UFC 82
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| UFC 82: Pride of a Champion | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |
| Date | March 1, 2008 | |
| Venue | Nationwide Arena | |
| City | Columbus, Ohio | |
| Attendance | 16,431 [1] | |
| Total Gate | $2,200,000 [1] | |
| Buyrate | 325,000 | |
| Event chronology | ||
| UFC 81: Breaking Point | UFC 82: Pride of a Champion | UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 |
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) that took place on March 1, 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.[2]
The main event was a UFC & Pride FC middleweight title unification match between UFC champion Anderson Silva and PRIDE FC Welterweight champion Dan Henderson.[2] Gono was replaced by Chris Wilson.[3]
At the event, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Mark Coleman was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.[4].
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[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary Card
- Lightweight bout:
Jorge Gurgel vs. 
John Halverson
- Jorge Gurgel defeats John Halverson by unanimous decision.
- Welterweight bout: Diego Sanchez vs.
David Bielkheden
- Diego Sanchez defeats David Bielkheden by verbal submission (strikes) at 4:43 of Round 1.
- Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Dustin Hazelett
- Josh Koscheck defeats Dustin Hazelett via TKO (strikes) at 1:24 of Round 2. This was the only preliminary fight that was aired on the broadcast.
- Welterweight bout: Luke Cummo vs. Luigi Fioravanti
- Luigi Fioravanti defeats Luke Cummo by unanimous decision.
- Heavyweight bout:
Andrei Arlovski vs. Jake O'Brien
- Andrei Arlovski defeats Jake O'Brien by TKO (Punches) at 4:17 of Round 2.
[edit] Main Card
- Welterweight bout: Chris Wilson vs. Jon Fitch
- Jon Fitch defeats Chris Wilson by unanimous decision. The judges scored the fight 30-27, 29-28, and 30-27.
- Middleweight bout: Evan Tanner vs.
Yushin Okami
- Yushin Okami defeats Evan Tanner by KO (knee) at 3:00 of Round 2.
- Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs.
Alessio Sakara
- Chris Leben defeats Alessio Sakara by TKO (punches) at 4:16 of Round 1.
- Heavyweight bout: Heath Herring vs.
Cheick Kongo
- Heath Herring defeats Cheick Kongo by split decision. Two judges had the fight 29-28 for Herring & one judge had it 29-28 for Kongo.
- UFC & Pride FC Middleweight unification bout: Anderson Silva vs. Dan Henderson
- Anderson Silva defeats Dan Henderson by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:52 of Round 2.
[edit] Bonus awards
At the end of this event, $60,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.[5]
- Fight of the Night: Anderson Silva vs. Dan Henderson
- Submission of the Night: Anderson Silva
- Knockout of the Night: Chris Leben
[edit] Fighter Payouts
Anderson Silva def. Dan Henderson
- Silva - $140,000 ($70,000 to show, $70,000 to win)
- Henderson - $100,000
Heath Herring def. Cheick Kongo
- Herring - $140,000 ($70,000 to show, $70,000 to win)
- Kongo - $30,000
Chris Leben def. Alessio Sakara
- Leben - $50,000 ( $25,000 to show, $25,000 to win)
- Sakara - $17,000
Yushin Okami def. Evan Tanner
- Okami - $28,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 to win)
- Tanner - $25,000
Jon Fitch def. Chris Wilson
- Fitch - $60,000 ($30,000 to show, $30,000 to win)
- Wilson - $12,000
Andrei Arlovski def. Jake O’Brien
- Arlovski - $170,000 ($105,000 to show, $65,000 to win)
- O'Brien - $11,000
Luigi Fioravanti def. Luke Cummo
- Fioravanti - $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
- Cummo - $16,000
Josh Koscheck def. Dustin Hazelett
- Koscheck - $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
- Hazelett - $12,000
Diego Sanchez def. David Bielkheden
- Sanchez - $60,000 ($30,000 to show, $30,000 to win)
- Bielkheden - $8,000
Jorge Gurgel def. John Halverson
- Gurgel - $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win)
- Halverson - $3,000
[edit] References
- ^ a b Stupp, Dan (March 3, 2008). UFC 82 Salaries: Paydays for Anderson Silva, Dan Henderson, Heath Herring, and More. mmajunkie.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
- ^ a b UFC 82: Pride of a Champion. UFC.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
- ^ Savage, Greg (January 22, 2008). Fitch to Face Chris Wilson at UFC 82. Sherdog.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ Stupp, Dann (February 20, 2008). Mark Coleman Set for UFC Hall of Fame Induction at UFC 82. MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Foster, Eric (March 2, 2008). Silva, Henderson and Leben Earn “Fight Night” Bonuses. mmajunkie.com. Retrieved on 03-02-2008.
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