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====Heavyweight bout: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Heath Herring]] vs. {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Cheick Kongo]]==== |
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Heath Herring defeats Chieck Kongo by split decision. |
Heath Herring defeats Chieck Kongo by split decision. Two judges scored the fight 29-28 Herring, and one scored it 29-28 Kongo. |
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====Middleweight bout: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Leben]] vs. {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessio Sakara]]==== |
====Middleweight bout: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Leben]] vs. {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessio Sakara]]==== |
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Revision as of 04:55, 2 March 2008
| 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 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 82: Pride of a Champion is an upcoming mixed martial arts (MMA) event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to take place on March 1, 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.[1][2][3]
The main event is a middleweight title unification match between UFC champion Anderson Silva and PRIDE FC Welterweight champion Dan Henderson.[4] 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.[5] Gono will be replaced by Chris Wilson.[6]
It has also been announced that former UFC Heavyweight Champion Mark Coleman will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.[7]
Announced matchups
Main Card
Middleweight Championship Unification Bout: 
Dan Henderson vs. 
Anderson Silva
Heavyweight bout: Heath Herring vs. 
Cheick Kongo
Heath Herring defeats Chieck Kongo by split decision. Two judges scored the fight 29-28 Herring, and one scored it 29-28 Kongo.
Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. 
Alessio Sakara
Chris Leben defeats Alessio Sakara by TKO (punches) at 3:16 of round 1.
Middleweight bout: Evan Tanner vs. 
Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami defeats Evan Tanner by knockout (knee from Thai Clinch) at 3:00 of round 2.
Welterweight bout: Chris Wilson vs. Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch defeats Chris Wilson by unanimous decision. The judges scored the fight 30-27, 29-28, and 30-27.
Preliminary Card
Heavyweight bout: 
Andrei Arlovski vs. Jake O'Brien
Andrei Arlovski wins by TKO (strikes) at 4:17 of round 2
Welterweight bout: Luke Cummo vs. Luigi Fioravanti
Luigi Fioravanti wins by unanimous decision
Welterweight bout: Diego Sanchez vs. 
David Bielkheden
Diego Sanchez defeats David Bielkheden by submission (strikes) at 4:43 of round 1.
Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Dustin Hazelett
Josh Koscheck wins via TKO (strikes) at 1:24 of round 2.
Lightweight bout: Jorge Gurgel vs. John Halverson
Jorge Gurgel wins by unanimous decision.
References
- ^ Gilbert, Mark (November 18, 2007). "Henderson: I'll beat Silva up". The Sun. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "UFC 82 tickets presale for 'Pride of a Champion' starts December 27". mmamania.com. December 21, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "UFC RETURNS TO COLUMBUS". ufc.com. December 26, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "UFC 82: Pride of a Champion". UFC.com. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ Stupp, Dann (January 18, 2008). "Akihiro Gono: I'm out of UFC 82 with Hand Injury". MMA Junkie. Retrieved January 18, 2008.
- ^ Savage, Greg (January 22, 2008). "Fitch to Face Chris Wilson at UFC 82". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2008-1-22.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Stupp, Dann (February 20, 2008). "Mark Coleman Set for UFC Hall of Fame Induction at UFC 82". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
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