Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine

Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine
A poster or logo for Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine.
Information
Promotion	Strikeforce
Date	January 12, 2013
Venue	Chesapeake Energy Arena
City	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Attendance	7,354
Event chronology
Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine

Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The event took place on January 12, 2013 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.^[1] The event aired live on Showtime.

Background

This was the final event for Strikeforce before the organization was folded and merged with the UFC.^[2]

Luke Rockhold was scheduled to defend his Strikeforce Middleweight Championship for the last time against Lorenz Larkin at this event, but was forced off the card due to injuries.^[3] Larkin was instead matched up with former champion Ronaldo Souza in late November,^[4] but on December 20, it was announced that UFC middleweight Ed Herman would be facing Souza instead, making him the only person to cross over to fight in Strikeforce while still under a UFC contract.

Gilbert Melendez was scheduled to defend his Strikeforce Lightweight Championship at this event against Pat Healy, but he too was forced out of the bout with an injury.^[5] Instead, Healy was matched up with Jorge Masvidal, but after Masvidal suffered a back injury,^[6] he was replaced in the Healy bout with promotional newcomer Kurt Holobaugh.^[7] The Healy/Masvidal fight would later be rescheduled for UFC on FOX 11 in April 2014, over a year after their move to the UFC after the Strikeforce merger, where Masvidal won via unanimous decision.^[8]

AXS TV personality and Inside MMA reporter Ron Kruck handled commentary at this event in place of Mauro Ranallo, who was absent due to a private family matter.^[9] Kruck had previously done backstage interviews for Strikeforce preliminary cards broadcast on AXS TV when it was still known as HDNet.

Results

Preliminary card (unaired)

• Lightweight bout: Estevan Payan vs. Mike Bravo

Payan defeated Bravo via TKO (punches) at 4:01 of round 2.

• Lightweight bout: Jorge Gurgel vs. Adriano Martins

Martins defeated Gurgel via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

Preliminary card (Showtime Extreme)

• Middleweight bout: Roger Gracie vs. Anthony Smith

Gracie defeated Smith via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:16 of round 2.

• Lightweight bout: Pat Healy vs. Kurt Holobaugh

Healy defeated Holobaugh via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).

• Middleweight bout: Tim Kennedy vs. Trevor Smith

Kennedy defeated Smith via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:36 of round 3.

• Lightweight bout: K.J. Noons vs. Ryan Couture

Couture defeated Noons via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28).

Main card

• Catchweight (194 lb) bout: Ronaldo Souza vs. Ed Herman

Souza defeated Herman via submission (kimura) at 3:10 of round 1.

• Light Heavyweight bout: Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Kyle

Mousasi defeated Kyle via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:09 of round 1.

• Heavyweight bout: Josh Barnett vs. Nandor Guelmino

Barnett defeated Guelmino via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 2:11 of round 1.

• Heavyweight bout: Daniel Cormier vs. Dion Staring

Cormier defeated Staring via TKO (punches) at 4:02 of round 2.

• Welterweight Championship bout: Nate Marquardt (c) vs. Tarec Saffiedine

Saffiedine defeated Marquardt via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) to become the final Strikeforce Welterweight Champion.

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or any other bonuses.^[10]

• Tarec Saffiedine: $39,000 (includes $19,500 win bonus) def. Nate Marquardt: $40,000
• Daniel Cormier: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Dion Staring: $8,000
• Josh Barnett : $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Nandor Guelmino: $12,000
• Gegard Mousasi: $175,000 (no win bonus) def. Mike Kyle: $25,000
• Ronaldo Souza: $100,500 (includes $28,000 win bonus) def. Ed Herman: $34,000
• Ryan Couture : $22,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. K.J. Noons: $41,000
• Tim Kennedy : $80,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Trevor Smith: $8,000
• Pat Healy: $42,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Kurt Holobaugh: $9,000
• Roger Gracie: $94,000 (includes $47,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Smith: $10,000
• Adriano Martins : $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Jorge Gurgel: $10,000
• Estevan Payan : $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Michael Bravo: $6,000

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