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MMA Update: Strikeforce recap, UFC 146, Eddie Alvarez, Sweden show info, and more

Submitted by Fred Richani on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 17:16

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--The current card of UFC on FX 1: Guillard vs. Miller

--Rashad Evans gets Jon Jones if he beats Phil Davis--with a catch.

--Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine ratings and medical suspensions are in, via MMAJunkie.com:

Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine drew 344,000 viewers on Saturday, January 7 on Showtime. That's pretty low, considering it was Showtime's free preview weekend, making the channel available to about 60 million homes.

The prelims aired for the first time on Showtime Extreme. 

The ratings for Strikeforce "Arena Series" shows since 2011 include:

  • 1. "Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva" (February 2011): 741,000 viewers
  • 2. "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum" (June 2011): 624,000
  • 3. "Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson" (July 20011): 571,000
  • 4. "Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg" (January 20011): 561,000
  • 5. "Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley" (April 2011): 528,000
  • 6. "Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal" (December 2011): 460,000
  • 7. "Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson" (March 2011): 412,000
  • 8. "Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine" (January 2012): 344,000*
  • 9. "Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov" (September 2011): 274,000

* - Aired during a Showtime "free-preview" weekend

--Medical suspensions from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC):