| UFC 82: Pride of a Champion | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 82: Pride of a Champion | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 1, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Nationwide Arena | |||
| City | Columbus, Ohio | |||
| Attendance | 16,431 | |||
| Total gate | $2,200,000 | |||
| 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 March 1, 2008, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
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. Gono was replaced by Chris Wilson. The Fitch/Gono match up was eventually rescheduled for UFC 94.
Diego Sanchez was originally scheduled to faced Roan Carneiro but an undisclosed illness forced out Carneiro. David Bielkheden replaced Carneiro.
At the event, former UFC heavyweight champion Mark Coleman was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.
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 | |
| Heavyweight | Heath Herring | def. | Cheick Kongo | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Chris Leben | def. | Alessio Sakara | TKO (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 | |
| Welterweight | Diego Sanchez | def. | David Bielkheden | TKO (submission to strikes) | 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.
Bonus awards
At the end of this event, $60,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.
- Fight of the Night: Anderson Silva vs. Dan Henderson
- Knockout of the Night: Chris Leben
- Submission of the Night: Anderson Silva
See also
References
- ^ Stupp, Dan (March 3, 2008). "UFC 82 Salaries: Paydays for Anderson Silva, Dan Henderson, Heath Herring, and More". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- "Anderson Silva Vs. Dan Henderson". UFC 82: Pride of a Champion. UFC.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- "Flashback: Silva beats Hendo in UFC 82 SuperFight | UFC". 27 April 2020.
- Stupp, Dann (January 18, 2008). "Akihiro Gono: I'm out of UFC 82 with Hand Injury". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- Savage, Greg (January 22, 2008). "Fitch to Face Chris Wilson at UFC 82". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- "Diego Sanchez gets new UFC 82 opponent". January 23, 2008. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- Stupp, Dann (February 20, 2008). "Mark Coleman Set for UFC Hall of Fame Induction at UFC 82". MMAjunkie.com. MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- Foster, Eric (March 2, 2008). "Silva, Henderson and Leben Earn "Fight Night" Bonuses". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
External links
- UFC 82 Website
- UFC 82 Fight Card
- "Blood in the Cage" book excerpt – describes pre-fight scene of UFC 82.
