UFC 87: Seek and Destroy was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 9, 2008, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the twenty-first UFC event for the Pay-Per-View broadcast in high-definition.
Background The card was headlined by a welterweight championship bout between champion Georges St-Pierre and challenger Jon Fitch.
UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman was first scheduled to fight Brock Lesnar, but an Achilles tendon injury forced him to withdraw. Heath Herring stepped in to fight Lesnar instead.
Future UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones made his UFC debut at this event after stepping in to replace Tomasz Drwal who pulled out of his bout with André Gusmão due to injury.
Results
Bonus awards The following fighters received $60,000 bonuses.
Fight of the Night: Georges St-Pierre vs. Jon Fitch Knockout of the Night: Rob Emerson Submission of the Night: Demian Maia
See also Ultimate Fighting Championship List of UFC champions List of UFC events 2008 in UFC
References
External links UFC 87 Fight Card Official UFC 87 Site Sherdog Results o