| Event: | UFC 87: Seek and Destroy |
| Date: | Sat., Aug. 9, 2008 |
| Start time: | 6:00 PM ET (Main card) |
| Total Fights: | 10 |
| Main Event: | Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch |
| Venue: | Target Center |
| Location: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the Target Center for UFC 87 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. “Seek and Destroy” happened on Saturday, August 9, 2008, 16 years ago. A match between Georges St. Pierre and Jon Fitch headlined the event.
That Saturday night, we bear witnessed Brock Lesnar battle Heath Herring in a fun showdown. A huge clash between Robert Emerson and Manny Gamburyan also took place at UFC 87. Other fights on the card included Kenny Florian war with Roger Huerta; and Demian Maia vs. Jason MacDonald.
Here is a list of everyone who fought on UFC 87 on August 9th:
UFC 87 card
UFC 87 fight card consisted of two sections: prelims and the main card. The preliminary card typically features four to five fights, ending with an exciting matchup just before the main card begins. The main card features the highly-anticipated fights, including the main event.
“Seek and Destroy” was a PPV event. You can view the complete UFC 87 results and bonuses.
Here were all the bouts that took place at UFC 87:
Main event:
- Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch
Co-main event:
- Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring
Rest of the card:
- Robert Emerson vs. Manny Gamburyan
- Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta
- Demian Maia vs. Jason MacDonald
- Tamdan McCrory vs. Luke Cummo
- Cheick Kongo vs. Dan Evensen
- Jon Jones vs. Andre Gusmao
- Chris Wilson vs. Steve Bruno
- Ben Saunders vs. Ryan Thomas
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