Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni explained

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Strikeforce and EliteXC. The event took place on Friday, June 22, 2007 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The main card aired on pay-per-view, with the undercard streamed live on ProElite.com. The PPV event was rebroadcast on the Showtime premium cable channel on June 30, 2007.

Purses

Notable fighter payouts included:^[3]

Fighter	Fight Earnings	Notes
Frank Shamrock	$200,000
Phil Baroni	$100,000
Cung Le	$45,000
Murilo Rua	$50,000	Includes $25K win bonus
Paul Buentello	$50,000	Includes $25K win bonus

Controversy

• Frank Shamrock was criticized for pushing an unconscious Phil Baroni off him using his leg rather than allowing the referee to pull Phil off Frank.^[4] In a post-fight interview question regarding the incident, Shamrock stated that "[Phil] was heavy on top of me... he was squishing the life out of me... he was laying on my leg and on my chest... that's it. And I thought it looked better on camera.".^[5]
• Fighter Carter Williams was found by the CSAC to have tested positive for cocaine.^[6] He was fined $1,000 and suspended through Dec 19, 2007.
• Fighter Phil Baroni tested positive for Boldenone and Stanozolol steroid Metabolites according to the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC). He was fined $2,500 and suspended for a year in the state of California. Baroni denied taking any banned substances, and appealed the decision. On October 31, 2007 Baroni's suspension was reduced to 6 months.^[7]

See also

• Strikeforce
• List of Strikeforce champions
• List of Strikeforce events
• 2007 in Strikeforce

External links

• Strikeforce Official website
• Official EliteXC website

Notes and References

1. http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=4174 The Fight Network :: ALL FIGHTS ALL THE TIME :: Get it on!
2. Web site: Pay-per-view : MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA . 2010-03-21 . 2011-06-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110627142203/http://mmapayout.com/blue-book/pay-per-view/ . dead .
3. Web site: AM UPDATE – JUNE 27 . 2007-07-01 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234616/http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=4174 . 2007-09-26.
4. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=8089 The Tao of Frank Shamrock
5. http://www.sherdog.com/videos/videos.asp?v_id=1202 Advertising at Sherdog.com
6. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=8118 Advertising at Sherdog.com
7. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=8153 Advertising at Sherdog.com