UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin

UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date July 19, 2008
Venue Palms Casino Resort
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance 2,071[1]
Total purse $623,000
Event chronology

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UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin (also known as UFC Fight Night 14) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on July 19, 2008 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Background

The main event marked Anderson "The Spider" Silva's first foray into the Light Heavyweight division, facing James "The Sandman" Irvin.[2] After the fight, Irvin tested positive for methadone and oxymorphone.[3]

This card was put together on an unusually short notice, it was an attempt to compete with rival promotion Affliction's PPV premiere.[4]

The bout between Anthony Johnson and Kevin Burns ended in controversy. Referee Steve Mazzagatti awarded Burns the victory after Johnson fell to the ground following an eyepoke, despite the fact that Mazzagatti warned Burns several times during the fight about fouls. Johnson appealed the decision to the NSAC, but it was ultimately rejected.[5]

The event was broadcast in the U.S. and Canada on Spike, and in the UK on Setanta Sports 2.

Results

Main card (Spike TV)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Anderson Silva def. James Irvin KO (punches) 1 1:01
Light Heavyweight Brandon Vera def. Reese Andy Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Frankie Edgar def. Hermes Franca Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Cain Velasquez def. Jake O'Brien TKO (punches) 1 2:02
Welterweight Kevin Burns def. Anthony Johnson TKO (eye injury) 3 3:35 [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight CB Dollaway def. Jesse Taylor Submission (Peruvian necktie) 1 3:58
Preliminary card
Middleweight Tim Credeur def. Cale Yarbrough TKO (punches) 1 1:54
Middleweight Nate Loughran def. Johnny Rees Submission (triangle choke) 1 4:21
Lightweight Shannon Gugerty def. Dale Hartt Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:33
Welterweight Rory Markham def. Brodie Farber KO (head kick) 1 1:37 [lower-alpha 2]
Welterweight Brad Blackburn def. James Giboo TKO (punches) 2 2:29
  1. The fight was stopped after Johnson went down following an illegal eye-poke by Burns.
  2. This preliminary bout was aired on the broadcast.

Bonus awards

At the end of the night, the UFC awarded $25,000 to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.[6]

See also

References

External links

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