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UFC 74: Respect was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The event took place on August 25, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The main event was a UFC heavyweight championship bout which featured UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture defending his title against Gabriel Gonzaga, who knocked out Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović at UFC 70 to become the number one contender. Former UFC and TKO welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, in his first fight since losing his title to Matt Serra at UFC 69, was matched up against The Ultimate Fighter's Josh Koscheck. The card also featured former heavyweight champion Frank Mir against K-1 veteran Antoni Hardonk; The Ultimate Fighter 3's winner Kendall Grove; the UFC debut of PRIDE veteran Marcus Aurelio; The Ultimate Fighter 2 welterweight winner Joe Stevenson; and former light heavyweight challenger Renato Sobral.
[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary card
- Guida defeats Aurelio by split decision. Judges scored the bout 30-27 and 30-27 for Guida, and 29-28 for Aurelio. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
- Leites defeats Jensen by submission (armbar) at 3:47 of round one. This preliminary bout was aired on the broadcast. Leites was a late replacement for Jensen's original opponent, Travis Lutter, who withdrew from the card due to a neck injury.[3].
- Mir defeats Hardonk by submission (kimura) at 1:17 of round one. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
- Sobral defeats Heath by submission (anaconda choke) at 3:30 of round two. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast. Sobral was fined $25,000 by the Nevada State Athletic Commission because he did not immediately follow referee's directions for releasing his chokehold after Heath tapped. Sobral explained after the fight that he choked Heath unconscious because he felt disrespected by Heath's behavior during the weigh-ins before the fight. [4] Due to the controversial manner in which the bout was stopped, Sobral was subsequently released from his UFC contract.[5]
[edit] Main card
- Côté defeats Grove by knockout due to punches at 4:45 of round one.
- Stevenson defeats Pellegrino by unanimous decision. Judges scored the bout 30-27, 30-27, and 29-28 for Stevenson. After the bout, Stevenson confirmed that he had broken his nose during the bout (contrary to what was earlier thought to be a broken jaw).[6]
- Huerta defeats Crane by TKO (strikes) at 1:50 of round three.
- St. Pierre defeats Koscheck by unanimous decision. Judges scored the bout 29-28, 29-28, and 30-27.
- In the main event of the evening, Randy Couture defeated Gabriel Gonzaga by technical knockout at 1:37 of round three. Couture retained the heavyweight championship. In his in-ring interview after the fight, Couture noted that he broke Gonzaga's nose with an accidental headbutt during a takedown in round one. However, after post fight analysis, Couture believes it was Gonzaga's knee, not a headbutt that broke Gonzaga's nose during the takedown.[7] In the post-fight press conference, Couture confirmed that he had fractured his left ulna bone in the third round while using his forearm to block a kick.[8]
[edit] Bonus awards
At each UFC event, $40,000 is awarded to each of the fighters who receive one of these three awards.
[edit] Purses
- Randy Couture: $250,000[9]
- Gabriel Gonzaga: $45,000
- Georges St. Pierre: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus)
- Josh Koscheck: $10,000
- Roger Huerta: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
- Alberto Crane: $4,000
- Joe Stevenson: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
- Kurt Pellegrino: $8,000
- Patrick Coté: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
- Kendall Grove: $12,000
- Renato Sobral: $25,000 ($25,000 win bonus withheld by NSAC)[10]
- David Heath: $6,000
- Frank Mir: $66,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
- Antoni Hardonk: $8,000
- Thales Leites: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus)
- Ryan Jensen: $4,000
- Clay Guida: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)
- Marcus Aurelio: $30,000
[edit] References
- ^ a b Haney, Jeff (August 27, 2007). Russian champion may be next on Couture's fight card. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved on 2007-08-29.
- ^ {{cite news |url =http://mmajunkie.com/2007/10/30/ufc-officials-rebut-randy-coutures-pay-claims/ |first =Dann |last = Stupp |title=UFC Officials Rebut Randy Couture’s Pay Claims |date=2007-10-30 |accessdate=2007-10-30 |work=MMAJunkie.com }{
- ^ Bolduc, Justin (August 2, 2007). Thales Leites to Replace Travis Lutter at UFC 74. Nokaut. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
- ^ Ken, Pishna (2007-09-24). RENATO "BABALU" SOBRAL FINED $25,000. MMAWeekly.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
- ^ Gross, Josh (2007-08-30). Babaloose: UFC Cuts Controversial Fighter. Sherdog. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- ^ Martin, Damon (2007-08-28). Stevenson has broken nose; not broken jaw. MMA Weekly. Retrieved on 2007-08-29.
- ^ Beatdown: "The Natural" Randy Couture. Sherdog. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
- ^ Martin, Damon (2007-08-28). UFC champ Couture confirms broken arm. MMA Weekly. Retrieved on 2007-08-29.
- ^ Trembow, Ivan (August 27, 2007). UFC 74 Fighter Salary Breakdown (Reprint). MMA Weekly. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
- ^ Iole, Kevin (August 28, 2007). There should be no room for Babalu's antics. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
Marcus Aurelio vs. 
Clay Guida
Antoni Hardonk
Patrick Côté
