Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Strikeforce. The event took place at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California on Friday, June 27, 2008.^[1] The main event was a match between lightweights Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson for the Strikeforce Lightweight title.

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
The poster for Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
Information
Promotion	Strikeforce
Date	June 27, 2008
Venue	HP Pavilion at San Jose
City	San Jose, California
Attendance	7,288
Event chronology
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson Strikeforce: Young Guns III

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Josh Thomson	def.	Gilbert Melendez (c)	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	^[a]
Light Heavyweight	Bobby Southworth (c)	def.	Anthony Ruiz	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	^[b]
Lightweight	Billy Evangelista	def.	Nam Phan	Decision (split)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Eric Lawson	def.	Jesse Gillespie	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:03
Women's Featherweight	Miesha Tate	def.	Elaina Maxwell	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Preliminary card
Middleweight	Jeremiah Metcalf	def.	Raymond Daniels	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	0:59
Bantamweight	Chris Cariaso	def.	Anthony Figueroa	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:34
Lightweight	Bobby Stack	def.	Jose Palacios	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Bryan Caraway	def.	Scott Garland	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:39
Welterweight	Cyrillo Padilha	def.	Jesse Jones	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Jorge Interiano	def.	Travis Johnson	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	3:00
Lightweight	Alexander Trevino	def.	Eric Jacob	Submission (armbar)	1	0:37

1. For the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship.
2. For the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship.

See also

• Strikeforce (mixed martial arts)
• List of Strikeforce champions
• List of Strikeforce events
• 2008 in Strikeforce

References

1. The Fight Network

External links

• Strikeforce Official website