Strikeforce 18

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Sat 6th June 2009 (UTC)
Sat 6th June 2009 (Local)

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League
Strikeforce

Season
2009

Round
3

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Scottrade Center

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Strikeforce 18: Lawler vs. Shields was a mixed martial arts event held by the MMA organization Strikeforce. It was held in St. Louis, Missouri on June 6, 2009. The event drew an estimated 275,000 viewers on Showtime.

Background:
Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem injured his hand and was unable to fight at this event. He was replaced by Andrei Arlovski. Renato Sobral was scheduled to face Rafael Cavalcante, but after suffering an injury, was replaced by Mike Kyle.

Main Card:
Catchweight / Jake Shields vs. Robbie Lawler
Heavyweight / Brett Rogers vs. Andrei Arlovski
Catchweight / Nick Diaz vs. Scott Smith
Welterweight / Joe Riggs vs. Phil Baroni
Light Heavyweight / Mike Kyle vs. Rafael Cavalcante

Preliminary Card:
Light Heavyweight / Mike Whitehead vs. Kevin Randleman
Catchweight / Jesse Finney vs. Josh Bumgarner
Middleweight / Lucas Lopes vs. Scott Ventimiglia
Welterweight / Tyron Woodley vs. Sal Woods
Light Heavyweight / Booker DeRousse vs. James Wade
Lightweight / Pat Benson vs. Dave Cochran