UFC 87

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2008

UFC 87: Seek and Destroy

The poster for UFC 87: Seek and Destroy

Information

Promotion

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Date

August 9, 2008

Venue

Target Center

City

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance

15,087

Total gate

$2,252,000

Buyrate

625,000^[1]

Event chronology

UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin

UFC 87: Seek and Destroy

UFC 88: Breakthrough

UFC 87: Seek and Destroy was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 9, 2008, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the twenty-first UFC event for the Pay-Per-View broadcast in high-definition.

Background

The card was headlined by a welterweight championship bout between champion Georges St-Pierre and challenger Jon Fitch.^[2]

UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman was first scheduled to fight Brock Lesnar, but an Achilles tendon injury forced him to withdraw. Heath Herring stepped in to fight Lesnar instead.

Future UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones made his UFC debut at this event after stepping in to replace Tomasz Drwal who pulled out of his bout with Andre Gusmao due to injury.

Results

Main card (PPV)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Georges St-Pierre (c)	def.	Jon Fitch	Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 50–44, 50–44)	5	5:00	^[a]
Heavyweight	Brock Lesnar	def.	Heath Herring	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Rob Emerson	def.	Manvel Gamburyan	KO (punches)	1	0:12
Lightweight	Kenny Florian	def.	Roger Huerta	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Demian Maia	def.	Jason MacDonald	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:44
Preliminary card
Welterweight	Tamdan McCrory	def.	Luke Cummo	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo	def.	Dan Evensen	TKO (punches)	1	4:55
Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones	def.	André Gusmão	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Chris Wilson	def.	Steve Bruno	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Ben Saunders	def.	Ryan Thomas	Submission (armbar)	2	2:28

^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship

Bonus awards

At the end of the night, the UFC awarded $60,000 to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.^[3]

Fight of the Night: Georges St-Pierre vs. Jon Fitch
Knockout of the Night: Rob Emerson
Submission of the Night: Demian Maia

References

^ Meltzer, Dave (2008-12-12). "Lesnar blasts UFC toward record year – Yahoo Sports Canada". Ca.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
^ "Lesnar-Coleman Headlines UFC 87 in Minnesota on August 9". UFC.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-20.
^ Stupp, Dann (Aug 10, 2008). "UFC 87 bonuses: St. Pierre, Fitch, Maia and Emerson earn $60,000 each". Archived from the original on August 13, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.