UFC 82 "Pride of a Champion"

Weigh-ins for UFC 82 will take place next Friday, Feb. 29 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The event is open to the public and will also be carried live by MMAjunkie.com‘s (www.mmajunkie.com) partner site, Yahoo! Sports, as well as UFC.com and other online outlets.

Doors to the event open at 3 p.m. ET, and the first fighter hits the scale at approximately 4 p.m. ET. Members of the UFC’s fan club can gain early entrance to the event for an exclusive question-and-answer session with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, the UFC’s interim heavyweight champion.
The live online feed of the weigh-ins will be available at approximately 3:50 p.m. ET.

The actual 10-fight UFC 82 event takes place the following day, March 1, at the same venue. Last year, Nationwide Arena set a still-standing UFC attendance record, and broke venue records for attendance, live gate and merchandise sales.

UFC 82 features a championship bout between UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson in the night’s main event. The televised main card also features Heath Herring vs. Cheick Kongo, Chris Leben vs. Alessio Sakara, Yushin Okami vs. Evan Tanner, and Jon Fitch vs. Chris Wilson. Dark matches feature Andrei Arlovski, Josh Koscheck and Diego Sanchez.

COLUMBUS, Ohio was on scene for today’s UFC 82 weigh-ins.
The traditional pre-fight event took place at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio — the same venue that hosts Saturday’s UFC 82 pay-per-view event.

“UFC 82: Pride of a Champion” is headlined by a bout between UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and PRIDE welterweight (183-lb.) champ Dan Henderson. They, and the 18 other fighters taking part in the 10-fight event, hit the scales today.

All fighters made weight.

The full results included:

MAIN CARD

• Anderson Silva (185) vs. Dan Henderson (184.5)
  
• Heath Herring (248) vs. Cheick Kongo (233.5)
  
• Chris Leben (185) vs. Alessio Sakara (185)
  
• Yushin Okami (184.5) vs. Evan Tanner (185)
  
• Jon Fitch (170) vs. Chris Wilson (169.5)
  

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Andrei Arlovski (241) vs. Jake O’Brien (231.5)
  
• Luke Cummo (170) vs. Luigi Fioravanti (170.5)
  
• Dustin Hazelett (170) vs. Josh Koscheck (169.5)
  
• David Bielkheden (170) vs. Diego Sanchez (169.5)
  
• Jorge Gurgel (154.5) vs. John Halverson (155)
  

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Below are complete results from UFC 82.
Main Card:

• Anderson Silva submits (rear naked choke) Dan Henderson at 4:52 of round 2
  
• Heath Herring defeats Cheick Kongo by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
  
• Chris Leben defeats Alessio Sakara via TKO at 3:16 of round 1
  
• Yushin Okami knocked out (knee) Evan Tanner at 3:00 of round 2
  
• Jon Fitch over Chris Wilson via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
  

Preliminary Card:

• Andre Arlovski defeats Jake O’Brien via TKO (strikes) at 4:17 of round 2
  
• Luigi Fiorvanti defeats Luke Cummo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
  
• Josh Koscheck defeats Dustin Hazelett via TKO (strikes) at 1:24 of round 2
  
• Diego Sanchez submits (strikes) David Bielkheden at 4:43 of round 1
  
• Jorge Gurgel defeats John Halverson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
  

Special Note: New Hall of Fame inductee Mark Coleman was interviewed by Joe Rogan and revealed he is not retired and has been re-signed by the UFC to fight Brock Lesnar in August.
Check back tomorrow for my analysis and breakdown of the card. I’ll say this; I am really excited by the Coleman vs. Lesnar matchup.