UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann

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UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann
Sommet Center
CityNashville, Tennessee
Attendance10,267[1]
Total gate$626,077[1]
Event chronology
UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann UFC 97: Redemption

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann (also known as UFC Fight Night 18) was a

event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on April 1, 2009.[2]

Background

The event was broadcast on

Spike TV and served as a lead in to the premiere of The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.[2]

This event was the UFC's first event in the state of Tennessee and it set the record in terms of attendance to date for both an MMA event in the state and a UFC Fight Night show.[3]

The main event featured the debut of former

WEC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit – riding an eight fight win streak – in the main event against Martin Kampmann
. Kampmann won the fight via split decision. However, the fight was close enough that FightMetric ruled the bout a draw.

The event drew a total of 1.9 million viewers.[4]

Results

Main card (Spike TV)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Martin Kampmann def. Carlos Condit Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Ryan Bader def. Carmelo Marrero Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Tyson Griffin def. Rafael dos Anjos Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Cole Miller def. Junie Browning Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:58
Preliminary card
Catchweight (158 lb) Gleison Tibau def. Jeremy Stephens Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Ricardo Almeida def. Matt Horwich Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Brock Larson def. Jesse Sanders Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:01
Middleweight Tim Credeur def. Nick Catone Submission (guillotine choke) 2 3:45
Middleweight Jorge Rivera def. Nissen Osterneck Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Rob Kimmons def. Joe Vedepo Technical Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:54
Middleweight Aaron Simpson def. Tim McKenzie TKO (punches) 1 1:40

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $30,000 bonuses.[5]

  • Fight of the Night: Tyson Griffin vs. Rafael dos Anjos
  • Knockout of the Night: Aaron Simpson
  • Submission of the Night: Rob Kimmons

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "UFC's Tennessee debut sets UFC Fight Night attendance record". mmajunkie.com. April 2, 2009. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Caplan, Sam (January 3, 2009). "UFC Fight Night 18 set for April 1 in Nashville, Tennessee". Fiveouncesofpain.com. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
  3. ^ "UFC's Tennessee debut sets UFC Fight Night attendance record". MMAjunkie.com. April 2, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "Spike TV nabs ratings boost with UFC Fight Night 18 broadcast". MMAjunkie.com. April 3, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  5. ^ "UFC Fight Night 18 bonuses: Griffin, dos Anjos, Simpson and Kimmons net $30K". MMAjunkie.com. April 1, 2009. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2009.