Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers 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...

. The 20th Challengers episode took place on November 18, 2011 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

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Background

Isaac Vallie-Flagg

Isaac Vallie-Flagg

-Strikeforce:Vallie-Flagg made his Strikeforce debut against Brian Melancon at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum winning the bout via split decision.Vallie-Flagg was scheduled to face Bobby Green at Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs...

 was originally scheduled to face Bobby Green

Bobby Green (fighter)

Bobby Green is an American mixed martial artist who is currently under contract with Strikeforce, competing in their lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Green has made a name for himself mainly fighting on the West coast...

, but he pulled out of the bout on November 11, 2011.

Adlan Amagov

Adlan Amagov

Adlan Amagov is a Chechen mixed martial artist who competes in the Light Heavyweight and Middleweight division.-MMA career:Amagov made his professional MMA debut in November 2007 in his native Russia...

 vs. Anthony Smith was supposed to be a middleweight bout. However, Smith missed weight and the bout was changed to a 188-lb catchweight affair.

Main card (Showtime)

• Middleweight bout:   Antwain Britt
  Antwain Britt
  Antwain Britt is an American light heavyweight mixed martial artist.-Mixed martial arts career:Antwain Britt was a wrestler and football player in high school. After completing education he became interested in MMA. He made his debut in the heavyweight division but after a few fights dropped to...
  
   vs.   Lumumba Sayers

Sayers defeated Britt via KO (punches) at 0:28 of round 1.

• Women's (145 lb) bout:   Ronda Rousey
  Ronda Rousey
  Ronda Rousey is an American judoka and mixed martial artist. She formerly trained at the Olympic Training Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts under guidance of Jimmy Pedro and is now part of Team Hayastan in Santa Monica, California.Rousey trains under Gokor Chivichyan, Leo Frincu and Gene Lebell,...
  
   vs.   Julia Budd

Rousey defeated Budd via submission (armbar) at 0:39 of round 1.

• Catchweight (188 lbs) bout:   Adlan Amagov
  Adlan Amagov
  Adlan Amagov is a Chechen mixed martial artist who competes in the Light Heavyweight and Middleweight division.-MMA career:Amagov made his professional MMA debut in November 2007 in his native Russia...
  
   vs.   Anthony Smith

Amagov defeated Smith via KO (punches) at 2:32 of round 1.

• Light Heavyweight bout:   T.J. Cook vs.   Trevor Smith

Smith defeated Cook via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:28 of round 1.

• Middleweight bout:   Derek Brunson
  Derek Brunson
  Derek Brunson is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter who currently fights for Strikeforce.-Background:...
  
   vs.   Nate James

Brunson defeated James via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Preliminary card

• Lightweight bout:   Bill Cooper
  Bill Cooper (grappler)
  Bill "The Grill" Cooper is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes for Strikeforce in the Lightweight division.-Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu:...
  
   vs.   Matt Ricehouse
  Matt Ricehouse
  Matt Ricehouse is an American professional mixed martial artist, currently signed to the Strikeforce promotion.-Early career:Ricehouse began MMA as an amateur in 2007, amassing a record of 7 wins and 1 loss over the next three years....
  
  

Ricehouse defeated Cooper via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-26). 1 point was deducted from Cooper for an illegal kick to a grounded Ricehouse.

• Lightweight bout:   Bobby Green
  Bobby Green (fighter)
  Bobby Green is an American mixed martial artist who is currently under contract with Strikeforce, competing in their lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Green has made a name for himself mainly fighting on the West coast...
  
   vs.   J.P. Reese
  J.P. Reese
  James Patrick Reese was born on December 21, 1980 in Livonia, Michigan. He is a full-time MMA fighter who bases his training at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida.-Amateur wrestling career:...
  
  

Green defeated Reese via submission (rear naked-choke) at 2:25 of round 3.

• Welterweight bout:   Quinn Mulhern
  Quinn Mulhern
  Quinn Patrick Mulhern is an American mixed martial artist who currently is fighting out of Santa Fe, New Mexico with Santa Fe Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Mulhern is a welterweight fighter primarily fighting for King of the Cage; where he is the welterweight champion...
  
   vs.   David Hulett

Mulhern defeated Hulett via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

• Middleweight bout:   Andreas Spang vs.   Willie Parks

Spang defeated Parks via TKO (punches) at 3:10 of round 1.