Venue Sommet Center UFC Fight Night Condit vs. Kampmann UFC 97 Redemption Final episode date 1 April 2009 Total gate 626,077 USD | Attendance 10,267 First episode date 1 April 2009 City Nashville | |
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship Similar UFC Fight Night 65, UFC 63, UFC 78, UFC 68, UFC Fight Night: Florian vs | ||
Ufc fight night condit vs kampmann
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann (also known as UFC Fight Night 18) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on April 1, 2009.
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Background
The event was broadcast on Spike TV and served as a lead in to the premiere of The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.
This event was the UFC's first event in the state of Tennessee and it set the record in terms of attendance to date for both an MMA event in the state and a UFC Fight Night show.
The main event featured the debut of former WEC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit – riding an eight fight win streak – in the main event against Martin Kampmann. Kampmann won the fight via split decision. However, the fight was close enough that FightMetric ruled the bout a draw.
The event drew a total of 1.9 million viewers.
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $30,000 bonuses.