UFC 92


UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 27, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Background

The main event featured UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin, against undefeated challenger Rashad Evans. This was the first time that two winners of The Ultimate Fighter competed in a title fight against each other.
The first co-main event saw former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir against former Pride Heavyweight Champion and Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira.
The other co-main event was a rubber match between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton Jackson and former PRIDE Middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva. Silva had won their previous two matches in the PRIDE organization in Japan.
Antoni Hardonk was originally scheduled to face Mark Burch, who was injured and replaced by Mike Wessel.

Results

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.

Purses

Rashad Evans: $130,000
def. Forrest Griffin: $100,000
Frank Mir: $90,000
def. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira: $250,000
Quinton Jackson: $325,000
def. Wanderlei Silva: $200,000
C.B. Dollaway: $20,000
def. Mike Massenzio: $5,000
Cheick Kongo: $90,000
def: Mostapha al-Turk: $7,000
Yushin Okami: $32,000
def. Dean Lister: $19,000
Antoni Hardonk: $28,000
def. Mike Wessel: $4,000
Matt Hamill: $20,000
def. Reese Andy: $15,000
Brad Blackburn: $14,000
vs. Ryo Chonan: $18,000
Pat Barry: $10,000
Dan Evensen: $4,000