Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields explained

Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields
Promotion:Strikeforce
Date:June 6, 2009
Venue:Scottrade Center
Attendance:8,867[1]
City:St. Louis, Missouri

Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields was a mixed martial arts event held by the MMA organization Strikeforce. It was held in St. Louis, Missouri on June 6, 2009. The event drew an estimated 275,000 viewers on Showtime.[2]

Background

Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem injured his hand and was unable to fight at this event.[3] He was replaced by Andrei Arlovski.

Renato Sobral was scheduled to face Rafael Cavalcante, but after suffering an injury, was replaced by Mike Kyle.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Strikeforce expects return to St. Louis, further eastern expansion in near future. MMAjunkie.
  2. Web site: Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields | MMA Event.
  3. Web site: MMA Insider Blog - MMAWEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Rumors, Videos, Photos, Rankings & more . www.mmaweekly.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090521082629/http://www.mmaweekly.com/blog/2009/05/overeem-suffers-hand-injury-summer.asp . 2009-05-21.
  4. Web site: Strikeforce: Hamman out; "Feijao" vs. Kyle likely for June 6 prelims. John Morgan. MMAjunkie.

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