The year 2011 is the 6th year in the history of
Strikeforce, a
mixed martial arts
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promotion based in the United States. In 2011 Strikeforce held 16 events beginning with, ''Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine''.
Title fights
Events list
Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine
Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine was an event held on January 7, 2011 at the
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
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Nashville, Tennessee
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Results
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg was an event held on January 29, 2011 at the
HP Pavilion at San Jose
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San Jose, California
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Results
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva was an event held on February 12, 2011 at the
Izod Center
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East Rutherford, New Jersey
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Strikeforce Challengers: Beerbohm vs. Healy
Strikeforce Challengers: Beerbohm vs. Healy was an event held on February 18, 2011 at the
Cedar Park Center
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Cedar Park, Texas
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Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson
Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson was an event held on March 5, 2011 at the
Nationwide Arena
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Columbus, Ohio
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Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm
Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm was an event held on April 1, 2011 at the
Stockton Arena
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Stockton, California.
Results
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley was an event held on April 9, 2011 at the
Valley View Casino Center
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San Diego, California
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Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum
Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum was an event held on June 18, 2011 at the
American Airlines Center
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Dallas, Texas
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Strikeforce Challengers: Fodor vs. Terry
Strikeforce Challengers: Fodor vs. Terry was an event held on June 24, 2011 at the
ShoWare Center
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About the venue
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Kent, Washington.
Results
Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III
Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III was an event held on July 22, 2011 at the
Palms Casino Resort
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson was an event held on July 30, 2011 at the
Sears Centre
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Hoffman Estates, Illinois
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Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Duarte
Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Duarte was an event held on August 12, 2011 at the
Palms Casino Resort
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov
Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov was an event held on September 10, 2011 at the
U.S. Bank Arena in
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Strikeforce Challengers: Larkin vs. Rossborough
Strikeforce Challengers: Larkin vs. Rossborough was an event held on September 23, 2011 at the
Palms Casino Resort
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers
Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers was an event held on November 18, 2011 at the
Palms Casino Resort
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal
Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal
was an event held on December 17, 2011 at the
Valley View Casino Center
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San Diego, California
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See also
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List of Strikeforce champions
Strikeforce was an American mixed martial arts organization. It crowned male champions in the lightweight, welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, and female champions in featherweight and bantamweight.
World c ...
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List of Strikeforce events
This is a list of events held and scheduled by Strikeforce, a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States. The first event, Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie, took place on March 10, 2006.
Events
Event locations
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References
{{Strikeforce Events
Strikeforce (mixed martial arts) events
2011 in mixed martial arts