Strikeforce: Robbie Lawler vs. Jake Shields Weigh-In Information and Media

by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 5, 2009 3:26 PM EDT in News Comment 77 comments

Where: Al Hrabosky's Ballpark Saloon at 800 Cerre Street in downtown St. Louis.

When: 3 p.m. Central, 4 p.m. EST.

Check back later for weigh-in results and various forms of media. If you are heading to Al Hrabosky's be sure to give us a first-person report, as there is no indication of a live stream.

MAIN CARD:

182 lbs. (Catchweight): Robbie Lawler (182.75) vs. Jake Shields (181.75)

265 lbs.: Andrei Arlovski (244) vs. Brett Rogers (262)

180 lbs. (Catchweight): Nick Diaz (179) vs. Scott Smith (179.5)

170 lbs.: Phil Baroni (168.75) vs. Joe Riggs (170)

205 lbs.: Kevin Randleman (204) vs. Mike Whitehead (206)

UNDER CARD:

170 lbs.: Josh Baumgartner (173.5) vs. Jesse Finney (175.75)

205 lbs.: Rafael Cavalcante (205.5) vs. Mike Kyle (202.5)

~~265~~ 205lbs.: Booker DeRousse (204.25) vs. James Wade (205.25)

170 lbs.: Tyron Woodley (170.25) vs. Sal Woods (169.25)

185 lbs.: Lucas Lopes (186) vs. Scott Ventimiglia (185)

155 lbs.: Pat Benson (155.75) vs. Dave Cochran (153)

Strikeforce: "Lawler vs. Shields" begins Saturday at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields coverage

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10 BE bucks says randleman misses weight..

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by Anton Tabuena on Jun 5, 2009 7:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ahem*

Monster would like to have a word with you.

Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, growing up as a child Kimbo Slice was never given any bread with his meals. This is why he insists people give him his bread."

by xFenixKnightx on Jun 5, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

…ah well. ;)

by grein on Jun 5, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’ll be there.

by TheAlphaNerd on Jun 5, 2009 10:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

No video stream? See this is where Strikeforce is slipping. Even Affliction had live weighins…

Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, growing up as a child Kimbo Slice was never given any bread with his meals. This is why he insists people give him his bread."

by xFenixKnightx on Jun 5, 2009 10:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’m not seeing any information for a stream at Strikeforce or Showtime.

sweat sweat cause i'm a poisonous pill

by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 5, 2009 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah I know, I checked.

Lame, weighins and the staredowns get me hyped!

Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, growing up as a child Kimbo Slice was never given any bread with his meals. This is why he insists people give him his bread."

by xFenixKnightx on Jun 5, 2009 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Affliction had a 90 minute weighin show. Even an untelevised weighin is better than that.

http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com

by Beer Monster on Jun 5, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was for HDNet and InsideMMA, and it was actually pretty good.

by MMASuPreMaCy on Jun 5, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Affliction weight ins were good? They were good-n-painful.

by szucconi on Jun 5, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

At least they were on TV.

Goodness gracious, griping about the quality of weighins?

Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, growing up as a child Kimbo Slice was never given any bread with his meals. This is why he insists people give him his bread."

by xFenixKnightx on Jun 5, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They sucked.

by subo on Jun 5, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was not griping, someone said they were pretty good. They were the opposite of that. Yes they were on TV, but they were so painful and poorly done that they likely hurt the buy rate.

by szucconi on Jun 5, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The best part was if you cranked the volume inbetween fighters you could hear them talking on the microphone about what they would do next and just random bullshit.

Jerry “The Fifth Beatle” Millen said something along the lines of “OK when Fedor comes out im gonna come out and get the microphone to introduce him.”

Even though the other guy announcing each fighter coming out was a lot better & more professional.

by DirtyML on Jun 5, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

So it was great the same way YAMMA was great, because of the dysfunction.

I long for the days of the YAMMA.

by szucconi on Jun 5, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Like I said...

On HDNet, they were good (they were weigh-ins for crying out loud).

If you watched on ESPN stream, then they sucked, because they were meant for HDNet.

by MMASuPreMaCy on Jun 5, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They sucked on HDnet, also. They were just plain bad. Poor planning and production. I don’t even know how you are defending it. Sure, it was just weighins, but THEY tried to make it a big deal and failed in an epic way.

by szucconi on Jun 5, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought they were good for InsidemMMA.
=)

by MMASuPreMaCy on Jun 5, 2009 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes they were on TV, but they were so painful and poorly done that they likely hurt the buy rate

That’s a bit much though. Who doesn’t buy a card because of weigh-ins?
Hahaha…

by MMASuPreMaCy on Jun 5, 2009 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That is what we call hyperbole

by ufc4 on Jun 5, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good? Half of it was just the Affliction visual in the background while everyone sat around and BS’d. They used a bathroom scale on a stage. Come on.

http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com

by Beer Monster on Jun 5, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is Gus Johnson making the Weigh In calls?

by bignerd on Jun 5, 2009 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

MMA4Real is on location and will be updating live.

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by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 5, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Isn't Diaz/Smith at 179 (not 180)?

Or are they gonna pull that dumb shit where they can weigh in 1 pound over anyway.

Creator of the FightMatrix rating system.

by JCS_FM on Jun 5, 2009 4:00 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

When it’s a catch weight bout, you shouldn’t get a pound. I am looking at you Gina Carano.

It is some bogus shit.

by szucconi on Jun 5, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

From Showtime:

Fresh off their respective thrilling wins in the premier of Strikeforce on SHOWTIME (April 11), the versatile Nick Diaz and knockout artist Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith will meet in a special 180-pound showdown.

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by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 5, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well yeah, I mean, fuck it, right

Who gives a shit?

Lazy ass shit.

by subo on Jun 5, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Matt Bishop of MMA4Real Twittering.

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by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 5, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Is that tracy lee?

by szucconi on Jun 5, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Indeed.

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by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 5, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Here’s Josh Baumgartner: http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Josh-Baumgartner-14231

by Chris Nelson on Jun 5, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks.
: )

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by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 5, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Paperwork is apparently being finalized.

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by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 5, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Starting.

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by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 5, 2009 4:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

182.75 for Lawler..

What’s the point of the 182 catchweight?

Creator of the FightMatrix rating system.

by JCS_FM on Jun 5, 2009 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The point is for Lawler to be much bigger then the person he is fighting.

by szucconi on Jun 5, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And he still might lose.

Creator of the FightMatrix rating system.

by JCS_FM on Jun 5, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’ve got him losing. There are a lot of people picking shields.

by szucconi on Jun 5, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think Shields' striking is soo suspect that Lawler KO's him first round

but then again I’ve never been huge on Shields due to his lack of well roundedness… He seems so lost on his feet… I remember watching Bully Beatdown HOPING the bully didn’t get a lucky KO on shields lol.

by Loot on Jun 5, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

168.75

is awful light for Baroidi

Creator of the FightMatrix rating system.

by JCS_FM on Jun 5, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

As soon as I saw it, I though lightweight. Shedding some mass would help his cardio too.

by szucconi on Jun 5, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If Arlovski beats Rogers, I hope he fights Overeem next.

by DirtyML on Jun 5, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

YES!

by grein on Jun 5, 2009 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Where’s the person that said Randleman wasn’t making weight?
=)

by MMASuPreMaCy on Jun 5, 2009 4:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

265 lbs.: Booker DeRousse (204.25) vs. James Wade (205.25)

Is that right? 265 and they both came in under 206?

by szucconi on Jun 5, 2009 5:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Preeeetty sure that’s a typo.

http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com

by Beer Monster on Jun 5, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was a typo. Sorry.

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by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 6, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

170 lbs.: Josh Baumgartner (173.5) vs. Jesse Finney (175.75)

Jesus, COME ON!

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by Leland Roling on Jun 5, 2009 5:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I am pretty sure strikeforce weigh ins are just meant to get your weight, without any real goals in mind.

They’d LIKE you to come in on weight, but they are willing to pay you $400 instead of $800 if you just fight anyways.

by DirtyML on Jun 5, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Complaining about some under card fighters that no one knows and that wont be televised?
=)

by MMASuPreMaCy on Jun 5, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That’s the difference. I care because Baumgartner is actually a prospect that Strikeforce is looking to push. If he can’t make weight all the damn time, it’s a serious knock on him.

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by Leland Roling on Jun 5, 2009 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, got it. Yeah, they both didn’t make weight, so typically one fighters knows ahead of time the other fighters isn’t going to make weight, so the other guy doesn’t bother anymore. Hopefully he will have better luck next time.

by MMASuPreMaCy on Jun 5, 2009 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It’s called being professional, just because a guy fights on the undercard doesn’t mean he should be allowed to come in at whatever he wants. What if one of them came in at 179, would that still be ok? 181? 184?

by ufc4 on Jun 5, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It might be a 175lb catchweight, but I can’t find anything from Strikeforce on that.

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by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 6, 2009 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Strikeforce Weigh Ins

by MMASuPreMaCy on Jun 5, 2009 6:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I was at the weigh-ins this afternoon

Arlovski got the biggest fan reaction easily, with Anderson Silva a close second in Feijao’s corner, and Nick Diaz third.

My personal highlight was one of the Showtime producers trying to instruct Baroni where to direct his attention so the photogs could get their shots, to which Baroni replied “Shut the fuck up, man.”

Randleman grabbed the mic from Jimmy Lennon Jr. after he weighed-in to tell the fans how much he appreciated their support.

The Shields-Lawler staredown was surprisingly more dramatic than Diaz-Smith. It took Robbie and Jake a good long while before they moved away, with each seemingly waiting for the other to flinch or look away first. Scott Smith seemed more interested in facing the cameras while Diaz was trying to stare him down unsucessfully.

by Scott Haber on Jun 5, 2009 6:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs