- Saturday 05.16.2009
- U.S. Broadcast: Showtime
- Name: Strikeforce Challengers 1: Aina vs. Evangelista
- Also Known As: ShoMMA 1
- Promotion: Strikeforce
- Ownership: Silicon Valley Sports and Entertainment
- Venue: Save Mart Center
- Location: Fresno, California, United States
- Enclosure: Cage
- MMA Bouts: 9
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Instead of continuing the “Young Guns” series from previous years, Strikeforce decided in 2009 to introduce a new series known as Strikeforce: Challengers. The first event of the series, abbreviated as ShoMMA 1, took place on May 15, 2009 and featured bouts between some of the promotion’s top female talent and up-and-coming male talent, such as Miesha Tate, Sarah Kaufman, and Billy Evangelista.
While Mike Aina originally defeated Evangelista due to a DQ due to an illegal blow, the bout was eventually overturned to a No Contest when it was clearly shown that the blow had not struck Aina.