UFC 82

UFC 82: Pride of a Champion was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event that took place on 1 March 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Background

The main event was a UFC & Pride FC middleweight title unification match between UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and PRIDE FC welterweight champion Dan Henderson.

A welterweight matchup between Jon Fitch and Akihiro Gono was originally scheduled, but Gono was forced to withdraw after suffering a hand injury in training. Gono was replaced by Chris Wilson. The Fitch/Gono match up was eventually rescheduled for UFC 94.

At the event, former UFC heavyweight champion Mark Coleman was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.

Results

Bonus awards

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

References

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