UFC 62
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| UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |
| Date | August 26, 2006 | |
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Attendance | 9,859 (8,954 paid) [1] | |
| Total Gate | $3,040,880 [2] | |
| Total Purse | $407,000 (disclosed only) | |
| Event chronology | ||
| UFC 61: Bitter Rivals | UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral | UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn |
UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 26, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada.
The main event title fight between Chuck Liddell and Renato "Babalu" Sobral was given heightened importance as a potential superfight set in November between Liddell and PRIDE Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva hinged on a Liddell victory at UFC 62.
[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary card
[edit] Middleweight bout: Yushin Okami vs. Alan Belcher
Okami defeats Belcher by unanimous decision. Judges scored the bout 30-27, 30-27, and 29-28 for Okami. David Terrell was originally slated to fight Yushin Okami in a middleweight bout, but withdrew from the fight card, citing a sinus infection and bronchitis. [3]
[edit] Light Heavyweight bout: Cory Walmsley vs. David Heath
Heath defeats Walmsley by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:32 of round one.
[edit] Light Heavyweight bout: Wilson Gouveia vs. Wes Combs
Gouveia defeats Combs by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:23 of round one.
[edit] Light Heavyweight bout: Rob MacDonald vs. Eric Schafer
Schafer defeats MacDonald by technical submission (arm triangle choke) at 2:26 of round one.
[edit] Main card
[edit] Lightweight bout: Hermes Franca vs. Jamie Varner
Franca defeats Varner by submission (armbar) at 3:31 of round three. A point was deducted from Varner in the third round by referee John McCarthy for timidity after Varner ran away from Franca after being hit by a knee.
Spencer Fisher was originally scheduled for the match, Franca was Fisher's replacement. [4]
[edit] Heavyweight bout: Cheick Kongo vs. Christian Wellisch
Kongo defeats Wellisch by knockout by a knee strike at 2:51 of round one.
[edit] Welterweight bout: Nick Diaz vs. Josh Neer
Diaz defeats Neer by submission (kimura) at 1:42 of round three.
Thiago Alves was originally scheduled to fight Josh Neer, but pulled out of his fight due to illness. [5]
[edit] Light Heavyweight bout: Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar
In the highly anticipated rematch, Forrest Griffin defeats Stephan Bonnar by unanimous decision. Judges scored the bout 30-27 for Griffin. Following the bout, Bonnar tested positive by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for boldenone, a banned anabolic steroid, and received a nine-month suspension and a $5,000 fine.[6]
[edit] Light Heavyweight Championship Bout: Champion Chuck Liddell vs. Renato Sobral
In the main event of the evening, Chuck Liddell defends his championship and defeats Renato Sobral by technical knockout (referee stoppage, due to strikes) at 1:35 of round one. This was the second meeting between the two, the first match occurred at UFC 40.
[edit] Miscellanea
- A lightweight title fight between Sean Sherk and Kenny Florian was planned to take place at the event; however, Florian confirmed that he had turned down the offer – wishing, instead, to accept the fight on a later date. [7] That fight occurred on UFC 64 instead.
- The disclosed fighter payroll for UFC 62 was $407,000.[8] The live gate for the event, according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, was $3,040,880.[9]
- Although Renato Sobral only pocketed a purse of $21,000 according to disclosed figures released to the NSAC, he was given a bonus check from the Fertittas, owners of UFC, at the ambulance that later took him to the hospital that night, according to CNNMoney.com. Although its not known how much that check was for, Sobral appeared quite appreciative and was told by the Fertittas that they "were going to see" him again.[10]
