UFC 82

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UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
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].

Contents

[edit] Results

[edit] Preliminary Card

Jorge Gurgel defeats John Halverson by unanimous decision.
Diego Sanchez defeats David Bielkheden by verbal submission (strikes) at 4:43 of Round 1.
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.
Luigi Fioravanti defeats Luke Cummo by unanimous decision.
Andrei Arlovski defeats Jake O'Brien by TKO (Punches) at 4:17 of Round 2.

[edit] Main Card

Jon Fitch defeats Chris Wilson by unanimous decision. The judges scored the fight 30-27, 29-28, and 30-27.
Yushin Okami defeats Evan Tanner by KO (knee) at 3:00 of Round 2.
Chris Leben defeats Alessio Sakara by TKO (punches) at 4:16 of Round 1.
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.
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]

[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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b UFC 82: Pride of a Champion. UFC.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
  3. ^ Savage, Greg (January 22, 2008). Fitch to Face Chris Wilson at UFC 82. Sherdog.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
  4. ^ Stupp, Dann (February 20, 2008). Mark Coleman Set for UFC Hall of Fame Induction at UFC 82. MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
  5. ^ Foster, Eric (March 2, 2008). Silva, Henderson and Leben Earn “Fight Night” Bonuses. mmajunkie.com. Retrieved on 03-02-2008.

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