UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Irvin

UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin
Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	July 19, 2008
Venue	Palms Casino Resort
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Attendance	2,071
Total purse	$623,000
Event chronology
UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin UFC 87: Seek and Destroy

UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 14 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on July 19, 2008 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event marked Anderson "The Spider" Silva's first foray into the Light Heavyweight division, facing James "The Sandman" Irvin. This card was put together on an unusually short notice, it was an attempt to compete with rival promotion Affliction's PPV premiere. It was broadcast in the U.S. and Canada on Spike, and in the UK on Setanta Sports 2.

Results

Preliminary card

• Welterweight bout: Brad Blackburn vs. James Giboo

Blackburn defeated Giboo via TKO (punches) at 2:29 of round 2.

• Welterweight bout: Rory Markham vs. Brodie Farber

Markham defeated Farber via KO (head kick) at 1:37 of round 1. This preliminary bout was aired on the broadcast.

• Lightweight bout: Dale Hartt vs. Shannon Gugerty

Gugerty defeated Hartt via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:33 or round 1.

• Middleweight bout: Nate Loughran vs. Johnny Rees

Loughran defeated Rees via submission (triangle choke) at 4:21 of round 1.

• Middleweight bout: Tim Credeur vs. Cale Yarbrough

Credeur defeated Yarbrough via TKO (punches) at 1:54 of round 1.

Main card

• Middleweight bout: Jesse Taylor vs. CB Dollaway

Dollaway defeated Taylor via submission (Peruvian necktie) at 3:58 of round 1.

• Welterweight bout: Anthony Johnson vs. Kevin Burns

Burns defeated Johnson via TKO (eye poke) at 3:35 of round 3. The fight was stopped after Johnson went down following an illegal eye-poke by Burns. Referee Steve Mazzagatti awarded Burns the victory although he was warned several times during the fight about fouls. Johnson appealed the decision to the NSAC, however it was ultimately rejected.

• Heavyweight bout: Cain Velasquez vs. Jake O'Brien

Velasquez defeated O'Brien via TKO (punches) at 2:02 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout: Hermes Franca vs. Frank Edgar

Edgar defeated Franca via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Light Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Reese Andy

Vera defeated Andy via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).

• Light Heavyweight bout: Anderson Silva vs. James Irvin

Silva defeated Irvin via KO (punches) at 1:01 of round 1.

Bonus awards

At the end of the night, the UFC awarded $25,000 to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.

• Fight of the Night: Hermes Franca vs. Frank Edgar
• Knockout of the Night: Rory Markham
• Submission of the Night: CB Dollaway

Fighter payroll

Anderson Silva ($200,000, no win bonus) def. James Irvin ($20,000)

Brandon Vera ($200,000/$100,000 for show and $100,000 win bonus) def. Reese Andy ($15,000)

Frank Edgar ($26,000/$13,000 for show and $13,000 win bonus) def. Hermes Franca ($17,000)

Cain Velasquez ($14,000/$7,000 for show and $7,000 win bonus) def. Jake O'Brien ($11,000)

Kevin Burns ($10,000/$5,000 for show and $5,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Johnson ($9,000)

C.B. Dollaway ($20,000/$10,000 for show and $10,000 win bonus) def. Jesse Taylor ($8,000)

Tim Credeur ($16,000/$8,000 for show and $8,000 win bonus) def. Cale Yarbrough ($8,000)

Nate Loughran ($8,000/$4,000 for show and $4,000 win bonus) def. Johnny Rees ($4,000)

Shannon Gugerty ($6,000/$3,000 for show and $3,000 win bonus) def. Dale Hartt ($3,000)

Rory Markham ($12,000/$6,000 for show and $6,000 win bonus) def. Brodie Farber ($3,000)

Brad Blackburn ($10,000/$5,000 for show and $5,000 win bonus) def. James Giboo ($3,000)

This does not include bonuses award money

Total: $623,000

External links

• Official card