| UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 2, 2010 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 13,529[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,969,670[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 300,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on January 2, 2010, inLas Vegas, Nevada at theMGM Grand Garden Arena.[3]
The card for UFC 108 was plagued with numerous injuries, with multiple potential fights being called off as a result.
A proposed main event featuredUFC Middleweight ChampionAnderson Silva facing off against formerUFC Light Heavyweight ChampionVitor Belfort. However, it was announced by Silva's manager,Ed Soares, that the fight would not happen at UFC 108 because Silva would not be fully healed from elbow surgery.
A bout betweenBrock Lesnar andShane Carwin for theUFC Heavyweight Championship was rescheduled fromUFC 106 to UFC 108, but this fight did not take place due to a continuing medical condition suffered by Lesnar.[4]
The winner of a bout betweenAntônio Rodrigo Nogueira andCain Velasquez was to be guaranteed a title shot for theUFC Heavyweight Championship against the eventual winner of the Lesnar vs. Carwin bout.[5] The planned bout was later scrapped when Nogueira was forced to pull out of the fight due to a severe case of staph infection.[6] A possible Velasquez vs. Carwin match for an interim belt had been ruled out as a new main event due to Carwin undergoing knee surgery,[7] although there were talks of the fight possibly happening at a later date.[8][9] The Nogueira/Velasquez bout was scheduled for February 21, 2010 atUFC 110,[10] though it was not for the interim belt.
Gabriel Gonzaga was forced to pull out of his bout withJunior dos Santos on November 25, due to illness.[11] Gonzaga was replaced byGilbert Yvel.[12]
Paul Daley was scheduled to faceCarlos Condit, but on December 9, it was announced that Condit had pulled out due to injury.[13] Condit was replaced byDustin Hazelett.[14]
On December 11,Tyson Griffin pulled out of his bout withJim Miller, citing an injury.[15]Sean Sherk, who originally had a fight withRafaello Oliveira, stepped up as Griffin's replacement.[16] However, on December 17, Sherk pulled out of the fight;Duane Ludwig would eventually replace Sherk.[17]
Martin Kampmann vs.Rory Markham was also called off days later due to a knee injury. On December 14 it was announced thatJacob Volkmann would be replacing Markham. Volkmann came off short rest after last fighting atUFC 106.[18]
On December 29, it was announced thatSteve Cantwell had pulled out of his scheduled bout withVladimir Matyushenko. Since there was no time to find a suitable replacement to face Matyushenko, the bout was called off.[19]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Rashad Evans | def. | Thiago Silva | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (172 lb) | Paul Daley | def. | Dustin Hazelett | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:24 | |
| Lightweight | Sam Stout | def. | Joe Lauzon | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jim Miller | def. | Duane Ludwig | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:31 | |
| Heavyweight | Junior dos Santos | def. | Gilbert Yvel | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:07 | |
| Televised (Spike TV) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Martin Kampmann | def. | Jacob Volkmann | Submission (ninja choke) | 1 | 4:03 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Cole Miller | def. | Dan Lauzon | Submission (reverse triangle and kimura) | 1 | 3:05 | [b] |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Mark Muñoz | def. | Ryan Jensen | TKO (Submission to punches) | 1 | 2:30 | [c] |
| Welterweight | Jake Ellenberger | def. | Mike Pyle | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:22 | [d] |
| Lightweight | Rafaello Oliveira | def. | John Gunderson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[20]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to theNevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[21]
^Paul Daley was fined 10 percent of his "show" money for failing to make the 170-pound welterweight limit; the $1,800 was awarded to Dustin Hazelett.
