- UFC 86
Infobox MMA event
name=UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin
promotion=Ultimate Fighting Championship
date=July 5 ,2008
venue=Mandalay Bay Events Center
city=Las Vegas,Nevada
attendance=10,990 (9,630 paid)
gate=$3,350,730
buyrate=520,000
previousevent=
followingevent="UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin" was a
mixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC) onJuly 5 2008 , at theMandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas,Nevada .The title bout between
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson andForrest Griffin , coaches on "", was for Jackson's UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. cite web
url=http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=1200
title=UFC 86 official card
publisher=UFC.com
date=April 5, 2008
accessdate=2008-04-05]A heavyweight bout between
Frank Mir andJustin McCully was cancelled due to Mir's signing on as a coach for the upcoming "", which will set up a match between Mir and UFC Interim Heavyweight ChampionAntonio Rodrigo Nogueira .Fact|date=September 2008Both the Chris Wilson vs.
Steve Bruno and Ben Saunders vs.Jared Rollins bout were rescheduled forUFC 87 .Fact|date=September 2008Results
[ [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6630&zoneid=13 UFC 86 RESULTS AND LIVE PLAY-BY-PLAY - MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more ] ] [ [http://www.fightnewsextra.com/cc/ufc86/ufc86_report.htm Fightnews ] ]
Preliminary card
*Lightweight bout: flagicon|BRA
Jorge Gurgel vs. flagicon|USACole Miller :Miller defeats Gurgel by submission (triangle choke ) at 4:48 of round 3.
*Lightweight bout: flagicon|USAMelvin Guillard vs. flagicon|GERDennis Siver :Guillard defeats Siver by KO (punches) at 0:36 of round 1. This was the only preliminary fight aired on the live broadcast.
*Lightweight bout: flagicon|USACorey Hill vs. flagicon|USAJustin Buchholz :Buchholz defeats Hill by submission (rear naked choke ) at 3:57 of round 2.
*Heavyweight bout: flagicon|BRAGabriel Gonzaga vs. flagicon|USAJustin McCully :Gonzaga defeats McCully by submission (americana) at 1:57 of round 1.Main card
*Lightweight bout: flagicon|USA
Tyson Griffin vs. flagicon|BrazilMarcus Aurelio :Griffin defeats Aurelio by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
*Welterweight bout: flagicon|USAJosh Koscheck vs. flagicon|USAChris Lytle :Koscheck defeats Lytle by unanimous decision (30-26, 29-27, 30-28 [ [http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=13559 UFC 86 'Jackson vs. Griffin' Play-by-Play ] ] [ [http://mmajunkie.com/news/4736/ufc-86-live-results-and-round-by-round-updates.mma UFC 86 live results and round-by-round updates | MMAjunkie.com ] ] [ [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=6630&z=2 UFC 86 RESULTS AND LIVE PLAY-BY-PLAY - MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more ] ] ).
*Lightweight bout: flagicon|USAJoe Stevenson vs. flagicon|BRAGleison Tibau : Stevenson defeats Tibau by submission (guillotine choke ) at 2:57 of round 2.*Middleweight bout: flagicon|CAN
Patrick Côté vs. flagicon|BRARicardo Almeida :Côté defeats Almeida by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).*Light Heavyweight Championship bout: flagicon|USA
Quinton Jackson vs. flagicon|USAForrest Griffin :Griffin defeats Jackson by unanimous decision (48-46, 48-46, 49-46) to become the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.Bonus awards
At the end of the night, the UFC awarded $60,000 to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards. [ [http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=dd-ufcnotes070608&prov=yhoo&type=lgns Josh Koscheck is gaining wins, not fans - MMA - Yahoo! Sports ] ]
* Fight of the Night: flagicon|USAQuinton Jackson vs. flagicon|USAForrest Griffin
* Submission of the Night: flagicon|USACole Miller
* Knockout of the Night: flagicon|USAMelvin Guillard Fighter payroll
flagicon|USA
Forrest Griffin ($250,000/$100,000 for show and $150,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|USAQuinton Jackson ($225,000)flagicon|CAN
Patrick Côté ($32,000/$16,000 for show and $16,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|BRARicardo Almeida ($23,000)flagicon|USA
Joe Stevenson ($60,000/$30,000 for show and $30,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|BRAGleison Tibau ($11,000)flagicon|USA
Josh Koscheck ($70,000/$35,000 for show and $35,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|USAChris Lytle ($14,000)flagicon|USA
Tyson Griffin ($40,000/$20,000 for show and $20,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|BrazilMarcus Aurelio ($40,000)flagicon|BRA
Gabriel Gonzaga ($100,000/$50,000 for show and $50,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|USAJustin McCully ($5,000)flagicon|USA
Justin Buchholz ($8,000/$4,000 for show and $4,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|USACorey Hill ($8,000)flagicon|USA
Melvin Guillard ($20,000/$10,000 for show and $10,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|GERDennis Siver ($7,000)flagicon|USA
Cole Miller ($20,000/$10,000 for show and $10,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|BRAJorge Gurgel ($10,000)This does not include bonuses award money.
Total: $943,000 [ [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6643&zoneid=13 UFC 86 FIGHTER SALARIES AND AWARDS BONUSES - MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more ] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=1200| UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin official card]
* [http://www.cdn.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&EventID=7021 Results fromSherdog ]
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