UFC 82: PRIDE OF A CHAMPION
Date: 3/1/2008
Event Type: Live Pay Per View
Location: Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio)
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Main Card Bouts:
[20-4-0]
Anderson Silva vs.
Dan Henderson [22-6-0] -
UFC Middleweight Championship
Silva's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Rich Franklin (Win - TKO)
vs. Nate Marquardt (Win - TKO)
vs. Travis Lutter (Win - Verbal Submission)
Henderson's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Quinton Jackson (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Wanderlei Silva (Win - KO)
vs. Vitor Belfort (Win - Unanimous Decision)
[11-3-1]
Cheick Kongo vs.
Heath Herring [27-13-0]
Kongo's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Mirko Cro Cop (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Assuerio Silva (Win - Majority Decision)
vs. Carmelo Marrero (Loss - Split Decision)
Herring's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Brad Imes (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Jake O'Brien (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
[21-4-0]
Yushin Okami vs.
Evan Tanner [32-6-0]
Okami's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Jason MacDonald (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Rich Franklin (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Mike Swick (Win - Unanimous Decision)
Tanner's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Justin Levens (Win - Submission)
vs. David Loiseau (Loss - TKO)
vs. Rich Franklin (Loss - TKO)
[12-6-0]
Alessio Sakara vs.
Chris Leben [17-4-0]
Sakara's Last 3 Fights:
vs. James Lee (Win - TKO)
vs. Houston Alexander (Loss - TKO)
vs. Victor Valimaki (Win - TKO)
Lebens's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Terry Martin (Win - KO)
vs. Kalib Starnes (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Jason MacDonald (Loss - Submission)
[15-2-0]
Jon Fitch vs.
Chris Wilson [13-3-0]
Fitch's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Diego Sanchez (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Roan Carneiro (Win - Submission)
vs. Luigi Fioravanti (Win - Submission)
Wilson's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Derrick Noble (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Ray Steinbeiss (Win - Submission)
vs. Rory Markham (Win - TKO)
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Preliminary Bouts:
[11-5-0]
Andrei Arlovski vs.
Jake O'Brien [10-0-0]
Arlovski's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Fabricio Werdum (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Marcio Cruz (Win - KO)
vs. Tim Sylvia (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
O'Brien's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Heath Herring (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Josh Shockman (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Kristof Midoux (Win - TKO)
[9-2-0]
Josh Koscheck vs.
Dustin Hazelett [10-3-0]
Koscheck's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Georges St-Pierre (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Diego Sanchez (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Jeff Joslin (Win - Unanimous Decision)
Hazelett's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Jonathan Goulet (Win - Submission)
vs. Steven Lynch (Win - Submission)
vs. Diego Saraiva (Win - Unanimous Decision)
[17-2-0]
Diego Sanchez vs.
David Bielkheden [12-5-0]
Sanchez's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Jon Fitch (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Josh Koscheck (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Joe Riggs (Win - KO)
Bielkheden's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Nikola Matic (Win - TKO)
vs. Lubormir Roumenov (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
[11-3-0]
Jorge Gurgel vs.
John Halverson [16-5-0]
Gurgel's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Alvin Robinson (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Diego Saraiva (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Danny Abbadi (Win - Unanimous Decision)
Halverson's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Bryce Teager (Win - Submission)
vs. Sam Jackson (Win - Submission)
vs. Tom Ahrens (Win - Submission)
[6-4-0]
Luke Cummo vs.
Luigi Fioravanti [11-3-0]
Cummo's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Edilberto de Oliveira (Win - TKO)
vs. Josh Haynes (Win - KO)
vs. Jonathan Goulet (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
Fioravanti's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Frank Camacho (Win - TKO)
vs. Forrest Petz (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Jon Fitch (Loss - Submission)
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On Saturday, March 1st, the UFC returns to Columbus, Ohio & The Nationwide Arena for UFC 82: PRIDE OF A CHAMPION!
UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson "The Spider" Silva clashes with PRIDE Middleweight Champion Dan Henderson, to unify the titles...and FINALLY answer the question: "Who is the best middleweight fighter on the planet?"
AND....in what promises to be a stand-up war, heavyweight wrecking machine Cheick Kongo, coming off the biggest win of his career against Mirko Cro Cop, must now battle the hard-hitting "Texas Crazy Horse" Heath Herring!
Also on this card, the long-awaited return of one of the UFC's premier heavyweight competitors, as "The Pitbull" Andrei Arlovski returns to the octagon again undefeated "Irish" Jake O'Brien. Also on this card are big names: Jon Fitch, Chris Leben, the returning Evan Tanner & Yushin Okami.
Not to mention, Ultimate Fighter alums making their returns to action, as we'll see Josh Koscheck & Diego Sanchez back in the octagon! What a night it will be on February 2nd, for UFC 82: PRIDE OF A CHAMPION!
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