UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 27, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[2][3]
| UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 The poster for UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 27, 2008 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 14,103 (9,701 paid) | |||
| Total gate | $3,468,440 | |||
| Buyrate | 1,000,000 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe main event featured UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin, against undefeated challenger Rashad Evans. This was the first time that two winners of The Ultimate Fighter competed in a title fight against each other.[4]
The first co-main event saw former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir against former Pride Heavyweight Champion and Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira.[5][6]
The other co-main event was a rubber match between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton Jackson and former PRIDE Middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva.[7] Silva had won their previous two matches in the PRIDE organization in Japan.
Antoni Hardonk was originally scheduled to face Mark Burch, who was injured and replaced by Mike Wessel.[8]
Results
edit| Main card (PPV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Rashad Evans | def. | Forrest Griffin (c) | KO (punches) | 3 | 2:46 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Frank Mir | def. | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (ic) | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:54 | [b] |
| Middleweight | C. B. Dollaway | def. | Mike Massenzio | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:01 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Quinton Jackson | def. | Wanderlei Silva | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:21 | |
| Heavyweight | Cheick Kongo | def. | Mostapha al-Turk | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:37 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Yushin Okami | def. | Dean Lister | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Antoni Hardonk | def. | Mike Wessel | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:09 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Matt Hamill | def. | Reese Andy | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:19 | |
| Welterweight | Brad Blackburn | def. | Ryo Chonan | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Pat Barry | def. | Dan Evensen | TKO (leg kicks) | 1 | 2:36 | |
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Both winners of The Ultimate Fighter competed in a title fight against each other.
- ^ For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship.
Bonus awards
editFighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.[9]
- Fight of the Night: Rashad Evans vs. Forrest Griffin
- Knockout of the Night: Quinton Jackson
- Submission of the Night: Not awarded as no matches ended with submission
Reported payout
edit- Rashad Evans: $130,000 (includes $65,000 win bonus)
def. Forrest Griffin: $100,000[10]
- Frank Mir: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus)
def. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira: $250,000
- Quinton Jackson: $325,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
def. Wanderlei Silva: $200,000
- C.B. Dollaway: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Massenzio: $5,000
- Cheick Kongo: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus)
def: Mostapha al-Turk: $7,000
- Yushin Okami: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Dean Lister: $19,000
- Antoni Hardonk: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Wessel: $4,000
- Matt Hamill: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Reese Andy: $15,000
- Brad Blackburn: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)
vs. Ryo Chonan: $18,000
- Pat Barry: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Dan Evensen: $4,000
References
edit- ^ "MMAPayout.com Blue Book". MMAPayout.com. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
- ^ "Upcoming Events: UFC 92 The Ultimate 2008". Ufc.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ^ Iole, Kevin (August 21, 2008). "UFC road show: Montreal out, Portland in". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
- ^ "Three Historic Fights Announced for UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008". UFC.com. October 21, 2008. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ^ "Fight Finder – UFC 92 The Ultimate 2008". Sherdog.com. December 27, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
- ^ Hall, Joe. "Evans, Mir Crowned; Rampage Gets Revenge". Sherdog.com. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
- ^ Karkoski, Kris (September 2, 2008). "UFC 91 Media Conference Call". MMAfrenzy.com.
- ^ "Mike Wessel To Replace Mark Burch Against Hardonk At UFC 92". MMAnews.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
- ^ Caplan, Sam (December 28, 2008). "UFC 92 "Fight Night" Bonuses Awarded to Jackson, Griffin, and Evans". FiveOuncesOfPain.com. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
- ^ "UFC 92 salaries: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson top earner with $325K". MMAjunkie.com. December 29, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2014.