Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson
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| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | March 5, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Nationwide Arena | |||
| City |  Columbus, Ohio, USA | |||
| Attendance | 7,123 [1] | |||
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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.[2] 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.
Background
A rubber-match between Tim Kennedy and Jason Miller was expected for this event.[3] However, Miller was pulled from the card for unknown reasons, and was replaced with Luke Rockhold. 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.[4]
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.[5]
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. Speculation has come over this because no injury has been disclosed and Jorge stated that he didn't believe Combs was in fact injured. Billy Vaughan stepped in as his replacement.[2]
Official Fight Card
Main Card
- Light Heavyweight Championship bout:
Rafael Cavalcante (c) vs. Dan Henderson
- Henderson defeated Cavalcante via KO (punches) at 0:50 of round 3 to win the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship.[6]
- Women's Welterweight Championship bout:
Marloes Coenen (c) vs. Liz Carmouche
- 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 Manhoef
- Kennedy defeated Manhoef via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:41 of round 1.
- Lightweight bout: Jorge Masvidal vs. Billy Evangelista
- Masvidal defeated Evangelista via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight bout: Roger Bowling vs. Josh Thornburg
- Bowling defeated Thornburg via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Lightweight bout: Jorge Gurgel vs. Billy Vaughan
- Gurgel defeated Vaughan via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:44 of round 1.
- Heavyweight bout: Jason Riley vs. Jason Freeman
- Freeman defeated Riley via submission (strikes) at 1:52 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Brian Rogers vs. Ian Rammel
- Rogers defeated Rammel via TKO (strikes) at 4:23 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Marc Cofer vs. Mitch Whitesel
- Whitesel defeated Cofer via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:55 of round 1.
- Welterweight bout: J.P. Felty vs. John Kuhner
- Kuhner defeated Felty via submission (triangle choke) at 4:31 of round 2.
References
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/22730/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-scores-7123-attendance-ohio-return-likely.mma
- ^ a b "Columbus: Feijao vs Henderson". strikeforce.com. 2011-01-31.
- ^ ""Mayhem" Miller vs. Tim Kennedy III no longer happening at "Strikeforce: Ohio"". mmajunkie.com. 2011-1-31.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ http://www.gatewaymma.com/ohio/2011/02/17/jessica-eye-off-strikeforce-columbus-card/
- ^ "Tate out at "Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson," Carmouche challenges Coenen for belt". mmajunkie.com. 2011-02-23.
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/22716/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-play-by-play-and-live-results.mma