UFC 85: Bedlam was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on June 7, 2008, at The O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom.[3]
| UFC 85: Bedlam | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 85: Bedlam | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 7, 2008 | |||
| Venue | The O2 Arena | |||
| City | London, United Kingdom | |||
| Attendance | 15,327[1] | |||
| Total gate | 2,920,000 | |||
| Buyrate | 215,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe card was plagued by a number of injuries sustained by scheduled fighters, forcing the UFC to rework the card several times. Originally, the main event was to be between light heavyweights Chuck Liddell and Mauricio Rua; however, Rua required surgery on an injured knee and could not compete. Rashad Evans then replaced Rua in the main event with Liddell,[4] but Liddell was forced to withdraw from the card due to a hamstring injury.[5] The UFC then named James Irvin as Liddell's replacement to fight Evans, but Irvin sustained a foot injury that forced him to pull out. Evans was then removed from the card as well.
The main event was ultimately changed to Matt Hughes against Thiago Alves. Hughes took the fight on short notice as a favor to the UFC and Alves came in four pounds overweight.
In other changes, a Jonathan Goulet and Paul Kelly match was cancelled when Goulet dropped out citing a lack of training time, followed by Kelly withdrawing before his opponent could be named because of an injury sustained in practice.
Due to legal problems which resulted in a lack of time to prepare for his fight with Michael Bisping, Chris Leben was forced to withdraw from the card and the UFC announced Jason Day would face Bisping.
Ryo Chonan was replaced by Kevin Burns,[6] and Neil Wain was replaced by Eddie Sanchez.[7]
Results
edit| Main card (PPV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Catchweight (174 lb) | Thiago Alves | def. | Matt Hughes | TKO (flying knee and punches) | 2 | 1:02 | |
| Middleweight | Michael Bisping | def. | Jason Day | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:42 | |
| Welterweight | Mike Swick | def. | Marcus Davis | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Thales Leites | def. | Nate Marquardt | Decision (split) (28–27, 27–28, 28–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Heavyweight | Fabrício Werdum | def. | Brandon Vera | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:40 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Martin Kampmann | def. | Jorge Rivera | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:44 | |
| Lightweight | Matt Wiman | def. | Thiago Tavares | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:57 | |
| Welterweight | Kevin Burns | def. | Roan Carneiro | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 3:50 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Luiz Cane | def. | Jason Lambert | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:07 | |
| Welterweight | Paul Taylor | def. | Jess Liaudin | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Antoni Hardonk | def. | Eddie Sanchez | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:15 | |
Bonus awards
editAt the end of this event, the UFC awarded $50,000 to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.[8]
- Fight of the Night: Matt Wiman vs. Thiago Tavares
- Knockout of the Night: Thiago Alves
- Submission of the Night: Kevin Burns
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dave Deibert (7 June 2008). "Thiago Alves beats Matt Hughes at UFC 85". The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Pay-per-view : MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA". Archived from the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ "UFC Returns To London". UFC.com. 6 March 2008. Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
- ^ Thomas Gerbasi (4 March 2008). "Rua Re-Injures Knee, will undergo Surgery". UFC.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2008.
- ^ Foster, Eric (21 April 2008). "Chuck Liddell Injured, Out of UFC 85". MMA Junkie. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
- ^ Stupp, Dann (27 May 2008). "Kevin Burns expected to replace Ryo Chonan at UFC 85". Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ Stupp, Dann (28 May 2008). "Another UFC 85 change: Eddie Sanchez replaces Neil Wain". Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ Alves, Burns, Wiman and Tavares earn $50K UFC 85 bonuses | MMAjunkie.com Archived 2012-07-11 at archive.today