Det har pratats en hel del om Strikeforce nedläggning, i och med deras gala den 12 januari. Nu bekräftas galan som just det, den sista Strikeforcegalan. Detta är vad Scott Coker, VD för organisationen, har att säga via deras hemsida:
Since 2009, SHOWTIME has been a great partner and we appreciate its support of STRIKEFORCE and our athletes. For our final event, we’ve loaded the card with some outstanding fights. This is going to be a memorable night for the sport of mixed martial arts.
Även Stephen Espinoza från ”SHOWTIME” hade ett och annat att säga:
We are proud of our association with Scott Coker and the entire STRIKEFORCE team. From Gina Carano to Ronda Rousey, Fedor Emelianenko to Daniel Cormier, Nick Diaz to Gilbert Melendez, SHOWTIME Sports and STRIKEFORCE have built some of the biggest stars in the sport and have produced many of the most watched and most intriguing fights in the history of MMA.
We look forward to another night of competitive and explosive STRIKEFORCE fights on SHOWTIME on January 12 in OKC.
Matchkortet för galan:
- Nate Marquardt vs. Tarec Saffiedine
- Daniel Cormier vs. Dion Staring
- Josh Barnett vs. Nandor Guelmino
- Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Kyle
- Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza vs. Ed Herman
- Pat Healy vs. oklart
- Roger Gracie vs. Anthony Smith
- Tim Kennedy vs. Trevor Smith
- K.J. Noons vs. Ryan Couture
- Jorge Gurgel vs. Adriano Martins
- Estevan Payan vs. Michael Bravo
