Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley is set to take place tonight at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California and represents the first major event under Zuffa management.
Tonight’s broadcast will begin at 10PM EST/PST on Showtime and will feature two title matches. Live coverage of the event will begin at approx. 8PM EST (5PM PST) with the preliminary card.
Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz meets challenger Paul “Semtex” Daley in the main event, while lightweight title holder Gilbert Melendez takes on Japanese fighter Tatsuya Kawajiri in the co-main event.
Also featured on the televised card is a light heavyweight matchup featuring former 205 lb champ Gegard Mousasi vs. former UFC vet “The Dean of Mean” Keith Jardine, as well as DREAM 155 lb champ Shinya Aoki taking on Lyle “Fancy Pants” Beerbohm in a three round non-title bout.
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Main Card
Welterweight Championship bout: (c) Nick Diaz def. Paul Daley via TKO (Punches) – R1 @ 4:57
Lightweight Championship bout: (c) Gilbert Melendez def. Tatsuya Kawajiri TKO (Elbows) – R1 @ 3:15
Light Heavyweight bout: Gegard Mousasi vs. Keith Jardine ends in a Majority Draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28) – Mousasi had 1 point deducted in the bout
Lightweight bout: Shinya Aoki def. Lyle Beerbohm via submission (face crank) – R1 @ 1:33
Preliminary Card
Featherweight bout: Robert Peralta def. Hiroyuki Takaya via split decision (30-27, 30-27, 28-29)
Heavyweight bout: Virgil Swicker def. Brett Albee via TKO (strikes) – R1 @ 1:46
Lightweight bout: Joe Duarte def. Saad Awad via submission (armbar) – R2 @ 2:45
Welterweight bout: Herman Terrado def. AJ Matthews via TKO – R1 @ 4:16
Catchweight (140 lbs) bout: Rolando Perez def. Edgar Cardenas via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight bout: Casey Ryan def. Paul Song via submission (triangle choke) – R1 @ 1:39