Date: May 24, 2008
Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena
City: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Preliminary card

  • Heavyweight bout:  Christian Wellisch vs.  Shane Carwin
Carwin defeated Wellisch via KO (punch) at 0:44 of Round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Gouveia vs. Reljic fight.
  • Welterweight bout:  Jason Tan vs.  Kim Dong-hyun
Kim defeated Tan via TKO (elbows) at 0:25 of round 3.
  • Welterweight bout:  Jon Koppenhaver vs.  Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Yoshida defeated Koppenhaver via submission (anaconda choke) at 0:56 of round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Penn vs. Sherk fight.
  • Lightweight bout:  Rich Clementi vs.  Terry Etim
Clementi defeated Etim by unanimous decision (29–28, 29-28, 29-28).
  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs.  Kazuhiro Nakamura
Sokoudjou defeated Nakamura by TKO (leg injury) at 5:00 of round 1. This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Koppenhaver vs. Yoshida fight.
  • Middleweight bout:  Ivan Salaverry vs.  Rousimar Palhares
Palhares defeated Salaverry via submission (armbar) at 2:36 of round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Silva vs. Jardine fight.

Main card

  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Thiago Silva vs.  Antonio Mendes
Silva defeated Mendes via submission (punches) at 2:24 of round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Lyoto Machida vs.  Tito Ortiz
Machida defeated Ortiz via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Wilson Gouveia vs.  Goran Reljic
Reljic defeated Gouveia via TKO (punches) at 3:15 of Round 2.
  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Wanderlei Silva vs.  Keith Jardine
Silva defeated Jardine via KO (punches) at 0:36 of Round 1.
  • Lightweight Championship bout:  B.J. Penn (c) vs.  Sean Sherk
Penn defeated Sherk via TKO (strikes) at 5:00 of round 3 to retain the UFC Lightweight Championship.

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