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===Origins=== ===Origins===
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Strikeforce was founded in 1985 as a kickboxing promotion. On March 10, 2006, it held its first mixed martial arts series with '']'', on March 10, 2006, at the HP Pavilion in ].<ref name=sherdogevents>{{cite web|author=Sherdog.com |url=http://sherdog.com/fightfinder.php?organization_id=716 |title=Sherdog Fight Finder |publisher=Sherdog.com |date= |accessdate=2009-02-08}}</ref> The event was California's first regulated MMA event, and broke the previous record for the largest audience at a North American MMA event, previously held by '']'', with its 18,265 in attendance.<ref name=sherdog-showtime>{{cite web|author=Sherdog.com |url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/strikeforce-lands-showtime-deal-16085 |title=Strikeforce lands Showtime deal |publisher=Sherdog.com |date= |accessdate=2009-02-08}}</ref> The record was since broken by '']'' and '']'', although ''Shamrock vs. Gracie'' retained the paid attendance record of 17,465.<ref>{{cite news Strikeforce was founded in 1985 and has been the exclusive provider of martial arts programming for ESPN since 1995 and, after 12 years of success as a leading, world championship kickboxing promotion, the company unveiled its mixed martial arts series with '']'', on March 10, 2006, at the HP Pavilion in ].<ref name=sherdogevents>{{cite web|author=Sherdog.com |url=http://sherdog.com/fightfinder.php?organization_id=716 |title=Sherdog Fight Finder |publisher=Sherdog.com |date= |accessdate=2009-02-08}}</ref> The event was California's first regulated MMA event, and broke the previous record for the largest audience at a North American MMA event, previously held by '']'', with its 18,265 in attendance.<ref name=sherdog-showtime>{{cite web|author=Sherdog.com |url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/strikeforce-lands-showtime-deal-16085 |title=Strikeforce lands Showtime deal |publisher=Sherdog.com |date= |accessdate=2009-02-08}}</ref> The record was since broken by '']'' and '']'', although ''Shamrock vs. Gracie'' retained the paid attendance record of 17,465.<ref>{{cite news
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===Strikeforce on NBC=== ===Strikeforce on NBC===
In March 2008, Strikeforce announced it had partnered with ] to broadcast a weekly highlight and fighter-profile series, ''Strikeforce on NBC'', from Saturday April 12.<ref>{{cite web|author=9:16 a.m. ET |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/23816449/ |title='Strikeforce on NBC' to debut in April |publisher=nbcsports.msnbc.com |date=2008-03-27 |accessdate=2009-02-08}}</ref> The program was the first of its kind on a major broadcast network in the US. It's May 5 broadcast drew a .5 rating in the 18-34 year old male category, a rating topping that week's average ratings of ABC's ] in four out of five nights (while tieing in the fifth), beating CBS's ] all five weeknights, and also tieing the Thursday and Friday night ratings of ] in the same demographic group.<ref name=postslam>http://www.themmapost.com/a311999-strikeforce-on-nbc-slams-competition.cfm</ref> Strikeforce also reported that the overall viewership of the program had increased by 197%, from 319,000 to 949,000, including a 58% spike from 602,000 to 949,000.<ref name=postslam/> The first ever weekly mixed-martial-arts program on major U.S. network television aired on Saturday, April 12, 2008 with the debut of "Strikeforce on NBC". Strikeforce took the leap from the bay area in California to national television with the organization’s new weekly televised event late on NBC.<ref>http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/entry/strikeforce-on-nbc-premieres-tonight/</ref> It was the first ever weekly mixed martial arts cage fight program on one of the four major national television networks in the U.S and topped the average ratings of both ABC;s Jimmy Kimmel Live and CBS's Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, both of which air several hours earlier during weeknights, in the 18-34 year old male category of viewers during the week of May 5, 2008.<ref>http://www.themmapost.com/a311999-strikeforce-on-nbc-slams-competition.cfm</ref>
The .5 rating drawn by "Strikeforce on NBC" in the 18-34 year old male category beat the ratings of Jimmy Kimmel Live on four of the five weeknights that the ABC show airs, and tied Kimmel's ratings on the fifth night. The Strikeforce program bested the ratings of The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson on all five weeknights and tied the Thursday and Friday night ratings of CBS's The Late Show With David Letterman that week, in the same demographic group.<ref>http://www.themmapost.com/a311999-strikeforce-on-nbc-slams-competition.cfm</ref>


The overall viewership of Strikeforce on NBC, which airs immediately following ] on Saturday nights has increased by 197%, from 319,000 to 949,000, including a 58% spike from 602,000 to 949,000.<ref>http://www.themmapost.com/a311999-strikeforce-on-nbc-slams-competition.cfm</ref>
===Purchase of ProElite assets and broadcast deal with Showtime and CBS===
⚫ On February 5, 2009 Strikeforce announced its purchase of several assets, including the video library and the contracts of 42 fighters, from ], owner of the defunct ]. Strikeforce also obtains licensing of the ShoXC brand name.<ref>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/mma/02/04/strikeforce.buying.proelite/index.html</ref> Days later it also announced it had agreed to a three-year broadcast deal with ] for up to 16 events per year, as well as a deal with ] for an option to produce up to four events.<ref name=mmaweekly-showtime>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8127&zoneid=13 |title=Strikeforce Wins The ProElite Sweepstakes |publisher=Mma Weekly |date= |accessdate=2009-02-08}}</ref> In addition to big events on Showtime, Strikeforce would also produce ], a concept similar to ] with shows highlighting up-and-coming fighters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/blog/2009/03/strikeforce-ceo-outlines-rough-events.asp |title=Strikeforce CEO Outlines Rough Events Schedule for 2009 |publisher=Mmaweekly |date=March 14, 2009 |accessdate=March 14, 2009}}</ref>


===First female MMA championship=== ===Purchase of ProElite assets===
⚫ On February 5, 2009 Strikeforce announced its purchase of several assets, including the video library and the contracts of 42 fighters, from ], owner of the defunct ]. Strikeforce also obtains licensing of the ShoXC brand name.<ref>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/mma/02/04/strikeforce.buying.proelite/index.html</ref> Days later it also announced it had agreed to a three-year broadcast deal with ] for up to 16 events per year.<ref name=mmaweekly-showtime>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8127&zoneid=13 |title=Strikeforce Wins The ProElite Sweepstakes |publisher=Mma Weekly |date= |accessdate=2009-02-08}}</ref> In addition to big events on Showtime, Strikeforce will produce ], a concept similar to ] with shows highlighting up-and-coming fighters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/blog/2009/03/strikeforce-ceo-outlines-rough-events.asp |title=Strikeforce CEO Outlines Rough Events Schedule for 2009 |publisher=Mmaweekly |date=March 14, 2009 |accessdate=March 14, 2009}}</ref>

===Strikeforce on Showtime===
] and Strikeforce have joined to create an all new series of MMA events that will air live on ]. <ref>http://www.mmaconvert.com/2009/02/05/strikeforce-showtime-announce-new-deal/</ref> The agreement is to have a three-year broadcast deal in which will see mixed martial arts return to the premium pay channel. The much-coveted deal, which has been quietly negotiated since December of 2008, proposes up to 16 live events per year.

The agreement reunites ] and Strikeforce following their successful "]" telecast, presented by SHOWTIME PPV® in 2007. In the main event, ] submitted ] in the second round giving Shamrock the Strikeforce Middleweight championship title.<ref>http://www.mmaconvert.com/2009/02/05/strikeforce-showtime-announce-new-deal/</ref> The historic event was followed live on ] by one of the sport’s most anticipated showdowns of all time at. ] featured ] versus the undefeated world kickboxing champion ] on March 29, 2008. In a fight that has since been proclaimed “Fight Of The Year”<ref>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/31/shamrock-vs-le-fight-of-the-year/</ref> by industry experts and the like, Le won the Strikeforce middleweight championship title by putting on a relentless offensive and fending off Shamrock’s counter attacks before breaking the defending champion’s arm with a hard roundhouse kick late in the third round. The kick forced Shamrock to retire from the fight in between rounds three and four.<ref>http://www.mmaconvert.com/2009/02/05/strikeforce-showtime-announce-new-deal/</ref> On June 6th 2009 with the purchase of ProElite assets finalized, “Ruthless” ] collided with fellow superstar ] in a 182 lb. catch weight battle at the ] in ], ] that aired live on Showtime.

===Strikeforce on CBS===
The CBS deal calls for up to four shows per year, airing on Saturday nights in prime time.<ref>http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=dm-strikeforce020509&prov=yhoo&type=lgns</ref>

===First Female MMA Championship Bout===
{{See also|Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg}} {{See also|Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg}}
In June 2009, Strikeforce announced that ] and ], the consensus two best female fighters in the world, would be the first women in MMA history to headline a major US MMA fight card with their main-event about for Strikeforce's first 145-pound Female Championship on August 15, 2009.<ref>http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/9678090/Carano,-'Cyborg'-to-top-Strikeforce's-Aug.-show</ref><ref>http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20090609/LA3035609062009-1.html</ref> ] and ], the consensus two best female fighters in the world, will be the first women in MMA history to headline a major MMA fight card. In addition, they will fight for the first Strikeforce 145-pound Female Championship on Aug. 15 in San Jose.<ref>http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/9678090/Carano,-'Cyborg'-to-top-Strikeforce's-Aug.-show</ref><ref>http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20090609/LA3035609062009-1.html</ref>

===Mainstream emergence===
The California-based Strikeforce organization, which took a good-sized leap toward mainstream status with last month's show at the Playboy Mansion, will crown its first-ever heavyweight champion during next month's Nov. 16 show.<ref>http://mmajunkie.com/news/3053/buentello-and-overeem-to-battle-for-strikeforce-heavyweight-title.mma</ref> With Strikeforce's successful televised fights on NBC, it soon after purchased the assets of ProElite in 2009. It has emerged onto the mainstream with events and fights that are also currently shown on ] and ] as part of ]. Future events are also expected to broadcast live on national telvision on ] in 2009.<ref>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/02/13/deal-between-cbs-and-strikeforce-confirmed/</ref>
<ref>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/150514-strikeforce-set-to-establish-itself-as-a-major-player-preview</ref>


==Rules== ==Rules==

Revision as of 03:18, 28 June 2009

Strikeforce
Company typePrivate
IndustryMixed Martial Arts promotion
Founded1985 (Kickboxing), 2006 (MMA)
FounderScott Coker
HeadquartersSan Jose, California, United States
ParentSilicon Valley Sports and Entertainment (SVSE)
Websitehttp://www.strikeforce.com/

Strikeforce is a United States-based mixed martial arts (MMA) and kickboxing organization. It is headed by Scott Coker and Silicon Valley Sports and Entertainment, operators of the HP Pavilion and the San Jose Sharks. Its events and fights are currently shown on NBC, HDNet as a part of HDNet Fights, and Showtime. Future events are also expected to air live on CBS in 2009.

History

Origins

Strikeforce was founded in 1985 and has been the exclusive provider of martial arts programming for ESPN since 1995 and, after 12 years of success as a leading, world championship kickboxing promotion, the company unveiled its mixed martial arts series with Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie, on March 10, 2006, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The event was California's first regulated MMA event, and broke the previous record for the largest audience at a North American MMA event, previously held by UFC 57, with its 18,265 in attendance. The record was since broken by UFC 68 and K-1 HERO'S Dynamite!! USA, although Shamrock vs. Gracie retained the paid attendance record of 17,465.

Strikeforce on NBC

The first ever weekly mixed-martial-arts program on major U.S. network television aired on Saturday, April 12, 2008 with the debut of "Strikeforce on NBC". Strikeforce took the leap from the bay area in California to national television with the organization’s new weekly televised event late on NBC. It was the first ever weekly mixed martial arts cage fight program on one of the four major national television networks in the U.S and topped the average ratings of both ABC;s Jimmy Kimmel Live and CBS's Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, both of which air several hours earlier during weeknights, in the 18-34 year old male category of viewers during the week of May 5, 2008.

The .5 rating drawn by "Strikeforce on NBC" in the 18-34 year old male category beat the ratings of Jimmy Kimmel Live on four of the five weeknights that the ABC show airs, and tied Kimmel's ratings on the fifth night. The Strikeforce program bested the ratings of The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson on all five weeknights and tied the Thursday and Friday night ratings of CBS's The Late Show With David Letterman that week, in the same demographic group.

The overall viewership of Strikeforce on NBC, which airs immediately following Poker After Dark on Saturday nights has increased by 197%, from 319,000 to 949,000, including a 58% spike from 602,000 to 949,000.

Purchase of ProElite assets

On February 5, 2009 Strikeforce announced its purchase of several assets, including the video library and the contracts of 42 fighters, from ProElite, owner of the defunct EliteXC. Strikeforce also obtains licensing of the ShoXC brand name. Days later it also announced it had agreed to a three-year broadcast deal with Showtime for up to 16 events per year. In addition to big events on Showtime, Strikeforce will produce ShoMMA, a concept similar to ShoXC with shows highlighting up-and-coming fighters.

Strikeforce on Showtime

Showtime and Strikeforce have joined to create an all new series of MMA events that will air live on Showtime. The agreement is to have a three-year broadcast deal in which will see mixed martial arts return to the premium pay channel. The much-coveted deal, which has been quietly negotiated since December of 2008, proposes up to 16 live events per year.

The agreement reunites Showtime and Strikeforce following their successful "Shamrock vs. Baroni" telecast, presented by SHOWTIME PPV® in 2007. In the main event, Frank Shamrock submitted Phil Baroni in the second round giving Shamrock the Strikeforce Middleweight championship title. The historic event was followed live on Showtime by one of the sport’s most anticipated showdowns of all time at. Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le featured Frank Shamrock versus the undefeated world kickboxing champion Cung Le on March 29, 2008. In a fight that has since been proclaimed “Fight Of The Year” by industry experts and the like, Le won the Strikeforce middleweight championship title by putting on a relentless offensive and fending off Shamrock’s counter attacks before breaking the defending champion’s arm with a hard roundhouse kick late in the third round. The kick forced Shamrock to retire from the fight in between rounds three and four. On June 6th 2009 with the purchase of ProElite assets finalized, “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler collided with fellow superstar Jake Shields in a 182 lb. catch weight battle at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri that aired live on Showtime.

Strikeforce on CBS

The CBS deal calls for up to four shows per year, airing on Saturday nights in prime time.

First Female MMA Championship Bout

See also: Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg

Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg, the consensus two best female fighters in the world, will be the first women in MMA history to headline a major MMA fight card. In addition, they will fight for the first Strikeforce 145-pound Female Championship on Aug. 15 in San Jose.

Mainstream emergence

The California-based Strikeforce organization, which took a good-sized leap toward mainstream status with last month's show at the Playboy Mansion, will crown its first-ever heavyweight champion during next month's Nov. 16 show. With Strikeforce's successful televised fights on NBC, it soon after purchased the assets of ProElite in 2009. It has emerged onto the mainstream with events and fights that are also currently shown on Showtime and HDNet as part of HDNet Fights. Future events are also expected to broadcast live on national telvision on CBS in 2009.

Rules

Strikeforce employs the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts which is codified by the New Jersey State Athletic Commission.

Rounds

Every men's and women's round competition is five minutes in duration. Title matches have five such rounds, and non-title matches have three. All rounds have a one-minute break between them. Strikeforce does however deviate slightly from the formula layed out by the Unified rules (the rules state that organisations may opt for additional rules as long as they abide by the overall ruleset) by not allowing elbows on the ground.

Weight divisions

See also: Mixed martial arts weight classes

Match outcome

Matches usually end via:

  • Submission: a fighter clearly taps on the mat or his opponent or verbally submits.
  • Knockout: a fighter falls from a legal blow and is either unconscious or unable to immediately continue.
  • Technical Knockout (TKO): If a fighter cannot continue, the fight is ended as a technical knockout. Technical knockouts can be classified into three categories:
    • referee stoppage: (the referee determines a fighter cannot "intelligently defend" himself; if warnings to the fighter to improve his position or defense go unanswered—generally, two warnings are given, about 5 seconds apart)
    • doctor stoppage (a ringside doctor due to injury or impending injury, as when blood flows into the eyes and blinds a fighter)
    • corner stoppage (a fighter's own cornerman signals defeat for their own fighter)
  • Judges' Decision: Depending on scoring, a match may end as:
    • unanimous decision (all three judges score a win for fighter A)
    • majority decision (two judges score a win for fighter A, one judge scores a draw)
    • split decision (two judges score a win for fighter A, one judge scores a win for fighter B)
    • unanimous draw (all three judges score a draw)
    • majority draw (two judges score a draw, one judge scoring a win)
    • split draw (one judge scores a win for fighter A, one judge scores a win for fighter B, and one judge scores a draw)
    • disqualification (outcome can be overturned due to testing positive for banned substances)

Note: In the event of a draw, it is not necessary that the fighters' total points be equal. However, in a unanimous or split draw, each fighter does score an equal number of win judgments from the three judges (0 or 1, respectively).

A fight can also end in a technical decision, disqualification, forfeit, technical draw, or no contest. The latter two outcomes have no winners.

Judging criteria

The ten-point must system is in effect for all fights; three judges score each round and the winner of each receives ten points, the loser nine points or fewer. If the round is even, both fighters receive ten points. In New Jersey, the fewest points a fighter can receive is 7, and in other states by custom no fighter receives fewer than 8.

Fouls

The Nevada State Athletic Commission currently lists the following as fouls:

  1. Butting with the head.
  2. Eye gouging of any kind.
  3. Biting.
  4. Hair pulling.
  5. Fish hooking.
  6. Groin attacks of any kind.
  7. Putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on an opponent. (see Gouging)
  8. Small joint manipulation.
  9. Striking to the spine or the back of the head. (see Rabbit punch)
  10. Striking downward using the point of the elbow. (see Elbow (strike))
  11. Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea.
  12. Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh.
  13. Grabbing the clavicle.
  14. Kicking the head of a grounded opponent.
  15. Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent.
  16. Stomping a grounded opponent.
  17. Kicking to the kidney with the heel.
  18. Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck. (see piledriver)
  19. Throwing an opponent out of the ring or fenced area.
  20. Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent.
  21. Spitting at an opponent.
  22. Engaging in unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent.
  23. Holding the ropes or the fence.
  24. Using abusive language in the ring or fenced area.
  25. Attacking an opponent on or during the break.
  26. Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee.
  27. Attacking an opponent after the bell (horn) has sounded the end of a round.
  28. Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee.
  29. Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury.
  30. Interference by the corner.
  31. Throwing in the towel during competition.

When a foul is charged, the referee in their discretion may deduct one or more points as a penalty. If a foul incapacitates a fighter, then the match may end in a disqualification if the foul was intentional, or a no contest if unintentional. If a foul causes a fighter to be unable to continue later in the bout, it ends with a technical decision win to the injured fighter if the injured fighter is ahead on points, otherwise it is a technical draw.

Match conduct

  • After a verbal warning the referee can stop the fighters and stand them up if they reach a stalemate on the ground (where neither are in a dominant position or working towards one). This rule is codified in Nevada as the stand-up rule.
  • If the referee pauses the match, it is resumed with the fighters in their prior positions.
  • Grabbing the cage brings a verbal warning, followed by an attempt by the referee to release the grab by pulling on the grabbing hand. If that attempt fails or if the fighter continues to hold the cage, the referee may charge a foul.
  • Under unified rules, antics are permitted before events to add to excitement and allow fighters to express themselves, but abusive language during combat is prohibited.

Strikeforce events

No. Event Date Venue Location
1 Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie March 10, 2006 HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose, California
2 Strikeforce: Revenge June 9, 2006 HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose, California
3 Strikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello October 7, 2006 Save Mart Center Fresno, California
4 Strikeforce: Triple Threat December 8, 2006 HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose, California
5 Strikeforce: Young Guns February 10, 2007 San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California
6 Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni June 22, 2007 HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose, California
7 Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion September 29, 2007 The Playboy Mansion Beverly Hills, California
8 Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives November 16, 2007 HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose, California
9 Strikeforce: Young Guns II February 1, 2008 San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California
10 Strikeforce: At The Dome February 23, 2008 Tacoma Dome Tacoma, Washington
11 Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le March 29, 2008 HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose, California
12 Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson June 27, 2008 HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose, California
13 Strikeforce: Young Guns III September 13, 2008 San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California
14 Strikeforce: At The Mansion II September 20, 2008 The Playboy Mansion Beverly Hills, California
15 Strikeforce: Payback October 3, 2008 Broomfield Events Center Broomfield, Colorado
16 Strikeforce: Destruction November 21, 2008 HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose, California
17 Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz April 11, 2009 HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose, California
18 ShoMMA 1 May 15, 2009 Save Mart Center Fresno, California
19 Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields June 6, 2009 Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
20 ShoMMA 2 June 19, 2009 ShoWare Center Kent, Washington
21 Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg August 15, 2009 HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose, California

Current champions

Main article: List of Strikeforce champions
Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title Defenses
Heavyweight 265 lb (120 kg; 18.9 st) Netherlands Alistair Overeem November 16 2007 0
Light Heavyweight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) Brazil Renato Sobral November 21 2008 0
Middleweight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) United States Cung Le March 29 2008 0
Welterweight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Lightweight 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) United States Josh Thomson June 27 2008 0
United States Gilbert Melendez (Interim) April 11 2009 0

Notable Strikeforce fighters

Men

Women

See also

References

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  3. Sherdog.com. "Sherdog Fight Finder". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
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  17. http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=dm-strikeforce020509&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
  18. http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/9678090/Carano,-'Cyborg'-to-top-Strikeforce's-Aug.-show
  19. http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20090609/LA3035609062009-1.html
  20. http://mmajunkie.com/news/3053/buentello-and-overeem-to-battle-for-strikeforce-heavyweight-title.mma
  21. http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/02/13/deal-between-cbs-and-strikeforce-confirmed/
  22. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/150514-strikeforce-set-to-establish-itself-as-a-major-player-preview
  23. Mixed Martial arts Unified Rules of Conduct, Additional Mixed Martial arts Rules, New Jersey Athletic Control Board. Retrieved April 3 2006
  24. NSAC Regulations: Chapter 467 - Unarmed Combat. Nevada State Athletic Commission. Retrieved April 3 2006
  25. MMA rules explained. Nevada State Athletic Commission. Retrieved June 30 2006.

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