Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey

Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey 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 the 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 eighth Challengers episode took place on May 21, 2010, at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

. The event drew an estimated 249,000 viewers, with a peak at 294,000 on Showtime.

Televised card

Middleweight bout: Matt Lindland
Matt Lindland
Matthew James Lindland is an American mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler and politician. He won the Oregon Republican Party's nomination for the Oregon House of Representatives, District 52 seat on May 20, 2008....

vs. Kevin Casey
Kevin Casey (fighter)
Kevin Casey is an American professional mixed martuial artist. He is currently signed with the Strikeforce promotion.-Biography:Casey was born in Inglewood, California. He began to study Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 1999 when he befriended Rockson Gracie, son of Rickson Gracie...

Lindland defeated Casey via TKO (punches) at 3:41 of round 3.

Welterweight bout: Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley is an American former amateur wrestler for the University of Missouri and is now a professional mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to a deal with Strikeforce.-Early life:...

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...

Woodley defeated Coy via split decision (29–28, 27–30, 29–28).

Welterweight bout: Bobby Voelker
Bobby Voelker
Bobby Voelker is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is currently signed with Strikeforce and competes in the welterweight division.-Early career:Voelker made his professional MMA debut in 2006...

vs. Roger Bowling
Roger Bowling (fighter)
Roger Bowling is an American mixed martial artist. Currently, Bowling trains with Team Vision based in Ohio.-Mixed martial arts career:...

Bowling defeated Voelker via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). The fight was stopped in round 3 after an unintentional eye injury to Bowling.

Welterweight bout: Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec Saffiedine is an Belgian mixed martial artist of Lebanese descent, who competes in the welterweight division. He has fought in a number of promotions around the world including DREAM in Japan and Strikeforce in the United States....

vs. 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...

Saffiedine defeated Moore via KO (punch) at 1:21 of round 2.

Lightweight bout: Pat Healy
Pat Healy (fighter)
Patrick Healy is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight and welterweight divisions. Currently, Healy is signed with Strikeforce, holding a 4–1 record inside the promotion...

vs. Bryan Travers
Bryan Travers
Bryan Travers is an American mixed martial artist, one of those unique men who fought in five weight classes .- Background and training :...

Healy defeated Travers via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27).

Non-televised card

Light Heavyweight bout: Pro Escobedo vs. Jason Sharp

Escobedo defeated Sharp via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

Lightweight amateur bout: Blaine Macintosh vs. Ben Morgen

Macintosh defeated Morgen via split decision (29–28, 29–28, 28–29).

Welterweight amateur bout: David Lloyd vs. Jay Schafer

Lloyd defeated Schafer via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Light Heavyweight amateur bout: Jason Lambert vs. Patrick Whittington

Whittington defeated Lambert via submission (triangle choke) at 1:39 of round 1.

Middleweight amateur bout: Lee Flores vs. Hamza Salim

Salim defeated Lee Flores via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

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