UFC 79
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2007
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.
01Background
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.
02Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre | def. | Matt Hughes | 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 | |
03Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.
- Fight of the Night: Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva
- Knockout of the Night: Eddie Sanchez
- Submission of the Night: Georges St-Pierre
Sources and credits
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