Melendez vs. Masvidal Results: Questions Facing Strikeforce Heading into 2012

On Saturday, Strikeforce presented a fight card from San Diego that featured two title bouts.
In the first Cristiane Santos defended her 145-pound title with a 16-second TKO win, while in the main event, Gilbert Melendez defended his lightweight ti…

On Saturday, Strikeforce presented a fight card from San Diego that featured two title bouts.

In the first Cristiane Santos defended her 145-pound title with a 16-second TKO win, while in the main event, Gilbert Melendez defended his lightweight title against Jorge Masvidal. The results for the entire card are below:

Gilbert Melendez defeats Jorge Masvidal via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)

Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos defeats Hiroko Yamanaka via TKO at :16 of Round 1

Gegard Mousasi defeats Ovince St. Preux via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)

K.J. Noons defeats Billy Evangelista via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)

Caros Fodor defeats Justin Wilcox via knockout at :13 of Round 1

Roger Bowling defeats Jerron Peoples via knockout at :42 of Round 1

Devin Cole defeats Gabriel Salinas-Jones via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)

Eddie Mendez defeats Fernando Gonzalez via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Herman Terrado defeats Chris Brown via submission at 4:05 of Round Three

What follows are some questions that are facing the Strikeforce promotion heading into 2012.

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