Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier Payouts and Salaries

The Strikeforce Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Cormier salaries for the fighters were released by the California State Athletic Commission on Monday, reports MMAWeekly.com.Topping the list were Josh Barnett, who lost to Daniel Cormier, and Gilbert Melendez who won over Josh Thomson by split-decision. Half of Daniel Cormier’s payday was a $50,000 win bonus. Melendez received no such bonus for his win by split-decision. These figures do not include any undisclosed bonuses, such as “fight of the night”,

Strikeforce Results Recap: Cormier and Melendez victorious in San Jose

Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier is in the books, and we saw some great action tonight, especially in the two main bouts. In the World Heavyweight Grand Prix Final, Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier spent the first round in striking exchanges with Cormier coming out on top. Barnett hurt Cormier with a knee towards the end of the first. In the second, Cormier landed some good strikes before scoring a single leg takedown on Barnett. He landed some ground-and-pound and Barnett was unsuccessful with a few

Strikeforce Preliminary Results Recap: Isaac Vallie-Flagg upsets JZ Cavalcante

Every fight on the preliminary card of Saturday’s Strikeforce show in San Jose went the distance and had to be decided by the judges. Carlos Innocente’s Strikeforce debut resulted in a win, keeping his perfect pro-mma record intact. Isaac Vallie-Flagg continues his unbroken winning streak of 11 back-to-back victories.Lightweight: Isaac Vallie-Flagg defeated Gesias CavalcanteLight-heavyweight: Carlos Inocente defeated Virgil Zwicker by unanimous  decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)Light-heavyweight: Gian