Andre Galvao

Strikeforce Challengers 7 took place last Friday on Showtime. Main event participant Lavar Johnson was returning from a year lay-off after he was nearly killed following multiple gunshot wounds and picked up an event high $16,000 following his victory over Lolohea Mahe. The California State Athletic Commission released the full list of payouts from the event. Other top earners from Strikeforce Challengers 7 were main card participants Justin Wilcox ($12,000), Andre Galvao ($10,000) and Ron “Abongo” Humphrey ($7,000). Here is the full list of fighter salaries: Lavar Johnson: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Lolohea Mahe: $3,000 Ron “Abongo” Humphrey: $7,000 [...]

Strikeforce Challengers VII will get underway tonight live on Showtime from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. The event kicks off a free preview weekend for Showtime and it will be available in 54.4 million households. In the main event, Lavar Johnson (13-3) makes an amazing comeback after being gunned down and nearly killed by gang members while at a family barbeque on July 4th of last year. Less than one year later and he is headlining a Strikeforce card. Johnson will be facing Hawaiian Lolohea Mahe (4-0-1), who is making his promotional debut. Mahe has yet to record [...]