Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Strikeforce and EliteXC. The event took place on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.[1]
| Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le | ||||
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 The poster for Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le | ||||
| Promotion | Strikeforce and EliteXC | |||
| Date | March 29, 2008 | |||
| Venue | HP Pavilion at San Jose | |||
| City | San Jose, California, United States | |||
| Attendance | 16,326 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe main card aired live on the Showtime premium cable channel.
The event originally featured the anticipated Gilbert Melendez vs. Josh Thomson, but it was called off because Thomson injured himself training.[2]
Nick Diaz was also scheduled to fight but was pulled from the card due to undisclosed reasons.[3]
Referees assigned for the event were Mario Yamasaki, Herb Dean and Jon Schorle.
Results
edit| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Cung Le | def. | Frank Shamrock (c) | TKO (arm injury) | 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 | |
- ^ For the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship.
Fighter salaries
editBelow are the disclosed purses for each of the fighters [1]:
MAIN CARD FIGHTERS
- Frank Shamrock: $300,000 (no win bonus listed)
- Cung Le: $200,000 (no win bonus listed)
- Gilbert Melendez: $50,000 (defeated Gabe Lemley; no win bonus listed)
- Joey Villasenor: $36,000 (defeated Ryan Jensen; win bonus was $18,000
- Wayne Cole: $10,000 (defeated Mike Kyle; win bonus was $5,000)
- Drew Fickett: $10,000 (defeated Jae Suk Lim; win bonus was $5,000)
- Mike Kyle: $10,000 (lost to Wayne Cole)
- Gabe Lemley: $7,000 (lost to Gilbert Melendez)
- Billy Evangelista: $10,000 (defeated Marlon Sims; win bonus was $5,000)
- Jae Suk Lim: $3,000 (lost to Drew Fickett)
- Ryan Jensen: $6,000 (lost to Joey Villasenor)
- Marlon Sims: $2,500 (lost to Billy Evangelista)
PRELIMINARY CARD FIGHTERS
- Tiki Ghosn: $8,000 (defeated Luke Stewart; win bonus was $2,000)
- Luke Stewart: $6,000 (lost to Tiki Ghosn)
- Darren Uyenoyama: $4,000 (defeated Anthony Figueroa; win bonus was $2,000)
- Jesse Jones: $2,150 (defeated Jesse Gillespie; win bonus was $500)
- Anthony Figueroa: $2,000 (lost to Darren Uyenoyama)
- Jesse Gillespie: $1,200 (lost to Jesse Jones)
DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $667,850