UFC 82: Pride of a Champion Fight Card Now Complete
Posted by Kris Karkoski on Feb 6, 2008 at 4:08 pm ET24 Comments
The UFC has officially confirmed a rumored bout between Chris Leben and Alessio Sakara, adding it to the official UFC 82 fight card on UFC.com. The announcement completes the fight card for the March 1st event at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
The fight, which will be broadcast during the pay-per-view portion of the ten-bout event, bumped David Bielkheden versus Diego Sanchez to the preliminary, untelevised card.
Official Fight Card
Main Card
- Anderson Silva vs. Dan Henderson
Middleweight Championship Bout - Heath Herring vs. Cheick Kongo
- Alessio Sakara vs. Chris Leben
- Yushin Okami vs. Evan Tanner
- Chris Wilson vs. Jon Fitch
Preliminary Bouts
- Jake O’Brien vs. Andrei Arlovski
- Luigi Fioravanti vs. Luke Cummo
- Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Koscheck
- David Bielkheden vs. Diego Sanchez
- John Halverson vs. Jorge Gurgel
For more on UFC 82 check out the MMAFrenzy.com rumors section.
Tags: Alessio Sakara, Chris Leben
Wow … how can I order UFC 82: Pride of the Undercard?
What a card. This is going to some kind of show. Can’t wait. Let’s get it on!!!!!!!
this is a card were i want to see every fight but i very much doubt i will, glad leben is on the main card i like the guy very pissed off that koscheck is not getting shown hes one of my fav fighers in the ufc also would like to see how the pitbull gets on,
i bet sanchez is pissed off getting moved the weird twat haha
Attention Dana White: We will pay to see Arlovski fight!
LOL
Yeah, great card, once again. I like Kos & Diego, and I like Gurgel. I’d watch any of them fight - but the 5 confirmed fights are good draws.
GO HENDO!
Excellent card!! The only problem I have is that it kills me to see Arlovski as a preliminary bout.
He has always been one of my favorite fighters, and I realize his last couple fights haven’t been real exciting, but come on! He’s the Pitbull!!!!
I believe he deserves better, and so do many others.
hey this is just a question why dont they televise all the fights anyway. great fights its kinda weird to see some of these guys on the prelims
this is a awsome card KONGO WOOOOO HOOOOO
AND THE PRELIMS LOOKS SWEET 2 most likely they will show 1 prelim
im assuming the only reason arlovski is on the prelims is cuz they couldnt work out a new deal, hes going to wind up in elitexc and gonna be kimbo’s opponent after he destroys mr.tank abott
“Crying” Chris Leben on the main card! give me a break, he should be on the premies with Diego “daydreamer”
Hey, I just saw an ad for this event last night, and it was the 1st time I saw they mentioned Keith Jardine as apart of this card - yet I dont see it anywhere online….was it just a goof?? Or is there truth to this?
What the hell, this card is good but not great. it could be great with the fighters that are fighting but who ever made this card is an idiot. anyone of these should be on the mian card if not all three. Not to mention the Pitbull deserves better then this.He has done alot and im sad to say but the UFC is starting to remind me of boxing.
Jake O’Brien vs. Andrei Arlovski
Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Koscheck
David Bielkheden vs. Diego Sanchez
how does evan tanner get in on the main card over arlovski and or koscheck… i dont like that
or luke cummo or diego sanchez.. or basically anyone on the undercard
Yeah Jason, it was just a goof. Hell I write about this stuff for a living and came online to see if he was added or something but it’s just a mistake.
The card as a whole is pretty damn stacked. Deciding the main card for this one was tough. Sure, most fans want to see Arlovski-O’brien but it’s extremely likely he leaves the UFC and the UFC doesn’t want to boost his stock.
In Koscheck’s case as well as Sanchez’ I think the issue came down to their being one slot open and you have to give the main card fight to Fitch since both Kos and Diego are coming off losses yet Fitch is a major contender and will soon get a title shot.
If you think about it Tanner-Okami and Kongo-Hearing are both contender bouts while Leben is a TUF’er and that fight has the makings of a slugfest of paper leaving just one fight open on the televised card but four diff. options.
this is huge
The undercard is better than the main event. The only good fight on the main card is Jon Fitch. Who should have fought Matt Hugh for the title not GSP.
Ufc used to show it’s prelim. fights ,but it seem’s the greedy financial green weenie took a bite. Now you pay more for the fight’s on PPV and you see less fighting action. Ufc just isnt worth it anymore.
Brent young hit the nail on the head.
Its gouge time for the UFC. Deliver as little as possible for as much money as possible.
The time is ripe for an alternate league to step up and start supplying a fan friendly product.
I dont understand why they could not move some of the under cards to spike. The only ones losing out is the fans. Im sorry to say but no one cares about kenny floraen. Missing sanchez,kos,and the pit bull is crap. Thats a card in itself…….
ILL BE THERE ON SATURDAY…
I just want to say from Ohio we are very happy with the fight card, if you are a really big Arlovski fan you should have got tickets, I’m going and he’s the reason……OHIO LOVES ARLOVSKI “THE PITBULL”. It’s gonna be amazing, this is my first live event.
I’m hoping Forrest is gonna atleast be in attendance….he’s an Ohio native:)
Dear Kim Sparks-
Not everyone could get tickets to go. I think that is the point. Most of us are going to watch it on PPV. That is why we are upset about Arlovski and the rest of the prelims not being aired. The entire card is awesome and I am sure we would all love to be there.