-07.
- ^ ""Overeem vs. Werdum" official weigh-in results". mmajunkie.com. 2011-06-16.