UFC 69
| UFC 69: Shootout | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 7, 2007 | |||
| Venue | Toyota Center | |||
| City | Houston, Texas | |||
| Attendance | 15,269 (12,516 paid)[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,817,200[2] | |||
| Buyrate | 400,000 [citation needed] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 69: Shootout was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, April 7, 2007 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.[3] UFC 69: Shootout was the first UFC event ever held in the state of Texas.
Background
The card was headlined by heavy favorite Georges St-Pierre defending his welterweight title against The Ultimate Fighter 4 welterweight winner Matt Serra.[4]
The co-main event was a rematch held between top welterweight contenders Josh Koscheck and then-undefeated Diego Sanchez. Sanchez defeated Koscheck by split decision in the semi-finals of the original Ultimate Fighter 1 series in the middleweight division; as with all TUF bouts prior to the finals, this was an exhibition bout and is not on either fighter's record.[5]
UFC President Dana White announced the signing of former PRIDE FC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira during the broadcast.
During UFC 69, light heavyweights Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans were in a brief ringside altercation. [6]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Matt Serra | def | Georges St-Pierre (c) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:25 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Welterweight | Josh Koscheck | def | Diego Sanchez | unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Roger Huerta | def | Leonard Garcia | unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Yushin Okami | def | Mike Swick | unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Kendall Grove | def | Alan Belcher | technical submission (d'arce choke) | 2 | 4:37 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Heath Herring | def | Brad Imes | unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Thales Leites | def | Pete Sell | unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Marcus Davis | def | Pete Spratt | submission (ankle lock) | 2 | 2:57 | |
| Welterweight | Luke Cummo | def | Josh Haynes | KO (punch) | 2 | 2:45 | [lower-alpha 2] |
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $30,000 bonuses.
- Fight of the Night: Roger Huerta vs. Leonard Garcia
- Knockout of the Night: Matt Serra
- Submission of the Night: Kendall Grove
References
- ↑ http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3902&zoneid=13
- ↑ http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3902&zoneid=13
- ↑ toyotacentertix.com (2007-02-03). "UFC 69 Ticket announcement". Retrieved 2007-02-03.
- ↑ UFC.com. "Upcoming Events: UFC 69: Shootout".
- ↑ kosmma.com (2007-01-27). "KOSCHECK vs. Diego Sanchez". Retrieved 2007-02-01.
- ↑ "Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans Scuffle at UFC 69". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
External links
- Official UFC website
- Official UFC 69 website
- UFC 69 Fight Card
- Josh Koscheck Interview
- UFC 69 Review
