Strikeforce ‘Miami’ Salaries — Diaz and Lawler Get Six Figures
Below are the Strikeforce ‘Miami’ salaries. ‘Miami’ took place on January 30th and had an attendance of 8,156. Approximately 517,000 watched the event on Showtime.
- Nick Diaz $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Marius Zaromskis $30,000
- Cris “Cyborg” Santos $35,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus and $5,000 championship bonus) def. Marloes Coenen $2,000
- Herschel Walker $600 (no win bonus) def. Greg Nagy $5,000
- Robbie Lawler $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Melvin Manhoef $5,000
- Bobby Lashley $50,000 (no win bonus) def. Wes Sims $25,000
- Jay Hieron $65,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus) def. Joe Riggs $30,000
- Pablo Alfonso $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus) def. Marcos DaMotta $2,500
- Hadar Hassan $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus) def. Ryan Keenan $2,000
- John Kelly $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus) def. Sabah Homasi $1,000
- Michael Byrnes $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus) def. David Zitnik $1,500
- David Gomez $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus) def. Craig Oxley $1,500
- Joe Ray $1,500 (includes $500 win bonus) def. John Clarke $1,000
The total salary for those fighting on the card came to $469,600 which is just over $19,500 per fighter on average. The average figure was only brought down by the fact that Herschel Walker took home only $600. By comparison the average salary at UFC 108 was $42,250.
My Thoughts on Strikeforce Miami
Overall I thought the show was put on really well. That would have been an amazing CBS card just because of the addition of Herscel Walker.
The first fight of the night was Bobby Lashley making his Strikeforce debut against Wes Sims. I don’t really think anyone had any faith in Sims winning this fight based on the fact that Lashley was -1500 to win at some bookmakers, that is just insane. Lashley ended up winning the fight anyway in a very dominating fashion. When the referee stopped the bout Sims believed it was premature but I feel it was a good stoppage due to the fact that Sims collapsed right after taking a shot from Lashley, he could of been out but the ref couldn’t see his eyes.
Then we moved on to the second fight which was probably one of the greatest comebacks Strikeforce has ever seen. Melvin Manhoef against Robbie Lawler. Melvin was destroying Lawler all the way through the fight with punishing leg kicks and some big uppercuts. It was getting to the stages where Lawler was hobbling about the ring with nowhere to go until Manhoef dropped his hands after throwing a kick and Lawler cracked him with a huge right hand to take the KO victory.
The third fight was 47-year-old Herschel Walker making his MMA debut against Greg Nagy or “Nudge.” Herschel Walker definitely looked good in the fight to say that: A, he is 47-years-old and B, he has had only ten months of training. The fight took place mostly on the ground where Herschel had the upper hand it seemed. He kept falling into a few traps though but managed to get out of both an ankle lock and an armbar. If Herschel does decide to fight again it would do good for the sport I think. They should put him on a CBS card though next time to take advantage of what would sure be big ratings. I have no idea who they could put him up against though, oh wait, didn’t Shaq want to fight?
Then came the title fights. First up were the women of Strikeforce, “Cyborg” Santos was defending her title against Marloes Coenen. Marloes Coenen definitely put up a good fight, she threw everything she possibly could at Cyborg but everything just wasn’t enough as Cyborg was able to remain the lightweight champion in dominating fashion. I really don’t know if there is anyone that could pose a serious threat to Cyborg right now. After two dominating performances in a row she is looking good atop the women’s division.
The main event of the evening featured Nick Diaz against Marius Zaromskis for the vacant Strikeforce welterweight title. Diaz looked his usual self at the beginning of the fight. He was controlling Zaromskis for quite a significant portion of the first round until he got caught and went backwards onto the mat. I thought it was going to be over right there but Diaz managed to hang on. Once both fighters were back to standing it didn’t take long for Diaz to put the nails in the coffin of Zaromskis title shot.
To sum it all up, I liked the event. I thought the card was good, the fights were good and the production was good too. I watched the event using Showtimes online service which I will be posting a review of tomorrow for you all to see before you decide to use that service in the future. I would like to thank you all for reading this post and being here on MMA-Live.com for the Strikeforce coverage. Our coverage is not yet over though so come back tomorrow and join us for a whole lot more on the event and who we think the fighters from this event will face off against next.
Strikeforce Miami Live Results and Recap
Join us later tonight for live results and recap from Strikeforce Miami. The main card will begin at 10PM EST on Showtime. There will also be a free online stream of the preliminary bout between Jay Hieron and Joe Riggs on the EA Sports website which is set to start at 9:05 EST. We will be live blogging the EA Sports feed and the live show as well as providing quick results for all of the other prelim bouts.
Strikeforce Miami Quick Results
Nick Diaz defeats Marius Zaromskis via TKO at 4:38 , Round 1*
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos defeats Marloes Coenen via TKO (Strikes) at 3:40, Round 3**
Herschel Walker defeats Greg Nagy via TKO (Strikes) at 2:17, Round 3
Robbie Lawler defeats Melvin Manhoef via KO at 3:33, Round 1
Bobby Lashley defeats Wes Sims via TKO (Strikes) at 2:06, Round 1
Jay Hieron defeats Joe Riggs via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Pablo Alfonso defeats Marcos da Matta via arm bar at 1:47, round 1
Hayder Hassan defeats Ryan Keenan via KO at 2:42, round 2
John Kelly defeats Sabah Homasi via rear naked choke at 2:48, round 2
Michael Byrnes vs. David Zitnik
David Gomez defeats Craig Oxley via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Joe Ray defeats John Clarke via TKO (Strikes) at 3:14, round 1
*For vacant welterweight title
**Womens 145lb title defense, Santos is current champion
Strikeforce Miami Live Recap
Nick Diaz vs. Marius Zaromskis (170-pound)
Round one: Here we go with the main event! Zaromskis comes out quick and tries to take DIaz out but Diaz returns some good shots of his own. Diaz looks for the single leg takedown but Zaromskis catches him and both fighters end up clinching against the cage. Diaz spends around a minute kneeing Zaromskis in the leg which against the cage. Zaromskis gets taken down by Diaz but gets back up quick and Diaz connects with a good left. Zaromskis tags Diaz though and Diaz falls and shells up. Diaz is bleeding and Zaromskis goes after him, it is not over for Diaz though who continues to throw some big shots. The crowd begins to chant “Diaz”. There is absolutely no defense from either fighter at this point and Zaromskis gets tagged with a massive uppercut, it looked as though he would go out but he continued standing and staggering around until Diaz connected with one more good shot and Zaromskis went down. Diaz takes the fight and the Strikeforce welterweight championship.
Result: Nick Diaz defeats Marius Zaromskis via TKO at 4:38 , Round 1*
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos vs. Marloes Coenen (145-pound)
Round one: Fight gets underway fast with both fighters throwing big shots and then ending up in the clinch against the fence. Coenen tries to get the armbar from guard but Cyborg gets out and drops a huge right hand on the face of Coenen. Cyborg picks up Coenen from guard and slams her down then drops two big shots once again. Coenen gets a couple of upkciks and the referee stands the women back up and both fighters begin exchanging blows. Coenen drops levels and looks for the takedown but Cyborg stands her back up and both fighters end up against the cage in the clinch. After separation both fighters begin throwing massive shots once again. A very hard round to call but I would go with Cyborg 10-9.
Round two: Cyborg unloads on Coenen and knocks her down but Coenen is still in it. Cyborg gets into guard and picks Coenen up to slam her but Coenen manages a safe landing right back on the ground. With a minute left Cyborg unleashes a great amount of shots on the grounded Coenen but none do any real damage. That second round clearly belongs to Cyborg so I have it at 20-18 right now for the champion.
Round three: Cyborg quickly goes for the takedown but cant and the fighters end up against the cage. The fighters separate and Cyborg begins to unleash. Coenen goes for the takedown and it is reversed by Cyborg who takes Coenen down and into half-guard. While in half-guard Cyborg keeps trying to keep Coenen down while throwing some blows. Coenen got Cyborg into her guard and Cyborg stood up and began to unleash. Coenen got out and both fighters got back to standing. Coenen through a big right hand and Cyborg returned a few before taking Coenen down and unleashing once again. Coenen shelled up and Cyborg continued the onslaught until the referee stopped the fight to give Cyborg the victory.
Result: Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos defeats Marloes Coenen via TKO (Strikes) at 3:40, Round 3
Greg Nagy vs. Herschel Walker (215-pound limit)
Round one: Walker tags Nagy with a straight jab early on which makes Nagy stagger back but then the fight gets back to normal. Walker is looking extremely tight in his stance and even throws a bit of a dance in there. Nagy goes for the takedown but Walker sprawls and attempts to take the back of Nagy. Walker then takes mount and begins to unleash the GnP. Nagy defends the initial onslaught of GnP. Nagy gets Walker in a heel hook but Walker gets out almost immediately and goes back to sprawl position. Walker then got north-south of Nagy and then into side control. First round went to Herschel Walker easily 10-9
Round two: Walker gets a good takedown in the opening minute of the first round and ends up in side control. Walker then transitions onto the back of Nagy who rolls over to give Walker high mount. Nagy escapes the mount and tries to get back to his feet but Walker keeps forcing him back down to the ground. Walker takes the back of Nagy again and flattens him out but can’t get the hooks in or the choke. Nagy tries to roll over again and Walker once again gets mount on Nagy. That round once again was all Herschel Walker 20-18 so far on my scorecard.
Round three: Nagy comes out quick in this round but Walker takes him down against the cage and lands in Nagy’s guard. Nagy goes for the armbar on Walker but Walker pulls his arm out quite easily. Walker gets back to where he left off in round number two, high mount. Walker begins with the punches from high mount and Nagy just struggles to get out of it any way he can. Walker gets to back mount and Nagy just covers up, the referee stops the fight because Nagy is not trying to improve his position.
Result: Herschel Walker defeats Greg Nagy via TKO (Strikes) at 2:17, Round 3
Robbie Lawler vs. Melvin Manhoef (185-pound limit)
Round one: The first thirty seconds pass with no contact and then Manhoef connected with a kick to the midsection of Lawler. After a minute the crowd begins to boo a little bit due to the lack of contact. Manhoef gets Lawler to shell up against the fence but Lawler gets away. Manhoef begins unleashing with 2:15 left in the round, there are some powerful leg kicks and huge uppercuts going in. Lawlers leg is clearly hurting but out of nowhere Lawler connects and KO’s Manhoef. I am left thinking WTF?
Result: Robbie Lawler defeats Melvin Manhoef via KO at 3:33, Round 1
Bobby Lashley vs. Wes Sims (265-pound limit)
Round one: Wes Sims acts like his normal self at the start of the fight by trying to play games with Lashley but he quickly gets taken down and Lashley begins with the GnP. Sims later regained control of Lashley but could not get back to standing. Lashley postures up and starts throwing down punches until Sims rolled over and the fight was stopped due to strikes. Sims thought the stoppage was pre-mature.
Result: Bobby Lashley defeats Wes Sims via TKO (Strikes) at 2:06, Round 1
Frank Shamrock is a fan of Marloes Coenen
Strikeforce Miami Weigh-in With Video
- Nick Diaz (169.5) vs. Marius Zaromskis (169)
- Cris “Cyborg” Santos (144.5) vs. Marloes Coenen (143.75)
- Herschel Walker (214.25) vs. Greg Nagy (210.5)
- Robbie Lawler (185.75) vs. Melvin Manhoef (185.75)
- Bobby Lashley (252.25) vs. Wes Sims (258.25)
- Jay Hieron (170.25) vs. Joe Riggs (170.5)
- Pablo Alfonso (139.25) vs. Marcos da Matta (139.75)
- Hayder Hassan (170.5) vs. Ryan Keenan (168)
- Sabah Homasi (171.5) vs. John Kelly (170.5)
- Michael Byrnes (154.5) vs. David Zitnik (154)
- David Gomez (144.5) vs. Craig Oxley (144.75)
- John Clarke (169.75) vs. Joe Ray (169.75)
As you can see, all fighters made weight for their fights at Strikeforce Miami. Remember that if no title is involved fighters can weigh one pound more than the limit. Join us here at MMA-Live tonight for live recap of the event.
Bobby Lashley Feels He Will Be Ready For Fedor in Three Fights LOL!
“When the fight comes with Fedor, which is going to be two, maybe three fights away, I will be definitely ready for him. It’s hard for me because when Brock (Lesnar) came in [to the UFC] Brock fought for the title after his second fight and everybody was [upset] about that. So I take a step back and say, ‘I’m going to take a different route.’ And I take my time and I have fights and everybody is like, ‘Why doesn’t Bobby fight Fedor?’ You can’t win for losing. There’s nothing I can do so I figure I’m going to do it the right way, and the way I know is the right way, and work my way up. I guarantee you I’m going to give the fans what they want. I’m going to be on this guy like he’s never seen before. So I’ll definitely put on a great show.”
Bobby Lashley was recently picked up by Strikeforce and already he is going on about when he would like to face Fedor. Maybe someone should inform him that the best guy he has faced so far is Jason Guida, who at the time was 17-19 with 2NC. Needless to say he did beat Guida even if it did take three rounds of lay-n-pray. I think instead of mouthing off about Fedor so early on in his career he should focus on putting on a show in his next fight (Jan 30th, “Miami”).
What do you think? Should Bobby Lashley keep his mouth shut until he has actually beat a decent fighter or should he keep going on about it till he gets the Fedor fight?
Herschel Walker Showing His New Moves in Open Workout
47-year-old Herschel Walker will be making his MMA debut January 30th in Florida. His opponent has not yet been decided.
Opinion: Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson recently signed with Strikeforce after the UFC decided not to re-new his contract due to the fact he was asking for too much money.
First off, I like the idea that Dan Henderson has moved along to Strikeforce. Henderson is a fairly big name in MMA and he will join some also very well known fighters at Strikeforce such as Fedor Emelianenko, Fabricio Werdum, Jake Shields and Gegard Mousassi. Maybe with the amount of exposure and the quality of fighters Strikeforce now has we may soon start to see some decent competition between them and the UFC.
Now onto Dan Henderson himself! Scott Coker already told Fanhouse that he will be fighting at both middleweight and light heavyweight during his time at Strikeforce. Obviously there are a lot of quality fighters in both weight divisions that Dan Henderson could go up against.
If Henderson was to start off at middleweight I would like to see him go up against Cung Le to see who would then go onto face Jake Shields for the title sometime later next year. I realize that this could prose a problem though with timing because Cung Le is scheduled to fight next week and Henderson is not scheduled to fight until Q2 of 2010 which would leave Shields waiting until possibly Q3 of 2010 before he even gets to defend his title for the first time. Of course Henderson vs Shields right off the bat is an option but then Cung Le would be left looking for some promising competition.
The only fight at light heavyweight for Henderson that I see being any good is him and Gegard Mousassi for the title. Another potential bout could be a rematch between Dan Henderson and Reneto “Babalu” Sobral to decide if Henderson is good enough to go for the title.
When it is announced who Henderson will fight in his debut you will be able to find it here on MMA-Live.com.
Dan Henderson Signs with Strikeforce
After months of speculation, Dan Henderson has finally agreed to sign with Strikeforce. FanHouse has learned that the 12-year veteran, who was last seen knocking out Michael Bisping at UFC 100 in July, recently came to terms with the San Jose-based organization on a multi-fight agreement.
At this time, it is unknown when and where Henderson will make his debut for Strikeforce.
Fanhouse reported that Dan Henderson would be fighting for Strikeforce in the near future only a few moments ago. Over the past few months since Henderson defeated Bisping at UFC 100 it has been unclear as to where he would end up. Dana White claimed that Henderson wanted far too much money and refused to sign him on for more fights unless his demands dropped. It seems that Henderson called White’s bluff and decided to join Americas #2 promotion Strikeforce.
We will bring you more on this later today so stick around!