Strikeforce: Revenge
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Strikeforce: Revenge was the second 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 promoted 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 event took place at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 on June 9, 2006. The main event featured the North American debut of Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem
Alistair Cees Overeem is a British born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer, signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Interim Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat...

.

Results

  • Middleweight bout:   Luke Stewart
    Luke Stewart
    Luke Stewart is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He currently competes in Strikeforce, a California based mixed martial arts promotion.-Martial Arts background:...

     vs.   Bill Duvall
Stewart defated Duvall via submission (Armbar) at 1:15 of round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout:   Jared Hamman
    Jared Hamman
    Jared Hamman is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is known for being able to take mass amounts of punishment, UFC Commentator Joe Rogan has described Hamman as having a "rubber chin".-Biography:Prior to beginning his...

     vs.   Scott Graham
Hamman defeated Graham by TKO (Punches) at 1:36 of round 2.
  • Heavyweight bout:   Daniel Puder
    Daniel Puder
    Daniel Puder is an American professional mixed martial artist, who is currently undefeated in MMA competition, holding a a record of eight wins and zero losses...

     vs.   Tom Tuggle
Puder defeated Tuggle via submission (Armbar) at 0:28 of round 1.
  • Middleweight bout:   Mike Seal vs.   Eugene Jackson
    Eugene Jackson (fighter)
    Eugene "The Wolf" Jackson is a retired American mixed martial artist. He fought at Middleweight, and is a former Strikeforce U.S. middleweight champion...

Jackson defeated Seal by TKO (Punches) at 2:49 of round 2.
  • Lightweight Championship bout:   Clay Guida
    Clay Guida
    Clayton Charles Guida is an American mixed martial artist and currently fighting in the UFC as a lightweight. Guida was the first Strikeforce Lightweight Champion and held the title until being defeated by Gilbert Melendez at Strikeforce: Revenge...

      vs.   Gilbert Melendez
    Gilbert Melendez
    Gilbert Melendez is an American mixed martial artist of Mexican descent. Currently fighting out of San Francisco, California, he formerly competed in the lightweight division of PRIDE Fighting Championships and now competes in Strikeforce...

Melendez defeated Guida via Split Decision (50–45, 46–48, 50–45) to win the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship.
  • Middleweight bout:   Cung Le
    Cung Le
    Cung Le is a Vietnamese-American Sanshou kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and actor from Saigon, Vietnam currently competing in the UFC. He is the former IKF Light Heavyweight San Shou World Champion and has a professional San Shou record of 16-0 before moving to mixed martial arts...

     vs.   Brian Warren
    Brian Warren
    Brian Warren is an American mixed martial arts fighter born in San Bernardino, California. He has fought in many organizations including K-1, King of the Cage, Strikeforce, Kage Kombat, and Pangea...

Le defeated Warren via KO (Punches) at 4:19 of round 1.
  • Lightweight bout:   Josh Thomson
    Josh Thomson
    Joshua Joseph Thomson is an American mixed martial arts fighter training with American Kickboxing Academy. He has fought in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships and America's UFC, as well as Strikeforce and the World Fighting Alliance. Thomson is a former Strikeforce World Lightweight Champion...

     vs.   Harris Sarmiento
Thomson defeated Sarmiento via submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) at 3:19 of round 3.
  • Light Heavyweight bout:   Bobby Southworth
    Bobby Southworth
    Bobby Southworth is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He fights as a light heavyweight. He has also fought in PRIDE FC and appeared on Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter...

     vs.   James Irvin
    James Irvin (fighter)
    James Lee Irvin is an American mixed martial artist who has competed as a Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, and currently as a Heavyweight. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting heavyweight champion...

Match was ruled a No Contest when both fighters fell from the cage 17 seconds into round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout:   Alistair Overeem
    Alistair Overeem
    Alistair Cees Overeem is a British born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer, signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Interim Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat...

     vs.   Vitor Belfort
    Vitor Belfort
    Vítor Vieira Belfort is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied jiu-jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black belt under Carlson and currently trains with Xtreme Couture, fighting in...

Overeem defeated Belfort via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).
  • Middleweight bout: Chris Amarante vs. Sean Bassett
Amarante defated Bassett via submission (Armbar) at 4:37 of round 1.
  • Lightweight bout: Juan Miranda vs. Clint Coronel
Coronel defeated Miranda via submission (Anaconda Choke) at 1:43 of round 2.
  • Lightweight bout:   Tyson Griffin
    Tyson Griffin
    Tyson Lee Griffin is an American mixed martial artist from Albany, California. Griffin currently fights as a Featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship .-Early life:...

     vs.   Duane Ludwig
    Duane Ludwig
    Duane Paul Ludwig is an American Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is the former Middleweight Muay Thai world champion, and currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championships in their welterweight and lightweight divisions...

Griffin defeated Ludwig by TKO (Punches) at 3:57 of round 1.
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