Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva

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Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva
A poster or logo for Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva.
Information
Promotion Strikeforce
Date February 12, 2011
Venue Izod Center
City East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Attendance 11,287[1]
Event chronology
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson

Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Silva was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Strikeforce in association with M-1 Global. It took place on February 12, 2011 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[2] The main card of this event was broadcast live on Showtime, while the preliminary card was broadcast live on HDNet.[3]

Background

This event marked the beginning of the eight-man Strikeforce World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament.[2]

The three non-tournament heavyweight bouts on the main card served as tournament reserve bouts, to find alternates in case of any injuries or withdrawals from the tournament. The Del Rosario-Johnson winner was considered the first alternate, followed by the winners of the Overeem-Sefo and Griggs-Villante bouts.[4] The winning alternate fighters were scheduled into two more alternate bouts at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum that June, with Del Rosario slotted to face undefeated prospect Daniel Cormier for the first alternate slot, and Overeem vs. Griggs for the second, though Del Rosario was replaced by Jeff Monson after a May car accident.

Andrei Arlovski was expected to face Josh Barnett,[5] but Arlovski ended up fighting Sergei Kharitonov.[6]

The event drew a record number of viewers for Strikeforce on Showtime with an average of 741,000 viewers.[7]

Results

Showtime Sports
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Antônio Silva def Fedor Emelianenko TKO (doctor stoppage) 2 5:00
Heavyweight Sergei Kharitonov def Andrei Arlovski KO (punches) 1 2:49
Heavyweight Shane Del Rosario def Lavar Johnson submission (armbar) 1 4:31
Heavyweight Chad Griggs def Gian Villante TKO (punches) 1 2:49
Heavyweight Valentijn Overeem def Ray Sefo submission (neck crank) 1 1:37
HDNet
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Catchweight (156 lb) John Cholish def Marc Stevens submission (kneebar) 2 3:57
Welterweight Igor Gracie def John Salgado technical submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 3:04
Welterweight Sam Oropeza def Don Carlo-Clauss verbal submission (strikes) 1 4:10
Featherweight Josh LaBerge def Anthony Leone TKO (doctor stoppage) 1 5:00
Featherweight Jason McLean def Kevin Roddy split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00


Heavyweight Grand Prix Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
       
 Fedor Emelianenko  RD 2
 Antônio Silva  TKO  
 Antônio Silva  RD 1
     Daniel Cormier**  KO  
 Alistair Overeem  RD 3
 Fabrício Werdum  UD  
 Daniel Cormier  UD
   
   Josh Barnett  RD 5
 Andrei Arlovski  RD 1
 Sergei Kharitonov  KO  
 Sergei Kharitonov  RD 1
     Josh Barnett  SUB  
 Josh Barnett  RD 2
 Brett Rogers  SUB  
 

** = Replacement

References

  1. http://mmajunkie.com/news/22451/strikeforce-fedor-vs-silva-attendance-reaches-11287-in-new-jersey.mma
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