UFC 82
| UFC 82: Pride of a Champion | ||||
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| A poster or logo for UFC 82: Pride of a Champion. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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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]
Background
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 match up was eventually rescheduled for UFC 94.
At the event, former UFC heavyweight champion Mark Coleman was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.[5]
Results
| Main card (PPV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva (UFC Champion) |
def. | Dan Henderson (Pride Champion) |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:52 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Heavyweight | Heath Herring | def. | Cheick Kongo | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Chris Leben | def. | Alessio Sakara | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:16 | |
| Middleweight | Yushin Okami | def. | Evan Tanner | KO (knee) | 2 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jon Fitch | def. | Chris Wilson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Andrei Arlovski | def. | Jake O'Brien | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:17 | |
| Welterweight | Josh Koscheck | def. | Dustin Hazelett | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 1:24 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Welterweight | Diego Sanchez | def. | David Bielkheden | Submission (punches) | 1 | 4:43 | |
| Welterweight | Luigi Fioravanti | def. | Luke Cummo | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jorge Gurgel | def. | John Halverson | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ↑ Unification of the UFC Middleweight & Pride Welterweight Championship belts[6]
- ↑ This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Silva vs. Henderson fight.
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
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See also
External links
- UFC 82 Website
- UFC 82 Fight Card
- "Blood in the Cage" book excerpt – describes pre-fight scene of UFC 82.
