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UFC 79

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2007

Summary

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2007

Field	Value
name	UFC 79: Nemesis
image	UFC_79_Official_Promotional_Poster.jpg
promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
date	December 29, 2007
venue	Mandalay Bay Events Center
city	Las Vegas, Nevada
attendance	11,075 (10,968 paid)
gate	$4,994,000
buyrate	650,000
previousevent	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale
followingevent	UFC 80: Rapid Fire

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.{{cite web

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 was replaced by St-Pierre, though the fight would now be contested for the interim Welterweight Championship, with the winner facing Serra afterwards.

Results

|Welterweight |Georges St-Pierre |def. |Matt Hughes |Submission (armbar) |2 |4:54 |For the interim UFC Welterweight Championship. |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 | |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 |This bout was aired on the broadcast following the St-Pierre vs Hughes bout. |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 |

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.{{cite web |access-date=2007-12-30

Fight of the Night: Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva
Knockout of the Night: Eddie Sanchez
Submission of the Night: Georges St-Pierre

References

"Pay-per-view : MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA".
(October 17, 2007). "UFC 79: Nemesis features Serra vs Hughes on December 29th". UFC.com.
(October 24, 2007). "Finally, Two Legends Meet". ufc.com.
Gerbasi, Thomas. (November 15, 2007). "UFC Inks Sokoudjou; "The African Assassin" to Debut vs Machida at UFC 79". ufc.com.
(November 22, 2007). "Serra Injured, Withdraws From UFC 79 Card". ufc.com.

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