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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