Tonight’s action takes place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California with the “Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II” event.
Preliminary action is already underway, with main card action beginning at 10PM EST (7PM PST) airing on Showtime.
The latest Strikeforce event features two title bouts with a welterweight battle between champion Nick Diaz versus KJ Noons, a rematch of their first meeting from 2007. The other belt on the line has women’s 135 pound Strikeforce champ Sarah Kaufman taking on challenger Marloes Coenen.
Tonight The MMA News will be keeping the live ‘Quick Results’ off the main page to prevent any spoilers.
To view the full Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons results click
Main Card
Welterweight Championship: Champ Nick Diaz def. K.J. Noons via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)*
Lightweight bout: Josh Thomson def. Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Women’s Welterweight Championship (135 lbs): Marloes Coenen def. Sarah Kaufman via submission (armbar) – R3 @ 1:59
Welterweight bout: Tyron Woodley def. Andre Galvao via TKO (strikes) – R1 @ 1:48
Preliminary Card
Welterweight bout: James Terry def. Bret Bergmark via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Middleweight bout: Josh McDonald def. Ron Keslar via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Lightweight bout: Jess Bouscal def. Luis Mendoza via submission (arm triangle choke) – R 2 @ 3:00
Update: * From SI_Josh Gross Twitter
One last thing before calling it: the Diaz-Noons scorecard shows 48-47, 49-47, 49-46. Bad math here. Steve Morrow’s 49-47 should be 49-46.