UFC 79

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]

UFC 79: Nemesis
The poster for UFC 79: Nemesis
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateDecember 29, 2007
VenueMandalay Bay Events Center
CityLas Vegas, Nevada
Attendance11,075 (10,968 paid)
Total gate$4,994,000
Buyrate650,000[1]
Event chronology
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale UFC 79: Nemesis UFC 80: Rapid Fire

Background

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
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Georges St-Pierre def. Matt Hughes Verbal Submission (armbar) 2 4:54 [lower-alpha 1]
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 [lower-alpha 2]
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
  1. For the interim UFC Welterweight Championship.
  2. This bout was aired on the broadcast following the St-Pierre vs Hughes bout.

Bonus awards

At the end of this event, $50,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Pay-per-view : MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA". Archived from the original on 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  2. "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.
  3. "Finally, Two Legends Meet". ufc.com. October 24, 2007. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
  4. "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.
  5. 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.
  6. "Serra Injured, Withdraws From UFC 79 Card". ufc.com. November 22, 2007. Archived from the original on November 24, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
  7. Stupp, Dan (December 30, 2007). "UFC Issues $200,000 in UFC 79 Bonuses". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
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