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UFC 87: Seek and Destroy

August 9, 2008PAST
Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

This event marked the UFC debut of Jon Jones, who would go on to become one of the greatest fighters in UFC history. The card was headlined by Georges St-Pierre’s first title defense of his second Welterweight reign, where he…

Fight Rating

Jon Fitch
vs.
Georges St-Pierre
—/10
(0 ratings)
Heath Herring
vs.
Brock Lesnar
—/10
(0 ratings)
Rob Emerson
vs.
Manvel Gamburyan
—/10
(0 ratings)
Roger Huerta
vs.
Kenny Florian
—/10
(0 ratings)
Jason MacDonald
vs.
Demian Maia
—/10
(0 ratings)
Luke Cummo
vs.
Tamdan McCrory
—/10
(0 ratings)
Dan Evensen
vs.
Cheick Kongo
—/10
(0 ratings)
Andre Gusmao
vs.
Jon Jones
—/10
(0 ratings)
Steve Bruno
vs.
Chris Wilson
—/10
(0 ratings)
Ben Saunders
vs.
Ryan Thomas
—/10
(0 ratings)

Results Snapshot

2KOs
2SUBs
6DECs
40%
Finish Rate (4 of 10 fights)
13:30
Avg Fight Time
Rob Emerson
Fastest Finish · TKO · R1
0:12
15,087Sold Out
Attendance
$2,252,000Arena Record
Gate Revenue

Fight Bonuses

$60,000 in bonuses awarded.

Georges St-Pierre vs. Jon Fitch
Fight Of The Night
$60,000
Each

Event Totals

589
Significant Strikes
1:18:57
Control Time
32
Takedowns
10
Knockdowns
2:15:00
Fight Time
25
Sub Attempts

Weigh-in Results

Welterweight Title Fight
Georges St-Pierre170.0
vs
Jon Fitch170.0
Heavyweight
Brock Lesnar265.0
vs
Heath Herring250.0
Lightweight
Rob Emerson155.0
vs
Manny Gamburyan155.0

Broadcast Team

Mike Goldberg
Commentary
Joe Rogan
Commentary
Bruce Buffer
Ring Announcer
Joe Rogan
Post-Fight Interviewer

Referees

Yves Lavigne
4 fights
Dan Miragliotta
3 fights
DG
Darryl Guthmiller
2 fights
NG
Nick Gamst
1 fight

Canceled Fights

1 fight canceled on this card.
Brock LesnarCANCELEDMark ColemanReason: Coleman Achilles Injury