Strikeforce: Miami was a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 event held by Strikeforce

Strikeforce

Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

 on January 30, 2010 in Sunrise, Florida

Sunrise, Florida

-Overview:Sunrise is a city in southwestern Broward County, Florida, United States. It was incorporated in 1961 by Norman Johnson – a developer whose World Famous Upside-Down House attracted buyers to what was then a remote area...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 at the BankAtlantic Center

BankAtlantic Center

The BankAtlantic Center is an indoor arena located in Sunrise, Florida, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and adjacent to the popular Sawgrass Mills Mall.The arena features 70 suites & 2,623 club seats.The arena is directly accessible from the Sawgrass Expressway...

. The event aired live on Showtime in the US and on Super Channel in Canada.

Background

A bout between Bobby Lashley and Shane Del Rosario

Shane Del Rosario

Shane Kalani del Rosario is an American Thai boxer and mixed martial artist currently signed to Strikeforce. He holds the distinction of being the first American to become the WBC Muay Thai World Heavyweight Champion and has earned stoppage victories in all 11 of his professional mixed martial...

 had previously been agreed upon, however the fight was scrapped from the card. Bobby Lashley was then expected to face Yohan Banks, however the bout needed commission approval, which was subsequently denied. Jimmy Ambriz

Jimmy Ambriz

Jimmy "The Titan" Ambriz is an American mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Super Heavyweight division. He is a former King of the Cage Super Heavyweight Champion. His nickname "The Titan" is for his enormous size and raw power...

 was then targeted by the promotion as late replacement for Banks. However, Strikeforce decided not to go with Ambriz, despite being cleared by the Florida State Boxing Commission. Wes Sims

Wes Sims (fighter)

Wesley Edward Sims is an American mixed martial artist. He is one of the tallest MMA combatants in recent times at 6 ft 8 in and is known for his unorthodox fighting style. He is currently a member of Team Hammer House. Sims began training to compete in MMA after meeting Mark Coleman...

 stepped in on short notice to fight Lashley.

The bout between Joe Riggs

Joe Riggs

Joseph Jonathan Riggs is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He has competed at weights ranging from Heavyweight down to Welterweight. Currently, Riggs fights as a Middleweight.-Background:...

 and Jay Hieron

Jay Hieron

James Thomas Hieronymus , better known as Jay Hieron, is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is known for his wrestling base and heavy hands....

 was scheduled to air live on EASportsMMA.com but the load on the server brought down the stream.

The event drew an estimated average of 517,000 viewers on Showtime.

Main Card

• Welterweight Championship bout:   Nick Diaz
  Nick Díaz
  Nicholas Robert Diaz is an American mixed martial artist. He is the former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion, WEC and IFC Welterweight Champion. He has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pride Fighting Championships and Elite Xtreme Combat. Diaz was promoted to black belt in Brazilian...
  
   vs.   Marius Žaromskis
  Marius Žaromskis
  Marius Žaromskis is a Lithuanian welterweight mixed martial artist. After fighting the majority of his career for British promotion Cage Rage, he signed with DREAM in 2009 and then, later that year, with Strikeforce. With DREAM, Žaromskis won their 2009 Welterweight Grand Prix and became their...
  
  

Diaz defeated Žaromskis via TKO (strikes) at 4:38 of round 1.

• Women's Featherweight Championship (145 lb) bout:   Cristiane Santos
  Cristiane Santos
  Cristiane Justino Venancio Santos is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and the Strikeforce Women's Featherweight Champion . Santos won the title on August 15, 2009 by defeating Gina Carano via TKO...
  
   vs.   Marloes Coenen
  Marloes Coenen
  Marloes Coenen is a Dutch mixed martial artist. She has competed professionally since 2000 and is a former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion....
  
  

Santos defeated Coenen via TKO (strikes) at 3:40 of round 3.

• Heavyweight bout:   Herschel Walker
  Herschel Walker
  Herschel Junior Walker is an American mixed martial artist and a former American football player. He played college football for the University of Georgia Bulldogs and earned the 1982 Heisman Trophy. He began his professional career with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League...
  
   vs.   Greg Nagy

Walker defeated Nagy via TKO (strikes) at 2:17 of round 3.

• Middleweight bout:   Melvin Manhoef
  Melvin Manhoef
  Melvin Manhoef is a Dutch-Surinamese Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist, trained by Mike Passenier and fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In kickboxing, he is the current It's Showtime 85MAX World Champion, and in MMA he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight World champion...
  
   vs.   Robbie Lawler
  Robbie Lawler
  Robert Glen "Robbie" Lawler is an American mixed martial artist Lawler was the EliteXC middleweight champion before EliteXC filed for bankruptcy. Lawler has recently signed with Strikeforce. He is a member of Team Hughes fighting out of H.I.T...
  
  

Lawler defeated Manhoef via KO (punch) at 3:33 of round 1.

• Heavyweight bout:   Bobby Lashley vs.   Wes Sims
  Wes Sims (fighter)
  Wesley Edward Sims is an American mixed martial artist. He is one of the tallest MMA combatants in recent times at 6 ft 8 in and is known for his unorthodox fighting style. He is currently a member of Team Hammer House. Sims began training to compete in MMA after meeting Mark Coleman...
  
  

Lashley defeated Sims via TKO (strikes) at 2:06 of round 1.

EASportsMMA.com Live Stream

• Welterweight bout:   Jay Hieron
  Jay Hieron
  James Thomas Hieronymus , better known as Jay Hieron, is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is known for his wrestling base and heavy hands....
  
   vs.   Joe Riggs
  Joe Riggs
  Joseph Jonathan Riggs is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He has competed at weights ranging from Heavyweight down to Welterweight. Currently, Riggs fights as a Middleweight.-Background:...
  
  

Hieron defeated Riggs via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27).

Undercard

• Welterweight bout:   David Zitnik vs.   Michael Byrnes

Byrnes defeated Zitnik via majority decision (29–29, 30–27, 30–27). This fight was delayed until after the main event due to time constraints.

• Welterweight bout:   John Clarke vs.   Joe Ray

Ray defeated Clarke via TKO (punches) at 3:14 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout:   Craig Oxley vs.   David Gomez

Gomez defeated Oxley via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Featherweight bout:   Pablo Alfonso vs.   Marcos da Matta

Alfonso defeated da Matta via submission (armbar) at 1:47 of round 1.

• Welterweight bout:   Ryan Keenan vs.   Hayder Hassan

Hassan defeated Keenan via TKO (strikes) at 2:42 of round 2.

• Welterweight bout:   Sabah Homasi vs.   John Kelly

Kelly defeated Homasi via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:48 of round 2.

Reported Payout

The following is a list of fighter salaries as provided by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation

Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation

The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation is the agency of the government of Florida responsible for business and professional regulation.-Organization:*Professional Regulation...

. 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 oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter's income.

• Nick Diaz: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Marius Zaromskis: $30,000

• Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos: $35,000 ($15,000 win bonus and $5,000 "championship" bonus) def. Marloes Coenen: $2,000

• Herschel Walker: $600 (no win bonus) def. Greg Nagy: $5,000

• Robbie Lawler: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Melvin Manhoef: $5,000

• Bobby Lashley: $50,000 (no win bonus) def. Wes Sims: $25,000

• Jay Hieron: $65,000 ($35,000 win bonus) def. Joe Riggs: $30,000

• Micahel Byrnes: $2,000 ($1,000 win bonus) def. David Zitnik: $1,500

• Joe Ray: $1,500 ($500 win bonus) def. John Clarke: $1,000

• David Gomez: $2,000 ($1,000 win bonus) def. Craig Oxley: $1,500

• Pablo Alfonso: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus) def. Marcos DaMatta: $2,500

• Hayder Hassan: $2,000 ($1,000 win bonus) def. Ryan Keenan: $2,000

• John Kelly: $2,000 ($1,000 win bonus) def. Sabah Homasi: $1,000