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==Results==
==Results==
{{MMAevent}}
===Preliminary card===
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
*'''Lightweight bout: [[Mark Bocek]] vs. [[Doug Evans (fighter)|Doug Evans]]'''
{{MMAevent bout
:Bocek defeated Evans via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
|Interim Welterweight

|[[Georges St. Pierre|Georges St-Pierre]]
*'''Welterweight bout: [[Roan Carneiro]] vs. [[Tony DeSouza]]'''
|def
:Carneiro defeated DeSouza via TKO (strikes) at 3:30 of round 2.
|[[Matt Hughes (fighter)|Matt Hughes]]

|Verbal submission (armbar)
*'''Middleweight bout: [[Dean Lister]] vs. [[Jordan Radev]]
|2
:Lister defeated Radev via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
|4:54

|For the [[List of UFC champions#Welterweight Championship|Interim Welterweight Championship]].
*'''Lightweight bout: [[Manny Gamburyan]] vs. [[Nate Mohr]]'''
}}
:Gamburyan defeated Mohr via submission (achillies lock) at 1:31 of round 1. This bout was aired at the end of the broadcast.
{{MMAevent bout

|Light Heavyweight
*'''Light Heavyweight bout: [[James Irvin (fighter)|James Irvin]] vs. [[Luiz Cane]]'''
|[[Chuck Liddell]]
:Irvin defeated Cane via disqualification (illegal knee) at 1:51 of round 1.
|def

|[[Wanderlei Silva]]
===Main card===
|unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)

|3
*'''Lightweight bout: [[Rich Clementi]] vs. [[Melvin Guillard]]'''
|5:00
:Clementi defeated Guillard via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:40 of round 1.
|

}}
*'''Light Heavyweight bout: [[Lyoto Machida]] vs. [[Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou]]'''
{{MMAevent bout
:Machida defeated Sokoudjou via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:20 of round 2.
|Heavyweight

*'''Heavyweight bout: [[Eddie Sanchez]] vs. [[Soa Palelei]]'''
|[[Eddie Sanchez]]
|def
:Sanchez defeated Palelei via TKO (strikes) at 3:24 of round 3.
|[[Soa Palelei]]

|TKO (strikes)
*'''Light Heavyweight bout: [[Chuck Liddell]] vs. [[Wanderlei Silva]]'''
|3
:Liddell defeated Silva via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27).
|3:24

|
*'''[[List of UFC champions#Welterweight Championship|Interim Welterweight Championship]] bout: [[Georges St. Pierre|Georges St-Pierre]] vs. [[Matt Hughes (fighter)|Matt Hughes]]'''
}}
:St-Pierre defeated Hughes via Verbal submission (armbar) at 4:54 of round 2 to become the Interim UFC Welterweight Champion.
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|[[Lyoto Machida]]
|def
|[[Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou]]
|submission (arm-triangle choke)
|2
|4:20
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|[[Rich Clementi]]
|def
|[[Melvin Guillard]]
|submission (rear naked choke)
|1
|4:40
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|[[James Irvin (fighter)|James Irvin]]
|def
|[[Luiz Cane]]
|disqualification (illegal knee)
|1
|1:51
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|[[Manny Gamburyan]]
|def
|[[Nate Mohr]]
|submission (achillies lock)
|1
|1:31
|This bout was aired at the end of the broadcast.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|[[Dean Lister]]
|def
|[[Jordan Radev]]
|unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|[[Roan Carneiro]]
|def
|[[Tony DeSouza]]
|TKO (strikes)
|2
|3:30
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|[[Mark Bocek]]
|def
|[[Doug Evans (fighter)|Doug Evans]]
|unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}


==Bonus awards==
==Bonus awards==

Revision as of 18:37, 5 May 2013

UFC 79: Nemesis
The poster for UFC 79: Nemesis
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateDecember 29, 2007
VenueMandalay Bay Events Center
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, USA
Attendance11,075 (10,968 paid)
Total gate$4,994,000
Buyrate750,000+
Event chronology
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs Team Serra Finale UFC 79: Nemesis UFC 80: Rapid Fire

UFC 79: Nemesis was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), that took place on December 29, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]

Background

The main events featured the long anticipated fight between Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva,[2] as well as the highly anticipated rubber match between former UFC Welterweight Champions Georges St-Pierre and Matt Hughes for the interim Welterweight championship.[3]

Additionally, Pride Light Heavyweight sensation Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou made his UFC debut against undefeated Lyoto Machida.[4]

The main event was originally to pit The Ultimate Fighter 6 coaches Matt Serra and Matt Hughes for Serra's UFC Welterweight Championship, which Serra won at UFC 69: Shootout on April 7, 2007 in an upset victory over Georges St-Pierre.[1] Serra, however, withdrew from the fight due to a back injury,[5] and was replaced by St-Pierre, though the fight would now be contested for the Interim Welterweight Championship, with the winner facing Serra afterwards.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Interim Welterweight Georges St-Pierre def Matt Hughes Verbal submission (armbar) 2 4:54 [a]
Light Heavyweight Chuck Liddell def Wanderlei Silva unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Eddie Sanchez def Soa Palelei TKO (strikes) 3 3:24
Light Heavyweight Lyoto Machida def Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 4:20
Lightweight Rich Clementi def Melvin Guillard submission (rear naked choke) 1 4:40
Preliminary card
Light Heavyweight James Irvin def Luiz Cane disqualification (illegal knee) 1 1:51
Lightweight Manny Gamburyan def Nate Mohr submission (achillies lock) 1 1:31 [b]
Middleweight Dean Lister def Jordan Radev unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Roan Carneiro def Tony DeSouza TKO (strikes) 2 3:30
Lightweight Mark Bocek def Doug Evans unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. ^ For the Interim Welterweight Championship.
  2. ^ This bout was aired at the end of the broadcast.

Bonus awards

At the end of this event, $50,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.[6]

Fighter payouts

The disclosed fighter payroll for UFC 79 was $1,199,000. The figures do not include sponsor payments, fees, taxes, or special award bonuses[7]

Georges St-Pierre def. Matt Hughes

  • St-Pierre – $160,000 (includes $80,000 win bonus)
  • Hughes – $100,000

Chuck Liddell def. Wanderlei Silva

  • Liddell – $500,000 (no win bonus)
  • Silva – $150,000

Eddie Sanchez def. Soa Palelei

  • Sanchez – $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus)
  • Palelei – $5,000

Lyoto Machida def. Sokoudjou

  • Machida – $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
  • Sokoudjou – $40,000

Rich Clementi def. Melvin Guillard

  • Clementi – $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
  • Guillard – $10,000

James Irvin def. Luiz Arthur Cane

  • Irvin – $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
  • Cane – $5,000

Manny Gamburyan def. Nate Mohr

  • Gamburyan – $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
  • Mohr – $6,000

Dean Lister def. Jordan Radev

  • Lister – $22,000 (includes $11,000 win bonus)
  • Radev – $5,000

Roan Carneiro def. Tony DeSouza

  • Carneiro – $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
  • DeSouza – $7,000

Mark Bocek def. Doug Evans

  • Bocek – $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
  • Evans – $3,000

References

  1. ^ a b "UFC 79: Nemesis features Serra vs Hughes on December 29th". UFC.com. October 17, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
  2. ^ "Finally, Two Legends Meet". ufc.com. October 24, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
  3. ^ "BREAKING NEWS: Matt Fighting Georges St. Pierre at UFC 79!". ufc.com. November 24, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  4. ^ Gerbasi, Thomas (November 15, 2007). "UFC Inks Sokoudjou; "The African Assassin" to Debut vs Machida at UFC 79". ufc.com. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
  5. ^ "Serra Injured, Withdraws From UFC 79 Card". ufc.com. November 22, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
  6. ^ Stupp, Dan (December 30, 2007). "UFC Issues $200,000 in UFC 79 Bonuses". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
  7. ^ "FIGHTER SALARY BREAKDOWN FOR UFC 79". ufcdaily.com. 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2008-01-21. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
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