Strikeforce Challengers: Villasenor vs. Cyborg

Strikeforce Challengers: Villasenor vs. Cyborg was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The second Challengers event took place on June 19, 2009, at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington.^[2]

Background

The event was sanctioned by the Washington State Athletic Commission which, as opposed to other athletic commissions, did not use one-pound allowances during the weigh-ins. In response, Strikeforce made contracts which automatically defaulted into catchweights to allow fighters the extra pound.^[3]

Results

Televised card

• Middleweight bout: Joey Villasenor vs. Evangelista Santos

Villasenor defeated Santos via split decision.

• Middleweight bout: Nick Thompson vs. Tim Kennedy

Kennedy defeated Thompson via submission (strikes) at 2:37 of round 2.

• Catchweight (160 lb) bout: Jorge Gurgel vs. Conor Heun

Gurgel defeated Heun via unanimous decision.

• Women's (135 lb) bout: Shayna Baszler vs. Sarah Kaufman

Kaufman defeated Baszler via unanimous decision.

• Middleweight bout: Cory Devela vs. Luke Rockhold

Rockhold defeated Devela via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:30 of round 1.

Non-televised card

• Catchweight (195 lb) bout: Dennis Hallman vs. Justin Davis

Hallman defeated Davis via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:20 of round 1.

• Featherweight bout: Bryan Caraway vs. Alex Zuniga

Caraway defeated Zuniga via unanimous decision.

• Catchweight (160 lb) bout: Duane Ludwig vs. Lyle Beerbohm

Beerbohm defeated Ludwig via submission (bulldog choke) at 4:27 of round 1.

• Catchweight (186 lb) bout: George Stork vs. Landon Showalter

Showalter defeated Stork via unanimous decision.

• Catchweight (156 lb) bout: Len Bentley vs. Marques Daniels

Bentley defeated Daniels via unanimous decision.

• Catchweight (171 lb) bout: Steve Hadsel vs. Taylor Roberts

Hadsel defeated Roberts via TKO (punches) at 0:17 of round 1.

References

External links

• Official Strikeforce site