2008 in Strikeforce

The year 2008 was the third year in the history of Strikeforce, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2008 Strikeforce held eight events, beginning with Strikeforce: Young Guns II.

2008 in Strikeforce
Information
First date	February 1, 2008
Last date	November 21, 2008
Events
Total events	8
Fights
Total fights	78
Title fights	5
Chronology
2007 in Strikeforce 2008 in Strikeforce 2009 in Strikeforce

Title fights

Title fights in 2008
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Middleweight	Cung Le	def.	Frank Shamrock (c)	TKO (stoppage)	3	5:00	Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le	[a]
Lightweight	Gilbert Melendez (c)	def.	Gabe Lemley	TKO (punches)	2	2:18	Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le	[b]
Lightweight	Josh Thomson	def.	Gilbert Melendez (c)	unanimous decision	5	5:00	Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson	[c]
Heavyweight	Bobby Southworth (c)	def.	Anthony Ruiz	unanimous decision	5	5:00	Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson	[d]
Light Heavyweight	Renato Sobral	def.	Bobby Southworth (c)	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	5:00	Strikeforce: Destruction	[e]

1. For the Middleweight Championship.
2. For the Lightweight Championship.
3. For the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship.
4. For the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship.
5. For the Light Heavyweight Championship.

Events list

Main article: List of Strikeforce events

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location	Attendance	Broadcast
16	Strikeforce: Destruction	November 21, 2008	HP Pavilion at San Jose	San Jose, California	8,152	HDNet
15	Strikeforce: Payback	October 3, 2008	Broomfield Events Center	Broomfield, Colorado	3,286	HDNet
14	Strikeforce: At The Mansion II	September 20, 2008	The Playboy Mansion	Beverly Hills, California	2,478	The Score
13	Strikeforce: Young Guns III	September 13, 2008	San Jose Civic Auditorium	San Jose, California	4,789
12	Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson	June 27, 2008	HP Pavilion at San Jose	San Jose, California	7,288	HDNet
11	Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le	March 29, 2008	HP Pavilion at San Jose	San Jose, California	16,326	Showtime
10	Strikeforce: At The Dome	February 23, 2008	Tacoma Dome	Tacoma, Washington	7,089	HDNet
9	Strikeforce: Young Guns II	February 1, 2008	San Jose Civic Auditorium	San Jose, California	5,789

Strikeforce: Young Guns II

Main article: Strikeforce: Young Guns II

Strikeforce: Young Guns II^[1] was an event held on February 1, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Luke Rockhold	def	Josh Neal	KO (punches)	1	1:49
Featherweight	Darren Uyenoyama	def	Andrew Valladerez	submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:59
Lightweight	Joey Armstrong	def	Sam Spengler	TKO (punches)	1	2:56
Welterweight	Jesse Jones	def	Anthony Alves	KO (punch)	1	2:01
Preliminary card
Featherweight	Alvin Cacdac	def	Evan Esguerra	submission (guillotine choke)	2	2:13
Middleweight	Issac de Jesus	def	Bobby Stack	submission (guillotine choke)	2	2:52
Heavyweight	Eric Magana	def	Luke Hartwig	TKO (doctor stoppage) in round 2	3	5:00
Lightweight	Adam Antolin	def	Hugo Govea	submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:31
Welterweight	Jesse Gillespie	def	Dave Martin	unanimous decision	3	5:00

Strikeforce: At The Dome

Main article: Strikeforce: At The Dome

Strikeforce: At The Dome^[2] was an event held on February 23, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Jan Nortje	def	Bob Sapp	TKO (punches)	1	0:55
Lightweight	Jorge Masvidal	def	Ryan Healy	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Middleweight	Cory Devela	def	Joe Riggs	submission (slam)	1	1:22
Heavyweight	Maurice Smith	def	Rick Roufus	submission (kimura)	1	1:53
Preliminary card
Welterweight	Eddy Ellis	def	Steve Berger	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Mychal Clark	def	Josh Bennett	TKO (swollen eye)	2	5:00
Welterweight	Lyle Beerbohm	def	Ray Perales	submission (guillotine choke)	3	1:19
Heavyweight	Mike Hayes	def	Matt Kovacs	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Featherweight	Zack Skinner	def	Scott Shaffer	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Welterweight	Nathan Coy	def	Dave Courchaine	KO (punch)	1	1:46

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le

Main article: Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le^[3] was an event held on March 29, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Cung Le	def.	Frank Shamrock (c)	TKO (stoppage)	3	5:00	[a]
Lightweight	Gilbert Melendez (c)	def.	Gabe Lemley	TKO (punches)	2	2:18	[b]
Heavyweight	Wayne Cole	def.	Mike Kyle	Submission (armbar)	1	0:45
Middleweight	Joey Villasenor	def.	Ryan Jensen	KO (punch)	1	4:45
Preliminary card
Catchweight (162 lb)	Billy Evangelista	def.	Marlon Sims	KO (punch)	3	0:39
Welterweight	Drew Fickett	def.	Jae Suk Lim	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:14
Welterweight	Tiki Ghosn	def.	Luke Stewart	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Darren Uyenoyama	def.	Anthony Figueroa	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:27
Catchweight (180 lb)	Jesse Jones	def.	Jesse Gillespie	TKO (punches)	1	0:35

1. For the Middleweight Championship.
2. For the Lightweight Championship.

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson

Main article: Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson^[4] was an event held on June 27, 2008, at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Josh Thomson	def.	Gilbert Melendez (c)	unanimous decision	5	5:00	[a]
Heavyweight	Bobby Southworth (c)	def.	Anthony Ruiz	unanimous decision	5	5:00	[b]
Lightweight	Billy Evangelista	def.	Nam Phan	split decision	3	5:00
Middleweight	Eric Lawson	def.	Jesse Gillespie	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:03
Women's Featherweight	Miesha Tate	def.	Elaina Maxwell	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Preliminary card
Middleweight	Jeremiah Metcalf	def.	Raymond Daniels	submission (rear-naked choke)	2	0:59
Bantamweight	Chris Cariaso	def.	Anthony Figueroa	submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:34
Lightweight	Bobby Stack	def.	Jose Palacios	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Featherweight	Bryan Caraway	def.	Alvin Cacdac	submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:39
Welterweight	Cyrillo Padilha	def.	Jesse Jones	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Jorge Interiano	def.	Travis Johnson	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	3:00
Lightweight	Alexander Trevino	def.	Eric Jacob	submission (armbar)	1	0:37

1. For the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship.
2. For the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship.

Strikeforce: Young Guns III

Main article: Strikeforce: Young Guns III

Strikeforce: Young Guns III^[5] was an event held on September 13, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Chris Bostick	def	Jorge Interianoaz	submission (armbar)	1	2:26
Heavyweight	Yohan Banks	def	Michael Diaz	KO (punch)	1	0:19
Flyweight	Adam Antolin	def	Javi Alanis	TKO (punches)	2	1:41
Catchweight (140 lb)	Ryan Bastianelli	def	Hussain Rasouli	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Preliminary card
Lightweight	Alexander Trevino	def	Gennaro Strangis	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Lightweight	Matt Pedro	def	Eric Castile	submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:08
Featherweight	David Rasouri	def	Jeremy Tavares	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Lightweight	Mike Davis	def	O.J. Dominguez	unanimous decision	3	5:00

Strikeforce: At The Mansion II

Main article: Strikeforce: At The Mansion II

Strikeforce: At The Mansion II^[6] was an event held on September 20, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Trevor Prangley	def	Anthony Ruiz	unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–26)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Mitsuhiro Ishida	def	Justin Wilcox	submission (armbar)	1	1:21
Middleweight	Terry Martin	def	Cory Devela	TKO (strikes)	3	2:08
Lightweight	Josh Thomson	def	Ashe Bowman	TKO (punches)	1	1:14
Middleweight	Kazuo Misaki	def	Joe Riggs	TKO (punches)	2	2:29
Preliminary card
Welterweight	Luke Stewart	def	Jesse Juarez	submission (armbar)	1	4:55
Middleweight	Eric Lawson	def	Kenneth Seegrist	submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:07
Welterweight	Brandon Magana	def	Brandon Thatch	split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Catchweight (195 lb)	Jesse Gillespie	def	Dave Martin	split decision (27–30, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

Strikeforce: Payback

Main article: Strikeforce: Payback

Strikeforce: Payback^[7] was an event held on October 3, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight (165 lb)	Duane Ludwig	def	Sammy Morgan	TKO (punches)	1	2:01
Middleweight	Frank Trigg	def	Falaniko Vitale	unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Donnie Liles	def	Pete Spratt	submission (rear-naked choke)	3	1:59
Lightweight	Billy Evangelista	def	Luke Caudillo	unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Carlos Zevallos	def	Andre Walker	TKO (punches)	1	4:49
Preliminary Card
Women's Flyweight	Michelle Waterson	def	Tyra Parker	submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:20
Featherweight	Tyler Toner	def	Ricky Johnson	TKO (punches)	2	3:44
Welterweight	Drew Dober	def	Lumumba Sayers	KO (punch)	1	0:16
Lightweight	Alan Gomez	def	Jordan Goodwin	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Lightweight	Eric Galvan	def	Jeremy Malaterre	split decision (29–28, 30–27, 28–29)	3	5:00
Catchweight (140 lb)	Turrell Galloway	def	Brett Tillis	submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:21
Flyweight	Aaron Trujillo	def	Haven Torres	TKO (punches)	1	2:59

Strikeforce: Destruction

Main article: Strikeforce: Destruction

Strikeforce: Destruction^[8] was an event held on November 21, 2008, at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Renato Sobral	def	Bobby Southworth (c)	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	5:00	[a]
160 lb. Catchweight	Duane Ludwig	def	Yves Edwards	unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Scott Smith	def	Terry Martin	KO (punch)	1	0:29
Welterweight	Joe Riggs	def	Luke Stewart	TKO (punches)	2	2:05
Middleweight	Luke Rockhold	def	Nik Theotikos	submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:06
Preliminary card
Women's Bantamweight	Kim Couture	def	Lina Kvokov	TKO (punches)	1	1:44
Bantamweight	Darren Uyenoyama	def	Brad Royster	unanimous decision	3	5:00
Featherweight	Alvin Cacdac	def	Jose Palacios	submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:10
Welterweight	Zak Bucia	def	Adam Steel	submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:35

1. For the Light Heavyweight Championship.

See also

• List of Strikeforce champions
• List of Strikeforce events