Date: July 5, 2008
Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center
City: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Preliminary card

  • Lightweight bout:  Jorge Gurgel vs.  Cole Miller
Miller defeated Gurgel via submission (triangle choke) at 4:48 of round 3.
  • Lightweight bout:  Melvin Guillard vs.  Dennis Siver
Guillard defeated Siver via KO (punches) at 0:36 of round 1. This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Jackson vs. Griffin fight.
  • Lightweight bout:  Corey Hill vs.  Justin Buchholz
Buchholz defeated Hill via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:57 of round 2.
  • Heavyweight bout:  Gabriel Gonzaga vs.  Justin McCully
Gonzaga defeated McCully via submission (americana) at 1:57 of round 1.

Main card

  • Lightweight bout:  Tyson Griffin vs.  Marcus Aurelio
Griffin defeated Aurelio via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
  • Welterweight bout:  Josh Koscheck vs.  Chris Lytle
Koscheck defeated Lytle by unanimous decision (30–26, 29–27, 30–28).
  • Lightweight bout:  Joe Stevenson vs.  Gleison Tibau
Stevenson defeated Tibau by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:57 of round 2.
  • Middleweight bout:  Patrick Côté vs.  Ricardo Almeida
Côté defeated Almeida via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
  • Light Heavyweight Championship bout:  Quinton Jackson (c) vs.  Forrest Griffin
Griffin defeated Jackson via unanimous decision (48–46, 48–46, 49–46) to become the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.

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