Strikeforce
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Strikeforce was a prominent American mixed martial arts promotion known for hosting high-level fighters and events before being acquired by the UFC.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Strikeforce Middleweight Champion | 1 |
| Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mixed martial arts promotion
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sports organization ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
Ultimate Fighting Championship
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Zuffa LLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionType | organizational buyout ⓘ |
| basedIn | San Jose, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastPartner |
CBS
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Showtime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| foundedBy | Scott Coker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyPerson | Scott Coker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing future UFC champions
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high-level mixed martial arts events ⓘ |
| legacy | many Strikeforce champions later became UFC champions ⓘ |
| locationOfMajorEvents |
Columbus, Ohio
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Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ San Jose, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDivision |
heavyweight division
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lightweight division ⓘ middleweight division ⓘ welterweight division ⓘ women's bantamweight division ⓘ women's featherweight division ⓘ |
| notableEventType |
Strikeforce Challengers
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Strikeforce Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFighter |
Alistair Overeem
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Cris Cyborg NERFINISHED ⓘ Cung Le NERFINISHED ⓘ Dan Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel Cormier NERFINISHED ⓘ Fabricio Werdum NERFINISHED ⓘ Fedor Emelianenko NERFINISHED ⓘ Gegard Mousasi NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilbert Melendez NERFINISHED ⓘ Josh Barnett NERFINISHED ⓘ Josh Thomson NERFINISHED ⓘ Luke Rockhold NERFINISHED ⓘ Miesha Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Diaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Robbie Lawler NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronaldo Souza NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronda Rousey NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyFoundedAs | kickboxing organization ⓘ |
| roleInMMAHistory |
helped popularize women's mixed martial arts in the United States
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served as a major competitor to the UFC before acquisition ⓘ |
| sport |
kickboxing
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mixed martial arts ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion