Georges St. Pierre (Photo: liverampup.com)
UFC 79: Nemesis –
Dec. 29, 2007 – Las Vegas, Nev. – Mandalay Bay Events Center
Georges St. Pierre moved closer to regaining his
welterweight crown at UFC 79.
GSP won the interim welterweight title when Matt Hughes verbally
submitted to an armbar with six seconds left in Round 2.
Hughes had been scheduled to challenge Matt Serra for the
welterweight title in the TUF 6 coaches’ fight. However, Serra dropped out due
to injury.
GSP’s win put him in a position to recapture the title he
lost to Serra in a huge upset at UFC 69.
Chuck Liddell won a unanimous decision over Wanderlei Silva
in the main event, which was billed as “a battle years in the making.” Silva’s
status as one of PRIDE’s top stars made this bout a dream match.
In a heavyweight battle, Eddie Sanchez beat Soa “The Hulk” Palelei
by TKO in Round 3.
Lyoto Machida improved to 12-0, as he beat debuting PRIDE
star Rameau “The African Assassin” Thierry Sokoudjou with an arm triangle choke
in Round 2.
Rich Clementi kicked off the pay-per-view with a win over “The
Young Assassin” Melvin Guillard, who submitted to a rear naked choke at the
4:40 mark.
James Irvin won a preliminary bout by disqualification after
Luiz Cane landed an illegal knee strike. Manny Gamburyan forced Nate Mohr to
submit to an ankle lock in 91 seconds.
In other pre-show fights, Mark Bocek beat Doug Evans by
unanimous decision; Roan Carneiro defeated Tony DeSouza by TKO in Round 2; and Dean
Lister beat Jordan Radev by unanimous decision.
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