UFC 68
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| UFC 68: The Uprising | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |
| Date | March 3, 2007 | |
| Venue | Nationwide Arena | |
| City | Columbus, Ohio | |
| Attendance | 19,049 (17,358 paid)[1] | |
| Total Gate | $2,741,000[2] | |
| Total Purse | $697,000 (disclosed)[2] | |
| Event chronology | ||
| UFC 67: All or Nothing | UFC 68: The Uprising | UFC 69: Shootout |
UFC 68: The Uprising was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 3, 2007 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. UFC 68 was the first UFC event ever held inside the state of Ohio, and coincided with the 2007 Arnold Sports Festival. The event, which sold out the Nationwide Arena, produced the highest live attendance in North American mixed martial arts history, with 19,079 filling the arena.
In the main event, UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia was set to defend his title against Randy Couture, who was coming out of a 12-month retirement. Couture, a former UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Champion, last fought as a heavyweight at UFC 39 in 2002. Also featured at UFC 68 were the return bouts for former champions Matt Hughes (welterweight) and Rich Franklin (middleweight).[3]
[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary card
[edit] Lightweight bout: Jamie Varner vs. Jason Gilliam
Varner defeats Gilliam by submission (rear naked choke) at 1:34 in round one. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
[edit] Lightweight bout: Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent
Tibau defeats Dent by unanimous decision. All three judges score the bout 30-27 for Tibau. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
[edit] Welterweight bout: Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti
Fitch defeats Fioravanti by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:05 of round two. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
[edit] Light Heavyweight bout: Matt Hamill vs. Rex Holman
Hamill defeats Holman by technical knockout due to strikes at 4:00 of round one. This preliminary bout was not aired after the main event.
[edit] Main card
[edit] Light Heavyweight bout: Renato Sobral vs. Jason Lambert
Lambert defeats Sobral by knockout due to punches at 3:26 of round two.
[edit] Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes vs. Chris Lytle
Hughes defeats Lytle by unanimous decision. All three judges score the bout 30-27 for Hughes.
[edit] Middleweight bout: Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald
Franklin defeats MacDonald by technical knockout between rounds two and three. Excessive damage to MacDonald's right eye prompted his corner to signal for the end of the bout.[4]
[edit] Middleweight bout: Martin Kampmann vs. Drew McFedries
Kampmann defeats McFedries by technical submission (arm triangle choke) at 4:06 of round one.
[edit] Heavyweight Championship bout: Champion Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture
In the main event of the evening, Randy Couture defeats Tim Sylvia by unanimous judges' decision and becomes the new UFC Heavyweight Champion. All three judges scored the bout 50-45 for Couture. This marks the third time Couture has captured the UFC Heavyweight Championship, and the fifth overall time that Couture has earned a UFC championship title.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Knapp, Brian. "COUTURE UPSETS SYLVIA, REGAINS UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CROWN", The Fight Network, 2007-03-04. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
- ^ a b Official UFC 68 Salaries .... UFCjunkie.com. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
- ^ UFC COMING TO OHIO WITH A VENGEANCE. UFC.com. Retrieved on March 4, 2007.
- ^ Cotterill, Andy. "MM-Eh! News and Notes from Canada", Sherdog.com, 2007-03-09. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
