UFC 81
| UFC 81: Breaking Point | ||||
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A poster or logo for UFC 81: Breaking Point.
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 2, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 10,583 (7,167 paid) | |||
| Total gate | $2,437,890 | |||
| Buyrate | 600,000 | |||
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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 main event featured Tim Sylvia and Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira for the UFC Interim World Heavyweight Championship. UFC Heavyweight champion Randy Couture declined a championship fight with Nogueira, which resulted in the creation of the interim title.
This event also saw the UFC debut of WWE wrestler Brock Lesnar in a bout against former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir.
At the end of this event, $60,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.
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