UFC 81
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 2, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |||
| Attendance | 10,583 (7,167 paid) | |||
| Total gate | $2,437,890 | |||
| Buyrate | 600,000 | |||
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UFC 81: Breaking Point was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held on February 2, 2008 by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip.
The event featured Tim Sylvia and Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira for UFC's Interim World Heavyweight Championship. UFC Heavyweight champion Randy Couture declined a championship fight with Nogueira,[1] which caused the creation of the interim title.
This event also saw the UFC debut of current WWE superstar Brock Lesnar in a bout against former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir.[2]
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Results [edit]
Preliminary card [edit]
- Lightweight bout: Rob Emerson vs. Keita Nakamura
- Emerson defeated Nakamura via split decision (30–27, 28–29, 30–27). This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Lytle vs. Bradley fight.
- Light heavyweight bout: David Heath vs. Tim Boetsch
- Boetsch defeated Heath via TKO (throw & punches) at 4:52 of Round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Marquardt vs. Horn fight.
- Middleweight bout: Marvin Eastman vs. Terry Martin
- Eastman defeated Martin via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27).
- Welterweight bout: Chris Lytle vs. Kyle Bradley
- Lytle defeated Bradley via KO (punches) at 0:33 of Round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Sylvia vs. Nogueira fight.
Main card [edit]
- Lightweight bout: Tyson Griffin vs. Gleison Tibau
- Griffin defeated Tibau via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Middleweight bout: Ricardo Almeida vs. Rob Yundt
- Almeida defeated Yundt via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:08 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Jeremy Horn
- Marquardt defeated Horn via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:37 of Round 2.
- Heavyweight bout: Frank Mir vs. Brock Lesnar
- Mir defeated Lesnar via submission (kneebar) at 1:30 of round 1.
- Nogueira defeated Sylvia via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:28 of Round 3 to become the Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion.
Bonus awards [edit]
At the end of this event, $60,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.[3]
- Fight of the Night: Tim Sylvia vs. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- Knockout of the Night: Chris Lytle
- Submission of the Night: Frank Mir
Reported payout [edit]
The individual payouts are listed below. Payout amounts includes the payment amounts for show and win, but do not include sponsor payments, fees, taxes, or special award bonuses.[4]
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Tim Sylvia: $100,000
- Frank Mir: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Brock Lesnar: $250,000
- Nate Marquardt: $52,000 (includes $26,000 win bonus) def. Jeremy Horn: $25,000
- Ricardo Almeida: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Rob Yundt: $5,000
- Tyson Griffin: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Gleison Tibau: $11,000
- Chris Lytle: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Kyle Bradley: $4,000
- Tim Boetsch: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. David Heath: $6,000
- Marvin Eastman: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Terry Martin: $12,000
- Rob Emerson: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Keita Nakamura: $5,000
References [edit]
- ^ Morgan, Adam (December 4, 2007). "Randy Couture Turns Down Title Defense Against Minotauro Nogueira". Five Ounces of Pain. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
- ^ "Super Bowl Showdown set between Lesnar and Mir". ufc.com. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
- ^ Stupp, Dan (February 3, 2008). "Nogueira, Sylvia, Lytle and Mir Earn $60,000 UFC 81 “Fight Night” Bonuses". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ^ "FIGHTER SALARY BREAKDOWN FOR UFC 79". ufcdaily.com. 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
