Strikeforce: Miami put on quite a show last night at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL that culminated with the crowning of Nick Diaz as the new welterweight champion who at one point looked as though he was going to fall victim to the dangerous hands of challenger Marius ‘The Whitemare’ Zaromskis. Below you will find a quick run-down of how the night played out, and we will be bringing you more media and analysis from the event over the next few days:

MAIN CARD
Nick Diaz def. Marius Zaromskis – (TKO, 1st Round at 4:38)
Cristiane Santos def. Marloes Coenen (TKO, 3rd Round at 3:40)
Robbie Lawler def. Melvin Manhoef (KO, 1st Round at 3:33)
Herschel Walker def. Greg Nagy (TKO, 3rd Round at 2:17)
Bobby Lashley def. Wes Sims (TKO, 1st Round at 2:06)
Jay Hieron def. Joe Riggs (Unanimous Decision)

PRELIMINARY CARD
Micahel Byrnes def. David Zitnik (Majority Decision)
Joe Ray def. John Clarke (TKO 1st Round at 3:14)
David Gomez def. Craig Oxley (Unanimous Decision)
Pablo Alfonso def. Marcos DaMatta (Armbar, 1st Round at 1:47)
Hayder Hassan def. Ryan Keenan (TKO, 2nd Round at 2:42)
John Kelly Submitted def. Sabah Homasi (Rear Naked Choke, 1st Round at 2:48)

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