| UFC 79: Nemesis | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 79: Nemesis | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 29, 2007 | |||
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 11,075 (10,968 paid) | |||
| Total gate | $4,994,000 | |||
| Buyrate | 650,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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.
Background
The main events featured the fight between Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva, as well as the rubber match between former UFC Welterweight Champions Georges St-Pierre and Matt Hughes for the interim Welterweight championship.
Additionally, Pride Light Heavyweight Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou made his UFC debut against undefeated Lyoto Machida.
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. Serra, however, withdrew from the fight due to a back injury, 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
- For the interim UFC Welterweight Championship.
- 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.
- Fight of the Night: Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva
- Knockout of the Night: Eddie Sanchez
- Submission of the Night: Georges St-Pierre
See also
References
- "Pay-per-view : MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA". Archived from the original on 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ^ "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.
- "Finally, Two Legends Meet". ufc.com. October 24, 2007. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- "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.
- 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.
- "Serra Injured, Withdraws From UFC 79 Card". ufc.com. November 22, 2007. Archived from the original on November 24, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
- Stupp, Dan (December 30, 2007). "UFC Issues $200,000 in UFC 79 Bonuses". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
