| Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman | ||||
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 The poster for Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman | ||||
| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | August 18, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Valley View Casino Center | |||
| City | San Diego, California, United States | |||
| Attendance | 3,502[1] | |||
| Total gate | $145,510[1] | |||
| Estimated viewers | 529,000[2] | |||
| Total purse | $368,000 (disclosed only)[3] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman was amixed martial arts event held byStrikeforce. The event took place on August 18, 2012, at theValley View Casino Center inSan Diego, California.[4] It was broadcast live onShowtime andShowtime Extreme.[5]
The main event featured a Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between new titleholderRonda Rousey and former championSarah Kaufman.[6] The entire card consisted of nine sanctioned mixed martial arts bouts.[7] The official weigh-ins, on August 17, were open to fans as reported byMMAjunkie.[8]
Rousey appeared onConan[9] and on Showtime's "All Access: Ronda Rousey" to promote herself and her upcoming fight.[10] She also appeared on the cover ofESPN'sBody Issue.[11][12] Rousey upped the hype at the official pre-fight press conference when she said "if I get her (Kaufman) in a choke I'm gonna hold on to it until she's actually dead..."[13]
With the cancellation of Strikeforce's next two events andtheir last event featuring only male fighters, this was the last Strikeforce card to feature bouts involving female fighters.
As he was absent from Strikeforce's last event due to a private family matter, this was the last Strikeforce card featuringMauro Ranallo providing commentary on the televised broadcast.
| Main card (Showtime) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Bantamweight | Ronda Rousey (c) | def. | Sarah Kaufman | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:54 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Ronaldo Souza | def. | Derek Brunson | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:41 | |
| Welterweight | Tarec Saffiedine | def. | Roger Bowling | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Anthony Smith | def. | Lumumba Sayers | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:52 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Ovince St. Preux | def. | T. J. Cook | KO (punch) | 3 | 0:20 | |
| Preliminary Card (Showtime Extreme) | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Bantamweight | Miesha Tate | def. | Julie Kedzie | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 3:28 | |
| Middleweight | Adlan Amagov | def. | Keith Berry | TKO (leg kick and punches) | 1 | 0:48 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Germaine de Randamie | def. | Hiroko Yamanaka | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Bobby Green | def. | Matt Ricehouse | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The disclosed fighter payroll for Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman was $368,000. Individual payouts are listed below. The numbers only include figures that Strikeforce disclosed to the state athletic commission; fight bonuses, sponsorship fees, and other unofficial bonuses were not disclosed.[3]
According to Annie Van Tornhout, aShowtime Sports publicist, the event drew an average of 529,000 viewers for the live and delayed broadcast. As a result, the event became the most-watchedStrikeforce card onShowtime this year and the sixth most-watched of all-time.[2]
The broadcast peaked at 676,000 viewers for the main event, which is also the highest number this year for Strikeforce. In total, the Rousey vs. Kaufman bout drew 908,000 viewers, including Sunday's replay of the fight.[2]