Strikeforce

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Strikeforce
legal form Private
founding 1985 (kickboxing), 2006 (MMA)
Seat San Jose , California , United States
management Scott Coker
Branch Mixed martial arts
Website strikeforce.com

Strikeforce was an American mixed martial arts and kickboxing event organizer based in San José, California . Strikeforce events were broadcast on Showtime and CBS , and highlights and backgrounds were also broadcast on NBC .

Strikeforce was founded in 1985 as a kickboxing promoter by Scott Coker, who heads the company as CEO. In 2006 the organization turned to the MMA and has since organized fights with, among others, Fedor Emelianenko , Gegard Mousasi , Alistair Overeem , Brett Rogers , Fabrício Werdum and Dan Henderson . Strikeforce events often take place at the HP Pavilion in San José.

On March 12, 2011, Strikeforce was bought by Zuffa LLC , the parent company of the UFC . After Strikeforce continued to operate independently from the UFC and retained its independence, the organization was finally incorporated into the UFC in January 2013 . This meant the end of the organization and the majority of the fighters still under contract switched to the UFC .

Individual evidence

  1. STRIKEFORCE / ELITE XC: MARCH 29, 2008 ON SHOWTIME . mmaweekly.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  2. ^ Strikeforce Returning to CBS; Fedor Emelianenko, Dan Henderson on Card . mmafighting.com. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  3. 'Strikeforce on NBC' to debut in April . nbcsports.msnbc.com. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  4. ^ Strikeforce Has the Ingredients to Challenge the Zuffa Empire . wicombatsports.com. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  5. ^ Strikeforce Recent and Upcoming Fight Events . sherdog.com. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  6. Featured Fighters . strikeforce.com. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  7. ^ Strikeforce Recent and Upcoming Fight Events . sherdog.com. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  8. ^ Zuffa Purchases Strikeforce . mmafighting.com. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  9. ^ After grand MMA opening, Strikeforce will turn out the lights Saturday night. on: mmafighting.com , January 10, 2013.
  10. ^ "Full Card Announced for Final Strikeforce Event on Showtime . Strikeforce.com. On December 20, 2012.

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