Strikeforce today announced that Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Bobby Southworth will put his 205-pound title on the line against Renato “Babalu” Sobral in the main event of Strikeforce “Destruction” at the HP Pavilion in San Jose on November 21st.
“Babalu’s a tough fighter. He matches up well with anybody because he’s strong in every area,” [...]

Kazuo Misaki def. Joe Riggs via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:29
Josh Thomson def. Ashe Bowman via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:14
Terry Martin def. Cory Devela via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 2:08
Mitsuhiro Ishida def. Justin Wilcox via submission (armbar) – Round1, 1:21
Trevor Prangley def. Anthony Ruiz via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-26)
Luke [...]

Kazuo Misaki (185) vs. Joe Riggs (181.5)
Ashe Bowman (154.5) vs. Josh Thomson (155.5)
Mitsuhiro Ishida (156) vs. Justin Wilcox (155)
Cory Devela (185.5) vs. Terry Martin (185.5)
Trevor Prangley (203) vs. Anthony Ruiz (204)
Jesse Juarez (171) vs. Luke Stewart (169.5)
Eric Lawson (184.5) vs. Kenneth Seegrist (183)
Brandon Magana (172) vs. Brandon Thatch (170.5)
Jesse Gillespie (194) vs. Dave Martin [...]

Strikeforce 10 “Melendez vs. Thomson” took place on Friday, June 27th, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
The event featured a Strikeforce lightweight championship bout between title-holder Gilbert Melendez and challenger Josh Thomson and a Strikeforce light heavyweight championship fight between reigning-champion Bobby Southworth and challenger Anthony Ruiz.
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Joe Riggs has been removed from tonight’s Strikeforce “Melendez vs. Thomson” card after he failed to be cleared for the bout by the California State Athletic Commission.
UFC veteran Drew Fickett had agreed on short notice to fight in place of Riggs against middleweight prospect Luke Stewart but Maximum Fighting Championships officials have vetoed the bout [...]

Gilbert Melendez (155) vs. Josh Thomson (155)
Strikeforce Lightweight Championship
Bobby Southworth (204.5) vs. Anthony Ruiz (203)
Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship
Elaina Maxwell (146) vs. Miesha Tate (145)
Raymond Daniels (184) vs. Jeremiah Metcalf (185)
Chris Cariaso (135.5) vs. Anthony Figueroa (135)
Nam Phan (154) vs. Billy Evangelista (155)
Jesse Gillespie (186) vs. Eric Lawson (185)
Bobby Stack (155) vs. Jose Palacios (155)
Brian Caraway [...]

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STRIKEFORCE “MELENDEZ VS. THOMSON” BETTING ODDS

Gilbert Melendez (-500) vs. Josh Thomson (+350)
Bobby Southworth (-260) vs. Anthony Ruiz (+200)
Nam Phan (-140) vs. Billy Evangelista (+110)
Elaina Maxwell (-330) vs. Miesha Tate (+260)
Luke Stewart (NA) vs. Drew Fickett (NA)

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Cung Le def. Frank Shamrock via TKO (injury) – Round 3, 5:00
Drew Fickett def. Jae Suk Lim via submission – Round 1, 1:14
Gilbert Melendez def. Gabe Lemley via TKO – Round 2, 2:18
Wayne Cole def. Mike Kyle via submission – Round 1, 0:45
Joey Villasenor def. Ryan Jensen via KO – Round 1, 4:45
Billy Evangelista def. [...]

All 18 fighters participating in tomorrow’s Strikeforce/EliteXC co-promoted event hit the scales earlier today in San Jose at the official weigh-ins for “Shamrock vs. Le”
Though most of the card made weight the event was not without its own share of issues, continuing the show’s string of recent problems. Frank Shamrock, who will be looking to [...]

Main Card

Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le
Drew Fickett vs. Jae Suk Lim
Gilbert Melendez vs. Gabe Lemley
Mike Kyle vs. Wayne Cole
Joey Villasenor vs. Ryan Jensen

Preliminary Bouts

Marlon Sims vs. Billy Evangelista (swing bout)
Tiki Ghosn vs. Luke Stewart
Darren Uyenoyama vs. Anthony Figueroa
Jesse Jones vs. Jesse Gillespie