Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson
Encyclopedia
Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson, also known as Strikeforce: Columbus, was a mixed martial arts
event held by Strikeforce
. It took place on March 5, 2011 at the Nationwide Arena
in Columbus, Ohio
, United States
. The event was the first that the organization has hosted in the state of Ohio
and coincided with the Arnold Sports Festival
, which annually draws up to 150,000 sports fans.
. Only a few days after announcing the Rockhold/Kennedy match-up, it was reported that Rockhold had been removed and was replaced with Melvin Manhoef
.
Jessica Eye was scheduled to make her Strikeforce debut at this event against former title contender Jan Finney
; however, the two could not agree upon a fight weight so the fight was called off.
Marloes Coenen
was originally set to defend her title against number one contender Miesha Tate
. On February 23, it was announced that Tate had to withdraw from the contest and her replacement would be Liz Carmouche
. The Coenen/Tate bout was rescheduled for Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
on July 30th, where Tate won the title via fourth round submission.
Jorge Gurgel
was originally set to fight Tyler Combs, but Combs injured himself five days before the event and had to withdraw from the bout. Billy Vaughan stepped in as his replacement.
This was the last Strikeforce event held during Silicon Valley Sports and Entertainment
's ownership of the promotion. Zuffa, LLC
announced their purchase of Strikeforce the following week.
The event drew average viewing TV audience of 412,000.
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...
. It took place on March 5, 2011 at the Nationwide Arena
Nationwide Arena
Nationwide Arena is a multi-purpose arena, in Columbus, Ohio, USA. It opened in 2000 and is the home of the Columbus Blue Jackets, of the NHL....
in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The event was the first that the organization has hosted in the state of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
and coincided with the Arnold Sports Festival
Arnold Classic
The Arnold Classic, renamed Arnold Fitness Weekend, is an annual bodybuilding competition, named after Arnold Schwarzenegger. It takes place in late February or early March in Columbus, Ohio, United States.-History:...
, which annually draws up to 150,000 sports fans.
Background
A rubber-match between Tim Kennedy and Jason Miller was expected for this event. However, Miller was pulled from the card for unknown reasons, and was replaced with Luke RockholdLuke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold is an American mixed martial artist. He is the current Strikeforce Middleweight Champion.Rockhold holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo.-Early Life:...
. Only a few days after announcing the Rockhold/Kennedy match-up, it was reported that Rockhold had been removed and was replaced with 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...
.
Jessica Eye was scheduled to make her Strikeforce debut at this event against former title contender Jan Finney
Jan Finney
Jan Finney is an American female mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the 135-pound bantamweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:...
; however, the two could not agree upon a fight weight so the fight was called off.
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....
was originally set to defend her title against number one contender Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate is a professional mixed martial artist.She is the current Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion and the current Freestyle Cage Fighting Women's Bantamweight Champion...
. On February 23, it was announced that Tate had to withdraw from the contest and her replacement would be Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche is an American mixed martial arts fighter. Carmouche currently competes for Strikeforce in the women's welterweight division....
. The Coenen/Tate bout was rescheduled for Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
Strikeforce / M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The event took place on July 30, 2011 at Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.-Background:...
on July 30th, where Tate won the title via fourth round submission.
Jorge Gurgel
Jorge Gurgel
Jorge Valente Gurgel is a Brazilian-American Mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who currently competes in Strikeforce's lightweight division.- Early life :...
was originally set to fight Tyler Combs, but Combs injured himself five days before the event and had to withdraw from the bout. Billy Vaughan stepped in as his replacement.
This was the last Strikeforce event held during Silicon Valley Sports and Entertainment
Silicon Valley Sports and Entertainment
Sharks Sports and Entertainment, Inc. is a privately held corporation based in San Jose, California, which owns and operates a number of sports properties, most notably the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League...
's ownership of the promotion. 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...
announced their purchase of Strikeforce the following week.
The event drew average viewing TV audience of 412,000.
Main Card
- Light Heavyweight Championship bout:
Rafael CavalcanteRafael CavalcanteRafael Cavalcante is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division. He trains with Anderson Silva and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira as part of the Black House camp. He currently competes in Strikeforce, where he is the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion...
(c) vs.
Dan HendersonDan HendersonDaniel Jeffery Henderson, is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler, who competes as a middleweight and light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion...
- Henderson defeated Cavalcante via KO (punches) at 0:50 of round 3 to win the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship.
- Women's Welterweight Championship bout:
Marloes CoenenMarloes CoenenMarloes Coenen is a Dutch mixed martial artist. She has competed professionally since 2000 and is a former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion....
(c) vs. Liz CarmoucheLiz CarmoucheLiz Carmouche is an American mixed martial arts fighter. Carmouche currently competes for Strikeforce in the women's welterweight division....
- Women's Welterweight Championship bout:
- Coenen defeated Carmouche via submission (triangle choke) at 1:29 of round 4 to retain the Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Championship
- Middleweight bout: Tim Kennedy vs. Melvin ManhoefMelvin ManhoefMelvin 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...
- Middleweight bout:
- Kennedy defeated Manhoef via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:41 of round 1.
- Lightweight bout: Jorge MasvidalJorge MasvidalJorge Masvidal is an American mixed martial artist of Cuban descent who trains with American Top Team. Currently signed to Strikeforce, Masvidal's record includes notable wins over Yves Edwards, Joe Lauzon, Satoru Kitaoka, Ryan Schultz, Billy Evangelista and K.J...
vs. Billy EvangelistaBilly EvangelistaBilly Evangelista is an American mixed martial artist who has fought for World Extreme Cagefighting and Strikeforce in his career. His most notable wins are over former UFC fighters Luke Caudillo, Jorge Gurgel and current UFC fighter Nam Phan.-Early career:...
- Lightweight bout:
- Masvidal defeated Evangelista via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight bout: Roger BowlingRoger Bowling (fighter)Roger Bowling is an American mixed martial artist. Currently, Bowling trains with Team Vision based in Ohio.-Mixed martial arts career:...
vs. Josh Thornburg
- Bowling defeated Thornburg via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Lightweight bout: Jorge GurgelJorge GurgelJorge Valente Gurgel is a Brazilian-American Mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who currently competes in Strikeforce's lightweight division.- Early life :...
vs. Billy Vaughan
- Lightweight bout:
- Gurgel defeated Vaughan via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:44 of round 1.
- Heavyweight bout: Jason Riley vs. Jason Freeman
- Heavyweight bout:
- Freeman defeated Riley via submission (strikes) at 1:52 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Brian RogersBrian Rogers (fighter)Brian Rogers is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter who currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships.-Background:...
vs. Ian Rammel
- Middleweight bout:
- Rogers defeated Rammel via TKO (strikes) at 4:23 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Marc Cofer vs. Mitch Whitesel
- Middleweight bout:
- Whitesel defeated Cofer via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:55 of round 1.
- Welterweight bout: J.P. Felty vs. John Kuhner
- Welterweight bout:
- Kuhner defeated Felty via submission (triangle choke) at 4:31 of round 2.
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters.- Dan Henderson: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Rafael Cavalcante: $28,000
- Marloes Coenen: $10,000 (no win bonus) def. Liz Carmouche: $5,000
- Tim Kennedy: $50,000 (no win bonus) def. Melvin Manhoef: $10,000
- Jorge Masvidal: $30,000 (including $15,000 win bonus) def. Billy Evangelista: $20,000
- Roger Bowling: $7,000 (includes $3,500 win bonus) def. Josh Thornburg: $2,000
- Jorge Gurgel: $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus) def. Billy Vaughan: $1,500
- Jay Freeman: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus) def. Jason Riley: $1,500
- Brian Rogers: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus) def. Ian Rammel: $1,500
- Mitch Whitesel: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus) def. Marc Cofer: $1,500
- John Kuhner: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus) def. J.P. Felty: $1,500