UFC_82
UFC 82
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2008
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.[2]
| UFC 82: Pride of a Champion | ||||
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The poster 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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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.[3]
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.[4] Gono was replaced by Chris Wilson.[5] 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.[6] David Bielkheden replaced Carneiro.
At the event, former UFC heavyweight champion Mark Coleman was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.[7]
| 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 | 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.
At the end of this event, $60,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.[8]
- Fight of the Night: Anderson Silva vs. Dan Henderson
- Knockout of the Night: Chris Leben
- Submission of the Night: Anderson Silva
- 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.
- UFC 82 Website
- UFC 82 Fight Card
- "Blood in the Cage" book excerpt – describes pre-fight scene of UFC 82.