UFC 87
| UFC 87: Seek and Destroy | ||||
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A poster or logo for UFC 87: Seek and Destroy.
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 9, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Target Center | |||
| City | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||
| Attendance | 15,087 | |||
| Total gate | $2,252,000 | |||
| Buyrate | 625,000 | |||
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UFC 87: Seek and Destroy was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 9, 2008, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The card was headlined by a welterweight championship bout between champion Georges St-Pierre and challenger Jon Fitch.
UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman was first scheduled to fight Brock Lesnar, but an Achilles tendon injury forced him to withdraw. Heath Herring stepped in to fight Lesnar instead.
Future UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones made his UFC debut at this event after stepping in to replace Tomasz Drwal who pulled out of his bout with Andre Gusmao due to injury.
At the end of the night, the UFC awarded $60,000 to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.
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