UFC News: UFC 87: Seek and Destroy Full Card Announced

Posted on August 6th, 2008

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Up until now, the UFC has been hush-hush about what the remaining fight card will be for UFC 87: Seek and Destroy. We already know the event will take place on Saturday August 9, 2008 at The Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota and will start at 7PM PST / 10PM EST, be available on PPV and online at Yahoo! Sports. Well, now we know what the entire fight card will be, as the UFC has finally announced the final bouts for UFC 87: Seek and Destroy, allowing us a full picture of the entire evenings entertainment. So without further delay here is a run-down on the full UFC 87 card, which takes place on Saturday August 9, 2008 from The Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota 7PM PST / 10PM EST on PPV:

Georges St-Pierre –vs– Jon Fitch
This match will be for the UFC Welterweight Championship.
Georges St-Pierre will be coming into this fight at 5’ 10” weighing in at 170 LBS, with a record of 16-2-0. Jon Fitch will be coming into this fight at 6’ 0” weighing in at 170 LBS, with a record of 21-2-0.

Brock Lesnar –vs– Heath Herring
Brock Lesnar will be coming into this fight at 6’ 3” weighing in at 265 LBS, with a record of 1-1-0. Heath Herring will be coming into this fight at 6’ 4” weighing in at 250 LBS, with a record of 29-13-1.

Kenny Florian –vs– Roger Huerta
Kenny Florian will be coming into this fight at 5’ 10” weighing in at 155 LBS, with a record of 9-3-0. Roger Huerta will be coming into this fight at 5’ 9” weighing in at 155 LBS, with a record of 22-1-1.

Robert Emerson –vs– Manvel Gamburyan
Robert Emerson will be coming into this fight at 5’ 9” weighing in at 155 LBS, with a record of 9-6-1. Manvel Gamburyan will be coming into this fight at 5’ 9” weighing in at 155 LBS, with a record of 9-3-0.

Demian Maia –vs– Jason MacDonald
Demian Maia will be coming into this fight at 6’ 0” weighing in at 185 LBS, with a record of 8-0-0. Jason MacDonald will be coming into this fight at 6’ 3” weighing in at 185 LBS, with a record of 21-9-0. This match may not be broadcast.

Tamden McCrory –vs– Luke Cummo
Tamden McCrory will be coming into this fight at 6’ 4” weighing in at 170 LBS, with a record of 10-1-0. Luke Cummo will be coming into this fight at 6’ 0” weighing in at 170 LBS, with a record of 9-6-0. This match may not be broadcast.

Dan Everson –vs– Cheick Kongo
Dan Everson will be coming into this fight at 6’ 3” weighing in at 250 LBS, with a record of 10-2-0. Cheick Kongo will be coming into this fight at 6’ 4” weighing in at 240 LBS, with a record of 21-5-1. This match may not be broadcast.

Jon Jones –vs– Andrew Gusmao
Jon Jones will be coming into this fight at 6’ 4” weighing in at 205 LBS, with a record of 6-0-0. Andrew Gusmao will be coming into this fight at 6’ 2” weighing in at 205 LBS, with a record of 5-0-0. This match may not be broadcast.

Steve Bruno –vs– Chris Wilson
Steve Bruno will be coming into this fight at 5’ 10” weighing in at 170 LBS, with a record of 12-3-0. Chris Wilson will be coming into this fight at 6’ 1” weighing in at 170 LBS, with a record of 12-5-1. This match may not be broadcast.

Ryan Thomas –vs– Ben Saunders
Information on Ryan Thomas was not available. Ben Saunders will be coming into this fight at 6’ 3” weighing in at 170 LBS, with a record of 5-0-2. This match may not be broadcast.