April 17, 2010 is a day that will live in mixed martial arts infamy.
After Jake Shields’ defended his middleweight crown in the Strikeforce “Nashville” main event at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., a melee ensued when Jason Miller entered the cage and interrupted the champion’s post-fight interview to ask for a rematch. Shields then pushed Miller, and “Mayhem” was attacked by Nate Diaz, Nick Diaz, Gilbert Melendez and other Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu members in the cage.
“Sometimes these things happen in MMA,” announcer Gus Johnson said.