The Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix has come to a close and Daniel Cormier has been crowned champion of the tournament. Also on the card, Gilbert Melendez defeated Josh Thomson to retain his lightweight title.
The full fight card results are below:
Daniel Cormier defeats Josh Barnett via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45).
Gilbert Melendez defeats Josh Thomson via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47).
Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante defeats Mike Kyle via submission at 0:33 of Round 1.
Chris Spang defeats Naj-Shon Burrell via knockout at 1:35 of Round 1.
Isaac Vallie-Flagg defeats Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).
Guto Inocente defeats Virgil Zwicker via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
Gian Villante defeats Derrick Mehmen via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).
Quinn Mulhern defeats Yuri Villefort via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28).
Bobby Green defeats James Terry via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
What follows are questions facing the promotion as it heads forward in 2012.