UFC 82
| UFC 82: Pride of a Champion | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 82: Pride of a Champion | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 1, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Nationwide Arena | |||
| City | Columbus, Ohio, USA | |||
| Attendance | 16,431[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,200,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 325,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 82: Pride of a Champion was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event that took place on 1 March 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.[2]
The main event was a UFC & Pride FC middleweight title unification match between UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and PRIDE FC welterweight champion Dan Henderson.
A welterweight matchup between Jon Fitch and Akihiro Gono was originally scheduled, but Gono was forced to withdraw after suffering a hand injury in training.[3] Gono was replaced by Chris Wilson.[4] The Fitch/Gono matchup was rescheduled for UFC 94.
At the event, former UFC heavyweight champion Mark Coleman was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.[5]
This would also be the last appearance of former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski in the UFC.
Results
Preliminary card
- Lightweight bout: Jorge Gurgel vs. John Halverson
- Gurgel defeated Halverson via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27).
- Welterweight bout: Luke Cummo vs. Luigi Fioravanti
- Fioravanti defeated Cummo via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Welterweight bout: Diego Sanchez vs. David Bielkheden
- Sanchez defeated Bielkheden via submission (strikes) at 4:43 of round 1.
- Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Dustin Hazelett
- Koscheck defeated Hazelett via TKO (strikes) at 1:24 of Round 2. This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Silva vs. Henderson fight.
- Heavyweight bout: Andrei Arlovski vs. Jake O'Brien
- Arlovski defeated O'Brien via TKO (strikes) at 4:17 of round 2.
Main card
- Welterweight bout: Chris Wilson vs. Jon Fitch
- Fitch defeated Wilson via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 30–27).
- Middleweight bout: Evan Tanner vs. Yushin Okami
- Okami defeated Tanner via KO (knee) at 3:00 of round 2.
- Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Alessio Sakara
- Leben defeated Sakara via KO (punches) at 3:16 of round 1.
- Heavyweight bout: Heath Herring vs. Cheick Kongo
- Herring defeated Kongo via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
- UFC Middleweight & Pride Welterweight Championship unification bout: Anderson Silva (UFC Champion) vs. Dan Henderson (Pride Champion)
- Silva defeated Henderson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:52 of Round 2 to become the unified Middleweight Champion.[6]
Bonus awards
At the end of this event, $60,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.[7]
- Fight of the Night: Anderson Silva vs. Dan Henderson
- Knockout of the Night: Chris Leben
- Submission of the Night: Anderson Silva
Fighter Payouts
Main Card[8]
- Anderson Silva: $140,000 ($70,000 to fight, $70,000 to win)
- Dan Henderson: $100,000 ($100,000 to fight)
- Heath Herring: $140,000 ($70,000 to fight, $70,000 to win)
- Jon Fitch: $60,000 ($30,000 to fight, $30,000 to win)
- Chris Leben: $50,000 ($25,000 to fight, $25,000 to win)
- Cheick Kongo: $30,000 ($30,000 to fight)
- Yushin Okami: $28,000 ($14,000 to fight, $14,000 to win)
- Evan Tanner: $25,000 ($25,000 to fight)
- Alessio Sakara: $17,000 ($17,000 to fight)
- Chris Wilson: $12,000 ($12,000 to fight)
Preliminary Card[8]
- Andrei Arlovski: $170,000 ($105,000 to fight, $65,000 to win)
- Diego Sanchez: $60,000 ($30,000 to fight, $30,000 to win)
- Josh Koscheck: $20,000 ($10,000 to fight, $10,000 to win)
- Luigi Fioravanti: $16,000 ($8,000 to fight, $8,000 to win)
- Luke Cummo: $16,000 ($16,000 to fight)
- Jorge Gurgel: $14,000 ($7,000 to fight, $7,000 to win)
- Dustin Hazelett: $12,000 ($12,000 to fight)
- Jake O’Brien: $11,000 ($11,000 to fight)
- David Bielkheden: $8,000 ($8,000 to fight)
- John Halverson: $3,000 ($3,000 to fight)
Total Fighter Payout: $932,000
Read above for bonuses.
References
- ^ a b Stupp, Dan (March 3, 2008). "UFC 82 Salaries: Paydays for Anderson Silva, Dan Henderson, Heath Herring, and More". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- ^ "UFC 82: Pride of a Champion". UFC.com. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ Stupp, Dann (January 18, 2008). "Akihiro Gono: I'm out of UFC 82 with Hand Injury". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ^ Savage, Greg (January 22, 2008). "Fitch to Face Chris Wilson at UFC 82". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ Stupp, Dann (February 20, 2008). "Mark Coleman Set for UFC Hall of Fame Induction at UFC 82". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ Mohapatra, Pramit (2008-03-03). "After winning at UFC 82, Silva joins an elite class". SI.com. SI.com. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ^ Foster, Eric (March 2, 2008). "Silva, Henderson and Leben Earn "Fight Night" Bonuses". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
- ^ a b http://www.cagetoday.com/ufc-82-fighter-payouts/
External links
- UFC 82 Website
- UFC 82 Fight Card
- "Blood in the Cage" book excerpt – describes pre-fight scene of UFC 82.
