UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
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UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 was a mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held on December 27, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The main event featured number-one contender Rashad Evans winning the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship from Forrest Griffin. The referee stopped the fight due to a series of strikes from Evans in the third round.
The first co-main event saw former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir score a second-round technical knockout of former PRIDE heavyweight champion and current UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Mir claimed the UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship from Nogueira and will now face UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar in a title-unification bout in 2009. The other co-main event was a fight between former UFC Light-heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson and former PRIDE Middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva. Jackson avenged two earlier losses to Silva by knocking Silva out in the first round. The referees assigned for the event were Steve Mazzagatti, Yves Lavigne, and Herb Dean.
- Next Event: UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson
- Previous Event: The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale
Results
| Weight Class | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | Patrick Barry | Dan Evensen | TKO (Low Kicks) | 1 | 2:36 | |
| Welterweight | Brad Blackburn | Ryo Chonan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Matt Hamill | Reese Andy | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:19 | |
| Heavyweight | Antoni Hardonk | Mike Wessel | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:09 | Wessel replaced Mark Burch, who was originally intended to fight Hardonk |
| Middleweight | Yushin Okami | Dean Lister | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Cheick Kongo | Mustapha al Turk | TKO (Elbows and Punches) | 1 | 4:37 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Quinton Jackson | Wanderlei Silva | KO (Punch) | 1 | 3:21 | Jackson won Knockout of the Night Honors |
| Middlweight | CB Dollaway | Mike Massenzio | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:01 | |
| Heavyweight | Frank Mir | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:54 | Mir became new UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion |
| Light Heavyweight | Rashad Evans | Forrest Griffin | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 2:46 | Evans became new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion; Won Fight of the Night Honors |
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.
- Fight of the Night: Rashad Evans and Forrest Griffin
- Knockout of the Night: Quinton Jackson
- Submission of the Night: Not awarded as no matches ended with submission
Purses
- Rashad Evans: $130,000 (includes $65,000 win bonus) def. Forrest Griffin: $100,000[11]
- Frank Mir: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus) def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira: $250,000
- Quinton Jackson: $325,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Wanderlei Silva: $200,000
- C.B. Dollaway: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Mike Massenzio: $5,000
- Cheick Kongo: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus) def: Mostapha Al Turk: $7,000
- Yushin Okami: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Dean Lister: $19,000
- Antoni Hardonk: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Mike Wessel: $4,000
- Matt Hamill: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Reese Andy: $15,000
- Brad Blackburn: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) vs. Ryo Chonan: $18,000
- Patrick Barry: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus) Dan Evensen: $4,000
