UFC 81

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UFC 81: Breaking Point
Details
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date February 2, 2008
Venue Mandalay Bay Events Center
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance 10,583 (7,167 paid)
Total Gate $2,437,890
Buyrate 650,000 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 80: Rapid Fire UFC 81: Breaking Point UFC 82: Pride of a Champion

UFC 81: Breaking Point was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The event featured Tim Sylvia and Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira for UFC's Interim World Heavyweight Championship. UFC Heavyweight champion Randy Couture declined a championship fight with Nogueira[1], which set up the current fight. This event also saw the UFC debut of former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar when he fought former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir.[2]

Contents

[edit] Results

[edit] Preliminary Card

Rob Emerson defeated Keita Nakamura via split decision. The judges scored the bout 30-27, 28-29, and 30-27 for Emerson.[3]
Marvin Eastman defeated Terry Martin via unanimous decision. The judges scored the bout 29-28, 30-27, and 30-27 for Eastman.[3]This was the only fight that did not make the Pay-per-view broadcast.
Tim Boetsch defeated David Heath via TKO (strikes) at 4:52 of Round 1.
Chris Lytle defeated Kyle Bradley via TKO (strikes) at 0:33 of Round 1.

[edit] Main Card

Tyson Griffin defeated Gleison Tibau via unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 30-27 for Griffin.[3]
Ricardo Almeida defeated Rob Yundt via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:08 of Round 1. Yundt was a late replacement for Alan Belcher, who had to withdraw from the bout due to a severe case of bronchitis.[4]
Nate Marquardt defeated Jeremy Horn via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:37 of Round 2.
Frank Mir defeated Brock Lesnar via submission (kneebar) at 1:30 of round 1.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Tim Sylvia via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:28 of Round 3. With the victory, Nogueira became the first man to win both the PRIDE FC and UFC heavyweight titles.[3]

[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]

[edit] Purses

[6] The individual payouts are listed below. Purse amounts were provided by UFCdaily.com, and includes the payment amounts for show and win. The figures do not include sponsor payments, fees, taxes, or special award bonuses

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Tim Sylvia

  • Nogueira — $200,000 ($100,000 to show; $100,000 to win)
  • Sylvia — $100,000

Frank Mir def. Brock Lesnar

  • Mir — $80,000 ($40,000 to show; $40,000 to win)
  • Lesnar — $250,000

Nate Marquardt def. Jeremy Horn

  • Marquardt — $52,000 ($26,000 to show; $26,000 to win)
  • Horn — $25,000

Ricardo Almeida def. Rob Yundt

  • Almeida — $40,000 ($20,000 to show; $20,000 to win)
  • Yundt — $5,000

Tyson Griffin def. Gleison Tibau

  • Griffin — $36,000 ($18,000 to show; $18,000 to win)
  • Tibau — $11,000

Chris Lytle def. Kyle Bradley

  • Lytle — $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
  • Bradley — $4,000

Tim Boetsch def. David Heath

  • Boetsch — $12,000 ($6,000 to show; $6,000 to win)
  • Heath — $6,000

Marvin Eastman def. Terry Martin

  • Eastman — $14,000 ($7,000 to show; $7,000 to win)
  • Martin — $12,000

Rob Emerson def. Keita Nakamura

  • Emerson — $16,000 ($8,000 to show; $8,000 to win)
  • Nakamura — $5,000

[edit] References

  1. ^ Morgan, Adam (December 4, 2007). Randy Couture Turns Down Title Defense Against Minotauro Nogueira. Five Ounces of Pain. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
  2. ^ Super Bowl Showdown set between Lesnar and Mir. ufc.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-06.
  3. ^ a b c d Meltzer, Dave (February 2, 2008). UFC 81 Round by Round Coverage. Wrestling Observer.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
  4. ^ "Yundt Replaces Sick Belcher", Sherdog.com, 2008-01-30. Retrieved on 2008-02-02. 
  5. ^ Stupp, Dan (February 3, 2008). Nogueira, Sylvia, Lytle and Mir Earn $60,000 UFC 81 “Fight Night” Bonuses. mmajunkie.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
  6. ^ "FIGHTER SALARY BREAKDOWN FOR UFC 79", ufcdaily.com, 2008-02-05. Retrieved on 2008-02-12]]. 

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