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UFC mixed martial arts event in 2008 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer (also known as UFC Fight Night 15) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on September 17, 2008, at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.[1]
UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | September 17, 2008 | |||
Venue | Omaha Civic Auditorium | |||
City | Omaha, Nebraska | |||
Attendance | 9,103 | |||
Total gate | $700,000 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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The event served as the lead-in to the premiere of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir on Spike TV.
Jeremy Horn was originally scheduled to face Wilson Gouveia on this card, but was injured. He was replaced by Ryan Jensen.[2]
Main card (Spike TV) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Lightweight | Nate Diaz | def. | Josh Neer | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Clay Guida | def. | Mac Danzig | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Middleweight | Alan Belcher | def. | Ed Herman | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Eric Schafer | def. | Houston Alexander | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 4:53 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Middleweight | Alessio Sakara | def. | Joe Vedepo | KO (head kick) | 1 | 1:27 | |
Middleweight | Wilson Gouveia | def. | Ryan Jensen | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 2:04 | |
Lightweight | Joe Lauzon | def. | Kyle Bradley | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:34 | |
Light Heavyweight | Jason Brilz | def. | Brad Morris | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:54 | |
Middleweight | Mike Massenzio | def. | Drew McFedries | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 1:28 | |
Middleweight | Dan Miller | def. | Rob Kimmons | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:27 |
Fighters were awarded $30,000 bonuses.[3]
Below are the fighter base salaries for the event. The total base fighter payroll was $305,000.[4]
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