Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy EVENT CANCELLED

[Rob_Floyd]

Las Vegas, Nevada – STRIKEFORCE® announced this evening that its event planned for Saturday, Sept. 29 at Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento, Calif. has been cancelled. STRIKEFORCE lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez, who was set to defend his title against Pat Healy, sustained an injury in training that forced his withdrawal from the card.
Without the Melendez-Healy title bout, SHOWTIME®, which determines which fights are televised on the premium network, decided that it would not air Saturday’s scheduled event.
“When SHOWTIME informed us that it would not be airing the event, we made the difficult decision to cancel Saturday’s card in Sacramento,” STRIKEFORCE CEO Scott Coker said. “Without a television partner, we simply could not move forward with this event. We wish Gilbert a speedy recovery and will work diligently and quickly to reschedule the fighters affected by this news on upcoming cards.”
Refunds for tickets purchased are available at point of sale.

About STRIKEFORCE® -
Owned and operated by Forza, LLC, a subsidiary of Zuffa, LLC, which also owns the Ultimate Fighting Championship® brand, STRIKEFORCE® is a world-class mixed martial arts promotion based in Las Vegas, Nev. that currently holds live events annually across the United States. First established as a mixed martial arts entity in 2006, STRIKEFORCE now broadcasts its events live on SHOWTIME® and has produced two live, primetime events on the CBS Television Network. With a growing roster featuring the world’s elite competitors, STRIKEFORCE has cemented its place as a leader in providing quality mixed martial arts action.

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Gilbert Melendez (21-2) vs. Pat Healy (28-16) [LW Title]
Guto Inocente (6-0) vs. Gian Villante (10-3)
Adriano Martins (23-6) vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg (13-3-1)
Caros Fodor (7-2) vs. Josh Thomson (19-5)
Quinn Mulhern (18-2) vs. Jorge Santiago (25-10)
Mike Kyle (19-8-1, 2 NC) vs. Dion Staring (18-7)
Jorge Gurgel (14-8 ) vs. Mizuto Hirota (14-5-1)
Cat Zingano (6-0) vs. Amanda Nunes (7-2)
Yuri Villefort (6-1) vs. Nah-Shon Burrell (8-2)
Mike Bravo (7-3) vs. Estevan Payan (13-3)


Not the greatest card, but still shitty news.

[caleb_forrest_g]

not a huge card, but i was lookin forward to it,

[scurlaruntings]

Originally Posted by Rob_Floyd

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Gilbert Melendez (21-2) vs. Pat Healy (28-16) [LW Title]
Guto Inocente (6-0) vs. Gian Villante (10-3)
Adriano Martins (23-6) vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg (13-3-1)
Caros Fodor (7-2) vs. Josh Thomson (19-5)
Quinn Mulhern (18-2) vs. Jorge Santiago (25-10)
Mike Kyle (19-8-1, 2 NC) vs. Dion Staring (18-7)
Jorge Gurgel (14-8 ) vs. Mizuto Hirota (14-5-1)
Cat Zingano (6-0) vs. Amanda Nunes (7-2)
Yuri Villefort (6-1) vs. Nah-Shon Burrell (8-2)
Mike Bravo (7-3) vs. Estevan Payan (13-3)


Not the greatest card, but still shitty news.

This is just falling apart at the seams. One injury and an entire card shelved. This is bad news for Zuffa who already have a strained relationship with Showtime because of Dana.

[BobDigi5060]

I'm sure Frankie Edgar wants a fight.

[sugarngold]

It was a lackluster card - but Strikeforce always seems to put on fun events regardless.

[Stoo]

Id be more shocked if just one day I logged on here and there wasnt a main event cancelled due to injuries

[caleb_forrest_g]

strikeforce is dead.

[scurlaruntings]

Originally Posted by caleb_forrest_g

strikeforce is dead.

Yup and Zuffa killed it.

[HeGlassedMe]

[DellP]

I didn't recognize more than two names on that card. That's not even SPike/Fuel TV worthy. MMA had a terrible card last week, with the exception of the main event.