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UFC 79: Nemesis | ||||
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The poster for UFC 79: Nemesis. | ||||
Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | December 29, 2007 | |||
Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
Attendance | 11,075 (10,968 paid) | |||
Total gate | $4,994,000 | |||
Buyrate | 650,000[1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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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
1 Background
2 Results
3 Bonus awards
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Background[edit]
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[edit]
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre | def. | Matt Hughes | Verbal Submission (armbar) | 2 | 4:54 | [a] |
Light Heavyweight | Chuck Liddell | def. | Wanderlei Silva | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Heavyweight | Eddie Sanchez | def. | Soa Palelei | TKO (punches) | 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 | Manvel Gamburyan | def. | Nate Mohr | Submission (ankle lock) | 1 | 1:31 | [b] |
Middleweight | Dean Lister | def. | Jordan Radev | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Roan Carneiro | def. | Tony DeSouza | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:33 | |
Lightweight | Mark Bocek | def. | Doug Evans | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
^ For the Interim Welterweight Championship.
^ This bout was aired on the broadcast following the St-Pierre vs Hughes bout.
Bonus awards[edit]
At the end of this event, $50,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.[7]
- Fight of the Night: Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva
- Knockout of the Night: Eddie Sanchez
- Submission of the Night: Georges St-Pierre
See also[edit]
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- List of UFC champions
- List of UFC events
- 2007 in UFC
References[edit]
^ http://mmapayout.com/blue-book/pay-per-view/
^ ab "UFC 79: Nemesis features Serra vs Hughes on December 29th". UFC.com. October 17, 2007. Archived from the original on October 19, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-17..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Finally, Two Legends Meet". ufc.com. October 24, 2007. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
^ "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.
^ Gerbasi, Thomas (November 15, 2007). "UFC Inks Sokoudjou; "The African Assassin" to Debut vs Machida at UFC 79". ufc.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
^ "Serra Injured, Withdraws From UFC 79 Card". ufc.com. November 22, 2007. Archived from the original on November 24, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
^ Stupp, Dan (December 30, 2007). "UFC Issues $200,000 in UFC 79 Bonuses". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
External links[edit]
- UFC 79 fight card
- Official UFC 79 website
Categories:
- Ultimate Fighting Championship events
- 2007 in mixed martial arts
- Mixed martial arts in Las Vegas
- 2007 in Nevada
- Mandalay Bay Events Center
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