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UFC 79: Nemesis
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The poster for UFC 79: Nemesis
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateDecember 29, 2007
Venue Mandalay Bay Events Center
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance11,075 (10,968 paid)
Total gate$4,994,000
Buyrate650,000 [1]
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. [2]

Contents

Background

The main events featured the fight between Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva, [3] as well as the rubber match between former UFC Welterweight Champions Georges St-Pierre and Matt Hughes for the interim Welterweight championship. [4]

Additionally, Pride Light Heavyweight Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou made his UFC debut against undefeated Lyoto Machida. [5]

The main event was originally scheduled to have 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. [2] Serra, however, withdrew from the fight due to a back injury, [6] Serra 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 classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Georges St-Pierre def. Matt Hughes Verbal Submission (armbar)24:54 [lower-alpha 1]
Light Heavyweight Chuck Liddell def. Wanderlei Silva Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Heavyweight Eddie Sanchez def. Soa Palelei TKO (punches)33:24
Light Heavyweight Lyoto Machida def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Submission (arm-triangle choke)24:20
Lightweight Rich Clementi def. Melvin Guillard Submission (rear-naked choke)14:40
Preliminary card
Light Heavyweight James Irvin def. Luiz Cane Disqualification (illegal knee)11:51
Lightweight Manvel Gamburyan def. Nate Mohr Submission (ankle lock)11:31 [lower-alpha 2]
Middleweight Dean Lister def. Jordan Radev Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Welterweight Roan Carneiro def. Tony DeSouza TKO (punches)23:33
Lightweight Mark Bocek def. Doug Evans Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
  1. For the interim UFC Welterweight Championship.
  2. This bout was aired on the broadcast following the St-Pierre vs Hughes bout.

Bonus awards

At the end of this event, $50,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards. [7]

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