UFC 77

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UFC 77: Hostile Territory
Details
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date October 20, 2007
Venue U.S. Bank Arena
City Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance 16,054
Total Gate $2,540,000
Buyrate 325,000[citation needed]
Event chronology
UFC 76: Knockout UFC 77: Hostile Territory UFC 78: Validation

UFC 77: Hostile Territory was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The event took place on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. The name "Hostile Territory" came from the defense of Anderson Silva's UFC middleweight title against Cincinnati native Rich Franklin.[1]

The main event featured Anderson Silva defending his middleweight championship against Rich Franklin in a rematch of their October 2006 meeting at UFC 64, which Silva won.[2] The co-main event was a heavyweight match-up between former two-time champion Tim Sylvia and undefeated Brandon Vera.[3]

Before the Vera-Sylvia fight, former amateur and WWE wrestler Brock Lesnar announced he had signed with the UFC. [4]

Contents

[edit] Results

[edit] Preliminary card

The scores were initially announced as 29-28 for Black, 29-28 for Grice, and 28-28, and the bout was ruled a split draw. An announcement was then made in the arena that the scores had been miscalculated. Grice was awarded the victory, but the corrected scores were not announced. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
Burkman defeated Petz by split decision[1]. Judges scored the bout 29-28 for Burkman (twice) and 29-28 for Petz. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
Maia defeated Jensen by submission at 2:40 of the first round with a rear naked choke. This preliminary bout was aired on the broadcast.
Okami defeated MacDonald by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 30-27. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.

[edit] Main card

Belcher defeated Starnes by TKO at 1:39 of round two due to doctor stoppage. Starnes suffered a deep cut above his right eye, forcing the close of the fight. Afterwards, Starnes, upon hearing disapproval from the crowd and his own cornermen, from their possible belief that Starnes himself elected to stop fighting, shouted that he wanted to continue, but did not due to the doctor telling him that his skull was visible.
Bonnar defeated Schafer by TKO (Strikes) at 2:47 of round two.
Robinson defeated Gurgel by unanimous decision. The judges scored the bout 29-28, 29-27 and 29-27.
Sylvia defeated Vera by unanimous decision. The judges scored the bout 29-27, 29-28 and 29-28. Vera stated after the fight that he had broken his left hand during the first round.
Silva defeated Franklin by TKO (Strikes) at 1:07 of the second round to retain the Middleweight title. After the bout, Franklin was said to have broken his nose and hand again during the fight.

[edit] Bonus awards

At the end of this event, $40,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.

[edit] Purses

The disclosed fighter payroll for UFC 77 was $652,000. [5]

The individual payouts are listed below. Purse amounts were provided by UFCdaily.com, and includes the payment amounts for show and win. The figures do not include sponsor payments, fees, taxes, or special award bonuses

http://www.ufcdaily.com/2007/10/24/ufc-77-fighter-salaries/

Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin

Silva: $120,000($60,000 base; $60,000 win bonus) Franklin: $45,000

Tim Sylvia vs. Brandon Vera

Sylvia: $200,000 ($100,000 base; $100,000 win bonus) Vera: $100,000

Alvin Robinson vs. Jorge Gurgel

Robinson: $6,000 ($3,000 base; $3,000 win bonus) Gurgel: $7,000

Stephan Bonnar vs. Eric Schafer

Bonnar: $44,000 ($22,000 base; $22,000 win bonus) Schafer: $6,000

Alan Belcher vs. Kalib Starnes

Belcher: $22,000 ($11,000 base; $11,000 win bonus) Starnes: $7,000

Yushin Okami vs. Jason MacDonald

Okami: $24,000 ($12,000 base; $12,000 win bonus) MacDonald: $17,000

Demian Maia vs. Ryan Jensen

Maia: $10,000 ($5,000 base; $5,000 to show) Jensen: $4,000

Josh Burkman vs. Forrest Petz

Burkman: $20,000 ($10,000 base; $10,000 win bonus) Petz: $6,000

Matt Grice vs. Jason Black

Grice: $6,000 ($3,000 base; $3,000 win bonus) Black: $8,000

[edit] References

  1. ^ Curtis, Tim (August 14, 2007). UFC coming to Cincinnati. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
  2. ^ Stupp, Dann (July 16, 2007). Liddell vs. Silva on ... then off ... then on again (maybe). Dayton Daily News. Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
  3. ^ Arias, Carlos (August 22, 2007). Can GSP bounce back?. Orange County Register. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
  4. ^ UFC signs former WWE star Brock Lesnar. 411mania.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-20.
  5. ^ "FIGHTER SALARY BREAKDOWN FOR UFC 78", ufcdaily.com, 2008-01-01. Retrieved on 2008-01-21]]. 

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