Georges St. Pierre returned to the UFC Octagon saturday night for UFC 87 to face Jon Fitch. The event took place on Saturday, August 9, 2008, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Seek and Destroy featured 10 bouts, some were more exciting to watch than others.
UFC 87 was headlined by a clash between Georges St. Pierre and Jon Fitch, with Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring serving as the night’s co-main event. Elsewhere on the card, Demian Maia went to battle against Jason MacDonald. Let’s find out who won at the UFC 87. View the full results for ‘Seek and Destroy’-led fight card below.
Event |
UFC 87: Seek and Destroy
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Date |
August 9, 2008 |
Venue |
Target Center
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Location |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Main Event |
Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch |
Co-Main Event |
Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring |
Event Type |
PPV |
UFC 87 was live 5,987 days days ago and was the 114th event in UFC history, including pay-per-views, UFC Fight Nights, and The Ultimate Fighter season finales.
Who won at UFC 87
Below is the 10-fight order and UFC 87 results. Here are the real winners and losers from Saturday‘s event:
- Georges St. Pierre defeated Jon Fitch via Decision (Unanimous) (Round 5 / 5:00)
- Brock Lesnar defeated Heath Herring by Decision (Unanimous) (Round 3 / 5:00)
- Robert Emerson defeated Manny Gamburyan by KO (Punches) (Round 1 / 0:12)
- Kenny Florian defeated Roger Huerta by Decision (Unanimous) (Round 3 / 5:00)
- Demian Maia defeated Jason MacDonald by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) (Round 3 / 2:44)
- Tamdan McCrory defeated Luke Cummo by Decision (Unanimous) (Round 3 / 5:00)
- Cheick Kongo defeated Dan Evensen by TKO (Punches) (Round 1 / 4:55)
- Jon Jones defeated Andre Gusmao by Decision (Unanimous) (Round 3 / 5:00)
- Chris Wilson defeated Steve Bruno by Decision (Unanimous) (Round 3 / 5:00)
- Ben Saunders defeated Ryan Thomas by Submission (Armbar) (Round 2 / 2:28)
UFC 87 Results
The results are listed in ascending order, starting from the first fight ending with the night’s main event.
Ben Saunders vs. Ryan Thomas
The UFC 87 kicked off with Ben Saunders taking on Ryan Thomas. Ben Saunders defeated Ryan Thomas in Round 2 at 2:28 by Submission (Armbar).
Chris Wilson vs. Steve Bruno
The second fight at UFC 87 was Steve Bruno vs. Chris Wilson. Chris Wilson won in Round 3 at 5:00 by Decision (Unanimous).
Jon Jones vs. Andre Gusmao
The following bout was between Andre Gusmao and Jon Jones. Jon Jones beat Andre Gusmao by Decision (Unanimous) in Round 3 at 5:00.
Cheick Kongo vs. Dan Evensen
In the fourth bout, Cheick Kongo defeated Dan Evensen by TKO (Punches) at 4:55 of Round 1.
Tamdan McCrory vs. Luke Cummo
The fifth bout ended at 5:00 of Round 3 with Tamdan McCrory defeating Luke Cummo by Decision (Unanimous).
Demian Maia vs. Jason MacDonald
In sixth fight of the night, Jason MacDonald lost to Demian Maia at 2:44 of Round 3.
Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta
Kenny Florian got the better of Roger Huerta and won by Decision (Unanimous) in Round 3 at 5:00.
Robert Emerson vs. Manny Gamburyan
The eight bout was between Manny Gamburyan and Robert Emerson. Robert Emerson beat Manny Gamburyan by KO (Punches) at 0:12 of Round 1.
Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring
In the co-main event Brock Lesnar defeated Heath Herring via Decision (Unanimous) at 5:00 of Round 3; Dan Miragliotta was the third man in the cage.
Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch
In the main event, referee Yves Lavigne called an end to the bout at 5:00 of Round 5. Georges St. Pierre defeated Jon Fitch by Decision (Unanimous).
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