The field of 18 fighters for Strikeforce: “Shamrock vs. Cung Le” all tipped the scales earlier today at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, for the Showtime broadcast that is set to go off tomorrow evening at 9 p.m. ET.
Though not everything went according to plan.
For starters, Strikeforce pillar and middleweight champion Frank Shamrock came in at 186 lbs. Since his fight with Cung Le is for the 185 lb title, no one-pound allowance is permitted.
Frank stripped and did some funky breathing but still came in at 185.25. He disappeared for roughly twenty minutes and returned to the scales at an even 185.
The Strikeforce brass did not seem amused.
Neither did Luke Stewart, who was forced to pose solo after Tiki Ghosn went missing in action and no-showed the weigh-ins.
Rounding out the fun was a lethargic and rather blase Drew Fickett, who not only came in two pounds overweight, but looked extremely apathetic towards the entire event.
In fairness to him and other Strikeforce competitors, it has been a bit chaotic these past few weeks with all of the changes to the scheduled fight card.
Here are the official results:
185 lbs.: Frank Shamrock (185) vs. Cung Le (183)
155 lbs.: Gilbert Melendez (154.5) vs. Gabe Lemley (153)
185 lbs.: Ryan Jensen (186) vs. Joey Villasenor (185)
172 lbs.: Drew Fickett (171)* vs. Jae Suk Lim (170)
170 lbs.: Luke Stewart (171) vs. Tiki Ghosn (171)*
162 lbs.: Marlon Sims (162.5) vs. Billy Evangelista (160.5)
265 lbs.: Mike Kyle (225) vs. Wayne Cole (209)
175 lbs.: Jesse Jones (173.5) vs. Jesse Gillespie (180)
136 lbs: Darren Uyenoyama (136) vs. Anthony Figueroa (133)
*Drew Fickett was able to make weight in the allotted time and Tiki Ghosn was finally tracked down for his weigh-in.
Reminder: The televised portion of the Showtime broadcast begins Saturday, March 29, at 9 p.m. ET. We will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of the main card action at this time when the event begins to air from the HP Pavilion in San Jose.
Quick results of the Strikeforce event, however, will begin to flow earlier than that here at MMAmania.com at about 7:00 p.m. ET with the preliminary fights.
Feel free to hit us up before, during and after the show for some good discussion and coverage — it should be an interesting night of mixed martial arts (MMA) action.
See you all tomorrow at (and on) Showtime.
19 Comments »
fickett u fat ass
Shammy made weight! Get ready for the pain!!!
seems a bit unprofessional.
whats up with the no show…..thats a first
I think it’s very strange the way people think Cung Le has such phenomenal striking. The Sammy Morgan fight suggested it wasn’t all that stellar after all. Not to mention Cung has beat up on a bunch of losers, and not looked nearly as good doing it as the highlight reels would have you think. Watch the video on youtube of Cung Le fighting Mohamed Keita and tell me that he’s going to beat Frank Shamrock. I saw in a forum post on proelite yesterday that Frank Shamrock is claiming that he will keep the fight standing, which is not where he would do best, but I think he’s going to show people what’s really up in this fight. I read Sam Caplan’s article entitled, “Why Cung Le Will Beat Frank Shamrock” and it is laughable. All of Caplan’s predictions are, but it is just funny that people think that Le is going to ground and pound Frank, when he has expressed that he wants to avoid the ground. He wants to throw him down, then back away, and do it again and again. Caplan, and others, seem to think that Frank will not ever be able to crowd Cung Le, but watch that fight against Keita- you’ll see that it is inevitable that they will come together, and Le will not be able to use his kicks the way he wants to. I am certainly open to a rebuttal.
Prediction: Shamrock via TKO round 2
Amazing…Kyle and Cole are fighting for the Strikeforce Heavy-Light-Heavyweight belt.
6lbs over? What the eff? I guess if he’s a little lardy he can drop it. But looks like a few problems for STRIKFORCE!!!
[quote comment="393063"]6lbs over? What the eff? I guess if he’s a little lardy he can drop it. But looks like a few problems for STRIKFORCE!!![/quote]
Serious…what’s the deal. A no show and a guy who didn’t even try to make weight. Real professional. If it were the UFC, they wouldn’t be fighting for them anymore.
what a complete and total joke. nice to know that some of the top competition for the UFC is “on the ball”.
6 lbs over? hahahahaha.
who came in 6 lbs over? I don’t see that anywhere.
I didn’t realize the Fickett fight was contracted at 172 so his overage was actually just two pounds. But man he did not look happy to be there…
Am I the only one who’s really excited about Shamrock and Le? Cung is bigger than I thought compared to Frank. Hope it’s epic.
On a side note did anyone hear about Gina Carano’s next opponent, Kaitlin Young? She said that Carano is walking around at the moment at 191!!! Wtf, seriously that can’t be right can it. Sounds at bit odd that Young knows her weight to the pound. It can’t be the case. What weight’s the fight supposed to be at? 140? 145?
I’m not a betting man but it would be funny to bet on her not making weight. Btw I think Young will win.
Tiki, stop throwing up in the back from nervousness!
[quote comment="393096"]Am I the only one who’s really excited about Shamrock and Le? Cung is bigger than I thought compared to Frank. Hope it’s epic.
On a side note did anyone hear about Gina Carano’s next opponent, Kaitlin Young? She said that Carano is walking around at the moment at 191!!! Wtf, seriously that can’t be right can it. Sounds at bit odd that Young knows her weight to the pound. It can’t be the case. What weight’s the fight supposed to be at? 140? 145?
I’m not a betting man but it would be funny to bet on her not making weight. Btw I think Young will win.[/quote]
I hope Gina has to resort to stripping all her clothes to make weight.
Seriously though, I think Cung Le can make WW. He would be deadly at that weight.
These are the guys brining MMA to network tv, great for MMA.
i havent really been following this card but and have had a few drinks but am i missing something. did that jesse dude weigh in 5 pounds over and did mike kyle weigh in 20 over??
[quote comment="393058"]I think it’s very strange the way people think Cung Le has such phenomenal striking. The Sammy Morgan fight suggested it wasn’t all that stellar after all. Not to mention Cung has beat up on a bunch of losers, and not looked nearly as good doing it as the highlight reels would have you think. Watch the video on youtube of Cung Le fighting Mohamed Keita and tell me that he’s going to beat Frank Shamrock. I saw in a forum post on proelite yesterday that Frank Shamrock is claiming that he will keep the fight standing, which is not where he would do best, but I think he’s going to show people what’s really up in this fight. I read Sam Caplan’s article entitled, “Why Cung Le Will Beat Frank Shamrock” and it is laughable. All of Caplan’s predictions are, but it is just funny that people think that Le is going to ground and pound Frank, when he has expressed that he wants to avoid the ground. He wants to throw him down, then back away, and do it again and again. Caplan, and others, seem to think that Frank will not ever be able to crowd Cung Le, but watch that fight against Keita- you’ll see that it is inevitable that they will come together, and Le will not be able to use his kicks the way he wants to. I am certainly open to a rebuttal.
Prediction: Shamrock via TKO round 2[/quote]
I’ve never watched Le fight, but people were saying that Le would throw Shamrock around like a ragdoll when they trained together. Any idea if this is true or not?
I am not jumping up and down with excitement over this event.
Frank Shamrock is unpredictable. You cant tell me he didnt illegally Knee Renzo on purpose. he wanted a way out of the fight with out really LOOSING, and he found it.
What will happen if Frank gets in trouble against Cung? Will he take his beating like a man, r will he pull some other stunt?
I am actually more excited about seeing Gilbert Melendez perform than I am about the main event.
I hope I am wrong and I hope Cung WRECKS shammy-boy!
As for Frank stating in interviews that he will stand with Cung, DONT BUY THE HYPE!!! Thats just Frank playing mind games. No matter what he says, he will not stand and trade with Cung Le…Thats just not going to happen.
This whole fight will come down to Le’s take down defense. If he keeps the fight standing he wins! If Frank drags him to the ground, Frank will win.
Lets just hope they put on a decent show.
This was supposed to be a pretty solid card, but now its just trash! No more sheilds, or Diaz…. Not too interested about this event…. I probably wont even watch it,, I will just catch it on the internet tomorrow.
[quote comment="393345"]I am not jumping up and down with excitement over this event.
Frank Shamrock is unpredictable. You cant tell me he didnt illegally Knee Renzo on purpose. he wanted a way out of the fight with out really LOOSING, and he found it.
What will happen if Frank gets in trouble against Cung? Will he take his beating like a man, r will he pull some other stunt?
I am actually more excited about seeing Gilbert Melendez perform than I am about the main event.
I hope I am wrong and I hope Cung WRECKS shammy-boy!
As for Frank stating in interviews that he will stand with Cung, DONT BUY THE HYPE!!! Thats just Frank playing mind games. No matter what he says, he will not stand and trade with Cung Le…Thats just not going to happen.
This whole fight will come down to Le’s take down defense. If he keeps the fight standing he wins! If Frank drags him to the ground, Frank will win.
Lets just hope they put on a decent show.
This was supposed to be a pretty solid card, but now its just trash! No more sheilds, or Diaz…. Not too interested about this event…. I probably wont even watch it,, I will just catch it on the internet tomorrow.[/quote]
Well yeah, I can see your concern with the main event. If it remains standing people say it could be one sided in Cung’s favour, (though I believe Frank’s striking is pretty crisp in his own right) and if it hits the deck it’s Frank’s. Still, it could be really really good if we see some ground and standup. I’m excited about, I just hope it’s not a let down or ends too quickly.
“As for Frank stating in interviews that he will stand with Cung, DONT BUY THE HYPE!!! Thats just Frank playing mind games. No matter what he says, he will not stand and trade with Cung Le…Thats just not going to happen.
This whole fight will come down to Le’s take down defense. If he keeps the fight standing he wins! If Frank drags him to the ground, Frank will win.”
You’re wrong on both accounts. Frank’s going to stand and trade with Cung, at least for a while- have you actually seen Cung fight, his standup is NOT THAT GOOD! He doesn’t just knock people out with one kick. I agree that people shouldn’t buy the hype, and Cung is all hype. People need to do some research before they go running their mouths. Shamrock may not finish it standing, but let me assure you, Frank has the advantage even in the standup.