Frank Shamrock took home more than half of the total disclosed salaries for Saturday night’s Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz, earning $369,790 for his TKO loss to Nick Diaz. While Diaz only acquired $39,950 (including a $10,000 win bonus) for the victory. The second highest earner on the evening was Scott Smith who took home $49,940 (with a $25,000 win bonus) for his knockout victory over Benji Radach.

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz took place Saturday night at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The event drew in 15,211 attendees for a live gate of around $750,000, barely enough to cover payroll.

The official salaries exclude some bonuses, taxes, fees, sponsor payments, and other miscellaneous payments and fees.

The official salaries for Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz were:

• Nick Diaz: $39,950 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Frank Shamrock: $369,790
• Gilbert Melendez: $49,890 (no win bonus) def. Rodrigo Damm: $9,190
• Scott Smith: $49,940 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Benji Radach: $16,940
• Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos: $18,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Hitomi Akano: $1,450
• Brett Rogers: $39,940 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Ron “Abongo” Humphrey: $3,205
• Luke Rockhold: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus) def. Buck Meredith: $1,540
• Eric Lawson: $9,950 (includes $2,000 win bonus) def. Waylon Kennell: $1,950
• Raul Castillo: $7,890 (includes $3,500 win bonus) def. Brandon Michaels: $1,500
• James Terry: $3,940 (includes $2,000 win bonus) def. Zak Bucia: $1,500
• Shingo Kohara: $940 (no win bonus) def. Jeremy Tavares: $940
• Total Disclosed Payroll: $634,415

Nick Diaz

• Nick Diaz def. Frank Shamrock via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 3:57
• Gilbert Melendez def. Rodrigo Damm via KO (punches) — Round 2, 2:02
  Strikeforce Interim Lightweight Championship
• Scott Smith def. Benji Radach via KO (punches) — Round 3, 3:24
• Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos def. Hitomi Akano via TKO (strikes) — Round 3, 0:35
• Brett Rogers def. Ron “Abongo” Humphrey via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 1:38
• Luke Rockhold def. Buck Meredith via submission (head and arm choke) — Round 1, 4:07
• Eric Lawson def. Waylon Kennell via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 4:54
• Raul Castillo def. Brandon Michaels via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 1:45
• James Terry def. Zak Bucia via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Shingo Kohara def. Jeremy Tavares via KO (knee) — Round 2, 0:04

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Frank Shamrock and Nick Diaz

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz, which takes today at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The event’s preliminary card kicks off at 8pm ET with the Showtime-broadcast main card beginning at 10pm. Tonight’s ten-bout event features five main card fights, including headliner Frank Shamrock vs. Nick Diaz as well as a Strikeforce Interim Lightweight Title bout between Rodrigo Damm and former 155-pound champion Gilbert Melendez. Benji Radach vs. Scott Smith, Hitomi Akano vs. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, and Brett Rogers vs. Ron “Abongo” Humphrey will also be featured on the televised card.

Quick results from tonight’s fights are listed below followed by an app which will provide real-time updates and play-by-play from tonight’s action.

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QUICK RESULTS

• Nick Diaz def. Frank Shamrock via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 3:57
• Gilbert Melendez def. Rodrigo Damm via KO (punches) — Round 2, 2:02
  Strikeforce Interim Lightweight Championship
• Scott Smith def. Benji Radach via KO (punches) — Round 3, 3:24
• Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos def. Hitomi Akano via TKO (strikes) — Round 3, 0:35
• Brett Rogers def. Ron “Abongo” Humphrey via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 1:38
• Luke Rockhold def. Buck Meredith via submission (head and arm choke) — Round 1, 4:07
• Eric Lawson def. Waylon Kennell via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 4:54
• Raul Castillo def. Brandon Michaels via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 1:45
• James Terry def. Zak Bucia via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Shingo Kohara def. Jeremy Tavares via KO (knee) — Round 2, 0:04

LIVE COVERAGE

Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos

Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos weighed-in six pounds over the 146-pound limit for her scheduled bout against Hitomi Akano on Friday in San Jose, California, and must shed an additional 2.5 pounds by 8pm PT for the bout to remain on the Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz card, which takes place on Saturday at the HP Pavilion in San Jose and airs live on Showtime.

The remainder of the main card, including headliners Nick Diaz and Frank Shamrock and interim lightweight title challengers Rodrigo Damm and Gilbert Melendez, successfully made weight.

The official weigh-in results were:

MAIN CARD

• 180: Nick Diaz (180) vs. Frank Shamrock (180)
• 155: Rodrigo Damm (154.5) vs. Gilbert Melendez (154)
• 185: Benji Radach (184) vs. Scott Smith (184)
• 145: Hitomi Akano (143.5) vs. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (152)*
• 265: Ron “Abongo” Humphrey (239.5) vs. Brett Rogers (262.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• 185: Buck Meredith (185) vs. Luke Rockhold (186)
• 185: Waylon Kennell (185.5) vs. Eric Lawson (186)
• 185: Raul Castillo (183) vs. Brandon Michaels (187.5)**
• 170: Zak Bucia (170) vs. James Terry (170)
• 135: Shingo Kohara (136) vs. Jeremy Tavares (134.5)

* Santos must lose an additional 2.5 pounds for the bout to take place as scheduled as six pounds is the maximum overage permitted in California.
** Michaels failed to make weight by 1.5 pounds on his first attempt.