Apprently Jon Koppenhaver is upset because some wrestling federation has named one of their fighters The War Machine Rhino and copyrighted the name, which means he can’t use it anymore as a nickname. For him, the next logical step was to legally change his name to War Machine…that showed them! Here’s the quote from his MySpace:
“SO in case you didn’t notice in my last fight the UFC did NOT use my nickname when I fought. Turns out some … wrestling federation threatened to sue them because they recently named one of their wrestlers The War Machine Rhino and trademarked the name.
Too (expletive) bad that I have been using this name for 6 years, have it tatted on my body and it is what my fans yell out when I’m fighting.
If you know my personality then you know (expletive) well I am not gonna let some (expletive) (expletive), FAKE wrestler steal MY name..
SO 6 weeks ago I filed a change of name request and today I had court to make my name officially WAR MACHINE.
Lol
(expletive) funny right? Didn’t really wanna have to do it but I am sure as hell not lose MY nickname.
Time for a nap.
WM”
I would have just changed my nickname.
UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch – Winner: Georges St. Pierre via Unanimous Decision
265 lbs Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring
Winner: Brock Lesnar via Unanimous Decision
155 lbs Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta
Winner: Kenny Florian via Unanimous Decision
185 lbs Demian Maia vs. Jason MacDonald
Winner: Demian Maia via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 3
230 lbs Cheick Kongo vs. Dan Evensen
Winner: Cheick Kongo via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
170 lbs Ben Saunders vs. Ryan Thomas
Winner: Ben Saunders via Submission (Armbar) Round 1
170 lbs Steve Bruno vs. Chris Wilson
Winner: Chris Wilson via Unanimous Decision
205 lbs Andre Gusmao vs. Jon Jones
Winner: Jon Jones via Unanimous Decision
155 lbs Manny Gamburyan vs. Rob Emerson
Winner: Rob Emerson via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
170 lbs Luke Cummo vs. Tamdan McCrory
Winner: Tamdan McCrory via Unanimous Decision
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.
Winner: John Fitch
Fitch and Carneiro circle each other. They exchange punches and surprisingly Carneiro takes the former wrestling captain at Purdue, Fitch, down with relative ease. They scramble a bit in Fitch’s guard until Carneiro gets the advantage in the North/South position. Carneiro works Fitch into an anaconda choke. Fitch looks like he is in trouble but Carneiro couldn’t roll him and Fitch escaped to get back to his feet and in the process land some good knees. Fitch pushes Carneiro to the fence but gives up double under hooks and eventually sucks Fitch and gets another take down. Fitch tries to wriggle his way out but almost gets stuck in the same position as he was earlier in the round. Carneiro was working for a guillotine or an anaconda choke but the round ended.
In the second round Fitch came out quick with a leg kick and managed to fend off another take down attempt by Carneiro. As they came out of a quick clinch Fitch stalked Carneiro and landed a series of huge punches that slumped Carneiro to the ground against the fence. Fitch landed in a mount on top and rained punches. Carneiro almost swept Fitch but John was able to swing around Carneiro in an impressive display of his wrestling talent. Fitch was able to seize the stunned Carneiro’s back and sink in a rear naked choke for the win.
