UFC: Silva vs Irvin
UFC Live: Silva vs. Irvin referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 14 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on July 19, 2008 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event marked Anderson "The Spider" Silva's first foray into the Light Heavyweight division, facing James "The Sandman" Irvin. This card was put together on an unusually short notice, it was an attempt to compete with rival promotion Affliction's PPV premiere.[2][3] It was broadcast in the U.S. and Canada on Spike, and in the UK on Setanta Sports 2.
Results
Preliminary card
- Blackburn defeated Giboo via TKO (punches) at 2:29 of round 2.
- Markham defeated Farber via KO (head kick) at 1:37 of round 1. This preliminary bout was aired on the broadcast.
- Gugerty defeated Hartt via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:33 or round 1.
- Loughran defeated Rees via submission (triangle choke) at 4:21 of round 1.
- Credeur defeated Yarbrough via TKO (punches) at 1:54 of round 1.
Main card
- Dollaway defeated Taylor via submission (Peruvian necktie) at 3:58 of round 1.
- Burns defeated Johnson via TKO (Punches) at 3:35 of round 3. The fight was stopped after Johnson went down following an illegal eye-poke by Burns. Referee Steve Mazzagatti awarded Burns the victory although he was warned several times during the fight about fouls. Johnson appealed the decision to the NSAC, however it was ultimately rejected.[4]
- Edgar defeated Franca via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Vera defeated Andy via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).
- Velasquez defeated O'Brien via TKO (punches) at 2:02 of round 1.
- Silva defeated Irvin via KO (punches) at 1:01 of round 1.
Bonus awards
At the end of the night, the UFC awarded $25,000 to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.[5]
- Fight of the Night: Hermes Franca vs. Frank Edgar
- Submission of the Night: C.B. Dollaway
- Knockout of the Night: Rory Markham
Fighter payroll
Anderson Silva ($200,000, no win bonus) def. James Irvin ($20,000)
Brandon Vera ($200,000/$100,000 for show and $100,000 win bonus) def. Reese Andy ($15,000)
Frank Edgar ($26,000/$13,000 for show and $13,000 win bonus) def. Hermes Franca ($17,000)
Cain Velasquez ($14,000/$7,000 for show and $7,000 win bonus) def. Jake O'Brien ($11,000)
Kevin Burns ($10,000/$5,000 for show and $5,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Johnson ($9,000)
C.B. Dollaway ($20,000/$10,000 for show and $10,000 win bonus) def. Jesse Taylor ($8,000)
Tim Credeur ($16,000/$8,000 for show and $8,000 win bonus) def. Cale Yarbrough ($8,000)
Nate Loughran ($8,000/$4,000 for show and $4,000 win bonus) def. Johnny Rees ($4,000)
Shannon Gugerty ($6,000/$3,000 for show and $3,000 win bonus) def. Dale Hartt ($3,000)
Rory Markham ($12,000/$6,000 for show and $6,000 win bonus) def. Brodie Farber ($3,000)
Brad Blackburn ($10,000/$5,000 for show and $5,000 win bonus) def. James Giboo ($3,000)
This does not include bonuses award money
Total: $623,000[6]
References
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 14 Fighters Test Clean For Steroids". MMAFrenzy.com. http://mmafrenzy.com/3697/ufc-fight-night-14-fighters-test-clean/. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ "UFC Combats Affliction's PPV Premier". RedSweat. June 18, 2008. http://www.redsweat.com/the-ufc-combats-afflictions-debut-with-ufc-fight-night-14/. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 14". MMAJunkie. June 18, 2008. http://mmajunkie.com/event/128/ufc-fight-night-14.mma. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "Anthony Johnson fails in attempt to have Kevin Burns result overturned". MMAjunkie.com. 2008-09-14. http://mmajunkie.com/news/5286/anthony-johnson-fails-in-attempt-to-have-kevin-burns-result-overturned.mma. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ "Yahoo! Sports – Sports News, Scores, Rumors, Fantasy Games, and more". Sports.yahoo.com. http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=Ai9t85o9TMgWg7u8op6oly89Eo14?slug=mmajunkie-UFN_14_bonuses&prov=mmajunkie&type=lgns. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ "Yahoo! Sports – Sports News, Scores, Rumors, Fantasy Games, and more". Sports.yahoo.com. http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AmG4di2EHYCJ9bVS82SlZoStEo14?slug=mmajunkie-UFN_14_salaries&prov=mmajunkie&type=lgns. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
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