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UFC 86

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2008

Field	Value
name	UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin
image	UFC 86.jpg
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	540,000
previousevent	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest Finale
followingevent	UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin

UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on July 5, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Background

The main event was between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Forrest Griffin, coaches on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest, and was for Jackson's UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

A welterweight bout between Steve Bruno and Chris Wilson was originally scheduled to take place at this event. However, the fight would be postponed and instead took place at UFC 87 on August 9, 2008.

Results

|Light Heavyweight |Forrest Griffin |def. |Quinton Jackson (c) |Decision (unanimous) (48–46, 48–46, 49–46) |5 |5:00 |For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship |Middleweight |Patrick Côté |def. |Ricardo Almeida |Decision (split) |3 |5:00 | |Lightweight |Joe Stevenson |def. |Gleison Tibau |Submission (guillotine choke) |2 |2:57 | |Welterweight |Josh Koscheck |def. |Chris Lytle |Decision (unanimous) |3 |5:00 | |Lightweight |Tyson Griffin |def. |Marcus Aurélio |Decision (unanimous) |3 |5:00 | |Heavyweight |Gabriel Gonzaga |def. |Justin McCully |Submission (Americana) |1 |1:57 | |Lightweight |Melvin Guillard |def. |Dennis Siver |TKO (punches) |1 |0:36 | |Lightweight |Cole Miller |def. |Jorge Gurgel |Submission (triangle choke) |3 |4:48 | |Lightweight |Justin Buchholz |def. |Corey Hill |Submission (rear-naked choke) |2 |3:57 |

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $60,000 bonuses.

Fight of the Night: Quinton Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin
Knockout of the Night: Melvin Guillard
Submission of the Night: Cole Miller

References

(2008-04-05). "UFC 86 Official Fight Card". Ultimate Fighting Championship.
(May 2, 2008). "Chris Wilson vs. Steve Bruno UFC 86 fight booked". mmamania.com.
(May 27, 2008). "Chris Wilson vs. Steve Bruno Moved To UFC 87". mmafrenzy.com.
(2018-07-06). "UFC 86 bonuses for 'Jackson vs Griffin' PPV fights". MMAmania.

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