Official Gate Totals Released For Strikeforce Challengers 17

1,418 of the 1,876 total tickets were given out free of charge. The remaining 458 tickets generated an average of $93.86 in revenue. Strikeforce failed to sell the residual 98 tickets.

Strikeforce Challengers 17 was the first incarnation of the promotion to take place in the series’ new Zuffa-instituted home at the The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The event also aired live on Showtime.

It’s over. After 14 months and three bouts, we have our answer. Bobby Voelker has Roger Bowling’s number. After the two welterweights split their first two bouts, Voelker put an emphatic stamp on it with a TKO win at 2:16 of the second round at Strikeforce Challengers 17.

Bowling came into the series, which started at Strikeforce Challengers 8 in May of last year, as an undefeated hot prospect on his way to bigger and better things. But Voelker just put a hex on the kid. In the first bout, Bowling, the more impressive athletic specimen, was dominating the fight when an eye poke forced a stoppage in the third round. Bowling took the decision but gave Voelker a rematch.

Jordan, a stocky bull of a man, hurt Cole with uppercuts in the first round and even threw the wrestler with a sharp hip toss. From there it got crazy as the 255 plus pound heavyweight took Cole’s back with the agility of a spider monkey. He almost had Cole flattened out but gave up the position to go for a rear naked choke. The gritty Cole fended it off, but Jordan came back to hurt him with punches to end the round.

In the second, Jordan landed a superman punch and seemed to have Cole on the ropes briefly, but Cole’s wrestling skill came to bear at that point. Once Cole got Jordan down, he didn’t waste his opportunity and wore down Jordan with knees to the face and body.