Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery
| Company type | Mixed martial arts event |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mixed martial arts |
| Founded | May 15, 2010 |
| Headquarters | St. Louis, Missouri , United States |
Area served | United States, Canada |
Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery represented a mixed martial arts competition organized by Strikeforce on May 15, 2010, held at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The event was broadcast live in the United States via Showtime and aired in Canada through Super Channel.
Background
There were initial speculations that Fedor Emelianenko would compete against Fabrício Werdum at this event; however, their encounter took place later in June at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum, where Werdum secured victory with a first-round submission.
The confirmed headline match featured Alistair Overeem defending his Heavyweight Championship title, which he had held since November 2007 without any defenses until this event.
The bout between Antwain Britt and Rafael Cavalcante was designated as a contender match, with the winner earning a future opportunity to challenge Muhammed Lawal for the Light Heavyweight Championship.
Bobby Lashley, who was originally slated to participate at Strikeforce: Nashville, was rumored to appear on this card but was ultimately reassigned to compete at Strikeforce: Los Angeles.
Norifumi Yamamoto had been scheduled to face Federico Lopez; however, he was withdrawn by Dream. Their fight was postponed and later took place at Dream 14, where Yamamoto achieved a first-round TKO victory.
The event drew an audience of roughly 8,136 attendees and recorded an estimated peak viewership of 448,000 on Showtime, with average viewers around 308,000.
Results