UFC 87
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2008
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::summary UFC mixed martial arts event in 2008 ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | UFC 87: Seek and Destroy |
| image | UFC 87.jpg |
| promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| date | August 9, 2008 |
| venue | Target Center |
| city | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| attendance | 15,087 |
| gate | $2,252,000 |
| buyrate | 625,000 |
| previousevent | UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin |
| followingevent | UFC 88: Breakthrough |
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|name=UFC 87: Seek and Destroy |image=UFC 87.jpg |promotion=Ultimate Fighting Championship |date=August 9, 2008 |venue=Target Center |city=Minneapolis, Minnesota |attendance=15,087 |gate=$2,252,000 |buyrate=625,000 |previousevent=UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin |followingevent=UFC 88: Breakthrough
***UFC 87: Seek and Destroy ***was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 9, 2008, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the twenty-first UFC event for the Pay-Per-View broadcast in high-definition.
Background
The card was headlined by a welterweight championship bout between champion Georges St-Pierre and challenger Jon Fitch.
UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman was first scheduled to fight Brock Lesnar, but an Achilles tendon injury forced him to withdraw. Heath Herring stepped in to fight Lesnar instead.
Future UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones made his UFC debut at this event after stepping in to replace Tomasz Drwal who pulled out of his bout with André Gusmão due to injury.
Results
|Welterweight |Georges St-Pierre (c) |def. |Jon Fitch |Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 50–44, 50–44) |5 |5:00 |For the UFC Welterweight Championship |Heavyweight |Brock Lesnar |def. |Heath Herring |Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) |3 |5:00 | |Lightweight |Rob Emerson |def. |Manvel Gamburyan |KO (punches) |1 |0:12 | |Lightweight |Kenny Florian |def. |Roger Huerta |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | |Middleweight |Demian Maia |def. |Jason MacDonald |Submission (rear-naked choke) |3 |2:44 | |Welterweight |Tamdan McCrory |def. |Luke Cummo |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | |Heavyweight |Cheick Kongo |def. |Dan Evensen |TKO (punches) |1 |4:55 | |Light Heavyweight |Jon Jones |def. |André Gusmão |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | |Welterweight |Chris Wilson |def. |Steve Bruno |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | |Welterweight |Ben Saunders |def. |Ryan Thomas |Submission (armbar) |2 |2:28 |
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $60,000 bonuses.
- Fight of the Night: Georges St-Pierre vs. Jon Fitch
- Knockout of the Night: Rob Emerson
- Submission of the Night: Demian Maia
References
References
- Meltzer, Dave. (2008-12-12). "Lesnar blasts UFC toward record year – Yahoo Sports Canada". Ca.sports.yahoo.com.
- "Lesnar-Coleman Headlines UFC 87 in Minnesota on August 9". UFC.com.
- Stupp, Dann. (Aug 10, 2008). "UFC 87 bonuses: St. Pierre, Fitch, Maia and Emerson earn $60,000 each".
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