Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum

Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum
A poster or logo for Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum.
Information
Promotion	Strikeforce
Date	June 18, 2011
Venue	American Airlines Center
City	Dallas, Texas
Attendance	7,639[1]
Total gate	$543,060[1]
Event chronology
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson

Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, 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 9, 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 in the reserve bout. After his victory, Cormier 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 at this event, but 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 on the advice of her own doctor.^[9][10]

Brian Melancon weighed in 4 pounds over the welterweight non-title bout allowance of 171 lb.^[11]

Results

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.

Preliminary Card (HDNet)

• Catchweight bout (175 lb): Brian Melancon vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg

Vallie-Flagg defeated Melancon via split decision (28–29, 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).

• Lightweight bout: Conor Heun vs. Magno Almeida

Heun defeated Almeida via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

• Lightweight bout: Gesias Cavalcante vs. Justin Wilcox

Wilcox and Cavalcante fought to a NC following an accidental eye poke at 0:31 in round 2.

Main card (Showtime)

• Heavyweight bout: Valentijn Overeem vs. Chad Griggs

Griggs defeated Overeem via submission (strikes) at 2:08 of round 1.

• Heavyweight bout: Daniel Cormier vs. Jeff Monson

Cormier defeated Monson via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Lightweight bout: K.J. Noons vs. Jorge Masvidal

Masvidal defeated Noons via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal bout: Brett Rogers vs. Josh Barnett

Barnett defeated Rogers via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 1:17 of round 2.

• Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal bout: Alistair Overeem vs. Fabrício Werdum

Overeem defeated Werdum via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).

Heavyweight Grand Prix Bracket

** = Replacement

References