Strikeforce Draws 460,000 Viewers To Showtime This Past Weekend

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Last weekends “Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidalâ€￾ drew in approximately 460,000 viewers with a 1.35 household rating according to industry insiders.

These figures mark the event as the sixth-highest watched Strikeforce event on Showtime this year.

“Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidalâ€￾ took place this past Saturday from the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California. In the main event of the evening lightweight champion, Gilbert Melendez successfully defended his title against number one contender, Jorge Masvidal.

The shows rating of 460,000 falls short of the 2011 average on Showtime which is set in stone at 521,375 viewers per major event. (Excluding their challengers series) Which many consider a disappointment considering that one of the best ranked lightweight fighters in the world fought for free on subscription cable.

 

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Gilbert Melendez and Gegard Mousasi earned the largest disclosed paydays at this past weekend's "Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal" event, with each netting $150,000.

MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com) today obtained the figures from the California State Athletic Commission.

The total disclosed payroll for the Dec. 17 event was $580,000.

"Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal" took place at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego. The night's four-fight main card aired on Showtime.

In the evening's main event, Melendez outstruck potent slugger Jorge Masavidal en route a unanimous-decision win. Mousasi outwrestled Ovonce St. Preux in a main-card matchup.

The full "Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal" payouts included:

Gilbert Melendez: $150,000 (no win bonus)
def. Jorge Masvidal: $23,000

Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus)
def. Hiroko Yamanaka: $8,000

Gegard Mousasi: $150,000 (no win bonus)
def. Ovince St. Preux: $17,000

K.J. Noons: $65,000 ($30,000 win bonus)
def. Billy Evangelista: $20,000

Caros Fodor: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Justin Wilcox: $12,000

Roger Bowling: $14,200 ($7,000 win bonus)*
def. Jerron Peoples: $1,600*

Devin Cole: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Gabriel Salinas-Jones: $3,000

Eddie Mendez: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus)
def. Fernando Gonzalez: $3,000

Herman Terrado: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus)
def. Chris Brown: $3,000

* - Peoples surrendered $200 of his $2,000 show money to Bowling and $200 to the CSAC because he missed weight

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"Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal" officially drew 2,995 attendees for a $154,075 live gate.

California State Athletic Commission officials today emailed the figures to MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com).

"Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal" took place Dec. 17 at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego. The night's four-fight main card aired on Showtime.

In the evening's main event, Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert earned a unanimous-decision win over Jorge Masvidal. The night's co-feature saw female champ Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos earn a 16-second stoppage of Hiroko Yamanaka.

The gate totals were not reported on fight night.

The CSAC did not reveal the number of complimentary tickets issued.

The average revenue generated per ticket issued for the event was $51.44.

MMAjunkie.com