Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
The poster for Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
Promotion	Strikeforce
Date	June 27, 2008
Venue	HP Pavilion at San Jose
City	San Jose, California
Attendance	7,288
Event chronology
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson Strikeforce: Young Guns III

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Strikeforce. The event took place at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California on Friday, June 27, 2008. The main event was the long awaited match between lightweights Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson for the Strikeforce Lightweight title.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Josh Thomson	def.	Gilbert Melendez (c)	unanimous decision	5	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Bobby Southworth (c)	def.	Anthony Ruiz	unanimous decision	5	5:00
Lightweight	Billy Evangelista	def.	Nam Phan	split decision	3	5:00
Middleweight	Eric Lawson	def.	Jesse Gillespie	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:03
Women's Featherweight	Miesha Tate	def.	Elaina Maxwell	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Preliminary card
Middleweight	Jeremiah Metcalf	def.	Raymond Daniels	submission (rear-naked choke)	2	0:59
Bantamweight	Chris Cariaso	def.	Anthony Figueroa	submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:34
Lightweight	Bobby Stack	def.	Jose Palacios	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Featherweight	Bryan Caraway	def.	Scott Garland	submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:39
Welterweight	Cyrillo Padilha	def.	Jesse Jones	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Jorge Interiano	def.	Travis Johnson	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	3:00
Lightweight	Alexander Trevino	def.	Eric Jacob	submission (armbar)	1	0:37

See also

• Strikeforce (mixed martial arts)
• List of Strikeforce champions
• List of Strikeforce events
• 2008 in Strikeforce

External links

• Strikeforce Official website