UFC 72

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UFC 72: Victory
Details
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date June 16, 2007
Venue The Odyssey
City Belfast, Northern Ireland
Attendance 7,850 [1]
Total Gate $1,200,000 [2]
Buyrate 200,000[citation needed]
Event chronology
UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson UFC 72: Victory UFC 73: Stacked

UFC 72: Victory was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event took place Saturday, June 16, 2007 at The Odyssey in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1]

UFC 72 continued the UFC's expansion into Europe, as it was the third event to take place in Europe and the United Kingdom after UFC 38 in 2002 (Royal Albert Hall in London, England) and UFC 70 in April 2007 (MEN Arena in Manchester, England). The card aired on pay-per-view in North America and via Setanta Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[2] The event garnered gate receipts of £700,000 (approximately $1.2 million).[3]

Martin Kampmann was scheduled to fight Rich Franklin, but was forced to withdraw due to injury. Yushin Okami replaced Kampmann in the main event.[4]

Jake O'Brien was scheduled to fight Tom Murphy, but was forced to withdraw due to injury.[5] There was no replacement for O'Brien, and Murphy did not fight on the UFC 72 card. [6]

Contents

[edit] Results

[edit] Preliminary card

Davis wins via KO (Punch) at 1:15 of round 1. Even though this bout was a preliminary bout it was shown on the PPV broadcast.
Hazelett wins via submission (anaconda choke) at 2:50 of round 1.
Sanchez wins via TKO (strikes) at 0:32 of round 2.

[edit] Main card

Herman wins via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:25 of round 2.
MacDonald wins via TKO (strikes) at 3:18 of round 2.
Griffin wins via split decision. Two judges scored the bout 29-28 Griffin, while one scored it 29-28 Guida.
Griffin wins via unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 30-27.
Franklin wins via unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 29-28.

[edit] Bonus awards

After every UFC event, bonuses are given to fighters who perform well.

The bonuses for this event were $40,000 each. [7]:

[edit] References

  1. ^ Upcoming Events; UFC 72: Victory. UFC.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-10.
  2. ^ ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER FIGHT IN BELFAST.. UFC.com (2007-04-19). Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
  3. ^ Belfast gets a pounding. Belfast Telegraph (2007-06-17). Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
  4. ^ Gerbasi, Thomas. "Russel to face Franklin in UFC 72 Main Event", UFC.com, 2007-05-09. Retrieved on 2007-05-09. 
  5. ^ Tom Murphy Opponent-less for UFC 72. UFC Junkie (2007-06-10). Retrieved on 2007-06-10.
  6. ^ Murphy fight dropped from card.
  7. ^ UFC 72 Fight Awards | UFCDaily.com

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