Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg, 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 that was 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 29, 2011 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California

San Jose, California

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, United States

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Background

A welterweight bout between Nate Coy and Nate Moore, which was originally scheduled to take place at ShoMMA 13, took place at this event.

Six of the preliminary card fights were streamed live on Sherdog.com

Sherdog

Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts . The site is a member of the Crave Online network and provides MMA related content for ESPN.com.- History :...

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This was the last Strikeforce event to feature amateur bouts, which were removed from all future Strikeforce cards following the promotion's sale to Zuffa, LLC

Zuffa, LLC

Zuffa, LLC is an American sports promotion company specializing in mixed martial arts. It was founded in January 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada by Station Casinos executives Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta to be the parent entity of the Ultimate Fighting Championship after they purchased it...

 in March 2011.

The event drew an estimated 561,000 viewers, with a peak at 850,000 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...
  
   (c) vs.   Evangelista Santos
  Evangelista Santos
  Evangelista Santos is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who is a member of the famous Chute Boxe Academy. He has fought in Strikeforce, Pride Fighting Championship, Cage Rage, International Vale Tudo Championships and Pancrase. He is currently fighting for World Victory Road and Strikeforce...
  
  

Diaz defeats Santos via submission (armbar) at 4:50 of round 2 to retain the Strikeforce Welterweight Championship.

• Middleweight Championship bout:   Ronaldo Souza (c) 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...
  
  

Souza defeated Lawler via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:00 of round 3 to retain the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship.

• 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.   Scott Carson

Walker defeated Carson via TKO (strikes) at 3:13 of round 1.

• Light Heavyweight bout:   Roger Gracie
  Roger Gracie
  Roger Gracie Gomes is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. Roger was awarded his black belt by his cousin Renzo Gracie at the behest of Carlos Gracie, Jr. whilst training in New York in 2003. He is currently a second degree black belt...
  
   vs.   Trevor Prangley
  Trevor Prangley
  Trevor Prangley is a South African mixed martial artist who currently fights for Strikeforce. He has previously fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and competes in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions...
  
  

Gracie defeated Prangley via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:19 of round 1.

Sherdog.com live stream

• Welterweight bout:   Nate Moore
  Nate Moore
  Nate Moore is an American mixed martial artist and Amateur wrestler.-Mixed martial arts career:Moore fights out of American Kickboxing Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is currently signed with the Strikeforce promotion...
  
   vs.   Nathan Coy
  Nathan Coy
  Nathan Coy is an American mixed martial artist.-Wrestling:A former wrestling star for Oregon State University, he wrestled in the 174 pounds weight category. Nathan Coy won the NCAA's male athlete of the year award in 2001-2002...
  
  

Moore defeated Coy via KO (punches) at 0:25 of round 2.

• Lightweight bout:   Bobby Stack vs.   Isaiah Hill

Hill defeated Stack via submission (triangle choke) at 1:02 of round 1.

• Catchweight (180 lbs) bout:   Eric Lawson
  Eric Lawson
  Eric Lawson is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He currently competes in Strikeforce.-Mixed martial arts career:Eric Lawson began his professional mixed martial arts career on February 12, 2004 for the California based mixed martial arts promotion Gladiator Challenge at Colusa Casino in...
  
   vs.   Ron Keslar

Keslar defeated Lawson via submission (armbar) at 1:57 of round 1.

• Women's (135 lbs) bout:   Germaine de Randamie vs.   Stephanie Webber

de Randamie defeated Webber via KO (knee) at 4:25 of round 1.

• Welterweight bout:   James Terry
  James Terry (fighter)
  James Terry is an American mixed martial artist from San Jose, California.. James has an extension college wrestling background. He moved to Northern California in 2005 when he began to sharpen his kickboxing under the guidance of Cung Le. James now trains in MMA and work as an instructor and...
  
   vs.   Lucas Gamaza

Terry defeated Gamaza via TKO (strikes) at 3:26 of round 1.

• Women's (120 lbs) bout:   Jenna Castillo vs.   Charlene Gellner

Castillo defeated Gellner via TKO (strikes) at 3:57 of round 2.

Preliminary card

• Catchweight (150 lbs) amateur bout:   Anthony Dariano vs.   Alan Perez

Dariano defeated Perez via unanimous decision.

• Catchweight (165 lbs) amateur bout:   Ricky Jackson vs.   Niko Jackson

R. Jackson defeated N. Jackson via unanimous decision.

• Welterweight amateur bout:   Sam Bracamonte vs.   Armin Safiari

Safiari defeated Bracamonte via unanimous decision.

Fighter Salaries

Champ Nick Diaz: $150,000 (no win bonus)
def. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos: $20,000

Champ Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza: $85,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
def. Robbie Lawler : $65,000

Herschel Walker: $5,000 (no win bonus)
def. Scott Carson: $5,000

Roger Gracie: $75,000 (no win bonus)
def. Trevor Prangley: $30,000

Nate Moore: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus)
def. Nathan Coy: $3,000

Isaiah Hill: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus)
def. Bobby Stack: $1,500

Ron Keslar: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus)
def. Eric Lawson: $1,500

Germaine de Randamie: $3,000 ($1,000 win bonus)
def. Stephanie Webber: $1,000

James Terry: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus)
def. Lucas Gamaza: $1,500

Jenna Castillo: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus)
def. Charlene Gellner: $1,000