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Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum

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Attendance
  
11,757

Date
  
26 June 2010

Promotion
  
Strikeforce

Strikeforce Fedor vs. Werdum
  
Strikeforce Houston

Venue
  
SAP Center

Total gate
  
1.067 million USD

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City
  
San Jose, California, United States

Location
  
SAP Center, San Jose, California, United States

Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce in association with M-1 Global on June 26, 2010 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.

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Background

Josh Thomson was originally set to face Lyle Beerbohm at this event. On May 21, Thomson announced that Beerbohm was injured in his previous fight with Vitor Ribeiro, and will be replaced. Pat Healy ended up facing Thomson.

M-1 Global fighter Magomed Shikhshabekov was scheduled to face American Kickboxing Academy fighter Ron Keslar. However, Shikhshabekov was forced off the card due to visa issues, and was replaced by Chris Cope.

The event drew an estimated 492,000 viewers on Showtime.

Reported payout

The following is a list of fighter salaries as provided by the California State Athletic Commission. The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can often be a substantial portion of a fighter's income.

  • Fabrício Werdum: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Fedor Emelianenko: $400,000
  • Cung Le: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Scott Smith: $55,000
  • Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos: $35,000 ($15,000 win bonus plus $5,000 champion bonus) def. Jan Finney: $6,000
  • Josh Thomson: $60,000 (no win bonus) def. Pat Healy: $8,000
  • Chris Cope: $3,000 ($1,000 win bonus) def. Ron Keslar: $1,500
  • Bret Bergmark: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus) def. Vagner Rocha: $2,500
  • Yancy Medeiros: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Gareth Joseph: $2,000
  • Bobby Stack: $2,800 ($1,500 win bonus) def. Derrick Burnsed: $2,000

    • References

    Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum Wikipedia
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