UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben
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Background
UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben is an 11-bout fight card which took place on October 18th, 2008 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.
The card aired on Spike TV at 9pm ET and featured a middleweight bout between TUF 3 winner, Michael Bisping and TUF 1 veteran, Chris Leben as its main event.
Fight Card
Preliminary Card
- Lightweight Bout: Per Eklund vs. Samy Schiavo
- Lightweight Bout: David Baron vs. Jim Miller
- Lightweight Bout: Sam Stout vs. Terry Etim
- Lightweight Bout: Jess Liaudin vs. David Bielkheden
- Heavyweight Bout: Shane Carwin vs. Neil Wain
- Welterweight Bout: Dan Hardy vs. Akihiro Gono
Main Card
- Welterweight Bout: Marcus Davis vs. Paul Kelly
- Welterweight Bout: Paul Taylor vs. Chris Lytle
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Luis Cane
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Keith Jardine vs. Brandon Vera
- Middleweight Bout: Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben
Pre-Event Notes
The Bisping vs. Leben bout was originally meant to take place at UFC 85 but the fight was postponed after Leben was left with insufficient time to train after parole violation from an earlier date landed him a 35 day jail term.
UFC 89 was originally scheduled to feature a light heavyweight bout between Lyoto Machida and Thiago Silva on the main card. The fight was postponed however after Silva suffered a back injury.
Results
Preliminary Card
- Lightweight Bout: Per Eklund defeats Samy Schiavo via submission (rear naked choke) at 1.47 of round 3
- Lightweight Bout: Jim Miller defeats David Baron via submission (rear naked choke) at 3.19 of round 3
- Lightweight Bout: Terry Etim defeats Sam Stout via unanimous decision.
- Lightweight Bout: David Bielkheden defeats Jess Liaudin via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Heavyweight Bout: Shane Carwin defeats Neil Wain via TKO at 1.31 of round 1.
- Welterweight Bout: Dan Hardy defeats Akihiro Gono via split decision.
Main Card
- Welterweight Bout: Marcus Davis defeats Paul Kelly via submission (guillotine choke) at 2.16 of round 2.
- Welterweight Bout: Chris Lytle defeats Paul Taylor via unanimous decision.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Luis Cane defeats Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou via TKO at 4.15 of round 2.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Keith Jardine defeats Brandon Vera via split decision.
- Middleweight Bout: Michael Bisping defeats Chris Leben via unanimous decision.
Bonus Awards
Fight Of The Night: Chris Lytle and Paul Taylor
Submission Of The Night: Jim Miller
Knockout Of The Night: Luis Cane
*All bonuses were $40,000
UFC Event Chronology
Preceded by: UFC Fight Night 15
Followed by: UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote
External Links
http://89.ufc.com - Official UFC 89 Website
http://www.cagepotato.com/2008/10/18/ufc-89-a-proper-bloody-liveblog/ - Cage Potato's Drunk Ass Play By Play
--Sam Cupitt 05:16, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
