| Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le | |
| Promotion: | Strikeforce and EliteXC |
| Date: | March 29, 2008 |
| Venue: | HP Pavilion at San Jose |
| City: | San Jose, California, United States |
| Attendance: | 16,326 |
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Strikeforce and EliteXC. The event took place on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.[1]
The main card aired live on the Showtime premium cable channel.
The event originally featured the anticipated Gilbert Melendez vs. Josh Thomson, but it was called off because Thomson injured himself training.[2]
Nick Diaz was also scheduled to fight but was pulled from the card due to undisclosed reasons.[3]
Referees assigned for the event were Mario Yamasaki, Herb Dean and Jon Schorle.
Below are the disclosed purses for each of the fighters http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6007&zoneid=13:
MAIN CARD FIGHTERS
$300,000 (no win bonus listed)
$200,000 (no win bonus listed)
$50,000 (defeated Gabe Lemley; no win bonus listed)
$36,000 (defeated Ryan Jensen; win bonus was $18,000
$10,000 (defeated Jae Suk Lim; win bonus was $5,000)
$10,000 (lost to Wayne Cole)
$10,000 (defeated Marlon Sims; win bonus was $5,000)
$6,000 (lost to Joey Villasenor)
PRELIMINARY CARD FIGHTERS
$8,000 (defeated Luke Stewart; win bonus was $2,000)
$6,000 (lost to Tiki Ghosn)
$4,000 (defeated Anthony Figueroa; win bonus was $2,000)
DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $667,850