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| Promotion | Strikeforce and EliteXC | |
| Date | March 29, 2008 | |
| Venue | HP Pavilion at San Jose | |
| City | San Jose, California | |
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Strikeforce and EliteXC. The event took place on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California[1]. The main card aired live on the Showtime premium cable channel. The event originally featured the anticipated Gilbert Melendez vs. Josh Thomson, but it was called off because Thomson injured himself training[2]. Nick Diaz was also scheduled to fight but has since been pulled from the card due to undisclosed reasons.[3]
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Televised Matches
| Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time |
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 Cung Le |
 Frank Shamrock |
Doctor Stoppage (Broken Arm) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Drew Fickett |
 Jae Suk Lim |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 1:14 |
| Gilbert Melendez |
Gabe Lemley |
TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:18 |
| Wayne Cole |
Mike Kyle |
Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:45 |
| Joey Villasenor |
Ryan Jensen |
KO (Punch) | 1 | 4:45 |
Fighter Salaries
Below are the disclosed purses for each of the fighters [1]:
MAIN EVENT
- Frank Shamrock: $300,000 (no win bonus listed)
- Cung Le: $200,000 (no win bonus listed)
MAIN CARD FIGHTERS
- Gilbert Melendez: $50,000 (defeated Gabe Lemley; no win bonus listed)
- Joey Villasenor: $36,000 (defeated Ryan Jensen; win bonus was $18,000
- Wayne Cole: $10,000 (defeated Mike Kyle; win bonus was $5,000)
- Drew Fickett: $10,000 (defeated Jae Suk Lim; win bonus was $5,000)
- Mike Kyle: $10,000 (lost to Wayne Cole)
- Gabe Lemley: $7,000 (lost to Gilbert Melendez)
- Jae Suk Lim: $3,000 (lost to Drew Fickett)
- Ryan Jensen: $6,000 (lost to Joey Villasenor)
PRELIMINARY MATCH FIGHTERS
- Billy Evangelista: $10,000 (defeated Marlon Sims; win bonus was $5,000)
- Tiki Ghosn: $8,000 (defeated Luke Stewart; win bonus was $2,000)
- Luke Stewart: $6,000 (lost to Tiki Ghosn)
- Darren Uyenoyama: $4,000 (defeated Anthony Figueroa; win bonus was $2,000)
- Marlon Sims: $2,500 (lost to Billy Evangelista)
- Jesse Jones: $2,150 (defeated Jesse Gillespie; win bonus was $500)
- Anthony Figueroa: $2,000 (lost to Darren Uyenoyama)
- Jesse Gillespie: $1,200 (lost to Jesse Jones)
DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $667,850
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