| UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 27, 2008 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 14,103 (9,701 paid) | |||
| Total gate | $3,468,440 | |||
| Buyrate | 1,000,000 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 27, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. [2] [3]
The main event featured UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin, against undefeated challenger Rashad Evans. This was the first time that two winners of The Ultimate Fighter competed in a title fight against each other. [4]
The first co-main event saw former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir against former Pride Heavyweight Champion and Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. [5] [6]
The other co-main event was a rubber match between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton Jackson and former PRIDE Middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva. [7] Silva had won their previous two matches in the PRIDE organization in Japan.
Antoni Hardonk was originally scheduled to face Mark Burch, who was injured and replaced by Mike Wessel. [8]
| Main card (PPV) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Rashad Evans | def. | Forrest Griffin (c) | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:46 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Heavyweight | Frank Mir | def. | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (ic) | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:54 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Middleweight | C. B. Dollaway | def. | Mike Massenzio | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:01 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Quinton Jackson | def. | Wanderlei Silva | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:21 | |
| Heavyweight | Cheick Kongo | def. | Mostapha al-Turk | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:37 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Yushin Okami | def. | Dean Lister | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Antoni Hardonk | def. | Mike Wessel | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:09 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Matt Hamill | def. | Reese Andy | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:19 | |
| Welterweight | Brad Blackburn | def. | Ryo Chonan | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Pat Barry | def. | Dan Evensen | TKO (leg kicks) | 1 | 2:36 | |
Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses. [9]
def. Forrest Griffin: $100,000 [10]
def. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira: $250,000
def. Wanderlei Silva: $200,000
def. Mike Massenzio: $5,000
def: Mostapha al-Turk: $7,000
def. Dean Lister: $19,000
def. Mike Wessel: $4,000
def. Reese Andy: $15,000
vs. Ryo Chonan: $18,000
Dan Evensen: $4,000
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