Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum
Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce in association with M-1 Global on June 26, 2010 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
Background
Josh Thomson was originally set to face Lyle Beerbohm at this event. On May 21, Thomson announced that Beerbohm was injured in his previous fight with Vítor Ribeiro, and will be replaced. Pat Healy ended up facing Thomson.M-1 Global fighter Magomed Shikhshabekov was scheduled to face American Kickboxing Academy fighter Ron Keslar. However, Shikhshabekov was forced off the card due to visa issues, and was replaced by Chris Cope.
The event drew an estimated 492,000 viewers on Showtime.
Reported payout
The following is a list of fighter salaries as provided by the California State Athletic Commission. The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can often be a substantial portion of a fighter's income.- Fabrício Werdum: $100,000 def. Fedor Emelianenko: $400,000
- Cung Le: $100,000 def. Scott Smith: $55,000
- Cris Cyborg: $35,000 def. Jan Finney: $6,000
- Josh Thomson: $60,000 def. Pat Healy: $8,000
- Chris Cope: $3,000 def. Ron Keslar: $1,500
- Bret Bergmark: $3,000 def. Vagner Rocha: $2,500
- Yancy Medeiros: $8,000 def. Gareth Joseph: $2,000
- Bobby Stack: $2,800 def. Derrick Burnsed: $2,000