Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The event will take place on November 3, 2012 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It will be broadcast live on Showtime and Showtime Extreme.


Official fight card

Main card (Showtime)

Heavyweight bout: United States Daniel Cormier vs. TBA
Middleweight Championship bout: United States Luke Rockhold (c) vs. United States Lorenz Larkin
Bantamweight bout: United States Sara McMann vs. United States Liz Carmouche

Preliminary card (Showtime Extreme)

TBD


Sept 19 - updated fightcard

Sep 19 - updated fightcard (headliner Frank Mir out, replacement TBA)

LATEST NEWS STRIKEFORCE NEWS
Strikeforce Fighters Didn't Know of Cancelled Show Until Press Release Hit

Kyle Terada-US PRESSWIRE - Presswire
Until press release reached inboxes and word got out on Twitter, the Strikeforce fighters scheduled for Nov. 3rd card did not know of cancellation. Tweets and short quotes from Dan Cormier, Jason High, Tim Kennedy.




The November 3rd Strikeforce show that once had Daniel Cormier and Frank Mir as headliners has been cancelled according to a press release the fight organization released.

And the fighters involved in the card didn't know about it until the press release hit inboxes all around the MMA media world.


Ariel Helwani
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@arielhelwani
I just spoke to @dc_mma about today's news, and guess what? He had no idea. Incredible. His quotes coming to @MMAFighting shortly.
12 Oct 12 ReplyRetweetFavorite
Cormier spoke to Helwani for a short time and the Mike Chiappetta piece on the Strikeforce cancellation features a quote from that conversation:

"I wish somebody would have told me something," he told MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani. "This is unbelievable. I'm very upset. I just want to be informed. That's all. I don't think that's asking for too much."

Cormier would later tweet out some inspirational words, which Jason High (also fighting on the card) immediately agreed with.

Daniel Cormier
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@dc_mma
Things will be ok.Very sad and upset but it'll work out. @ufc, @Strikeforce and @SHOsports are all top fight organizations.Will b fine.DC
12 Oct 12 ReplyRetweetFavorite
Yezzir. "@dc_mma: I've dealt with much worse in my life. #positivethoughts. DC"

— Jason High (@KCBanditMMA) October 12, 2012
No public word has come from Jorge Masvidal, Bobby Green or Liz Carmouche right now. Or Tim Kennedy and Trevor Smith.

Kennedy proved to be kind of prophetic in his own way, when he responded to a fan asking if he was still fighting on November 3rd just a day ago:

Danny@DannytheDouche 11 Oct 12
@TimKennedyMMA you still fighting on the third?
Tim Kennedy
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@TimKennedyMMA
@DannytheDouche As far as I know. If you hear anything let me know. I will probably read about strikeforce closing on the Internet.
11 Oct 12 ReplyRetweetFavorite

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STRIKEFORCE PRESS RELEASE
Strikeforce announced today it is planning its next card set to air live on Showtime in January 2013. Further information on the fight card and location will be announced shortly.
Strikeforce also announced the cancellation of its Nov. 3 event at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla., due to injuries sustained by main event star Frank Mir and co-main event star Luke Rockhold. Refunds for tickets purchased are available at point of sale.
“Due to a series of injuries, we were forced to cancel the upcoming card on Nov. 3, but are already working to put together a stacked card in January,” Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said.
“While we’re disappointed with the cancellation, we are looking forward to an even bigger Strikeiforce event on Showtime early next year,” said Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Showtime Sports®

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