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2008 in Strikeforce

{{short description|Strikeforce MMA events in 2008}}

{{Year in UFC

|name = 2008 in Strikeforce

|image =

|image_size = 176px

|first_date = February 1, 2008

|last_date = November 21, 2008

|total_events = 8

|total_fights = 78

|title_fights = 5

|preceded_by = 2007 in Strikeforce

|followed_by = 2009 in Strikeforce

}}

The year 2008 was the third year in the history of Strikeforce, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2008 Strikeforce held eight events, beginning with Strikeforce: Young Guns II.

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Title fights

{{MMAtitle}}

{{MMAtitle card|Title fights in 2008}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Middleweight

| Cung Le

| def.

| Frank Shamrock (c)

| TKO (stoppage)

| 3

| 5:00

| Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le

| For the Middleweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Lightweight

| Gilbert Melendez (c)

| def.

| Gabe Lemley

| TKO (punches)

| 2

| 2:18

| Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le

| For the Lightweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Lightweight

| Josh Thomson

| def.

| Gilbert Melendez (c)

| unanimous decision

| 5

| 5:00

| Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson

| For the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Heavyweight

| Bobby Southworth (c)

| def.

| Anthony Ruiz

| unanimous decision

| 5

| 5:00

| Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson

| For the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Light Heavyweight

| Renato Sobral

| def.

| Bobby Southworth (c)

| TKO (doctor stoppage)

| 1

| 5:00

| Strikeforce: Destruction

| For the Light Heavyweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle end|notes = yes}}

Events list

{{Main|List of Strikeforce events}}

class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:90%;"
scope="col" | #

! scope="col" | Event Title

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Arena

! scope="col" | Location

! scope="col" | Attendance

! scope="col" | Broadcast

align=center| 16

| Strikeforce: Destruction

| {{dts|2008|November|21}}

| HP Pavilion at San Jose

| San Jose, California

| 8,152

| HDNet

align=center| 15

| Strikeforce: Payback

| {{dts|2008|October|3}}

| Broomfield Events Center

| Broomfield, Colorado

| 3,286

| HDNet

align=center| 14

| Strikeforce: At The Mansion II

| {{dts|2008|September|20}}

| The Playboy Mansion

| Beverly Hills, California

| 2,478

| The Score

align=center| 13

| Strikeforce: Young Guns III

| {{dts|2008|September|13}}

| San Jose Civic Auditorium

| San Jose, California

| 4,789

|

align=center| 12

| Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson

| {{dts|2008|June|27}}

| HP Pavilion at San Jose

| San Jose, California

| 7,288

| HDNet

align=center| 11

| Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le

| {{dts|2008|March|29}}

| HP Pavilion at San Jose

| San Jose, California

| 16,326

| Showtime

align=center| 10

| Strikeforce: At The Dome

| {{dts|2008|February|23}}

| Tacoma Dome

| Tacoma, Washington

| 7,089

| HDNet

align=center| 9

| Strikeforce: Young Guns II

| {{dts|2008|February|1}}

| San Jose Civic Auditorium

| San Jose, California

| 5,789

|

Strikeforce: Young Guns II

{{Main|Strikeforce: Young Guns II}}

Strikeforce: Young Guns II{{Cite web|title=Strikeforce: Young Guns II |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Strikeforce-Young-Guns-2-6632 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509135810/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Strikeforce-Young-Guns-2-6632 |archivedate=May 9, 2015 |url-status=live }} was an event held on February 1, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

=Results=

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Middleweight

|Luke Rockhold

|def

|Josh Neal

|KO (punches)

|1

|1:49

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Featherweight

|Darren Uyenoyama

|def

|Andrew Valladerez

|submission (rear-naked choke)

|1

|0:59

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|Joey Armstrong

|def

|Sam Spengler

|TKO (punches)

|1

|2:56

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Jesse Jones

|def

|Anthony Alves

|KO (punch)

|1

|2:01

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Featherweight

|Alvin Cacdac

|def

|Evan Esguerra

|submission (guillotine choke)

|2

|2:13

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Middleweight

|Issac de Jesus

|def

|Bobby Stack

|submission (guillotine choke)

|2

|2:52

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Heavyweight

|Eric Magana

|def

|Luke Hartwig

|TKO (doctor stoppage) in round 2

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|Adam Antolin

|def

|Hugo Govea

|submission (rear-naked choke)

|1

|1:31

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Jesse Gillespie

|def

|Dave Martin

|unanimous decision

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}

Strikeforce: At The Dome

{{Main|Strikeforce: At The Dome}}

Strikeforce: At The Dome{{Cite web|title=Strikeforce: At The Dome |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Strikeforce-Strikeforce-at-the-Dome-6171 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501150531/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Strikeforce-Strikeforce-at-the-Dome-6171 |archivedate=May 1, 2015 |url-status=live }} was an event held on February 23, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

=Results=

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Heavyweight

|Jan Nortje

|def

|Bob Sapp

|TKO (punches)

|1

|0:55

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|Jorge Masvidal

|def

|Ryan Healy

|unanimous decision

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Middleweight

|Cory Devela

|def

|Joe Riggs

|submission (slam)

|1

|1:22

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Heavyweight

|Maurice Smith

|def

|Rick Roufus

|submission (kimura)

|1

|1:53

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Eddy Ellis

|def

|Steve Berger

|unanimous decision

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Heavyweight

|Mychal Clark

|def

|Josh Bennett

|TKO (swollen eye)

|2

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Lyle Beerbohm

|def

|Ray Perales

|submission (guillotine choke)

|3

|1:19

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Heavyweight

|Mike Hayes

|def

|Matt Kovacs

|unanimous decision

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Featherweight

|Zack Skinner

|def

|Scott Shaffer

|unanimous decision

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Nathan Coy

|def

|Dave Courchaine

|KO (punch)

|1

|1:46

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le

{{Main|Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le}}

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le{{Cite web|title=Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Strikeforce-Shamrock-vs-Le-6033 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520041250/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Strikeforce-Shamrock-vs-Le-6033 |archivedate=May 20, 2015 |url-status=live }} was an event held on March 29, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

=Results=

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Middleweight

|Cung Le

|def.

|Frank Shamrock (c)

|TKO (stoppage)

|3

|5:00

|For the Middleweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|Gilbert Melendez (c)

|def.

|Gabe Lemley

|TKO (punches)

|2

|2:18

|For the Lightweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Heavyweight

|Wayne Cole

|def.

|Mike Kyle

|Submission (armbar)

|1

|0:45

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Middleweight

|Joey Villasenor

|def.

|Ryan Jensen

|KO (punch)

|1

|4:45

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Catchweight (162 lb)

|Billy Evangelista

|def.

|Marlon Sims

|KO (punch)

|3

|0:39

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Drew Fickett

|def.

|Jae Suk Lim

|Submission (guillotine choke)

|1

|1:14

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Tiki Ghosn

|def.

|Luke Stewart

|Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Bantamweight

|Darren Uyenoyama

|def.

|Anthony Figueroa

|Submission (guillotine choke)

|1

|1:27

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Catchweight (180 lb)

|Jesse Jones

|def.

|Jesse Gillespie

|TKO (punches)

|1

|0:35

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson

{{Main|Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson}}

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson{{Cite web|title=Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Strikeforce-Melendez-vs-Thomson-7340 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521135710/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Strikeforce-Melendez-vs-Thomson-7340 |archivedate=May 21, 2015 |url-status=live }} was an event held on June 27, 2008, at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

=Results=

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main card}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Josh Thomson

| def.

| Gilbert Melendez (c)

| unanimous decision

| 5

| 5:00

| For the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Bobby Southworth (c)

| def.

| Anthony Ruiz

| unanimous decision

| 5

| 5:00

| For the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Billy Evangelista

| def.

| Nam Phan

| split decision

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Eric Lawson

| def.

| Jesse Gillespie

| Submission (rear-naked choke)

| 1

| 1:03

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Women's Featherweight

| Miesha Tate

| def.

| Elaina Maxwell

| unanimous decision

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Jeremiah Metcalf

| def.

| Raymond Daniels

| submission (rear-naked choke)

| 2

| 0:59

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Bantamweight

| Chris Cariaso

| def.

| Anthony Figueroa

| submission (rear-naked choke)

| 2

| 4:34

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Bobby Stack

| def.

| Jose Palacios

| unanimous decision

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Featherweight

| Bryan Caraway

| def.

| Alvin Cacdac

| submission (rear-naked choke)

| 1

| 1:39

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Welterweight

| Cyrillo Padilha

| def.

| Jesse Jones

| unanimous decision

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Light Heavyweight

| Jorge Interiano

| def.

| Travis Johnson

| TKO (doctor stoppage)

| 2

| 3:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Alexander Trevino

| def.

| Eric Jacob

| submission (armbar)

| 1

| 0:37

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}

Strikeforce: Young Guns III

{{Main|Strikeforce: Young Guns III}}

Strikeforce: Young Guns III{{Cite web|title=Strikeforce: Young Guns III |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Strikeforce-Young-Guns-3-8363 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428071935/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Strikeforce-Young-Guns-3-8363 |archivedate=April 28, 2015 |url-status=live }} was an event held on September 13, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

=Results=

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Light Heavyweight

|Chris Bostick

|def

|Jorge Interianoaz

|submission (armbar)

|1

|2:26

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Heavyweight

|Yohan Banks

|def

|Michael Diaz

|KO (punch)

|1

|0:19

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Flyweight

|Adam Antolin

|def

|Javi Alanis

|TKO (punches)

|2

|1:41

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Catchweight (140 lb)

|Ryan Bastianelli

|def

|Hussain Rasouli

|unanimous decision

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|Alexander Trevino

|def

|Gennaro Strangis

|unanimous decision

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|Matt Pedro

|def

|Eric Castile

|submission (rear-naked choke)

|2

|1:08

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Featherweight

|David Rasouri

|def

|Jeremy Tavares

|unanimous decision

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|Mike Davis

|def

|O.J. Dominguez

|unanimous decision

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}

Strikeforce: At The Mansion II

{{Main|Strikeforce: At The Mansion II}}

Strikeforce: At The Mansion II{{Cite web|title=Strikeforce: At The Mansion II |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Strikeforce-Playboy-Mansion-2-8161 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521135404/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Strikeforce-Playboy-Mansion-2-8161 |archivedate=May 21, 2015 |url-status=live }} was an event held on September 20, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

=Results=

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Light Heavyweight

|Trevor Prangley

|def

|Anthony Ruiz

|unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–26)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|Mitsuhiro Ishida

|def

|Justin Wilcox

|submission (armbar)

|1

|1:21

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Middleweight

|Terry Martin

|def

|Cory Devela

|TKO (strikes)

|3

|2:08

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|Josh Thomson

|def

|Ashe Bowman

|TKO (punches)

|1

|1:14

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Middleweight

|Kazuo Misaki

|def

|Joe Riggs

|TKO (punches)

|2

|2:29

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Luke Stewart

|def

|Jesse Juarez

|submission (armbar)

|1

|4:55

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Middleweight

|Eric Lawson

|def

|Kenneth Seegrist

|submission (rear-naked choke)

|1

|3:07

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Brandon Magana

|def

|Brandon Thatch

|split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Catchweight (195 lb)

|Jesse Gillespie

|def

|Dave Martin

|split decision (27–30, 29–28, 29–28)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}

Strikeforce: Payback

{{Main|Strikeforce: Payback}}

Strikeforce: Payback{{Cite web|title=Strikeforce: Payback |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Strikeforce-Payback-8284 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930121828/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Strikeforce-Payback-8284 |archivedate=September 30, 2008 |url-status=live }} was an event held on October 3, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

=Results=

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Catchweight (165 lb)

|Duane Ludwig

|def

|Sammy Morgan

|TKO (punches)

|1

|2:01

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Middleweight

|Frank Trigg

|def

|Falaniko Vitale

|unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Donnie Liles

|def

|Pete Spratt

|submission (rear-naked choke)

|3

|1:59

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|Billy Evangelista

|def

|Luke Caudillo

|unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Light Heavyweight

|Carlos Zevallos

|def

|Andre Walker

|TKO (punches)

|1

|4:49

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Preliminary Card|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Women's Flyweight

|Michelle Waterson

|def

|Tyra Parker

|submission (rear-naked choke)

|1

|1:20

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Featherweight

|Tyler Toner

|def

|Ricky Johnson

|TKO (punches)

|2

|3:44

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Drew Dober

|def

|Lumumba Sayers

|KO (punch)

|1

|0:16

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|Alan Gomez

|def

|Jordan Goodwin

|unanimous decision

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight

|Eric Galvan

|def

|Jeremy Malaterre

|split decision (29–28, 30–27, 28–29)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Catchweight (140 lb)

|Turrell Galloway

|def

|Brett Tillis

|submission (rear-naked choke)

|1

|1:21

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Flyweight

|Aaron Trujillo

|def

|Haven Torres

|TKO (punches)

|1

|2:59

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}

Strikeforce: Destruction

{{Main|Strikeforce: Destruction}}

Strikeforce: Destruction{{Cite web|title=Strikeforce: Destruction |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Strikeforce-Destruction-8766 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521135747/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Strikeforce-Destruction-8766 |archivedate=May 21, 2015 |url-status=live }} was an event held on November 21, 2008, at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

=Results=

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Light Heavyweight

|Renato Sobral

|def

|Bobby Southworth (c)

|TKO (doctor stoppage)

|1

|5:00

|For the Light Heavyweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|160 lb. Catchweight

|Duane Ludwig

|def

|Yves Edwards

|unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Middleweight

|Scott Smith

|def

|Terry Martin

|KO (punch)

|1

|0:29

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Joe Riggs

|def

|Luke Stewart

|TKO (punches)

|2

|2:05

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Middleweight

|Luke Rockhold

|def

|Nik Theotikos

|submission (rear-naked choke)

|1

|3:06

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Women's Bantamweight

|Kim Couture

|def

|Lina Kvokov

|TKO (punches)

|1

|1:44

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Bantamweight

|Darren Uyenoyama

|def

|Brad Royster

|unanimous decision

|3

|5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Featherweight

|Alvin Cacdac

|def

|Jose Palacios

|submission (rear-naked choke)

|2

|3:10

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Zak Bucia

|def

|Adam Steel

|submission (guillotine choke)

|1

|0:35

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Strikeforce Events}}

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