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UFC 82: Pride of a Champion - Dan Henderson vs.
Anderson Silva (Middleweight Championship Bout)
Event name: UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
Date: March 1, 2008
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Venue: Nationwide Arena
Broadcast: PPV (10pm ET)
The event
will be the second event held in Columbus and the third
Ohio UFC event in less than a year. In March the UFC held
UFC 68 in Columbus featuring with UFC 68, highlighted by
Randy Couture leaving retirement to capture the
promotion’s Heavyweight Title. In October the promotion
returned to hold UFC 77 in Cincinnati which was headlined
by Anderson Silva’s successful title defense against Rich
Franklin. |
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship recently
confirmed what most MMA fans already knew by officially
announcing that Pride champ Dan Henderson and UFC champ
Anderson Silva will battle for the undisputed middleweight
belt on March 1 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Silva has stopped five opponents in the octagon and captured
the title from former champion Rich Franklin at UFC 64. He has
successfully defended the belt three times.
Despite his decision loss to Quinton "Rampage" Jackson,
Henderson seems very confident that he'll be able to stop
Silva's run in the middleweight division.
Silva (20-4), fighting out of Curitiba, Brazil,
is an extremely well-rounded fighter with phenomenal striking
skills as well as a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He
became the UFC 185 lb. Champion when he defeated Rich Franklin
at UFC 64 via a first round KO. “The Spider” then took on
Travis Lutter in February in a non-title bout, with Silva
finishing Lutter by submission at 2:11 of the second round.
Silva defended his title for the first time against Nathan
Marquardt at UFC 73 in July and scored an impressive first
round TKO. In October,
the Brazilian firmly established himself on top of the pound
for pound list when he knocked out Franklin a second time in
their highly-anticipated rematch at UFC 77, and on March 1,
Silva will look to add a third UFC title defense to his
record, as well as a new accolade as the undisputed 185 lb.
world champion by defeating PRIDE 185 lb. Champion Dan
Henderson at UFC 82.
Fighting out of Temecula, California, Dan Henderson (22-6) is
one of the most decorated wrestlers in United States history,
and the two-time Olympian has a truckload of amateur
championships to his name. He has matched that success in the
world of mixed martial arts, beating Wanderlei Silva, Vitor
Belfort, Murilo Bustamante and Ryo Chonan en route to becoming
the only man in PRIDE history to hold both the 183-pound and
205-pound championships at the same time. In September,
Henderson returned to the Octagon for the first time since
1998 and engaged in a torrid five round war with UFC light
heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson before losing a close
decision. Now dropping back to 185 pounds, Henderson has his
sights firmly set on Silva.
UFC, or Ultimate Fighting Championship, has been one of the
most bet on entertainment events. It features the world’s
greatest fighters fighting to be the ultimate champion. The
event is mixed martial arts combining different combat
disciplines. UFC fighters will use Boxing, Judo, Brazilian
Jujitsu, and any other tactics they can to knock out their
opponents. Certainly, UFC is a no holds barred event not to be
missed by die-hard sports fanatics. Bet on this
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and experience the betting entertainment of a live match.
UFC 82 "Pride of a Champion" Main Card
Dan Henderson vs. Anderson Silva (Middleweight Championship
Bout)
Heath Herring vs. Cheick Kongo
Yushin Okami vs. Evan Tanner
Preliminary Bouts
Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Koscheck
Jon Fitch vs. Chris Wilson
Diego Sanchez vs. David Bielkheden
Luke Cummo vs. Luigi Fioravanti
Jorge Gurgel vs. John Halverson
UFC 82 Results
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Anderson Silva won the UFC 82 fight against Dan Henderson with a
rear-naked choke in Ohio to claim middleweight mixed martial
arts supremacy.
UFC middleweight
title: Anderson Silva defeats Dan
Henderson, submission, 4:52 of the second round. Heavyweights:
Heath Herring (28-13, 1 NC) def. Cheick Kongo (11-4-1), split
decision Judges’ scores: 29-28 Herring, 29-28 Kongo, 29-28
Herring Middleweights: Chris Leben (18-4) defeats. Alessio
Sakara (16-7, 1 no contest) TKO, 3:16 of the first round.
Middleweights: Yushin Okami (20-4) defeats.
Evan Tanner (32-7) Knockout (Knee), 3:00 of round two.
Welterweights: Jon Fitch (21-2, one no contest) def. Chris
Wilson (12-4, one no contest), unanimous decision Judges’
scores: 30-27, 29-28, 30-27
Heavyweights:
Andrei Arlovski (14-5) defeats. Jake O’Brien (10-1) TKO, 4:17 of
the second round
Welterweights: Luigi Fiorvanti (13-3) defeats. Luke
Cummo (9-5) Unanimous decision by straight scores of 30-27.
Welterweights: Josh Koscheck (10-2) def. Dustin Hazelett (10-4)
TKO, 1:24 of the second round.
Welterweights:
Diego Sanchez (20-2) defeats. David Bielkheden (12-6) Sanchez
won via punches from the mount at 4:43 of the first round.
Lightweights: Jorge Gurgel (12-3) defeats. John
Halverson (16-6), unanimous decision Judges’ scores: 29-28,
29-28, 30-27. |
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