Date: March 1, 2008
Venue: Nationwide Arena
City: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Preliminary card
- Lightweight bout: Jorge Gurgel vs. John Halverson
- Gurgel defeated Halverson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29–28, 30–27).
- Welterweight bout: Luke Cummo vs. Luigi Fioravanti
- Fioravanti defeated Cummo via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Welterweight bout: Diego Sanchez vs. David Bielkheden
- Sanchez defeated Bielkheden via TKO (strikes) at 4:43 of round 1.
- Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Dustin Hazelett
- Koscheck defeated Hazelett via TKO (strikes) at 1:24 of Round 2. This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Silva vs. Henderson fight.
- Heavyweight bout: Andrei Arlovski vs. Jake O’Brien
- Arlovski defeated O’Brien via TKO (punches) at 4:17 of round 2.
Main card
- Welterweight bout: Chris Wilson vs. Jon Fitch
- Fitch defeated Wilson via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 30–27).
- Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Alessio Sakara
- Leben defeated Sakara via KO (punches) at 3:16 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Evan Tanner vs. Yushin Okami
- Okami defeated Tanner via KO (knee) at 3:00 of round 2.
- Heavyweight bout: Heath Herring vs. Cheick Kongo
- Herring defeated Kongo via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
- UFC Middleweight Championship and Pride Welterweight Championship unification bout: Anderson Silva (UFC Champion) vs. Dan Henderson (PRIDE Champion)
- Silva defeated Henderson via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:52 of Round 2 to become the undisputed UFC Middleweight Champion.
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