UFC 87
| UFC 87: Seek and Destroy | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 9, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Target Center | |||
| City |  Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
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| Attendance | 15,087 | |||
| Total gate | $2,252,000 | |||
| Buyrate | 625,000[1] | |||
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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.
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[edit] Background
The card was headlined by a welterweight championship bout between champion Georges St-Pierre and challenger Jon Fitch.[2] 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 Andre Gusmao due to injury.
[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary card
- Welterweight bout:
Ben Saunders vs. Ryan Thomas
- Saunders defeated Thomas via submission (armbar) at 2:28 of round 2.
- Welterweight bout: Chris Wilson vs. Steve Bruno
- Wilson defeated Bruno via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Light heavyweight bout:
Andre Gusmao vs. Jon Jones
- Jones defeated Gusmao via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Heavyweight bout:
Cheick Kongo vs. 
Dan Evensen
- Kongo defeated Evensen via TKO (strikes) at 4:55 of round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Gamburyan vs. Emerson fight.
- Welterweight bout: Luke Cummo vs. Tamdan McCrory
- McCrory defeated Cummo via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
[edit] Main card
- Middleweight bout:
Jason MacDonald vs. Demian Maia
- Maia defeated MacDonald via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:44 of round 3.
- Lightweight bout: Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta
- Florian defeated Huerta via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Lightweight bout:
Manny Gamburyan vs. Rob Emerson
- Emerson defeated Gamburyan via KO (punches) at 0:12 of round 1.
- Heavyweight bout: Heath Herring vs. Brock Lesnar
- Lesnar defeated Herring via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–26, 30–26).
- Welterweight Championship bout: Georges St-Pierre (c) vs. Jon Fitch
- St-Pierre defeated Fitch via unanimous decision (50–44, 50–43, 50–44).
[edit] Bonus awards
At the end of the night, the UFC awarded $60,000 to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.[3]
- Fight of the Night: Georges St-Pierre VS Jon Fitch
- Submission of the Night: Demian Maia
- Knockout of the Night: Rob Emerson
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AkPNdkeqJproLX_RWJPiRpwMNwU6?slug=dm-ppvbuys121208&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
- ^ "Lesnar-Coleman Headlines UFC 87 in Minnesota on August 9". UFC.com. http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=1415.
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/5027/ufc-87-bonuses-st-pierre-fitch-maia-and-emerson-earn-60000-each.mma
