Strikeforce

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mixed martial arts promotion sports organization

Strikeforce was a prominent American mixed martial arts promotion known for hosting high-level fighters and events before being acquired by the UFC.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Strikeforce canonical	7
Strikeforce Middleweight Champion	1
Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6321357 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Strikeforce
Context triple: [Jorge Masvidal, foughtInOrganization, Strikeforce]

A. Bellator MMA
Bellator MMA is a major American mixed martial arts organization known for hosting high-profile tournaments and events featuring prominent fighters from around the world.
B. Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is the world’s leading mixed martial arts promotion, organizing high-profile fights across multiple weight classes featuring top fighters from around the globe.
C. Fight Night
"Fight Night" is a popular hip-hop track by Quavo’s group Migos, known for its aggressive energy, catchy hook, and influence on mid-2010s trap music.
D. Pride Fighting Championships
Pride Fighting Championships was a major Japanese mixed martial arts organization known for its star-studded tournaments, grand spectacle, and significant influence on the global MMA scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
E. MMA
MMA is the commonly used acronym for the Chilean Ministry of Environment, the government body responsible for environmental policy and regulation in Chile.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Strikeforce
Target entity description: Strikeforce was a prominent American mixed martial arts promotion known for hosting high-level fighters and events before being acquired by the UFC.

A. Bellator MMA
Bellator MMA is a major American mixed martial arts organization known for hosting high-profile tournaments and events featuring prominent fighters from around the world.
B. Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is the world’s leading mixed martial arts promotion, organizing high-profile fights across multiple weight classes featuring top fighters from around the globe.
C. Fight Night
"Fight Night" is a popular hip-hop track by Quavo’s group Migos, known for its aggressive energy, catchy hook, and influence on mid-2010s trap music.
D. Pride Fighting Championships
Pride Fighting Championships was a major Japanese mixed martial arts organization known for its star-studded tournaments, grand spectacle, and significant influence on the global MMA scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
E. MMA
MMA is the commonly used acronym for the Chilean Ministry of Environment, the government body responsible for environmental policy and regulation in Chile.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mixed martial arts promotion ⓘ sports organization ⓘ
acquiredBy	Ultimate Fighting Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ Zuffa LLC NERFINISHED ⓘ
acquisitionType	organizational buyout ⓘ
basedIn	San Jose, California NERFINISHED ⓘ
broadcastPartner	CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ Showtime NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
foundedBy	Scott Coker NERFINISHED ⓘ
keyPerson	Scott Coker NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	developing future UFC champions ⓘ high-level mixed martial arts events ⓘ
legacy	many Strikeforce champions later became UFC champions ⓘ
locationOfMajorEvents	Columbus, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ San Jose, California NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableDivision	heavyweight division ⓘ lightweight division ⓘ middleweight division ⓘ welterweight division ⓘ women's bantamweight division ⓘ women's featherweight division ⓘ
notableEventType	Strikeforce Challengers NERFINISHED ⓘ Strikeforce Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFighter	Alistair Overeem NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 ⓘ served as a major competitor to the UFC before acquisition ⓘ
sport	kickboxing ⓘ mixed martial arts ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jorge Masvidal → foughtInOrganization → Strikeforce ⓘ

Robbie Lawler → promotion → Strikeforce ⓘ

Herschel Walker → MMAOrganization → Strikeforce ⓘ

Cung Le → foughtInOrganization → Strikeforce ⓘ

Cung Le → titleHeld → Strikeforce ⓘ

this entity surface form: Strikeforce Middleweight Champion

Ronda Rousey → competedIn → Strikeforce ⓘ

Ronda Rousey → achievement → Strikeforce ⓘ

this entity surface form: Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion

Ronda Rousey → notableFightOrganization → Strikeforce ⓘ

Fabricio Werdum → organization → Strikeforce ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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