Strikeforce 24 2010-05-15 result

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Event
Strikeforce 24

Date
Sat 15th May 2010 (UTC)
Sat 15th May 2010 (Local)

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League
Strikeforce

Season
2010

Round
5

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Location
Scottrade Center

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Description

Strikeforce 24: Heavy Artillery was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce on May 15, 2010, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States at the Scottrade Center. The event aired live on Showtime in the United States and on Super Channel in Canada.

Background:
Fedor Emelianenko was rumored to face Fabrício Werdum at this event, but the match was later held in June at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum, where Werdum won by first round submission. After a long period of ambiguity, Strikeforce officials confirmed that the main event was for Alistair Overeem's Heavyweight Championship, which he had never defended since winning it in November 2007. The winner of the Britt-Cavalcante bout was promised the next shot at Muhammed Lawal's Light Heavyweight Championship. Bobby Lashley, who was originally set to fight on the Strikeforce: Nashville card, was rumored to have fought on this card, however he was moved to the card for Strikeforce: Los Angeles. Norifumi Yamamoto was originally announced to fight Federico Lopez on the card, but was later pulled out by Dream. The match was rescheduled for Dream 14 two weeks later, where Yamamoto defeated Lopez by first round TKO. The event drew an estimated 308,000 viewers, with a peak at 448,000 on Showtime.

Main Card:
Heavyweight / Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship / Alistair Overeem (c) vs. Brett Rogers
Heavyweight / Antonio Silva vs. Andrei Arlovski
Middleweight / Ronaldo Souza vs. Joey Villasenor
Light Heavyweight / Roger Gracie vs. Kevin Randleman
Light Heavyweight / Rafael Cavalcante vs. Antwain Britt

Preliminary Card:
Lightweight / Lyle Beerbohm vs. Vítor Ribeiro
Catchweight / Jesse Finney vs. Justin DeMoney
Lightweight / Matt Ricehouse vs. Greg Wilson Jr.
Catchweight / Tom Aaron vs. Erik Steenberg
Light Heavyweight / Francisco France vs. Lee Brousseau
Welterweight / Michael Chandler vs. Salvador Woods
Light Heavyweight / Darryl Cobb vs. Booker DeRousse