UFC Fight Night 8
Encyclopedia
UFC Fight Night: Rashad Evans vs Sean Salmon referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 8 was a mixed martial arts
event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
on Thursday, January 25, 2007 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
in Hollywood, Florida
. It was broadcast live in the United States
and Canada
on Spike TV
.
This card featured the UFC debut of PRIDE and Hero's
veteran Heath Herring
. Originally scheduled for the main card was a bout between middleweight contestants Nathan Marquardt
and Dean Lister
; it is believed that Spike TV influenced the eventual decision to remove the bout from the main card.
Rashad Evans $24,000
Sean Salmon $3,000
Jake O’Brien $18,000
Heath Herring $60,000
Hermes Franca $24,000
Spencer Fisher $13,000
Nathan Marquardt $44,000
Dean Lister $11,000
Josh Burkman $14,000
Chad Reiner $3,000
Ed Herman $24,000
Chris Price $3,000
Din Thomas $24,000
Clay Guida $5,000
Rich Clementi $20,000
Ross Pointon $5,000
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
on Thursday, January 25, 2007 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is a resort near Hollywood, Florida, located on of the Hollywood Reservation of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The hotel has a tower, a casino, a lagoon-style pool area, fifteen restaurants, sixteen shops, the poker room, a spa, improv comedy club, over ten bars and...
in Hollywood, Florida
Hollywood, Florida
-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...
. It was broadcast live in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
on Spike TV
Spike TV
Spike is an American cable television channel. It launched on March 7, 1983 as The Nashville Network , a joint venture of WSM, Inc...
.
This card featured the UFC debut of PRIDE and Hero's
HERO'S
Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the K-1 Romanex event and various MMA fights on its regular K-1...
veteran Heath Herring
Heath Herring
Heath Herring is an inactive American Heavyweight professional mixed martial artist who attained popularity fighting for PRIDE FC in Japan and most recently fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
. Originally scheduled for the main card was a bout between middleweight contestants Nathan Marquardt
Nathan Marquardt
Nathan Joel Marquardt is an American mixed martial artist. He is a three-time Middleweight King of Pancrase Champion and former UFC middleweight title contender....
and Dean Lister
Dean Lister
Dean Richard Lister is an American mixed martial artist and a former King of the Cage champion. He currently fights at the Middleweight division after moving down from the Light Heavyweight class...
; it is believed that Spike TV influenced the eventual decision to remove the bout from the main card.
Preliminary card
- Welterweight bout:
Rich ClementiRich ClementiRichard Thomas Clementi is a journeyman American mixed martial artist. He holds notable wins over Terry Etim, Sam Stout, Fabio Holanda, Melvin Guillard and Anthony Johnson.-Mixed martial arts career:...
vs.
Ross PointonRoss PointonRoss Pointon is an English mixed martial artist who holds a record of 6 wins and 12 losses. He was a competitor in season three of The Ultimate Fighter, fighting in the Light Heavyweight division after premiering in the Middleweight division under Ken Shamrock...
- Clementi defeated Pointon via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:52 of round 2.
- Lightweight bout: Clay GuidaClay GuidaClayton Charles Guida is an American mixed martial artist and currently fighting in the UFC as a lightweight. Guida was the first Strikeforce Lightweight Champion and held the title until being defeated by Gilbert Melendez at Strikeforce: Revenge...
vs. Din ThomasDin ThomasDin Yero Thomas is an American mixed martial arts fighter and part time break dancer, who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4. He currently runs two successful Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA academies in Port St. Lucie, Florida and is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Liborio...
- Thomas defeated Guida via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
- Middleweight bout: Ed HermanEd Herman (fighter)Edward Benson Herman is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in their middleweight division and holds notable wins over Kyle Noke, Brian Ebersole, David Loiseau, Dave Menne, Scott Smith, Nick Thompson and Joe Doerksen...
vs. Chris Price
- Herman defeated Price via submission (armbar) at 2:58 in round 1. This preliminary bout was aired on the broadcast after the Herring vs. O'Brien bout.
- Welterweight bout: Josh BurkmanJosh BurkmanJoshua R. Burkman is an American mixed martial artist who is best known for his participation in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Before becoming a mixed martial artist, Burkman was an amateur wrestler. During his senior year of high school he finished second in his weight class at the state...
vs. Chad Reiner
- Burkman defeated Reiner via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
- Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Dean ListerDean ListerDean Richard Lister is an American mixed martial artist and a former King of the Cage champion. He currently fights at the Middleweight division after moving down from the Light Heavyweight class...
- Marquardt defeated Lister via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-25, 30-25).
Main card
- Lightweight bout:
Hermes FrancaHermes FrancaHermes França Barros is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes as a lightweight.-Early career:França made his professional MMA debut in November 2001. He quickly earned an undefeated streak of 6-0, drawing the attention of the UFC.-First UFC run:...
vs. Spencer FisherSpencer FisherSpencer William Fisher is an American mixed martial artist from Brevard, North Carolina. He currently fights in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion. He holds notable victories over Thiago Alves, Matt Wiman, Sam Stout, Jeremy Stephens, and Caol Uno...
- Franca defeated Fisher via TKO (punches) at 4:03 in round 2.
- Heavyweight bout: Heath HerringHeath HerringHeath Herring is an inactive American Heavyweight professional mixed martial artist who attained popularity fighting for PRIDE FC in Japan and most recently fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
vs. Jake O'BrienJake O'BrienJacob Allen O'Brien is an American mixed martial arts fighter from Indianapolis, Indiana. O'Brien attended Franklin Central High School where he wrestled for four years, while earning IHSAA 215 lb. State Champion honors three years in a row from 2000–2003; holding a record of 125-4 over that...
- O'Brien defeated Herring via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).
- Light Heavyweight bout: Rashad EvansRashad EvansRashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...
vs. Sean SalmonSean SalmonSean Michael Salmon is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes as a light heavyweight...
- Evans defeated Salmon via KO (head kick) at 1:06 in round 2.
Official salaries
Official fighter salaries:Rashad Evans $24,000
Sean Salmon $3,000
Jake O’Brien $18,000
Heath Herring $60,000
Hermes Franca $24,000
Spencer Fisher $13,000
Nathan Marquardt $44,000
Dean Lister $11,000
Josh Burkman $14,000
Chad Reiner $3,000
Ed Herman $24,000
Chris Price $3,000
Din Thomas $24,000
Clay Guida $5,000
Rich Clementi $20,000
Ross Pointon $5,000