UFC 90

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2008

UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté

The poster for UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté

Information

Promotion

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Date

October 25, 2008

Venue

Allstate Arena

City

Rosemont, Illinois

Attendance

15,359

Total gate

$2,850,000

Buyrate

300,000^[1]

Event chronology

UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben

UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté

UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar

UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on October 25, 2008, at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.^[2]

Background

The main event featured UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva vs. number #1 contender Patrick Côté. Silva's original opponent was rumored to be Yushin Okami, but the fight was cancelled after Okami suffered a hand injury.

A scheduled bout between Thales Leites and Goran Reljic was scratched from the card due to an injury suffered by Reljic. Drew McFedries was chosen as Reljic's replacement.^[3]

Diego Sanchez suffered an injury while preparing for his bout against Thiago Alves and was forced to pull out. Josh Koscheck stepped in to fight instead.^[4]

Melvin Guillard was slated to fight Spencer Fisher, but was replaced by Shannon Gugerty.

Ricardo Almeida was replaced by Dan Miller due to an injury.

Marcus Aurélio replaced injured Gleison Tibau.

Future UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos made his UFC debut at this event.

Results

Main card (PPV)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Anderson Silva (c)	def.	Patrick Côté	TKO (knee injury)	3	0:39	^[a]
Welterweight	Thiago Alves	def.	Josh Koscheck	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Gray Maynard	def.	Rich Clementi	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Junior dos Santos	def.	Fabrício Werdum	TKO (punches)	1	1:20
Lightweight	Sean Sherk	def.	Tyson Griffin	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card
Middleweight	Thales Leites	def.	Drew McFedries	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:18
Lightweight	Spencer Fisher	def.	Shannon Gugerty	Submission (triangle choke)	3	3:56
Middleweight	Dan Miller	def.	Matt Horwich	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Hermes França	def.	Marcus Aurélio	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Pete Sell	def.	Josh Burkman	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.

Bonus awards

All fighters were awarded an extra $65,000.^[5]

Fight of the Night: Sean Sherk vs. Tyson Griffin
Knockout of the Night: Junior dos Santos
Submission of the Night: Spencer Fisher

References

^ "Anderson Silva vs. Cote Tanks on PPV". MMAPayout.com. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
^ Alves-Sanchez moving to UFC 90 in Chicago – MMA – Yahoo! Sports
^ Leites/Reljic bout cancelled | MMAweekly.com
^ Sherdog
^ mmafc (2010-01-19). "UFC 90 Weigh-in Results, Salaries, Bonuses, and Medical Suspensions". mmafullcontact.com. Retrieved 2018-09-16.