UFC 81
UFC 81: Breaking Point was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held on February 2, 2008 by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip.
The event featured Tim Sylvia and Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira for UFC's Interim World Heavyweight Championship. UFC Heavyweight champion Randy Couture declined a championship fight with Nogueira, which caused the creation of the interim title.
This event also saw the UFC debut of former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar in a bout against former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir.
Results
Preliminary card
* Lightweight bout: United States Rob Emerson vs. Japan Keita Nakamura
Emerson wins via split decision. The judges scored the bout 30–27, 28–29, and 30–27. This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Lytle vs. Bradley fight.
* Light heavyweight bout: United States David Heath vs. United States Tim Boetsch
Boetsch wins via TKO (strikes) at 4:52 of Round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Marquardt vs. Horn fight.
* Middleweight bout: United States Marvin Eastman vs. United States Terry Martin
Eastman wins via unanimous decision. The judges scored the bout 29–28, 30–27, and 30–27.
* Welterweight bout: United States Chris Lytle vs. United States Kyle Bradley
Lytle wins via TKO (strikes) at 0:33 of Round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Sylvia vs. Nogueira fight.
Main card
* Lightweight bout: United States Tyson Griffin vs. Brazil Gleison Tibau
Griffin wins via unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 30–27.
* Middleweight bout: Brazil Ricardo Almeida vs. United States Rob Yundt
Almeida wins via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:08 of Round 1. Yundt was a late replacement for Alan Belcher, who had to withdraw from the bout due to a severe case of bronchitis.
* Middleweight bout: United States Nate Marquardt vs. United States Jeremy Horn
Marquardt wins via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:37 of Round 2.
* Heavyweight bout: United States Frank Mir vs. United States Brock Lesnar
Mir wins via submission (knee bar) at 1:30 of round 1.
* Interim Heavyweight Championship bout: United States Tim Sylvia vs. Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
Nogueira wins via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:28 of Round 3.
- ight of the Night: Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. United States Tim Sylvia
- Submission of the Night: United States Frank Mir
- Knockout of the Night: United States Chris Lytle
