Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum
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Information
Promotion	Strikeforce
Date	June 26, 2010
Venue	HP Pavilion
City	San Jose, California, United States
Attendance	11,757 [1]
Total gate	$1,066,739 [1]
Event chronology

Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce in association with M-1 Global on June 26, 2010 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.[2]

Background

Josh Thomson was originally set to face Lyle Beerbohm at this event. On May 21, Thomson announced that Beerbohm was injured in his previous fight with Vítor Ribeiro, and will be replaced.[3] Pat Healy ended up facing Thomson.

M-1 Global fighter Magomed Shikhshabekov was scheduled to face American Kickboxing Academy fighter Ron Keslar.[4] However, Shikhshabekov was forced off the card due to visa issues, and was replaced by Chris Cope.[5]

The event drew an estimated 492,000 viewers on Showtime.[6]

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Fabrício Werdum	def.	Fedor Emelianenko	Submission (triangle armbar)	1	1:09
Women's Featherweight	Cristiane Santos (c)	def.	Jan Finney	TKO (knee to the body)	2	2:56	[lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight	Cung Le	def.	Scott Smith	KO (spinning back kick and punches)	2	1:46
Lightweight	Josh Thomson	def.	Pat Healy	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	4:27
Preliminary Card
Lightweight	Bobby Stack	def.	Derrick Burnsed	Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Yancy Medeiros	def.	Gareth Joseph	KO (punches)	2	1:19
Welterweight	Bret Bergmark	def.	Vagner Rocha	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–26)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Chris Cope	def.	Ron Keslar	TKO (head kick and punches)	2	4:32

For the Women's Featherweight Championship. Santos was docked one point for punching Finney in the back of the head.

Reported payout

The following is a list of fighter salaries as provided by the California State Athletic Commission. The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can often be a substantial portion of a fighter's income.[7]

Fabrício Werdum: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Fedor Emelianenko: $400,000
Cung Le: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Scott Smith: $55,000
Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos: $35,000 ($15,000 win bonus plus $5,000 champion bonus) def. Jan Finney: $6,000
Josh Thomson: $60,000 (no win bonus) def. Pat Healy: $8,000
Chris Cope: $3,000 ($1,000 win bonus) def. Ron Keslar: $1,500
Bret Bergmark: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus) def. Vagner Rocha: $2,500
Yancy Medeiros: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Gareth Joseph: $2,000
Bobby Stack: $2,800 ($1,500 win bonus) def. Derrick Burnsed: $2,000

Notes

Strikeforce commentator, former UFC Light Heavyweight champion, and former King of Pancrase, Frank Shamrock announced his retirement from Mixed Martial Arts at this event.

References

"Strikeforce officially draws 11,757 attendance, $1 million gate for "Fedor vs. Werdum"". mmajunkie.com. 2010-06-28. Archived from the original on 2010-06-30.
"Strikeforce.com: FEDOR RETURNS JUNE 26 LIVE ON SHOWTIME". strikeforce.com. 2010-06-26.
"JOSH THOMSON PLANS JUNE 26 ON FEDOR FIGHT CARD". mmaweekly.com. 2010-05-13.
"M-1 Global: Ron Keslar vs. Magomed Shikshabekov added to "Fedor vs. Rogers"". mmajunkie.com. 2010-06-03.
"Magomed Shikshabekov Out of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum Due to Visa Problems". bloodyelbow.com. 2010-06-21.
http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/strikeforce-fedor-vs-werdum
""Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum" fighter salaries: Emelianenko tops $789K payroll". 2010-06-28.