UFC_Fight_Night_18
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2009
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann (also known as UFC Fight Night 18) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on April 1, 2009.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 1, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Sommet Center | |||
| City | Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Attendance | 10,267[1] | |||
| Total gate | $626,077[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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]
| 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 | |
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
- "UFC's Tennessee debut sets UFC Fight Night attendance record". mmajunkie.com. April 2, 2009. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012.
- Caplan, Sam (January 3, 2009). "UFC Fight Night 18 set for April 1 in Nashville, Tennessee". Fiveouncesofpain.com. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
- "UFC's Tennessee debut sets UFC Fight Night attendance record". MMAjunkie.com. April 2, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- "Spike TV nabs ratings boost with UFC Fight Night 18 broadcast". MMAjunkie.com. April 3, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- "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.