| UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 19, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Palms Casino Resort | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 2,071 [1] | |||
| Total purse | $623,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin (also known as UFC Fight Night 14) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on July 19, 2008, at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The main event marked Anderson "The Spider" Silva's first foray into the Light Heavyweight division, facing James "The Sandman" Irvin. [2] After the fight, Irvin tested positive for methadone and oxymorphone. [3]
This card was put together on an unusually short notice, it was an attempt to compete with rival promotion Affliction's PPV premiere. [4]
The bout between Anthony Johnson and Kevin Burns ended in controversy. Referee Steve Mazzagatti awarded Burns the victory after Johnson fell to the ground following an eyepoke, despite the fact that Mazzagatti warned Burns several times during the fight about fouls. Johnson appealed the decision to the NSAC, but it was ultimately rejected. [5]
The event was broadcast in the U.S. and Canada on Spike, and in the UK on Setanta Sports 2.
| Main card (Spike TV) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Anderson Silva | def. | James Irvin | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:01 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Brandon Vera | def. | Reese Andy | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Frankie Edgar | def. | Hermes França | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Cain Velasquez | def. | Jake O'Brien | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:02 | |
| Welterweight | Kevin Burns | def. | Anthony Johnson | TKO (eye injury) | 3 | 3:35 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Middleweight | C.B. Dollaway | def. | Jesse Taylor | Submission (Peruvian necktie) | 1 | 3:58 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Tim Credeur | def. | Cale Yarbrough | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:54 | |
| Middleweight | Nate Loughran | def. | Johnny Rees | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 4:21 | |
| Lightweight | Shannon Gugerty | def. | Dale Hartt | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:33 | |
| Welterweight | Rory Markham | def. | Brodie Farber | KO (head kick) | 1 | 1:37 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Welterweight | Brad Blackburn | def. | James Giboo | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:29 | |
At the end of the night, the UFC awarded $25,000 to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards. [6]
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