Strikeforce: Los Angeles

Strikeforce: Los Angeles
A poster or logo for Strikeforce: Los Angeles.
Information
Promotion	Strikeforce
Date	June 16, 2010
Venue	Nokia Theatre
City	Los Angeles, California, United States
Attendance	5,259
Total gate	$418,000
Event chronology
Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery Strikeforce: Los Angeles Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum

Strikeforce: Los Angeles, was a mixed martial arts held by Strikeforce. The event took place on June 16, 2010 at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

The card took place on a Wednesday and coincided with the 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).

According to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, “The June 16 card will include some top-heavy main-event fighters, as well as some standout ‘Challenger’ prospects.”

Jason Miller was targeted as Robbie Lawler's opponent for this event. However, Strikeforce officials believe the Tennessee Athletic Commission will have Miller suspended, so Renato Sobral ended up being Lawler's opponent in a 195-lb Catchweight bout.

Bobby Lashley was set to face Ron Sparks on this card, however, Lashley dropped out after injuring his knee in training.

Charles Bennett was set to have a rematch against KJ Noons but Bennett was forced to pull out for an undisclosed reason. He was replaced by Conor Heun.

Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker confirmed in an interview on June 9, 2010 that the winner of the Robbie Lawler vs. Renato Sobral fight would get a title shot in their respective division. Sobral would fight Muhammed Lawal, or Lawler would fight Jake Shields, though he was later replaced by Ronaldo Souza in the proposed matchup after Shields signed with the UFC. After winning the fight, Sobral announced that he wouldn't fight Lawal due to their friendship, and instead challenged Dan Henderson, who would defeat Sobral at Strikeforce: St. Louis on December 4, 2010 by TKO. The light heavyweight title shot would instead go to Rafael Cavalcante, who beat Lawal by TKO for the title at Strikeforce: Houston on August 21, 2010.