UFC 89
| UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben | ||||
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 A poster or logo for UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 18, 2008 | |||
| Venue | National Indoor Arena | |||
| City | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |||
| Attendance | 9,515[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on October 18, 2008 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Background
The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between Michael Bisping and Chris Leben. After the event, Leben tested positive for Stanozolol, a banned substance. He was suspended for a period of 9 months and fined one third of his purse.[2] Leben admitted he had used the substance several months prior to the fight, but stated he had assumed it would have been out of his system by then.
This event aired live in Great Britain and Ireland on Setanta Sports and via tape delay in the United States and Canada on Spike TV. It also aired live via Rogers Sportsnet in Canada. The broadcast drew an average of 2.6 million viewers and peaked with 3.4 million viewers on Spike TV.[3]
Lyoto Machida was scheduled to face fellow undefeated light heavyweight Thiago Silva, but a back injury forced Silva to withdraw from the fight.[4] The fight was rescheduled for UFC 94.
Results
| Main card (Spike TV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Michael Bisping | def. | Chris Leben | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Keith Jardine | def. | Brandon Vera | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Luiz Cane | def. | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:15 | |
| Welterweight | Chris Lytle | def. | Paul Taylor | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Marcus Davis | def. | Paul Kelly | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:16 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Welterweight | Dan Hardy | def. | Akihiro Gono | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Shane Carwin | def. | Neil Wain | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:31 | |
| Lightweight | David Bielkheden | def. | Jess Liaudin | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Terry Etim | def. | Sam Stout | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jim Miller | def. | David Baron | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:19 | |
| Lightweight | Per Eklund | def. | Samy Schiavo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:47 | |
Bonus awards
All fighters were awarded an extra $40,000.[5]
- Fight of the Night: Chris Lytle vs. Paul Taylor
- Knockout of the Night: Luiz Cane
- Submission of the Night: Jim Miller
References
- ↑ "Cane, Miller, Lytle, Taylor win post-UFC 89 honors". MMAFighting.com. 2008-10-18.
- ↑ "UFC Flags Leben for Steroid Use". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ↑ "UFC 89 on Spike TV peaks with 3.4 million viewers". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ↑ "THIAGO SILVA OUT OF UFC 89 FIGHT WITH MACHIDA". MMA Weekly. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ↑ "UFC 89 AWARDS NET $40,000 BONUSES". MMA Weekly. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
