Strikeforce: Houston Explained

Strikeforce: Houston
Promotion:	Strikeforce
Date:	August 21, 2010
Venue:	Toyota Center
Attendance:	8,635^[1]
City:	Houston, Texas, United States

Strikeforce: Houston, was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce on August 21, 2010 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States.^[2]

Background

After Jake Shields vacated the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship, there was much speculation that there would be a tournament for the title. However, Strikeforce announced that Ronaldo Souza and Tim Kennedy would fight for the championship at this event.^[3]

André Galvão was originally scheduled to face Nate Moore, however Jorge Patino stepped in on late notice for the injured Moore.^[4]

The Cormier/Riley and Galvão/Patino preliminary bouts streamed live on Sherdog.com.^[5]

This was the last Strikeforce event branded with their original logo. The promotion debuted their new & final logo at in October 2010.^[6]

The event drew an estimated 367,000 viewers, with a peak at 470,000 on Showtime.^[7]

See also

• Strikeforce (mixed martial arts)
• List of Strikeforce champions
• List of Strikeforce events
• 2010 in Strikeforce

Notes and References

1. Web site: "Strikeforce: Houston" draws attendance of 8,635; CEO credits K. J. Noons. mmajunkie.com. 2010-08-22. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100824051628/http://mmajunkie.com/news/20384/strikeforce-houston-draws-attendance-of-8635-coker-credits-k-j-noons.mma. 2010-08-24.
2. Web site: Houston: King Mo vs. Feijao. strikeforce.com . August 8, 2010.
3. Web site: Jacare, Kennedy to Vie for Vacant Strikeforce Crown . sherdog.com. 2010-07-09.
4. Web site: Andre Galvao to face "Macaco" at SF:Houston . strikeforce.com. 2010-07-14.
5. Web site: Strikeforce ‘Houston’ Lineup Finalized; 2 Bouts to Stream Live on Sherdog . sherdog.com/. 2010-08-16.
6. Web site: Strikeforce Diaz vs Noons II: Storylines . MMAPayout.com. 2010-10-09.
7. Web site: Strikeforce: Houston – Tapology. Tapology.com. 2011-06-22.