Strikeforce: Houston

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]

Strikeforce: Houston
The poster for Strikeforce: Houston.
Information
PromotionStrikeforce
DateAugust 21, 2010
VenueToyota Center
CityHouston, Texas, United States
Attendance8,635[1]
Event chronology
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum Strikeforce: Houston Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II

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

References

  1. ""Strikeforce: Houston" draws attendance of 8,635; CEO credits K.J. Noons". mmajunkie.com. 2010-08-22. Archived from the original on 2010-08-24.
  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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