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UFC 68: The Uprising | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 68: The Uprising. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 3, 2007 | |||
| Venue | Nationwide Arena | |||
| City | Columbus, Ohio | |||
| Attendance | 19,049 (17,358 paid) | |||
| Total gate | $3,014,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 534,000[2] | |||
| Total purse | $697,000 (disclosed)[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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.
Contents
1 Background
2 Results
3 Bonus awards
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Background[edit]
UFC 68 was the first UFC event held in the state of Ohio, and coincided with the 2007 Arnold Sports Festival. The sold-out event produced the highest verifiable live attendance to date for a mixed martial arts event in North America with 19,079 spectators.[3] At the time it was the largest attendance for a MMA event in the United States.
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, hadn't fought as a heavyweight since UFC 39 in 2002.
Also featured at UFC 68 were the return bouts of former champions Matt Hughes at welterweight and Rich Franklin at middleweight.[4]
Results[edit]
Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Randy Couture | def. | Tim Sylvia (c) | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Martin Kampmann | def. | Drew McFedries | Submission (arm-triangle) | 1 | 4:06 | |
| Middleweight | Rich Franklin | def. | Jason MacDonald | TKO (corner stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Matt Hughes | def. | Chris Lytle | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jason Lambert | def. | Renato Sobral | KO (punch) | 2 | 3:36 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Matt Hamill | def. | Rex Holman | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jon Fitch | def. | Luigi Fioravanti | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:05 | |
| Lightweight | Gleison Tibau | def. | Jason Dent | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jamie Varner | def. | Jason Gilliam | TKO (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:34 | |
^ For the Heavyweight Championship.
^ Excessive damage to MacDonald's right eye prompted his corner to signal for the end of the bout.
Bonus awards[edit]
- Fight of the Night: Jason Lambert vs. Renato Sobral
- Knockout of the Night: Jason Lambert
- Submission of the Night: Martin Kampmann
See also[edit]
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- List of UFC champions
- List of UFC events
- 2007 in UFC
References[edit]
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^ Stupp, Dann (2007-10-30). "UFC Officials Rebut Randy Couture's Pay Claims". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
^ Trembow, Ivan (2007-06-08). "K-1 DYNAMITE ATTENDANCE BREAKDOWN". MMAWeekly.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
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"UFC Coming to Ohio with a Vengeance". UFC.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-26. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- UFC 68 Results on Sherdog.com
- Official UFC 68 website
- Official UFC 68 Fight Card
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