UFC 92
| UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 27, 2008 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 14,103 (9,701 paid) | |||
| Total gate | $3,468,440 | |||
| Buyrate | 1,000,000 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 27, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[2][3] The card featured five televised MMA bouts, as well as five un-aired preliminary bouts. It was the last UFC event of 2008.
The main event featured UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin, against undefeated challenger Rashad Evans. This was the first time that two winners of The Ultimate Fighter competed in a title fight against each other. The co-main event was a battle between Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir.
Background
The main event featured number-one contender Rashad Evans fighting Forrest Griffin for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship belt.[4]
Forrest Griffin is a fighter who employs a style known as sprawl and brawl. Sprawl and brawl is a style where the fighter uses defensive wrestler, a sprawl, to keep the fight on standing where they can strike. Forrest Griffin is often praised for his heart, and well rounded MMA game. He became the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion by defeating Quinton Jackson at UFC 86.[5]
The first co-main event saw former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir against former Pride Heavyweight Champion and then current Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.[6][7]
The other co-main event was a fight between former UFC Light-heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson and former PRIDE Middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva.[8]
Results
Preliminary card
- Heavyweight bout: Dan Evensen vs. Pat Barry
- Barry defeated Evensen via TKO (leg kicks) at 2:36 of Round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Jackson vs. Silva fight.
- Welterweight bout: Ryo Chonan vs. Brad Blackburn
- Blackburn defeated Chonan via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Light Heavyweight bout: Matt Hamill vs. Reese Andy
- Hamill defeated Andy via TKO (punches) at 2:19 of Round 2. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Dollaway vs. Massenzio fight.
- Heavyweight bout: Antoni Hardonk vs. Mike Wessel
- Hardonk defeated Wessel via TKO (punches) at 2:09 of Round 2. (Wessel replaced Mark Burch, who was originally intended to fight Hardonk)[9] This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Griffin vs. Evans fight.
- Middleweight bout: Yushin Okami vs. Dean Lister
- Okami defeated Lister via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Main card
- Heavyweight bout: Cheick Kongo vs. Mostapha Al Turk
- Kongo defeated Al Turk via TKO (punches) at 4:37 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: CB Dollaway vs. Mike Massenzio
- Dollaway defeated Massenzio via TKO (punches) at 3:01 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva
- Jackson defeated Silva via KO (punch) at 3:21 of round 1.
- Interim Heavyweight Championship bout: Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (ic) vs. Frank Mir
- Mir defeated Nogueira via TKO (punches) at 1:54 of round 2 to become the new Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion.
- Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Forrest Griffin (c) vs. Rashad Evans
- Evans defeated Griffin via TKO (punches) at 2:46 of round 3 to become the new UFC Light Heavyweight champion.[10]
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.[11]
- Fight of the Night: Rashad Evans vs. Forrest Griffin
- Knockout of the Night: Quinton Jackson
- Submission of the Night: Not awarded as no matches ended with submission
Purses
Rashad Evans: $130,000 (includes $65,000 win bonus) def. Forrest Griffin: $100,000[12]
Frank Mir: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus) def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira: $250,000
Quinton Jackson: $325,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Wanderlei Silva: $200,000
C.B. Dollaway: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Mike Massenzio: $5,000
Cheick Kongo: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus) def: Mostapha Al Turk: $7,000
Yushin Okami: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Dean Lister: $19,000
Antoni Hardonk: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Mike Wessel: $4,000
Matt Hamill: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Reese Andy: $15,000
Brad Blackburn: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) vs. Ryo Chonan: $18,000
Patrick Barry: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus) Dan Evensen: $4,000
References
- ↑ "MMAPayout.com Blue Book". MMAPayout.com. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
- ↑ "Upcoming Events: UFC 92 The Ultimate 2008". Ufc.com. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ↑ Iole, Kevin (August 21, 2008). "UFC road show: Montreal out, Portland in". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
- ↑ "Three Historic Fights Announced for UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008". Ufc.com. October 21, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ↑ "UFC 86 Results". Ufc.com.
- ↑ "Fight Finder – UFC 92 The Ultimate 2008". Sherdog.com. December 27, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
- ↑ Hall, Joe. "Evans, Mir Crowned; Rampage Gets Revenge". Sherdog.com. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
- ↑ Karkoski, Kris (September 2, 2008). "UFC 91 Media Conference Call". MMAfrenzy.com.
- ↑ "Mike Wessel To Replace Mark Burch Against Hardonk At UFC 92". MMAnews.com. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
- ↑ "Evans, Mir Crowned; Rampage Gets Revenge". Sherdog.com.
- ↑ Caplan, Sam (December 28, 2008). "UFC 92 "Fight Night" Bonuses Awarded to Jackson, Griffin, and Evans". FiveOuncesOfPain.com. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
- ↑ "UFC 92 salaries: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson top earner with $325K". MMAjunkie.com. December 29, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
