Strikeforce Event: December 17, 2011

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Probably the last Strikeforce event of the year (possibly ever) so they will probably put a lot of big fights on this card, if there are any fighters left...

MAIN CARD (Showtime)

Champ Gilbert Melendez vs. Jorge Masvidal (for lightweight title)
Champ Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos vs. Hiroko Yamanaka (for women's featherweight title)
Gegard Mousasi vs. Ovince St. Preux
Billy Evangelista vs. K.J. Noons

PRELIMINARY CARD

Roger Bowling vs. Jerron Peoples
Caros Fodor vs. Justin Wilcox
Devin Cole vs. Gabriel Salinas-Jones
Fernando Gonzalez vs. Eddie Mendez


The OSP vs Mousasi fight was just announced today, OSP has looked very impressive in the 3 fights I've seen him in; someone to look out for in the future.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/25320/ovince-st-preux-vs-ex-champ-gegard-mousasi-booked-for-dec-17-strikeforce-event.mma?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mmajunkie+%28MMAjunkie.com+Fe ed%29

[dbreiden83080]

Dana White says it's up to Showtime about SF

Sure it is..

[ace3g]

Looks like this fight will happen and one of the UFC LW (like it should be) will get the next title shot against Edgar.

Presser to Announce Melendez vs. Masvidal Set for Thursday in San Diego


STRIKEFORCE® returns to Valley View Casino Center in San Diego on Dec. 17 with a title clash pitting STRIKEFORCE lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez against surging number one contender Jorge Masvidal. With tickets going on sale to the public next Saturday, the organization announced today that it will hold a press conference with the main event stars of the upcoming STRIKEFORCE®: MELENDEZ vs. MASVIDAL card, along with current STRIKEFORCE women’s featherweight champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, as well as San Diego’s own KJ Noons and STRIKEFORCE CEO Scott Coker. The press conference will take place at 1 p.m. PT on Thursday, Oct. 13 at the Players Lounge inside the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, Calif. The event is free and open to the public.

http://www.strikeforce.com/news/2011/10/presser-to-announce-melendez-vs-masvidal-set-for-thurs-in-san-diego/

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Here are the details on the new SF/Showtime deal:

http://www.ufc.com/news/strikeforce-showtime-new-deal-2012

[Stringer_Bell]

Champ Gilbert Melendez vs. Jorge Masvidal (for lightweight title)
- So glad this fight is actually happening, will be a good one
Champ Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos vs. Hiroko Yamanaka (for women's featherweight title) - Santos is a bad, bad dude
Gegard Mousasi vs. Ovince St. Preux
Billy Evangelista vs. K.J. Noons

[ace3g]

Champ Gilbert Melendez vs. Jorge Masvidal (for lightweight title)
Champ Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos vs. Hiroko Yamanaka (for women's featherweight title)
Gegard Mousasi vs. Ovince St. Preux
Billy Evangelista vs. K.J. Noons

[polandprzem]

Champ Gilbert Melendez vs. Jorge Masvidal (for lightweight title)
- So glad this fight is actually happening, will be a good one
Champ Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos vs. Hiroko Yamanaka (for women's featherweight title) - Santos is a bad, bad dude
Gegard Mousasi vs. Ovince St. Preux
Billy Evangelista vs. K.J. Noons

All that add as my predictions with comments as well :tu

[The TroutBum]

Masvidal.
Cyborg.
Gayhard.
Noons.

[Stringer_Bell]

Cyborg is ferocious - Strikeforce, please don't let the hot blonde chick get her faced ruined in the next fight.

Masvidal waited too long to pull the trigger, and Melendez beat him at his own game. Good, technical fight.

[polandprzem]

How can a guy like Masvidal fighting for the title just stand and throw the same shit over and over again? Losing the battle but still doing the same stuff.

He should have mix it up more. Where were leg kicks? A takedown attempt maybe?

WTF Melendez was not looking that great and he looked like in a worse shape then in his previous fight.

he wants Frankie/Benson to come to SF and fight there :fight

After this fight I don't know if I can say he is top3 lw in the world