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UFC 81: Breaking Point

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UFC 81: Breaking Point was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held on February 2, 2008 by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The event featured Tim Sylvia and Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira for UFC's Interim World Heavyweight Championship. UFC Heavyweight champion Randy Couture declined a championship fight with Nogueira, which caused the creation of the interim title.

This event also saw the UFC debut of former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar in a bout against former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir.



Results

Weight Class Winner Loser Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Robert Emerson Keita Nakamura Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Middleweight Marvin Eastman Terry Martin Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Tim Boetsch David Heath TKO (Slam and Punches) 1 4:52
Welterweight Chris Lytle Kyle Bradley TKO (Punches) 1 0:33 Lytle won Knockout of the Night Honors
Lightweight Tyson Griffin Gleison Tibau Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Middleweight Ricardo Almeida Rob Yundt Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 1:08 Almeida's first fight after coming out of retirement
Middleweight Nate Marquardt Jeremy Horn Submission (Guillotine Choke) 2 1:37
Heavyweight Frank Mir Brock Lesnar Submission (Kneebar) 1 1:30 Mir won Submission of the Night Honors
Heavyweight Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Tim Sylvia Submission (Guillotine Choke) 3 1:28 Nogueira won Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship; Fight won Fight of the Night Honors


Bonus Awards

At the end of this event, $60,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.


Reported Payout

The individual payouts are listed below. Payout amounts includes the payment amounts for show and win. but do not include sponsor payments, fees, taxes, or special award bonuses.

  • Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Tim Sylvia: $100,000
  • Frank Mir: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Brock Lesnar: $250,000
  • Nate Marquardt: $52,000 (includes $26,000 win bonus) def. Jeremy Horn: $25,000
  • Ricardo Almeida: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Rob Yundt: $5,000
  • Tyson Griffin: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Gleison Tibau: $11,000
  • Chris Lytle: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Kyle Bradley: $4,000
  • Tim Boetsch: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. David Heath: $6,000
  • Marvin Eastman: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Terry Martin: $12,000
  • Rob Emerson: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Keita Nakamura: $5,000
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