''Strikeforce: Nashville'' was a

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event produced by

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, it took place on April 17, 2010, at the Bridgestone Arena in

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, United States and broadcast domestically on CBS.

Background

The main event was originally rumored to be Fedor Emelianenko taking on

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. However, the fight was moved to a future event. Bobby Lashley was expected to fight on the card, as the promotion had already submitted an opponent for Lashley and was awaiting from the Tennessee Athletic Commission. According to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, the bout would likely be the fourth bout on the CBS televised portion of the event. On April 5, Lashley confirmed that he would not appear on the card since Strikeforce officials could not guarantee an appearance on the televised portion of the card due to time constraints. The event drew an estimated 2,900,000 viewers on CBS.

Nashville brawl

The event was marred by a post-fight brawl following the main event. During

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' post-fight interview, Jason Miller gained access to the cage and interrupted Shields, asking, "Where's my rematch, buddy?" After both Gilbert Melendez and Shields pushed Miller away,

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then threw the initial punch to start the full-scale brawl. Members of the Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu camp, including Melendez, Nick and

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attacked Miller, while Miller was restrained on the canvas by members of Diaz's camp. The fight was then broken up by referees, members of

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's corner and members of security. The brawl resulted in CBS cancelling its half of Strikeforce's television contract: MMA would not return to network television until November 2011 with UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos.

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* {{Strikeforce Events

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Background

Nashville brawl

Results

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