Five fighters, one cage, zero chill — this is where legends bled.
Strikeforce: Evolution was a mixed martial arts event to be held by the Strikeforce on December 19, 2009 in San Jose, California at the HP Pavilion at San Jose. The event aired live on Showtime in the US and live on SuperChannel in Canada.
Practical Effects
Real hits, real blood, zero CGI nonsense.
Direction
Captures cage chaos like you're ringside.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Strikeforce was UFC's rebellious cousin, giving Showtime its first major MMA foothold before UFC bought them out in 2011.
This card featured two title fights and launched Gilbert Melendez into pound-for-pound conversations — the 'El Niño' era began here.
US
